Fred's 2014 Painting Diary

[Techno]

They look great, Fred !
Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

as always

Good to hear you got your daughters involved.

Best I've managed with my daughter was when she had to do "an art work" based on a book she was reading. She was reading about the Kiwis during the loss of Crete, part of the curriculum. One scene had some kiwis near  a damaged house covering a path with a Bren. She produced a very nice diorama in 15mm including a scratch built corner of the damaged house. Only had advise from Dad and stunned her teacher 

That sounds a great bit of scratch building, and something more than the normal painting for school art work.

My youngest was quite interested in painting last year, but hasn't been so bothered this year, which is a shame as she was starting to be quite neat in what she did. Even if the colour choices were rather interesting to my eye 

[fred.]

Gladiators

Something a bit different this weekend - some 28mm Gladiators - I picked up the Jugula rules at Phalanx, but had to mail order the figures afterwards, they arrived this week. I got the first 12 cleaned up, based, sprayed and a selection of base colours applied.



Continuing this unholy 28mm theme, we played IHMN on Friday night, and my usually rather reliable French Foreign Legion did very poorly against the Boche and their heavy walker.

[Techno]

Looking really good, Fred !
Look forward to seeing them completed.
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice work Fred.

[nikharwood]

Those are funky 

[Hertsblue]

Menacing little crowd, aren't they? But has that guy in the second row got a bow? How is that hand-to-hand combat? 

[nikharwood]

They don't let him have any arrows 

[Leman]

When i asked for something for the weekend I wasn't expecting that.

[fred.]

Good to see you around again Nik.

They are menacing aren't they - I'm not quite sure why that most gladiator equipment consisted of a big helmet, armour on one arm, greaves, and occasionally a shield. It seems a strange combination to have chosen.

The bow armed chap has some arrows on his back. In the rules bows seem ok, not too deadly at range, but the archer is very vulnerable if he is engaged in melee. And the arena isn't too big to allow him to sit back in safety. Ultimately Jugula is  a game about managing a gladiator school rather than just fights.

[Ithoriel]

They are menacing aren't they - I'm not quite sure why that most gladiator equipment consisted of a big helmet, armour on one arm, greaves, and occasionally a shield. It seems a strange combination to have chosen.

Same reason female fighters in Sword & Sorcery settings wear chainmail bikinis, it's about spectacle not protection.

[fsn]

They are menacing aren't they - I'm not quite sure why that most gladiator equipment consisted of a big helmet, armour on one arm, greaves, and occasionally a shield. It seems a strange combination to have chosen.

Wasn't it so that they were unlikely to be made hors de combat by a wound to the arm or leg - dull, uninteresting wounds to the audience? Something like that. 

[fred.]

Some more 28mm (yes I know)...

But did play a game using 10mm last night, lots of Pendraken Fantasy figs - but too busy playing to take pictures.

These figures are some that I got in a trade about a year ago - they came painted, but had become quite chipped in transit. But I decided to get them tidied up and based - so that they can be another band for Song of Blades and Heroes.



The original owner had painted them very nicely, but for some reason hadn't quite finished them off - I can only claim about 10% of the painting as my own 

So for very little effort another dozen playable figures.

[paulr]

 

[Techno]

 

I meant to ask, Fred.
Are they metal or plastics ?
Cheers - Phil