Monday 31 August 2015

Bounders

 Well both my 86 year old Mother (whom I Look after) and myself have been ill this week. We have both bounced back from 2 very different conditions and are both well and happy now. So no more to be said on that score it's all over and best forgotten!

So back to posting again. Today we have more figures for my good friend Matt and his ever growing VBCW collection. When I asked how he wanted these painted he just said "I trust you so do what you think's best and take the colours from the flag!"

I hope he will still trust me after this! I think he'll like them though (Fingers crossed).

The figures are by "Sloppy Jalopy" (LINK!) and represent a fine English Cricket team (with very loud blazers). There are 18 figures painted in all including a couple of head swaps and other conversions. All of which Matt has done and I just slap paint on them. A typical selection of "Gentlemen and Players" including bowlers, fielders wicket keeper umpire and of course batsman.

The figures are sculpted by  Bill Thornhill I believe and have a very nice feel to them. Very fitting to a summer sport! And possibly one of Britain's best exports ever! A game for gentlemen so not something played very much in less civilised countries like America, France, Spain or Germany.  If you have never played cricket you just do not know the social importance of the game and that how after 5 days it can still be a draw!


 I did try something slightly different with the bases, as I did not want any tufts. (There is a famous one at Canterbury Cricket ground, but I digress). So I tried to create the mown lawn effect by dry brushing a lighter shade of green in one direction on each base. I think it has worked and has saved me putting on tufts and fluff which in turn has saved me a little time and money!  But you may note some grass stains on a few figures as well as where the bowlers have been "Polishing" their balls!


 The Flag is by Pete Barfield. known as Panzerkaput aka "Petal" on his very own blog .

And the final picture is a group shot of them all together!

Bank holiday today so get some painting done if you can.

All the best from Kent!


24 comments:

  1. Fantastic. I have the same set, without the head swaps. Mine are green and purple blazers. Cricketers have no taste

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    1. Thank you Martin. Green and purple whoooa! That; loud!

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  2. Cracking work old man, enjoy the bank holiday.

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    1. Thanks Fran. Bank holiday means more painting for me if the rain stops! )I have a small pile to work through!)

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  3. These are so weird and wonderful that I can't help but like them. Jolly good show, old chap!

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    1. Thanks Bryan. I feel that they are quintessential VBCW figures. What is more British than watching cricket and drinking tea and eating cucumber sandwiches!

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  4. Great looking group Clint, very impressive indeed with inspired colours.

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    1. Thanks Joe. The colours come from the MCC and the flag. I took the stripe on the ties in the other direction though.

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  5. nice work, Clint. i love the Sikh head-swaps Matt has done.

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    1. Thanks Roy. The Sikh's are head swaps plain and simple, but very well done!

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  6. I absolutely love these Clint and glad to hear that you and mum are on the mend.

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    1. Thanks Michael. We are both back to "Normal" whatever that means.

      And I do wonder if I could wear a blazer like theirs to Salute! At least people would find me!

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  7. Great job Clint! You've put in a fine innings painting these.

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    1. Cheers Bob. A good innings but not a chinaman bowled!

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  8. Great stuff Clint, you knocked those for a six! Much as I have tried to understand Cricket when visiting my dad, it remains a mysterious, dark and arcane art to me.
    Glad to hear the you and your Mum are on the mend.
    Cheers, PD

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    1. Thanks Peter. Cricket is a great game and I am sure you would love it if you grew up with it!

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  9. Lovely chaps. But why am I thinking of the end of "Carry On: Follow That Camel"? :)

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    1. Thanks Tamsin . Your film reference did through me at first. But I did finally catch up. Not a film reference I would have thought of but jolly well done!

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  10. These are just brilliant Clint! Those blazers look fantastic with those coloured stripes. You also did a great job on all that white.

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    1. Thanks Anne. Needless to say I would do things a little different if doing them again..... school boy errors, say no more!

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  11. The blazers make them. Lovely team all in all.

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    1. Thanks Robert. Game-keepers will be the next figures for Matt.

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  12. Hmm, I'm sure that not *all* cricket players are bounders, are they?

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    1. Thank you C6. No not "ALL" cricket players are bounders, but all the one matt owns just happen to be!

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