Copper 2

 I am trying to replicate this factory paint job-

So far I am well off in replicating and have bought paint which turned out to be of no use. Here are the paints and the experiment-

Any suggestions?

Copper

 Work on these hollow casts today and contemplating what flesh tones to use. Take for example these -

They came with copper coloured skin . I then painted these two as an experiment-

I used bronze for the left figure over a brown undercoat and didn’t add bronze for the figure on the right. Not really happy with either particularly. I prefer the copper of the first figure. As they are toys I feel no need to agonise over authenticity. So over to you , thoughts please…

Currently reading

 Couldn’t resist this-

Great read and might even feed into some scenery for VBCW…

Old recruits

 I bought these on eBay recently-

Some of them were figures I did not know at all. I was particularly interested in those l have marked with an X in the photo. The mounted Indian has great animation and will work well as part of a mounted unit. The figure in the war bonnet is very striking and will probably be a leader in forthcoming games. Finally the figure in the bottom right of the picture shading his eyes is full of character and will be a scout or look out! I was pleased with my haul.

Thursday/Saturday photos

 Thursday saw me hosting a VBCW game. The Swedes had captured the king and were to escort him off the other end of the table in a motorised convoy. They were opposed by the village people ( comprising WRI, Cricket team, Boy Scouts , Gamekeepers etc sections) who were trying to capture the king back or at least stop the Swedes-

Friday was a sunny day so coffee @ Prost then gardening listening to TMS on the wireless-

Saturday saw the return of light rain and dreich weather. I spent most of it on a walking tour of Edinburgh Churches organised by the Archdiocese as part of the forthcoming Edinburgh 900 celebrations.

Fortunate bus connections allowed me to be back in time for most of the Virtual Wargames Club. Interesting as ever with banter, inspiration and photos galore. 

Let me take this opportunity of wishing the England Football team well for tonight, I do hope they can do it!

Palmyranesque

 After an enjoyable visit to Edinburgh this  morning ( not to mention a walk from Bristo Square to the Botanics then to Leith walk via Warriston an McDonald Road) l returned to base the figures from the previous post. I took this book with me this morning for inspiration, background reading and to muse upon as l walked.

Later on consulting these-

I enjoyed the original “ Purple Primer” very much and this later one is well worth a read. I decided upon dbm/ DBA basing as it gave me flexibility in what rules to use and also options for Portable Ancient Wargame or Neil Thomas. As I based l had the radio on for inspiration-

So the first part of the rebasing is finished, the figures glued down-

So here we are,  an evocative Palmyranesque  ( is there such a word, there is now) force ready to protect the spice and silk trade from all comers! 

A good start l think. Finally if anyone has ancient Ancients looking for a good home l could do with more of the figures you see in the pictures especially the Palmyran light cavalry and the cataphracts. I am more than happy to pay for them and postage too.

Bring out your lead, a follow up post…

I took the advice given and sorted the figures out, taking the following photos-

Some Picts including my favourite figure of Pict with loin cloth and telegraph pole. Not part of the below army.

Mounted Arabs and dismounted Arab bowmen?

Bowmen some of which were based as Lmi.

Li with cast spears replaced with wire.

Lmi Infantry , again with wire spears to replace cast ones.

Heavy/ medium infantry retaining cast spears.

The cavalry, with cast spears replaced with wire in some cases. Other cavalry with swords.

Light infantry archers.

So there we are sorted, photographed but what next…