Tuesday 6 February 2018

Italian wars 17 command stand

Here we have one 28mm figure painted for the challenge and a mounted command figure previously painted who has been waiting for a companion, he's a foundry gendarme but enough about him what about the musician, well, I've had him since the 1970s he's a minifigs fantasy figure, valley of the four winds I think, which was a games workshop game but minifigs did the figures . I always thought he looked close enough to a landsknecht so he has been pressed, taken the shilling and left that fantasy stuff behind! He's quite a pleasing figure although my usual technique didn't really work on his face so I had to do a bit more work! But he's good enough and it' only taken, what, just shy of 40 years to get him painted,so that's all right then, there's hope for all the rest in my lead pile!
So that's one 25mm figure plus bonus.
All the best Iain 

16 comments:

  1. Fantastic work Iain. I love this Italian wars project that you create!
    best regard
    M.

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    1. Thanks Michal, it's a great period , colourful and varied!
      Best Iain

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  2. Lovely colors and very nice job, well done!

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  3. Beautiful Gendarme. Only forty years from purchase to paint? That must be approaching a record!

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, of course your painting planes that are 50 years old, but I guess you haven't had them all that time!
      Best Iain

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  4. Nice offering from a favorite period.

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  5. This guy is almost as old as I am! Bonus points for still be able find him after so many years!

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  6. Excellent work on the mounted guy and the ancient one! There's hope yet, eh? ha ha

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    1. Thanks Fitz, yes still hope that in 40 more years we'll still be painting down lead mountain!
      Best Iain

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  7. Great Command base Iain - you wouldn't know the drummer was a figure from 40 years ago!

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    1. Thanks Oli, I know he's not 100 percent accurate but I figure he's close enough!
      Best Iain

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  8. He works fine mate. Floppy hat, check. Breeches and flared knickers, check. Hitting a drum whilst everyone else is swinging steel death about themselves, check.

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