The Marvelous Miscellany of MMcV

[Techno II]

Indeed they are ! 

Cheers - Phil.

[mmcv]

A little present arrived for me today, the bases to finish off my last Aztec command plus an army pack full of Greeks. 

Lovely looking figures, looking forward to starting on them, though I should probably crack on with some opponents for the Aztecs first!

[FierceKitty]

Let us all remember those who gave us these figures as we kneel in our little nightshirts beside our beds tonight, for we are greatly indebted to them.

[mmcv]

Let us all remember those who gave us these figures as we kneel in our little nightshirts beside our beds tonight, for we are greatly indebted to them.

I'm not sure that a mental image of you in a "little nightshirt" is particularly beneficial to a good night's sleep...

The horror. The horror. 

But yes, great work by Phil all around!

[FierceKitty]

Be grateful I'm an atheist, or the image would be my nudist self in prayer!

Happy nightmares.

[Techno II]

Don't you ever dare, Alexander

Cheers - Phil

[mmcv]

No longer so envious of their compatriots, the Green Team now have their leader:





Their first adversary is going to be the Tarascans, so have most of their units sorted and mounted to painting sticks. Still a couple of units of tribal allies to sort out, and will likely want to add some back banners into their mix but hopefully can get them sorted soon and the lot of them primed.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Like those

[Techno II]

Me, too !! 

Cheers - Phil.

[mmcv]

Not done much lately, but had a good run the last few days. Got the full Tarascan army prepped and primed and today got a number of the ranged units painted.

Unfortunately in a bit of additional reading in prep for painting the infantry I spotted a comment that they used hand held banners rather than back banners like the Aztecs, so the units I've affixed backbanners to are no good and I'm going to have to rethink the infantry a bit and make some modifications.

Awh well. The primed backbanner figures can be cycled into another army down the line.

[mmcv]

Shield designs painted for all the Tarascan ranged units and got a few of them based. Couple of figures converted to holding standards rather than back mounted.

Pottering about with some tweaks to the infantry on how to best represent them. Tarascans pretty much all had bows, even the infantry, and their dress differed from the Aztecs, so considering having my first foray into messing about with green stuff to add some more distinct Tarascan elements to the elite troops and add a few more quivers into the mix.

Whether I'll be able to do anything useful with it I don't know. I once tried a little modelling with milliput and it didn't go to well, but I understand green stuff is a bit better for fine details.

[mmcv]

Some Tarascan and Chichimec ranged troops:





Been playing with green stuff trying to customise some of the infantry. Done a few new standards and attempted adding quivers and bows to a couple of figures. Very fiddly, pretty messy. Phil must have the patience of a saint. Will see how they look when painted before deciding if I want to do them all... 

Would like to try some more detailed tweaks for the generals but not sure I'll be up to it.

[Techno II]

Those look cracking !! 

Great job on those , Matthew. 

I USED to have the patience of a Saint.......Not any longer.  ......I now use a lot of potty mouthed language !!

Those back banners were real pains in the bum to do.  .....And although bows look really simple, those are quite fiddly......especially if you have to have a feed in the base for moulding/casting purposes....You won't have to worry about that ! 

If you're trying to do some delicate tweaks.......Just take your time....that's probably the secret when you first have a go at conversions.
If you need specific tips...Just PM me, and I'll see what I can do to help.

Cheers - Phil.

[Steve J]

Very nice work Matthew .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Marvellous work

[mmcv]

Thanks guys.

Phil, I may take you up on that when it comes to more detail bits. Some of my experiments have turned out okay looking, or at least should be when the paint hides the rough bits! I created one quiver on the end of a piece of wire with the aim of making a mould to potentially make a lot and stick them on rather than trying to mould onto the figures directly. Probably doesn't help that I've big hands that tend to squish the detail out already done bits when working on different bits. 😅

[Techno II]

 

Don't worry, Matey. I'm genuinely, more than happy to help. 

'Pushing putty' is a 'skill' (HAH !!!!) that takes a little time to learn......The more you do, the more you can achieve.
I would NEVER describe myself as having better than normal artistic abilities.... (I scraped an O level pass in art, a lifetime ago.)

There are probably little hints I could give you, that could help.

Big hands ?.....I suppose I've got thinner/longer fingers than most normal 'chaps'......But you CAN do this.....Genuinely.

Just let me know if I can help.

Cheers - Phil 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Please ask, it takes the pressure off me having to learn...

[Techno II]

Grasshopper..... ......You have learned SO much, in a very short time.
Like I've said before.....It's such a shame you don't live an awful lot closer.
Actually watching a talentless git, like yours truly.....You could see how I can take shortcuts.

Again....like I've said.....I was SO lucky to watch folk like the Twins, Ali & Trish, Kev Adams, Nick Bibby, Jez Goodwin and all, push putty about.

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Any phyisical skill requires practice.