I suspect that's what it was. I'll have to have a rummage in the glue drawer and see if I have any uhu or the like. Alternatively, presoaking the clumps before sticking might also work. Saying that, when I checked them today they were sticking a little better, so maybe just giving them longer to dry out between applications will help too.

Poundland is your friend there  - normally

Haven't gotten back to the hedges and trees yet but have made a few command bases and banners for the early feudal Japanese.

Provincial mounted commanders and banner:









Minamoto General with his retinue and Battle Standard:

Looks like the Glasgow Celtic have a contingent.

Very cool

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 12 October 2021, 09:11:46 PM
Looks like the Glasgow Celtic have a contingent.

(But why have the red ones got an upside down cannabis leaf on the banners ?)

Very nice work, Matthew ! 

Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 12 October 2021, 09:11:46 PM
Looks like the Glasgow Celtic have a contingent.

Ha I hadn't made that connection but now that you mention it...

Quote from: Techno II on 13 October 2021, 06:47:39 AM
(But why have the red ones got an upside down cannabis leaf on the banners ?)

Very nice work, Matthew ! 

Cheers - Phil.

The Genpei War was actually an early drug war over which samurai clan's drug cartel could supply the court and the Emperor.

Oooooh  .....You're making that up.

Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: Techno II on 14 October 2021, 09:40:30 AM
Oooooh  .....You're making that up.

Cheers - Phil.

Haha, maybe, though if you replace "drug" with "power and influence" it's not far off!

Tea was to Sengoku Japan was cocaine is to the Russian Mafia today.

Just realised it was the Taira who were red and the Minamoto who were white so all this time I thought I was painting the Minamoto it was actually the Taira. Not sure how I got those mixed up. Mostly no harm except the Mon on the red command is wrong. I was quite pleased with it too but now I'm going to have to repaint that banner. 

Maybe I just go for all red banners and save the Mon for the maku screen.

Still need to source or work out how to make some maku screens too...

Progress report with some never before seen photos!

http://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2021/10/31/progress-update-september-october-2021/

For instance



and



There's also a battle report over in that section too.

Good stuff

Like that a lot!

Lots of progress..

I like the green / grey provincial units.

With the trees and hedges, getting a good coat of dilute PVA on them really helps keep the clump foliage in place, and makes them nice and robust for use over time.