Hoi,
The title says it all really: with the signing up of mister Amos, at Happy Valley, as follower the counter has reached the magical number of 100. When I started this blog I could have never imagined any 20 people interested enough to read let alone follow my musings on the internet but I guess I was wrong.
To all you followers: thanks for all your time and kind replies over the years, I'll try to keep it going for some time yet.
Cheers Sander
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Friday, 26 July 2013
More Flashman
Hoi,
As promised a while ago today's update brings you the Native American girl which should accompany Harry Flashman on his American adventures. As I said earlier she does not resemble the one on the book cover at all so I had a free rein in the paintscheme.
The pair of figures put together. Perhaps you can now see that the girl seems to be made in a slightly smaller scale then Harry.
The facial detail of the girl is awful, from behind she looks like a young girl while up front she's more of an old crone. Even my wife said so...
Finally here's the cover from which they were derived, just for your reference.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Transformers" the movie soundtrack
As promised a while ago today's update brings you the Native American girl which should accompany Harry Flashman on his American adventures. As I said earlier she does not resemble the one on the book cover at all so I had a free rein in the paintscheme.
The pair of figures put together. Perhaps you can now see that the girl seems to be made in a slightly smaller scale then Harry.
The facial detail of the girl is awful, from behind she looks like a young girl while up front she's more of an old crone. Even my wife said so...
Finally here's the cover from which they were derived, just for your reference.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Transformers" the movie soundtrack
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
She's a witch! (boobie alert!)
Hoi,
Some time ago I bought a bunch of miniatures from Avatars of War, some dwarf and goblin characters and the Dark Elf Sorceress seen below. I've had her standing on the workbench for quite some time because I couldn't decide on what skin-tone to give her. Now right after painting the Barsoom figures it came to me: the Dejah Toris figure had some in-satisfactory skin colour so I decided to try to get a better one and here it is. She will double as a Barsoomian witch if necessary.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Days gone by" by the Offspring
Some time ago I bought a bunch of miniatures from Avatars of War, some dwarf and goblin characters and the Dark Elf Sorceress seen below. I've had her standing on the workbench for quite some time because I couldn't decide on what skin-tone to give her. Now right after painting the Barsoom figures it came to me: the Dejah Toris figure had some in-satisfactory skin colour so I decided to try to get a better one and here it is. She will double as a Barsoomian witch if necessary.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Days gone by" by the Offspring
Sunday, 21 July 2013
Flash Harry
Hoi,
Just a quick post. As a reaction to my Flashman topic Mister Rosbif asked where these figures can be obtained. They were originally done by Chiltern Miniatures but they do not exist any more. The Flashman range has been sold to SHQ miniatures and you can find them through this link
Now I am not entirely pleased with the mini's. I have finished the Native American girl that comes together with the Flashman I posted earlier and they both seem to be in a slightly different scale. Also the level of detail on the girl is far less crisp and most important she does not resemble the book cover at all. I will comment on this further when I am able to post pictures of the completed pair.
Hope this satisfies the people wanting to get their own Flashy miniatures (pun intended).
Cheers Sander
Listening to: ""Californication" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Just a quick post. As a reaction to my Flashman topic Mister Rosbif asked where these figures can be obtained. They were originally done by Chiltern Miniatures but they do not exist any more. The Flashman range has been sold to SHQ miniatures and you can find them through this link
Now I am not entirely pleased with the mini's. I have finished the Native American girl that comes together with the Flashman I posted earlier and they both seem to be in a slightly different scale. Also the level of detail on the girl is far less crisp and most important she does not resemble the book cover at all. I will comment on this further when I am able to post pictures of the completed pair.
Hope this satisfies the people wanting to get their own Flashy miniatures (pun intended).
Cheers Sander
Listening to: ""Californication" by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Friday, 19 July 2013
Sir Harry!
Hoi,
Having read all the Flashman novels I was totally elated to get my hands on some sets of Flashman figures. These come in pairs and are inspired by the book covers of the series. Below is the Flashman figure from Flashman and the Redskins.The native American girl completing the duo hasn't been done up yet, but will be posted when ready.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Blunderbuss" by Jack White
Having read all the Flashman novels I was totally elated to get my hands on some sets of Flashman figures. These come in pairs and are inspired by the book covers of the series. Below is the Flashman figure from Flashman and the Redskins.The native American girl completing the duo hasn't been done up yet, but will be posted when ready.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Blunderbuss" by Jack White
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Barsoom Part I
Hoi,
It's been a while since the last update but here it is. Through J.W. (blog) I have been able to buy a heap figures of the Bronze Age Miniatures Barsoom series. J.W. has kindly sent the dynamic trio of Tars Tarkars, Dejah and John ahead of the rest and I have painted them up. First off: they are much nicer in real life but photography has messed up the details as well as the colouring.
Let's start with the big one. Tars Tarkas is a great mini, the weapons come as separate parts and make for nice fits. The only problem I had with the mini is that he was not wearing the Jeddak's white fur cloak so I sculpted it on with GS.
The base is the base form the Hitech Mini's figure I recently won in a prize draw. It just fitted the Mars theme perfectly.
Next are the two star crossed lovers Dejah Toris and John Carter. Let's not mess around with this: I hate the John miniature. The pose is okay but the facial expression and his outfit are just about well enough for a generic Barsoomian warrior. Dejah is fine.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Men at Arms" Terry Pratchett Audiobook read by Tony Robinson.
It's been a while since the last update but here it is. Through J.W. (blog) I have been able to buy a heap figures of the Bronze Age Miniatures Barsoom series. J.W. has kindly sent the dynamic trio of Tars Tarkars, Dejah and John ahead of the rest and I have painted them up. First off: they are much nicer in real life but photography has messed up the details as well as the colouring.
Let's start with the big one. Tars Tarkas is a great mini, the weapons come as separate parts and make for nice fits. The only problem I had with the mini is that he was not wearing the Jeddak's white fur cloak so I sculpted it on with GS.
The base is the base form the Hitech Mini's figure I recently won in a prize draw. It just fitted the Mars theme perfectly.
Next are the two star crossed lovers Dejah Toris and John Carter. Let's not mess around with this: I hate the John miniature. The pose is okay but the facial expression and his outfit are just about well enough for a generic Barsoomian warrior. Dejah is fine.
Cheers Sander
Listening to: "Men at Arms" Terry Pratchett Audiobook read by Tony Robinson.
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Huzzah! I actually won something!
Hoi,
Oh well I came in second to be exact. The guys of Hitechminiatures had a contest on their Facebook page. It more or less consisted of the public sending in addresses of brick and mortar figure shops so they could contact them to sell their produce. So I send in two addresses, more on a whim then for real and lo and behold: I received a mail I had won the second place and was allowed to pick one of their miniatures at will. Never having actually bought one of their mini's but having drooled over them for some time I jumped at it and asked for a character to enhance my Dark Angel army: 28mm Archdiacre Sariel Standar Bearer.
So a great big thanks to the people at Hitechmini's and if I get it painted up any time soon I'll post the pictures of course!
Cheers Sander
Watching the Hunger Games
Oh well I came in second to be exact. The guys of Hitechminiatures had a contest on their Facebook page. It more or less consisted of the public sending in addresses of brick and mortar figure shops so they could contact them to sell their produce. So I send in two addresses, more on a whim then for real and lo and behold: I received a mail I had won the second place and was allowed to pick one of their miniatures at will. Never having actually bought one of their mini's but having drooled over them for some time I jumped at it and asked for a character to enhance my Dark Angel army: 28mm Archdiacre Sariel Standar Bearer.
So a great big thanks to the people at Hitechmini's and if I get it painted up any time soon I'll post the pictures of course!
Cheers Sander
Watching the Hunger Games
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