I've done some painting, no messing about, here it is
Moorish Black Guard, a 2nd hand buy and no clue who made them. They are fine, in the English style meaning OK.
I have quite a few Moorish types but they are a bit colourful so needed some in standard black. Even then I couldn't keep them all black.
Moorish shields are intricately patterned. Struggle to paint intricate random shield designs and hate transfers. So in such cases I write in Arabic script (or Sanskrit for my Indian elephants). I think it looks cool. These shields say "Sinner" which works both ways.
Next up a Reaper bones Were-Gorilla. Not a fan of these soft plastic figures but it was £1. Also got a new phone and working out how to use it
I have a large back of beyond collectionm and we have started playing very large battles with Russian Civil War, Turks and Brits. This is an Empress British radio mule
Will use it to control off map artillery
Couple of mules and a couple of converted Wargames Foundry figs as Anzacs
Final stretch. Dave and I are planning a gangster campaign and I fancy a few masked investigator types. These are from Pulp, so are great figures.
This masked Venus is my Perelandra entry. Tried to give her a tattoo but it looked rubbish.
And finally Crash Callahan, ace reporter. She, her dog and motorbike sidecar combo are fab, again Pulp.
Scores, hang in there Tamsin I think I've got this.
Arabs = 36 figs x 5 = 180
Gorilla = 1 x 40mm fig = 7
Back of Beyond = 5 men @ 5 each and 3 mules also at 5 = 40
Pulp = 6 figs + 2 dogs (2.5 each) + vehicle + Perelandra = 75
Total = 302 pts.
Feel free to add more.
Kaboom! Let's start the reports off with a MartinC-shaped points-bomb! That's a great mix of figures. And another odd lycanthrope added to your tally.
Tamsin
A great and varied entry. I especially like how you have managed to do that stocking effect on lady's leg. Looks very good.
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DeleteLove the Pulp Figures!
ReplyDeleteCrash Callahans’ motorbike & side car is super fun …. Red DOES mean FASTER too!
Thanks, red is definitely faster
DeleteYou obviously need a random word for random word generator Martin.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure that the amours are Gripping Beast. Black can be tricky regardless of the manufacturer, your look good.
Love the early mobile, the mule radio.
Ta, the mule is great isn't it
DeleteGreat and eclectic assortment Martin, well done.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteYour Stuff is terrific! Venus is quite the vixen!
ReplyDeleteThank you, she's a great figure
DeleteAlways a fan of potpourri posts, Martin! From the Moors to the bike, really good work, but I do like the kit bashed Anzacs from wargames Atlantic, the blue shirt is a nice pop of color!
ReplyDeleteVariety is the spice of life
DeleteA veritable smorgasbord of luvvlyness! The Moors are indeed Gripping Beast figures.
ReplyDeleteCheers, good to know. Not madly impressed but only paid a £1 each for them
DeleteNice work Martin - and I agree those are Groping Beast figures
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DeleteGreat looking mixed bag,very nice!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
cheers
DeleteVery well done Martin. Especially the Black guard has come out nicely
ReplyDeletethanks
Deletethere is really no stopping the steamroller that's called Marti is there! Fabulous work ;-)
ReplyDeletethanks, on abit of a roll at the moment
DeleteLove the shield work - what resources do you use for medieval arab shield design?
ReplyDeleteHonestly I use google translate, think of a suitable word and see if the translation will fit on a shield. For my 15mm Indian elephants I used words like big and fatty and wrote them in sandscrit. All the images of shield designs are too complicated the paint well and I don't do transfers
DeleteLovely and varied entry. The Crash Callahan set is awesome, glad to see your version of it.
ReplyDeleteRecall reading about how a Canadian regiment in Italy lost it's radio capability when their radio donkey ran away under shellfire. Donkeys and mules are generally too smart to hang around battles.
Cheers, MikeP
thanks, I now need a model of a bucking mule with a radio
DeleteGreat random selection. My favourite is the pulp lady.
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