Monday 16 January 2017

MartinC For my next trick I shall paint some more Colonials Ready for Monday 410pts

Despite my output rate my mojo is a little off. I'm still focused on figs that are fairly easy to paint. No straps, no lace and no freaky colours.
So I have been continuing the colonials and present to you some Mahdists and NW frontier types, including camels - for those of you not in on the joke it's a long running theme that somebody (usually DaveD) is painting bloody camels. Finally some Boers and a lonesome cowboy.


Black Tree Design Boers

Boer Field Gun and Crew - various manufacturers and a Col Bills mountain gun

Random Cowboy from a Northstar lucky bag


Perry Beja on Camels - told you there would be camels

Homemade figs. I cast the bodies from the swarf  I collect (I know I collect the swarf  - it's not the saddest thing I do) and added heads, arms and weapons from the bits box

Perry Plastics Mahdist types - I don't use the classic patched clothes and I can use them more widely than just the Sudan

Beja - Perry and a Northstar lucky bag

Old Glory Pathans

Perry Flag holders. At the moment I'm thinking of building a phalanx for use as more ancient figs.

Overall that's 68 infantry, 1 field gun and 6 cavalry. That should be 410 points unless Miles decides that making your own figures is worth a few more points. Oh to have such power.

Bye now


MilesR: Now that's a nice colonial themed points bomb- nice range of figures and periods 9I am partial to the Perry figures) but the Northstar cowboy really stands out to me.  This is one of the first times I've seen home cast figures in a Challenge submission - now that is rocking it "Old School"

- Respect



37 comments:

  1. home made figures... amazing stuff a great colonial paint bomb

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    1. Cheers, I wish I was better at casting my own bodies and legs though. Have to hide some of the horrors behind clothes

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  2. I wish my on mojo was as good as your off mojo. Great stuff

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  3. excellent stuff. Thats no ordinary cowboy - its Doc Holliday from the Artisan range

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    1. Cool isn't he. He came with Wild Bill for last year's Curtgeld. I'm catching you up, about time you went back to work

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  4. Incredible, even making your own figures. Now that is impressive.

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    1. Thanks you very much, do like making my own figs

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  5. Lovely mixed colonial bag Martin :)

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  6. Wow! You matched my whole challenge target score in just one post...

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    1. Cheers. It's not about quantity or quality. it's about climbing the lead mountain

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  7. Good handmade figures! And a good idea to make them so.
    African fat men - this I have not seen! Great!

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    1. Thanks, there is always some fat bloke somewhere

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  8. Great painting work! A lot of painting work, by the way.

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  9. Casting your own figures!!! Excellent work Martin!!!

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    1. Cheers, almost as much fun as blowing up a massive balloon

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  10. Awesome work Martin. Love the homecast stuff. And more cammels, brilliant!

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  11. It a plague of camels around here!
    Nicely done Martin

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  12. Great looking bunch, so many points from you big hitters

    Ian

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    1. cheers, some times you just have to paint

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  13. Great work all around Martin. I love the homecasts - I would not be allowed near molten metal in our house.

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  14. cheers, I don't think I should be

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  15. That's a points bomb and a half! Well done, Martin!

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  16. That's some serious output. Well done!

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  17. great selection, there are always room for camels in the challenge and these ones are particularly nicely done.

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  18. A very strong entry. The Madhist chief with the raised sword looks so sinister! Good work all around, especially with the camel jockeys.
    I didn't know swarf was a word - my learning for today!

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    1. learn something new everyday, I try to. cheers

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  19. Yay, camels! Lots of colonials this year, good to see!

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  20. Both quality and quantity on show here, martin. I'm green with envy at your output!! Terrific stuff :-)

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