Chu on this...

[mmcv]

Having recently finished the Qin Chinese I was keen to finish their opponents the Chu.

With both sides now done I can have a few games, indeed you can see the green tablecloth.ove been marking out with a grid in preparation.

Here are some sample pics:













Many more pics and background to be found here: https://mmcvhistoryhome.wordpress.com/2020/11/16/chu-on-this-chinese

Figures are mostly Newline with a few MM as alas our noble hosts don't do anything in this period (nor do any other manufacturers in this scale).

I've enough figures left over to do a few units of the next army in this project, the Han, but will require some more orders to finish them so will move into something else once I've knocked them out. I'm taking a fairly quick paint approach to these so get them done pretty quickly.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Like those a lot!

[FierceKitty]

I think the structure on the chariot bodies is meant to be open railings. Why not do the recessed bits in dark grey?

[Steve J]

Very nice work and love the post title .

[paulr]

 

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[mmcv]

I think the structure on the chariot bodies is meant to be open railings. Why not do the recessed bits in dark grey?

I have on the general's chariot where it's in white on the body front, the others I've applied a wash to to darken it down as an alternative. As I used bright lights and a flash to take the photos it lot the recesses out a bit so looks somewhat brighter than in reality. Though on reviewing the pictures there I noticed one side panelling was unfinished. It's not really an issue in reality as the wheel is a little closer to the body due to a snapped axel during construction which is why I missed it, but will probably touch up and maybe darken those recesses a bit more on the others.

Like those a lot!

Very nice work and love the post title .

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Thanks and couldn't resist! I retroactively renamed my blog post for the Qin to include a pun title too, in the name of balance of course.

[Techno II]

Good work, Matthew ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Nice stuff

[mmcv]

Figures are mostly Newline with a few MM as alas our noble hosts don't do anything in this period (nor do any other manufacturers in this scale).

I should say as well the archers were from Irregular. They have a decent range of Song Dynasty that can be proxied if you apply some heavy paint and squint a little. I have occasionally stumbled across a mystery range of pictures of what seems to be 10mm Qin, but have yet to find where and if they are sold.

[FierceKitty]

Reiver did some good - and some less good - ones, but they've dropped off the radar. Pity - the chariots were better than Newline.

[mmcv]

Reiver did some good - and some less good - ones, but they've dropped off the radar. Pity - the chariots were better than Newline.

It may well have been those that I'd seen then.

[FierceKitty]

Try emailing Peter Grey, pg002e6586@blueyonder.co.uk, who may have them. Don't buy the halberdiers; very flimsy weapons.

[mmcv]

Try emailing Peter Grey, pg002e6586@blueyonder.co.uk, who may have them. Don't buy the halberdiers; very flimsy weapons.

Thanks, I'll take note of this. I'm trying not to buy any more figures until next year in a bid to try and get some current bits finished up (and to save funds for moving house) but might be one for the list next year. I did prompt Sean at Newline a while back to see if he'd plans to expand the Chinese range, but I think it's down his list a fair bit.

[FierceKitty]

Hmmm, instead he makes an ECW range, which you can get from two other makers at least, and possibly more.

[mmcv]

Hmmm, instead he makes an ECW range, which you can get from two other makers at least, and possibly more.

To be fair, it is likely a much more popular era. I am tempted by a pack of their ECW command for variety when I get back to expanding those forces in the future. Not sure why China doesn't have as much appeal to the "western" wargaming community when it has such a rich and varied history, though at least there are a few ranges in most scales to satisfy some periods.