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'.
