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
Lovely job Clint and great work on the bases too - those chippings really help to break up the surface.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. Having never been to Arizona I am reliant on film-ology to get the right feel.
DeleteYou do like to wring the changes, don't you? They look good and I also like your bases.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan. I was just finishing off old projects. They may even get an outing this year. Maybe some Blackpowder wild west!
DeleteLovely job mate! As already mentioned the bases look great with the undulating 'plains' look.
ReplyDeleteThanks mate. Now the hard part..... getting them into action.
DeleteWow. 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 :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
DeleteGreat job Clint! I bet after 10mm these seemed huge. Like everyone else said, nice bases dude.
ReplyDeleteNo not Huge as I tend to paint several things at a time.. Thanks Bob.
DeleteGood to see you're getting some old stuff out of the lead pile Clint, these look great.
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
DeleteThanks 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 !
ReplyDeleteCheers Clint
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.
DeleteNice looking figures Monkey, I quite fancy some of these myself???
ReplyDeleteThanks 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.
DeleteGreat looking figures, Clint. They have some really nice details to them.
ReplyDeleteCheers Dean. It moves the figures from my to do pile to my ready for action pile!
DeleteNice work Clint these look good, I just invested in some Bluemoon Apaches, will try and live up to your standards.
ReplyDeleteNice one mate. I am sure you will FAR exceed my standards.
DeleteNice job on these, and bases are just perfect!
ReplyDeleteHaving 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.
DeleteThanks Phil