Thursday 15 February 2024

From MartinC: Sing When you are Winning (570 points)

Evening all. Tonight's match is brought to you by D Hudson Dry Stone Walling and Centre Barks Kennels. As previously mentioned, and posted, by brother in law has taken a shine for the game subbuteo, so as it's his birthday next week and I built him a grandstand

The Martin Adams Stand will house all 87 of his fans and is scratch built by me for the DIY section

The fans were originally unpainted model train passengers, which explains the 1950s dress code and the lack of enthusiasm, although that could be due to the match.

There were some seated figures, so I made subs benches

I've also painted a few other things

This is a resin fawn, or maybe a centaur. 

He is from sundered studios

Finally a box of Gripping Beast plastic Arab light cavalry

These have nice horses and fairly dull figures

But they will do fine as light cavalry

There are also some mtd archers


Scores on the doors

1 football stand = 3.5x12x5 = 20pts
DIY section = 20pts
87 x 20mm fans = 348pts
2 subs benchs = 2pts
12 subs = 48pts
28mm fawn = 10 pts
12 x 28mm arab cavalry = 120

total = 568

TeemuL: What a gift! Naturally I'd like to know more about the construction process, is that mainly foamcore, mdf, plastic etc? I painted some railway model passangers some time ago, and they are quite simple, but I guess they are more realistic in their poses, details and propotonions than some fantasy minis or even historicals. Anyway, that's lots of painted minis, 99 football related in total. Did you paint all you got from boxes or did you a cunning plan to paint exactly 99? The fawn looks good, too, may be a bit blurred, but good. I'll add couple of points for the scratch building for a nice round value.

27 comments:

  1. Oh I get advertised those railway plastics all the time! They look much better painted I must say.

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    1. they are pretty ropey, but a quick paint job and hide them under a roof in large numbers and you can't tell

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  2. Excellent work Martin, I’m sure MartinA will be pleased to see his fans properly housed!

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  3. Great gift. I can hear them singing.

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    1. Cheers, don't think they have their own song

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  4. Great work Martin. The game can't be all bad the crowd is on it's feet. If it was cricket they'd be asleep.

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  5. Teemu. Thanks. The grandstand is made from foam board with wooden pillars and a corrugated foam roof. The pack of figures actually had 100 in it ( I was amazed) but had 13 sitting guys and only need 12 for the subs benches

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  6. Oh Subbuteo - the arguments over flicking the pieces beats VAR hands down - as I remember it got quick physical!! Excellent piece of inspiration.

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  7. That football stand is the bees knees - will there be a pie hut next for that authentic stadium feel?

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    1. I tried to find a van, but no joy. A shack may be a suitable substitute

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  8. That's a stand out entry Martin! :-)

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  9. Love the scratch built stand , your brother inlaw is very lucky man lots of great figures Martin

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  10. Love the stand and spectators! "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter."

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  11. Gotta love the Subutteo stand. Brilliant work Martin.

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  12. what a nice eclectic bunch Martin! I do like the grandstand, what a nice gift!

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