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Post by gregorius on Mar 23, 2024 20:58:53 GMT
Well seven wagons finished, just got to decide how to base / use them and how to populate them. I had already painted camp followers that could sit within six of the seven, but yet to base them. The seventh is more a 'trader' wagon so I am looking for a suitable figure and customers (perhaps some of my camp followers for customers). CarlL Check out the Baueda range for merchandise to stock your wagon. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Mar 18, 2024 3:17:06 GMT
I will have be running II/23a Later Pre-Islamic Arab (Nomad) Adrian We may well fight a civil war in the first round Adrian. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Mar 12, 2024 22:13:43 GMT
Over the long weekend here in Canberra I took the eldest of the (not so) little warbands to Sydney for the Ramses exhibition and to see the musical "& Juliet" That gave me plenty of reading time on the trains - to say nothing of said daughter is also keen on finding somewhere to sit with a cold drink and read for an hour or so. (We've been doing 'book dates' since she first learnt to read). I polished off "50 Weapons That Changed Warfare" before leaving Canberra and read much of Simon Scarrow's "The Honour of Rome" on the way up to Sydney, finishing it the following day. I then picked up his next offer in that series "Death to the Emperor", which I finished somewhere between Sydney and Mittagong. These books were quite good, but since they are dealing with the lead up to the Boudican revolt and the main characters are in the thick of it, we all know that it will end in tears (however he's strung this out so I'll need to get the next book {No. 22 in the overall series} to see it all play out). In Sydney I purchased "A Nasty Little War" by Anna Reid - a narrative account of the Western Intervention in the Russian Civil Wars. Starting that on the train now sees me just over 1/3 through and it is an excellent read. Cheers David, have you been to see the Ramses exhibition yet, or is it still to come?
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Post by gregorius on Mar 5, 2024 0:13:52 GMT
Very productive David. I'd be interested in your thoughts on painting up the 3D printed Sea Peoples figures. Especially given that they don't have bases. Cheers, Well Greg - all in all the Chariot was an nice easy model to paint and while I had some issues getting the figures to stand up while I set them on the painting strips it all worked well The first strip of foot on the other hand - whilst overall working well I am concerned about 1) The fragility of some of the figures where there is only one foot on the ground, and even the two footed group might have a weak point at the ankles. 2) Lacking much foot surface area to glue them to the base. That said their poses are excellent and the detail is exquisite cheers The weakness of the ankle is also a major concern of mine. If I ever go down the 3D printed route I will only purchase figures with an integrated base. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Mar 5, 2024 0:10:59 GMT
As I wait for my Donnington order of 2x4Pk to arrive to finish off the Attalid Pergamene, I’ve moved onto the II/75 Kaya Korean from Irregular Miniatures that I won for my second placing at last year’s Steel Warrior tournament. Irregular haven’t got a great rep in 15mm circles, but these are actually painting up pretty well 👍 P Paul, I used the Khurusan figures to cover all 3 Kingdom Korean armies. I'm very interested in seeing your take on the Koreans. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Mar 1, 2024 0:09:40 GMT
To kick things off regarding armies, I shall be bringing Late Pre-Islamic Arabs.
Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 27, 2024 1:43:53 GMT
I spent much of my weekend basing figures already painted as other things distracted me from the painting desk Most especially my friend Chris painted up a I/7d Early Libyan army for me that will make its debut in my current campaign (Libya is the 13th spot on my campaign map and I already have players queued up for spots 12 and 13). He also painted up 2 elements of Hoplites that I thought I needed for my Eumenes army (turns out I had skipped a line and was reading the list for Alketas). They will now sub into the Athenian army and replace a couple of elements that don't look as good (cos I painted them). At this stage the Libyans are at the painted pumice stage of basing - I just have to put the wash over the base, then add tufts and a second flock BUt when the dust settled I still managed to complete the HCh(Gen) for my new Sea Peoples - it is an exquisite Red Copper 3D printed Sea People general and chariot Cheers Very productive David. I'd be interested in your thoughts on painting up the 3D printed Sea Peoples figures. Especially given that they don't have bases. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 27, 2024 1:39:15 GMT
Very nice! This army is still on my to-do list... for someday. Thanks Kaiphranos. I look forward to seeing your version of the Three Kingdoms Chinese. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 26, 2024 11:38:09 GMT
I've just finished uploading images of my Three Kingdoms Chinese army to the 2 DBA FB pages. For those who are not on FB you can view them here: www.facebook.com/share/p/7K6itASdiE3wQybj/?mibextid=oFDknkMany thanks for the assistance and encouragement provided by members of the forum. Cheers, Awsome looking army Greg.👍 Many thanks for that Haardrada. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 26, 2024 4:25:05 GMT
I've just finished uploading images of my Three Kingdoms Chinese army to the 2 DBA FB pages. For those who are not on FB you can view them here: www.facebook.com/share/p/7K6itASdiE3wQybj/?mibextid=oFDknkMany thanks for the assistance and encouragement provided by members of the forum. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 25, 2024 2:23:07 GMT
Waterway is finally done. It took a while, but was worth it. Close up of one end. A beautifully rendered waterway Claudermilk. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 25, 2024 2:20:10 GMT
Today I finished painting the figures for the 3Cv element. I've also glued them to a base and applied goop. The goop should dry overnight and tomorrow I can paint the textured base and apply flocking. Cheers, Yesterday I completed painting the figures for the 3Cv (G) element. Next up is to attach the standard to the standard bearer's pole. Once that is done I'll need to glue the figures to their base and apply goop, allowing that to dry overnight. Tomorrow the base will be painted and flocking applied. Cheers, So, the last element for the Three Kingdoms Chinese is now done. Just waiting for the glue saturated flocking to dry. Tomorrow I should be able to post images of the army. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 23, 2024 22:30:35 GMT
So, over the weekend I returned to my Three Kingdoms Chinese and painted the figures for the 2xLH. They have been glued to bases and goop applied, which dried overnight. Today I'll paint the bases and apply flocking. Next up are the figures for the 3Cv element. Cheers, Today I finished painting the figures for the 3Cv element. I've also glued them to a base and applied goop. The goop should dry overnight and tomorrow I can paint the textured base and apply flocking. Cheers, Yesterday I completed painting the figures for the 3Cv (G) element. Next up is to attach the standard to the standard bearer's pole. Once that is done I'll need to glue the figures to their base and apply goop, allowing that to dry overnight. Tomorrow the base will be painted and flocking applied. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 21, 2024 10:06:00 GMT
So, over the weekend I returned to my Three Kingdoms Chinese and painted the figures for the 2xLH. They have been glued to bases and goop applied, which dried overnight. Today I'll paint the bases and apply flocking. Next up are the figures for the 3Cv element. Cheers, Today I finished painting the figures for the 3Cv element. I've also glued them to a base and applied goop. The goop should dry overnight and tomorrow I can paint the textured base and apply flocking. Cheers,
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Post by gregorius on Feb 19, 2024 23:56:22 GMT
Nice one! gregorius when you say "goop" what are you applying? (Silly question but various possibilities come to mind and none of them rude!) I am obviously a purveyor of basing 'goop' ... I think.... CarlL My "goop" of choice is Liquitex Resin Sand. Difficult to get. However, I've heard good things about Vallejo's Rough Grey Pumice. Cheers,
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