ITLSU 1917 Project

[Techno]

Pictures ?? 

Cheers - Mr Impatient. 

[paulr]

Pictures ?? 

Cheers - Mr Impatient. 

You've seen pictures of everything that is based, the Arabs http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.msg163190.html#msg163190 were the last I finished

The Camel Corps were delayed by my Tumbling Dice ships, which reminds me I haven't done the AAR on their first game

I painted the next side of the bases for the current batch before breakfast this morning. Is that working fast enough? 

[paulr]

A very productive day

- finished painting the bases for this batch, plus a few spares
- cut out the magnetic vinyl to go under the bases, this will be glued on tonight so it is dry in the morning
- finalised the V&B Wavre scenario for next weekend, including making some additional 'pretty' felt rivers
- uploaded the second evenings photos from the Napoleonic naval game, over 50 to sort through for AAR

I even made some more progress on the AWI project as well

[Techno]

I painted the next side of the bases for the current batch before breakfast this morning. Is that working fast enough? 

Ooh  ......Alright......I'll let you off, then.
Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Labeled bases and sorted figures onto bases (before breakfast) 

Will base later today, if thats alright with Techno

[paulr]

Based 

Will need touch ups and guns glued on. Hopefully ready to varnish on Tuesday if warm enough

[paulr]

Flock touched up last night

Edges painted this morning

Guns and discarded shell cases to gule on once edges dry

Varnish this afternoon if it warms up enough, forecast high of 12

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Cool.
Nowt done here...

[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil    (PAH !!.....Only 12 degrees, eh ?......It's not a lot warmer 'up here' and it's supposed to be Summer in our hemisphere......What a depressing thought...The days will start getting shorter soon.  )

[paulr]

Guns and discarded shell cases glued on

Weather wasn't cooperating until cloud broke up late in the day and the sun warmed up my garage enough to allow varnishing 

Sun went behind the hills before the varnish was dry so no chance for pictures 

Frosty today but sunny, unfortunately I will be at work until dark Rain forecast for the rest of the week

[paulr]

I managed to take some pictures before the sun disappeared behind the hills yesterday...

2^nd (British) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps Brigade




A Battery, 265^th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery




Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery




Based
436 Infantry, Gunners, Officers and Signallers
69 Cavalry and Motorcycles
11 Guns and vehicles
516 Total

[paulr]

Talking of camels.
Have you seen this pic ?


Looks quite surreal.

Extraordinary photograph !  

Cheers - Phil

I have seen this picture

It is part of an exhibition of the top 50 photographs from National Geographic that is being shown in the local, Upper Hutt, exhibition venue.

The local council are very pleased to be hosting it as they are a small city (~40,000) about 35km north of the capital of NZ, which didn't get to host the exhibit

[Techno]

I LOVE that last picture, Paul !

The 'proper' ones above, are damn excellent too ! 
Top job, that man !

Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

That is an amazing piece of art imitating life!
Brilliant job on all of those.

[Leman]

Those camel troops and artillery are really impressive. Nice use of shadowing in final photo.

[fred.]

Very nice painting on the camels - they look great, the blue background sets them off very nicely.

And very clever with the long shadows on the camels!

[paulr]

Thanks all

After Phil's inspiration I had to make use of the low setting sun

[NeilCFord]

A quick basing / painting question:

With MG crews do you base and then paint or paint and then base? I'm thinking the former approach might make getting to some parts rather tricky, but I might just be over thinking things.

- Neil.

[paulr]

A quick basing / painting question:

With MG crews do you base and then paint or paint and then base? I'm thinking the former approach might make getting to some parts rather tricky, but I might just be over thinking things.

- Neil.

HI Neil, I paint and then base all my figures. I have half a dozen painting rods that I attach figures to, grouped by pose. I find I get into a rhythm when painting he same thing on several the of the same pose.

[NeilCFord]

Paul

Thanks for the quick reply. Confirms what I thought would be the the better way to do it.

- Neil.