Monday, 26 January 2015

15mm Apaches

Well it hads been a while but I have at last finished my 15mm Apaches. At least until I buy some more. Which you never know may happen in the future but at present I have no plans to do so. 

Anyway here are 8 bases of 3 figures each. Based on 30mm square bases and while I did originally get them for "Hey you in the Jail!" rules I suspect they will now be used in another set. Oh come on we all want to play cowboys and Indians like we did when we were kids. And these should enable me to do so.

The figures are "Frei Korp" available from QRF in the UK. Unfortunately they have stopped doing shows for the time being so until I get the strong desire to continue this the project is on hold.

I did finish the bases with little chippings of cork bark as well as static grass to give a broken ground look to them. You will also notice a feathered headdress on the command base. Obviously Apaches did not wear headdress like that but for a game purpose it does work to designate a command stand. And sometimes we do have to break the rules just a little.

I have kept the colours mostly to yellows greens and reds on these figures and given them a "Flesh wash" all over to dull them down and make them match the earth colour of the base they are on. It's not brilliant but it does seem to work.

Thanks for looking today. I will try to get the club campaign AAR done on Wednesday. All the best Clint
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22 comments:

  1. Michael Awdry26 January 2015 at 04:50

    Lovely job Clint and great work on the bases too - those chippings really help to break up the surface.

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 05:25

      Thanks Michael. Having never been to Arizona I am reliant on film-ology to get the right feel.

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  2. Vampifan26 January 2015 at 04:58

    You do like to wring the changes, don't you? They look good and I also like your bases.

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 05:27

      Thanks Bryan. I was just finishing off old projects. They may even get an outing this year. Maybe some Blackpowder wild west!

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  3. Simon Quinton 26 January 2015 at 05:48

    Lovely job mate! As already mentioned the bases look great with the undulating 'plains' look.

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 05:55

      Thanks mate. Now the hard part..... getting them into action.

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  4. Blaxkleric26 January 2015 at 07:29

    Wow. You really do cover some incredible figure ranges Clint, and these Natives are superbly done. great choice of colours and like the broken ground work you've done on the bases too. One minute Genestealers, then Zulus and now Natives. Curt should give you something extra for all the different genres you've covered :-)

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 07:50

      Thanks Simon. Just finishing off a few things nothing else. But you can expect War of Spanish Succession and more Sudan next week on the challenge.

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  5. Unknown26 January 2015 at 07:42

    Great job Clint! I bet after 10mm these seemed huge. Like everyone else said, nice bases dude.

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 07:51

      No not Huge as I tend to paint several things at a time.. Thanks Bob.

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  6. Zabadak26 January 2015 at 07:48

    Good to see you're getting some old stuff out of the lead pile Clint, these look great.

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 07:52

      Thanks Joe. I came to realise that in a month the first wargames show. so It made sense to clear a few things from the back burner.

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  7. Dannoc26 January 2015 at 13:12

    Thanks for these pictures and very nice too - I've been thinking of continuing with the PeterPig indians I started nearly 20 years ago. They need a good reworking as the painting was basic, and if I remember rightly the horses were pretty grim !
    Cheers Clint

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 23:10

      Well there are not too many choices for 15mm Wildwest. Peter Pig, Frei Korp and Tabletop games are the ones I first think of. All have their advantages and disadvantages. Thanks Dannoc.

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  8. Ray Rousell26 January 2015 at 13:16

    Nice looking figures Monkey, I quite fancy some of these myself???

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    1. Clint26 January 2015 at 23:11

      Thanks Ray. I nearly fell for that but their are no frilly shirts and bright uniforms so I can't see you doing it. Now I bet you'll prove me wrong.

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  9. DeanM27 January 2015 at 13:18

    Great looking figures, Clint. They have some really nice details to them.

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    1. Clint28 January 2015 at 00:11

      Cheers Dean. It moves the figures from my to do pile to my ready for action pile!

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  10. The Extraordinarii28 January 2015 at 01:36

    Nice work Clint these look good, I just invested in some Bluemoon Apaches, will try and live up to your standards.

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    1. Clint28 January 2015 at 02:21

      Nice one mate. I am sure you will FAR exceed my standards.

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  11. Phil28 January 2015 at 01:54

    Nice job on these, and bases are just perfect!

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    1. Clint28 January 2015 at 02:23

      Having never been there in real life I am limited to how they would appear on films. So I KNOW they are not totally accurate. But close enough for my wargames endeavours.
      Thanks Phil

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