Hi all,
Finally I have managed to get these miniatures photographed and hopefully this post finished in time for a Monday posting!! Several of these minis have been painted for a few weeks now, but the slow moving post production team here has caused delays in the release schedule. Still it is expected from the sales department, that these films might do well as they are coming out in at the end of the February doldrums.
First stop is at the place beloved of all the 10yr olds still sitting within us...High Adventure!!
High Adventure
These minis are all Copplestone 10mm minis and I'll be honest I bought these on a whim last year when ordering from a local shop. The order was just under the minimum for free postage (or at least that is the tale I told the better half, and my bank manager) and so I just had to add in a one or two small things. Those were a couple of packs of 10mm minis. It is not a scale I play in, or have/had any other minis in. But these sculpts just jumped out and I thought they would likely come in handy for this, or future, challenges :) I am happy to be proven correct! All these minis are painted with a mixture of contrast paints and normal acrylics.
First up is my attempt at Conan the Barbarian! All ready to fight his endless list of enemies with his trusty sword, shield, and loin cloth. After all no self respecting barbarian wears armour!
Next up are a pair of fantasy adventurers off to fight Monsters and collect loot. One an axe wielding Barbarian, the other an axe wielding Dwarf. Obviously they have found companionship over their shared love of axes!
Finally in the world of High Adventure(!!!) we have a futuristic knight, standing on a alien world, who knows only good and how to combat the dark side. He is a converted mini, with his original sword swapped out for a small piece of brass rod. I am a little sad that my attempt at OSL has ended in an unsightly splotchy mess, but from a good gaming distance the mini doesn't look too bad. So I decided to cut my losses and get him based and posted!
That wraps it up for the Adventure part. Hopefully the viewing audience can get their breath back in the interval. A final shot of all the main characters for this lot:
The next studio along the pathway is Historical Drama. I hope everyone is excited, as this one is drawing on an oldie but a goodie!
Historical Drama
It has been touted to the production company, that the best way to have a safe bet is to go for a re-make of a re-make. Therefore it has been decided that the minis to pull from the lead pile for this stop were to fit Robin Hood!
As everyone will know, Robin Hood is a historically accurate and totally real life character, whose jolly japes against the usurper king of England John, ended in victory and the return of the true king Richard! Hurrah!! The origin of these minis is lost in time, as I have no idea of the manufacturer of either. Both are 28mm heroic scale, so perfect for this piece.
For the Robin mini, this actually arrived in the box of things from my Grandfather's estate when he passed away a few years ago. It seems that he had played with and collected some toy soldiers a long time ago. I was therefore really happy to be able to put paint on this mini, and it will forever be a nice reminder of a wonderful man, who I never knew I shared a hobby with!
In addition, as Robin is never alone, I also found a Friar Tuck mini to go along with him. I will admit, this is one of the more martial Friar Tucks I have seen. But I think the character change will suit the cleric fine.
The final release for the schedule today, is coming from the next stop along the studio lot journey. We are off to the Ancient Orient, with a Chinese epic!
World Cinema
On the Sunday that I am writing this post, I was originally planning to be playing DBA with this army! It is our 6mthly DBA day event here in Hamburg. Sadly, a mixture of an ill wife, and a lingering cold on my side means that this time I am having to sit it out on the sidelines with the half time oranges.
But, I am able to write this post, so that is a wonderful sliver lining!
This is an army built from Essex 15mm minis. It is based on the DBA I/42c army list. Which has the wonderful title of "Other Chinese 700BC-480BC". It is an army that is based around the end of the Chou empire and the start of the Warring States period. Sadly, the Essex mini distributer here in EU (at least the one I use) did not have all of the correct minis in stock in December. So these minis are a slight mixture of Chinese periods. Still I hope that this can be forgiven and the button counters out there won't post too many mean comments!
All of the minis have been painted with a mix of contrast paints and normal acrylics. I find it is the easiest way to get a quick result!
As Essex minis come in packs of 8, and the numbers needed for a DBA army are reasonably small, I did end up with several minis spare. I therefore have taken the heretical decision to add extra minis to the bases where they fitted. The prime example is my 3Pk elements (supposed to have 3minis on as the name suggests) where I have place 5 minis on each of the four bases!! It means these bases are probably not technically competition legal...but they look a lot cooler and who cares anyway. As long as the opponent can tell which is which I don't for sure!
The army is a fast moving mixture of heavy chariots, dagger-axe wielding hordes, handpicked swordsmen, and then archer levies. I have also painted the camp element, and the camp guards to go with them (again more 'spare' minis!). To top off this Chinese epic, I have the mini that is based to represent my army on the campaign map which is used for the DBA day event!
Ed
Great Work!
ReplyDeleteGreat looking batch of minis. I like the Robin Hood and Friar Tuck duo the best. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteLove the diminutive Conan and friends and of course Robin and Friar Took but your Ancient Chinese army is ace! Got to love heavy chariots and your0.134 camp is splendid!
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Wonderful work Ed. I used the Copplestone 10mm for a LotR experiment, and I agree, they are excellent little castings. I like the OSL with the hero's sword! Also, congratulations on achieving your initial points target!
ReplyDeleteNice work, Ed! :)
ReplyDeleteNice work, Ed! Especially on the wee 10mm minis, those are well done , crisp and colorful for the scale! I really like your 15mm Chinese troops. Yet another force that looks more spectacular on the smaller scales!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, those 10mms look good. I must follow my co-minion amd stay strong...
ReplyDeleteClassic stuff and who doesn't love a Chinese War Wagon 👍
ReplyDeleteThe Copplestone minis are great, I ordered some last year to go with my battle of Five Armies set, but sadly they are incompatible. Yours look fine though! I also love Robin Hood and Friar Tuck, both very nice figures. And you can’t go wrong with Essex. The Chariots are awesome, but the whole army is a great choice, well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Ed, Robin Hood is my favorite
ReplyDeleteLovely work!
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