Neil's 10mm adventure

[toxicpixie]

Not sure the BUF/Fascist would go red - it's a bit socialist/communist, the Royals probably wouldn't like that! Maybe dark blue for the cap, or even black, perhaps with a white/blue dab for a "cockade"?

[paulr]

 

Looking good

Red works for me, I seem to recall a bit of red on a fascist flag from the 30s & 40s

What colour did you undercoat Neil? Hard to tell from the first pic.

[NeilCFord]

Undercoated in white. It's how I always did it, so just decided to keep on doing it that way. I found picking out detail from black undercoat hard.

- Neil.

[toxicpixie]

Yeah, the outside of the BUF flag was red (like the Nazi's swastika), it's just not something very "uniform"-like for them to me at least

[NeilCFord]

I am off to get a blue later, want to try a bright blue cap. And purple for flashes and berets for the Anglicans. Going to sacrifice some WWI Middle East Brits to the cause as a full test of the Khaki Grey.

- Neil.

[NeilCFord]

So today's efforts:

Anglican Militia (conscripted WWI Middle East British, final figure will most likely be WWI French)




Not based yet as I didn't get out to get some scatter grass/flock as originally planned and didn't want to put the filler down and have it dry.

Also painted up some Royalist Regulars and some BUF Militia but photos can wait until they are based.

- Neil.

[toxicpixie]

Excellent choice

"When I was shooting lions in Africa for the Church, I picked up a few tricks... tally ho and let 'em have it for Christ, Country and Cucumber Sandwiches!"

[NeilCFord]

Excellent choice

"When I was shooting lions in Africa for the Church, I picked up a few tricks... tally ho and let 'em have it for Christ, Country and Cucumber Sandwiches!"

Damm you sir! I have enough ME figs to do the Militia with just them. Decisions, decisions...

(Does mean I would need to order less, Leon will not be impressed)

- Neil.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello Again

You know you can use up the surplus ME figures with a different paint job and then you have Spode's Blackshorts for the other side



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Spode#The_Black_Shorts  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9yGi5fOt6Q

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wikipedia? Shouldn't that be Woodhousepedia!

[paulr]

 

Looking forward to seeing these based. Are you gravitating to 4 per base?

[NeilCFord]

Looking forward to seeing these based. Are you gravitating to 4 per base?

It would seem I am. Not too crowded, not too sparse. Also means a pack of 30 figures goes quite a way.

As for basing, here is the first finished example:



Possibly a bit yellow, we'll see. Might try drybrushing a little green over the top to tone it down.

- Neil.

[FierceKitty]

SQUAD! Tiptoe through the...WAIT FOR IT!...tulips!

[fred.]

SQUAD! Tiptoe through the...WAIT FOR IT!...tulips!

Yep.

Liking the figures a lot - not really liking the basing so much.

[fsn]

What have you used on the base?

[NeilCFord]

Yep.

Liking the figures a lot - not really liking the basing so much.

Yep, I'm thinking the Summer Mix was the wrong choice. Open to suggestions on the best colour to use. Might just go and pick up a couple of greens on Monday and try mixing thing up a little.

- Neil.

[NeilCFord]

What have you used on the base?

Wood filler followed by Jarvis Dark Brown (a smattering) and Summer Mix. As noted above, I think I should have gone for a green instead.

- Neil.

[fred.]

Might just go and pick up a couple of greens on Monday and try mixing thing up a little.

I tend to mix up a few flocks to get a nice mixture of shades. I do have a fair bit of yellow in my mix, but also dark greens and browns.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Summer green or spring green, depending how dark you want it here...

[NeilCFord]

Having had another look at the Jarvis catalogue, I'm thinking Dark Meadow Green http://javis.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage_norm&product_id=3484&category_id=11&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=2 is the best bet as a base.

- Neil.