Fred - 2018 Painting Diary

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy

[fred.]

Thanks chaps

[Matt J]

Great motley crew 

Also the building, excellent, the sand going up the steps is a nice touch

[fred.]

Great motley crew 

Also the building, excellent, the sand going up the steps is a nice touch

Thanks Matt - glad you noticed the steps. I was trying to show areas of more wear / foot fall.

I'm thinking of getting some card shingles to do the roofs - as I have done one small one with hand cut shingles, and it improves the look, but I think I will buy some for the bigger roofs.

[Terry37]

Yep, great touch adding he wear to the steps! Really adds to the overall look.

Terry

[paulr]

Definitely adds to the 'lived in look' 

[Leman]

Great looking set up. I suppose you now need about 300 Injuns to keep things in scale.

[fred.]

Not too much painting for last few weeks - mainly due to general busyness, have at least been getting some games in.

Actually got some paint on some 10mm figures this evening (I think the first of the year!!), and they are nearly all Pendraken. Its only an undercoat, but its still paint.



I know its just black blobs on the photo  

Mainly Irish troops, Gallowglass, Kerns, a few horse, and some Reiters (not Irish)

[paulr]

Irish for St Patrick's Day

[fred.]

Irish for St Patrick's Day

Yes, but I only realised this at the point I posted the photo    Despite having spent the afternoon watching the rugby.

In my defence, in my head they were Gallowglass and Kerns...

[fred.]

Does anyone know what ER3 Highlander with Two handed sword, has on his back?



Could be some kind of club, or a long quiver (but he doesn't have a bow) ??

[fsn]

Scabbard?

[fred.]

Could be

[d_Guy]

Fred, I can confirm it is a scabbard. I measured it also, it is the same length as the claymore blade, hilt to tip.
I kept wanting to paint it as a quiver but there is no indication of a bow on the figure.

[fred.]

Thanks, with two votes for scabbard, I'll go with that.

I think its the bit at the top, which I guess is the metal bit at the top (the throat apparently) that is a bit over sized, and makes it look a bit like a quiver.

I have to say, not my favourite figure, but I have a fair few of them, and they will round out the Gallowglass units along side, the two poses in ELM19