What are you working on....?

[Matías]

Ivan,

That is one serious chest of drawers!

Thanks! But it's just laminated MDP that I will have to assemble myself with my close to zero experience in assembling furniture. 

[Noggin]

I have also used the Commission storage boxes - good range of depths although I don't always put the dividers in as this reduces the storage base for figures.

I do now tend to line my boxes with steel paper and use magnetised bases - either magnetic tape cut to size for older bases or neo magnets in newer bases as I tend to buy ones with pre-made holes.

I must say though, I do prefer the warbases boxes as they are crenellated and allow for easier stacking.

[Leslie BT]

I am working on my casualty markers for my BB army.

[Radar]

Having discovered a distant relative fought in the ECW naturally I need to represent his unit. This has had massive repercussions upsetting the balance of my armies. So as a result I am currently working out what figures need purchasing to add another 6 regiments of horse and 3 regiments of foot to both the Parliamentarian and Royalist causes. Then I've got to store them somewhere, and flags, and coat colours, work out how many bases I need...

With the enlargement I'm going to need more staff officers.

[Leman (Andy)]

Currently painting up some 15mm French knights from the Joan of Arc game. Very nicely moulded plastic figures. Picked up three sets from Ebay - the Core box, Reliquary box and Siege box.

[martin goddard]

The Joan of arc is particularly interesting because not many 15mm kick starter activities out there. Do please show some pictures when done.

[Leman (Andy)]

Will do. It is a huge 100 Years war historical/fantasy project.

[Leman (Andy)]

Did these as generic French knights for the actual game (which is why the bases have not been textured). Very few 15mm plastics out there and these are good (although not as historically accurate as the PP WOR range). To be honest the lower ranks seem more historically accurate, particularly the infantry. There is also an absolutely belting siege set with bombards, culverins, trebuchets. ballistas, engineers, hand gunners, wheeled mantels, siege tower, battering ram etc and the best wargames castle I have yet seen.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Looking good, Andy. I can't wait to see photos of the castle and siege engines!

[Matías]

They look great Leman! Can't wait to see the rest.

This reminds me that I had the idea that maybe the theme for a future gamette for the 15mill could be jousting! You need minimal terrain, just a strip of land and a fence. And just two figures. Although the current knights would need some resculping and I have no idea how much that would take. Anyway, just an idea.

[Radar]

Those are really nice. Are they plastic, resin or metal?

[Leman (Andy)]

These are unusual being plastic 15mm. The plastic is harder than Airfix, but not as brittle as the current crop of 28mm plastic figures. This was done deliberately to prevent swords, spears etc. snapping.

A quick look at a very small part of the siege pack ( eg. there are 4 long walls, 12 short walls, 2 gatehouses and 6 towers, excluding those on the gatehouses and keep, as well as multiple siege engines, collapsed wall sections etc.). Everything is made in very sturdy plastic.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Ooh - those do look nice!

To my untutored eye, the castle looks reasonably "historical" (for a French one) - what's your more educated view, Andy?

And also, does the plastic need any special treatment for pain to stick?

[Leman (Andy)]

I also thought it looked pretty historical, and the designers are French, this being a French game (which appears to garner most sales on the USA). Many years ago I read that to successfully paint Airfix figures first paint on a thinned coating of PVA. For the knights I actually mixed a little PVA in with my primer and this appears to have been quite successful. For the castle I will first give it a good wash in warm washing up deterrent to remove any grease, but as it is grey I will do most of it with a straight black wash with a little dry brushing afterwards. I will also paint the wooden sections and roof tiles before the wash and again dry brush after.

Meanwhile I have now gone back to the ACW figures for the forthcoming Rocket 6 game, concentrating on 20 advancing PP Confederates to make the front rank of two or three more units.

[Smiley Miley 66]

Wow that set looks good. Who makes that ? Then ? Please.
Miles