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Post by carll on Nov 22, 2023 18:20:08 GMT
Well today I made progress on a number of fronts. Fixed the doggy shaft poles more securely (with milliput) to the axles and bodies of my eight outstand classical 25/28mm Indian Heavy Chariots, (4 from Irregular's old 25mm range years ago, 4 from Newlines current 25/28mm range, from sale couple of Januarys ago!). so nearly ready to paint (once all has solidified)! So hopefully they won't fall apart on first handling in a game in future! I had bought (years and years ago) three plastic, toy 'baby' elephants (not Airfix, but from range called PAPO) with aim of making more 25mm classical Indian elephants but having 13 already finished. I didn't do anything with them till recently when I noticed that the medieval Hindu (and Muslim Indian) armies used howdahs different to Hellenistic howdahs so I thought I would create three Indian medieval Hindu 28mm elephants (to add to the three Irregular 28mm generals armoured Hindu elephants I am picking up at Battleground show on Saturday coming). They are coming along nicely. BIG nellies too! Well I had couple of finished (painted) spare Indian rocket crew so I thought if its a civil war game (Moslem Indian versus medieval Hindu) I might need couple more rocket launchers, so I changed the design to a single rocket launcher frame and hey presto two simplified rocket launchers with PVA glue drying!! Great fun. CarlL
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Post by Baldie on Nov 22, 2023 20:31:52 GMT
Nice to see the Indian V weapons continue to develop, cant wait for the full army pic.
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 23, 2023 13:44:16 GMT
Batch one (4x3Bw & 2xPs) of the Spring & Autumn Chinese army now complete it's on with batch two (5x3Bd+1x5Hd), with the 2x3Wb already painted this will complete all the foot.....then it's on to the Chariots.😁
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Post by Baldie on Nov 24, 2023 9:33:13 GMT
You all sicken me, my Soviets still need another blast of Khaki. Getting the consistency of the paint right in an airbrush is taking a little practice.
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Post by carll on Nov 24, 2023 20:44:10 GMT
Last two late medieval Hindu (or Muslim Indian) rocket artillery completed! Different design to earlier multi launcher!! CarlL
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Post by carll on Nov 24, 2023 20:47:22 GMT
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Post by carll on Nov 26, 2023 19:03:48 GMT
Howdahs done. Started on the elephant crews! Probably going to paint crew then stick them into howdahs before 'glueing' howdahs to elephants. I might stick elephants to bases and do the bases fully before sticking howdahs on. Long time since I last did a 'home made' version of an elephant. (Must have been in 1980s using Britain's baby elephants to make both Indian and successor Hellenistic elephants! Just to add to my elephant 'herd' I bought three 28mm Hindu armoured elephants at Battleground show on Saturday. CarlL
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Post by Baldie on Nov 26, 2023 20:16:12 GMT
I can feel the ground shaking
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Post by paddy649 on Nov 26, 2023 22:53:33 GMT
Nothing like a swastica on an Elephant! 100% for historical accuracy - let the wokeists protest! Has that one got an 88mm trunk?
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Post by macbeth on Nov 26, 2023 23:03:59 GMT
In the lead up to Landwaster there was little done on the painting front beyond putting the black wash on the strip if Byzantines and finishing the basing of the Sha-T'o Turks.
Sadly the Turks did not sell on Sunday - so they still sit in my garage until the next event.
I suspect that the Xmas shopping deadlines will put a crimp in my painting over the next few weeks
So it goes
Cheers
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Post by Baldie on Nov 27, 2023 18:33:01 GMT
Finally got the right amount of paint on my Soviets. Details and wash next, want em ready for some 15mm COC in the NY.
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Post by Haardrada on Nov 28, 2023 16:25:09 GMT
Batch 2 of the I/32 Spring & Autumn Chinese are finished...completing the foot elements.Now it's on to batch 3....5xHch(including a Barbarian ally General)...de-flashed assembled and undercoated.🙂
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Post by paddy649 on Nov 28, 2023 21:47:44 GMT
I finished my Prussians and Estonians today. My third army this month! Gladiator miniatures were a joy to paint! Lots of detail made up for slightly limited poses. I tried to stick to a mainly white/unbleached linen colour scheme but it was so dull I added some coloured piping. Hand painted shields were a nice change. In the end the army sparkled quite nicely.
These are simple armies, mostly fast Warband/Aux with a sprinkling of Cav, solid Warband, Psloi or fast Crossbow. Not deadly armies but good opponents for my Teutonic Knights who will give them a run if the table is full of bad going. They will hopefully make for good matched pairs.
Next up are the rest of the figures needed to expand my Ch’in army out to the “all options” Warring States army list. I always like painting Chinese armies.
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Post by carll on Nov 29, 2023 0:07:16 GMT
WOW! paddy649, three DBA armies in one month is great work. CarlL
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Post by Baldie on Nov 29, 2023 7:03:32 GMT
WOW! paddy649, three DBA armies in one month is great work. CarlL I do think it is somewhat of a slap in the face of those of us who struggle do do three in a year. Grest work indeed.
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