Friday 21 December 2018

From PaulS: Folk-ing hell (5 Points)

The day didn't quite start off as quickly as I hoped thanks to a quick visit to my parents and food shopping... but I got something done to start the ball rolling. Hopefully this afternoon will go a little bit better... after a bit of uni work... :/

First out of the gates on my painting queue is a Strawbear from the Crooked Dice Mummer Procession. Earlier this year Carl decided to release some sets that inherit the spirit of British 70s folk horror for 7TV called Children of the Fields. The Strawbear, according to actual history, was part of rural traditions where one of the ploughmen would be dressed up like this and would dance around the village on 12th night. According to Crooked Dice (and I'm included to agree), they are pretty darned creepy and a villainous extra capable of leading the Mayday Parade cast.. if you're unlucky you may get to see the parade grow.



There are only so many ways you can show off one figure that is made of straw. He is a single 28mm figure, so should be 5 points.

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A Strawbear!? Wow, how cool (and creepy) is that? A great opening mini, Paul, to which I'm sure many of us (certainly myself) will be going over the the Crooked Dice site to see what else they have to offer. I look forward to seeing your parade expand with other unsettling denizens of 'Children of the Fields'. 

Welcome back, sir, and that's 5 points for you.

24 comments:

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    1. He goes with the wicker man that they do as well: https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipMFugOkT0QXm6ErY_wJgnNMv1VueMpvePdx7vD1/photo/AF1QipOUBWud3OruG_B_KawFG4GT1XFJju4KAkq9Km8m

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  2. Gosh, he's creepy! Nice work,I'm sure I've seen him on the liner notes of Fairport Conventions Lieg and Lief album, but then there is a fair bit of death and creepiness in folk music!
    Best Iain

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  3. Thats very interesting. Looks great.

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  4. If you are in the east of England you can see just how creepy it is on Saturday 19th January.
    http://www.strawbear.org.uk/index.html
    Very creepy, only way to cope with the horror is to drink some beer.

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  5. Just what I like to see in the challenge nice and off centre subject wise but looks great as well

    Ian

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  6. Definitely creepy - great work Paul :)

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  7. Holy Folk great figure Paul - nice to see the Pagan rite celebrated on the Challenge!

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  8. Great paintjob on a creepy figure. I like the backstory of the Strawbear as well.

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  9. Agreed - totally creepy...but great work!

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  10. Nice mini and nice brushwork. Crooked Dice make some interesting figures, I may have to give them a look.

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    1. They have some great models in their catalogue, with loads of new ones coming all the time. Their Post Apocalyptic KS is due to delivery just after Christmas and there is a Pulp one coming next year sometime

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  11. Wow! This is truly different. Very nice painting work, get a distinctive creepy character out of it

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  12. Great stuff, Paul, and one of the more creepy "Crooked Dice" minis to come out in recent times.

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  13. Well that's one very random miniature! Definitely creepy

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