Starting with Matts figure it is converted and as such has a head swap. This is not a problem for me after all I did not do the work, I just slapped the paint on. It will go with his VBCW collection. I have painted it to fit I with almost any of his factions so It may be a fascist or a miner or an Anglican or well you name it.
The two figures on the right are painted for Dick. They are Ironclad miniatures Miners. Richard did not provide bases or give any indication or how he wanted the bases done. Therefore I have had no input on what exactly he wants so I have left them bare so he may base them. When I paint for Peter at the club (some very soon, hopefully tomorrow) I am instructed not to base them as he will do that himself. Consequently I have left an email for Richard but have not yet received a reply. And to be honest unless I get one this morning this is how I will hand them back to him. Finally for me some Ainsty castings Tea chests. They all came in one pack are enough scatter scenery to edge the dieselpunk project just a tiny bit closer. For those younger then myself you may never have come across a Tea chest! I only vaguely recall them from when I was 5 years old. They were used after that time but I have no personal recollection of them at later dates.
Needless to say they were what tea was transported in from China or India to the UK. As such they were wooden chests with metal edges. I have only used 2 colours of brown for the wood as they are just scenery and will get shot by players (no not literally) as figures take cover behind them on the big airships and in the warehouses.
That is it for today. Please enjoy any weather and have as good a day as you possibly can.
All the best Clint
Good work yet again, Clint. I particularly like your tea chests. Scatter terrain like this is so useful and can be used in so many games.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bryan. I agree there is not usually enough scatter terrain on the table in most games. So any extras is always welcome. Very simple to paint as well. I have 2 more packs of Ainsty scatter terrain to get done. (Barrels and chests)
DeleteVery nice array of figures and scenery Clint, remember tea chests when my parents would move house and use them to pack their breakable belongings in
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave. I think we all have to agree Tea chests have now become a thing of the past.
DeleteI will see you this afternoon.
I think the two miners are very characterful, Clint, and alongside Matt's mini, look excellent. I'd be delighted to be given those, so would hope your club member contacts you pronto about their basing; I'd certainly want you to do it as I think your bases are some of the best in the business :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Blax. I am touched by the comment about the bases. To be honest they are not hard to do, but do take a little time. Currently painting my very first ever Hoka Hey miniature! hope to show in Saturday. But again no base to do on it!
DeleteOh right, I also thought that tea chests were a common object as I grew up with them during the 1980s and 1990s. The family-owned removal firm has dozens of them, and, also, living on Catterick Garrison they were a very common sight and always out and in use when married quarters were being vacated or moved into with the removal wagons out front. Funny that. No doubt you're correct, and I've just been exposed to more than my fair share due to the circumstances.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, yeah, I painted up some of the same resin crates for Stu. Not much you can do with them to be honest. Plywood-type wooden sheets and metal reinforced edges.
I like the colours you've used for the Ironclad models. Very nice tones.
Thank you Roy. I am sure it is very different for everyone. But personally speaking I have not seen a tea chest for about 40 years (Probably a little longer)but then again as a family we did not move very much. I agree they are not the hardest thing to paint but I thought worth showing anyway.
DeleteVery nice Clint, I particularly like the chests
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy. The Chests can be used for so many different setting
DeleteNice figures Clint. I do like the tea chests, like you I haven't seen one on years!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray I suspect we might be showing our ages now!
DeleteSmashing job Clint and what great character sculpts, I love them.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. A very slight tidy up and then a varnish as I now have the go ahead from Richard.
DeleteI think you've got 'slapping on paint' down to a tee, great minis (the 'conversion' doesn't look like one either!) and very usable in many situations.
ReplyDeleteAs for the tea chests, they're immediately rcognisable as such. I probably one of the few that have personalknowledge of tea-chest - for house contents when moving house, all stuffed with the ubiquitous newspaper padding. They were also lethal, very thin metal edges like razor blades and splintered thin ply-wood caused many an injury.
Thank you Joe. If you are much younger than us you will not know what a tea chest even is! It is like when you mention "Record shops" to little kids! I recall the lethality of the tea chest quite well despite being of a young age when I last encountered one!
DeleteI like the Lewis gunner. Like the Vickers its one of those weapons which saw active service long after it's contemporaries were considered obsolete. Good design, reliable and easy to maintain...the perfect weapon for irregulars.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lee. I fully agree. More words are superfluous!
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