The Marvelous Miscellany of MMcV

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Thanks.

Back to these 15mm Japanese tanuki archers. Brightened them up with more brown on their fur and redone the clothing in brighter colours and patterns. Still not 100% happy with the faces, might try and make them a little more crisp, but getting there.
















Away for a few days so time for some reading and thinking to flesh out a few ongoing projects.

[Techno]

Coming along very nicely, Matthew !   

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Looking good

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Like the detail

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First model painting in over a week today. A unit of chariots and a unit of spearman for the Trojan War. I have two small orders in transit with the figures I need to finish them off. Then pictures.

[Techno]

We LIKE pictures. 

Cheers - Phil. (If I get time today I might have an investigate of Imgur. Your tutorial was much appreciated !)

Cheers - Phil

[mmcv]

Still awaiting the arrival the figures to finish off the Trojan War units I painted recently, so rolled the dice and traveled from the dusty coast of Anatolia to the tropical Mexican Highlands to paint a unit of elites.

Some quick snaps of tonight's work. The base is still drying so may touch up tomorrow.









These guys are the bodyguard of the Tlatoani (the king) and the mightiest warriors with the most captives under their belts.

Lighting isn't great but I'll take better pictures once I've the rest of the division done.

These guys were good fun to paint, lots of colour and pattern options.

[Techno]

Nice detail work ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice work there.

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Postie must have been on holiday, my lead packets I was expecting two weeks ago just turned up along with the rest of the post. With these I can finish off the Trojan War units I'd started. If I get time to paint anytime soon that is.

Did have a bit of a "forgot I'd ordered that" moment though for some of the figures which was nice.

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Productive afternoon today.

Got the two Trojan War units finished off and based and a third prepped.

Another division of Aztecs done too, as well as a back rank base for the bodyguard unit when I want to beef it up.

Pictures when all dried.

Likely getting some work done to the house soon so started clearing the desk too in preparation. I'm going to have to pick just a few projects to have in hand and pack the rest away to the roof space. Decisions decisions. 

[mmcv]

From the hollow lands and valleys of Lacedaemon:





And from the island of Salamis:





As with my other Trojan War ones, I'll finish basing at the end so please ignore the bits of bluetac on the spearmen base as they would not stand up straight no matter how much I filed the bases!

Onto the Valley of Mexico now.

A unit of Eagle and Jaguar Warriors to serve as a back rank on my Bodyguard unit when I need to make it "deep":





And with the bodyguard:



And another division for the army:









Other than a few casualty markers, the generals and maybe one more skirmisher base this army is almost finished (for phase 1 of course) and I can move into their opponents, either Tlaxcalans or Tarascans.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice

[Techno]

They look damn fine, to me !

Cheers - Phil

[mmcv]

Thanks!

https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2020/09/07/projects-update-august-2020/

Summary post of Augusts work.