Sunday, 11 September 2011

What's on the modelling table today?

I've not made a lot of progress this week due to time constraints, but I did manage to clean up and prepare for painting the first batch of 20/25mm ancient figures.  These are the HAT Roman Auxiliary Infantry and Parthian Light Cavalry sets, together with a few Minifigs Roman Cavalry.  I'm hoping to get them all covered with PVA (the plastics) and primer (the metal figures) later today.  More about the classical warfare project in a future post.
The usual mess on the tabletop. 
The HAT figures after cleaning up,  washing, assembly and fixing to temporary bases for painting.

And finally - a recent deal with Steve T involving some Airsoft gear resulted in the arrival of this box of 20mm toys.  More on this later, when I've had time to assess the contents, but I offer the photo above mainly to generate jealousy - especially among my NZ readers.  Sorry Paul.
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14 comments:

  1. Tim Gow11 September 2011 at 15:34

    West1871
    Still got plenty of guns Rich!

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  2. Fire at Will11 September 2011 at 20:44

    Enjoy the Parthians, mine had a better game under Hail Caesar than they did under WRG 6th

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  3. Tim Gow11 September 2011 at 22:12

    Fire at Will
    Thanks Will. The Parthians will be a for me - with 6th Edn I only remember using Greek, Successor and Persian armies. And Vikings, but the less said about them the better...

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  4. Don M11 September 2011 at 23:25

    You see what's on mine....we're in the same boat more or less it seems...)

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  5. Paul12 September 2011 at 06:31

    Cor Blimey!! You are quite correct about the jealously tag.

    It looks a lovely haul and I think you have your work cut out with all the recent in-comings I see you posting.

    Lucky sod. I could not even enlarge the pic to take a good stock take.

    Rifles are for fighting, guns are for fun!

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  6. Tim Gow12 September 2011 at 08:30

    Don M
    ...and sinking at about the same rate!

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  7. Tim Gow12 September 2011 at 08:34

    Paul
    . So my evil plan worked. There do seem to have been rather a lot of arrivals lately, but at least I managed a bit of painting over the weekend. Oh, and I'll post more pics of the WW2 haul to save your eyesight. .....

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  8. Karcuss12 September 2011 at 10:50

    Waiting to see these (WW2 Armour) Spread Out, and see what else Happens

    Not into Parthians But my Mid (Hat,Strelets etc) Imperial Romans might have to be Blogged

    cheers Karcuss

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  9. Tim Gow12 September 2011 at 11:03

    Karcuss
    More on the WW2 toys soon. And I'd like to see your Romans - I have some waiting to be painted...

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  10. Don M12 September 2011 at 18:27

    Tim Gow said...

    ...and sinking at about the same rate!



    neat metaphysical trick that !

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  11. Conrad Kinch12 September 2011 at 22:49

    Good work, what ruleset are the Ancients destined for?

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  12. Tim Gow13 September 2011 at 09:49

    Conrad Kinch
    Strategos/Lost Battles and CCA initially.

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  13. Geordie an Exiled FoG15 September 2011 at 21:34

    Nice haul!

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  14. Tim Gow15 September 2011 at 23:04

    Geordie
    Yes - I've had a good rummage and will post some more orderly pics soon.

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