Saturday 18 December 2021

The last post before Christmas.

I am always surprised at how Christmas sneaks up on me, its not like Im not reminded continually that its approaching, but I always tend to ignore the warnings and potter on with unimportant stuff, like toy soldiers. I mentioned that at Battleground I was very kindly given TWO regiments of painted Garrison foot by John Coutts of the Westerhope group. Unless you know John you wouldnt realise how important an occasion it was to receive something free from John, because he gives nothing away for nothing apart from diseases. Anyway this is the first regiment, now touched up and rebased and can I say how much I enjoyed doing them up. I wanted to give them an eye catching standard so opted for Charles Gerard's. So joking apart I would again like to thank John for his generosity even though I have lost sleep as I think of the saying, 'beware Greeks bearing gifts.'  



Next is my Burgundian organ gun for my Billhooks project. Im not certain Charles would have possessed such a fine looking piece but what the heck. The piece and figure are from the 3D company Sundred Miniatures. Having bought a couple of things from 3D companies I can see the future starting to unfurl itself. Yes the figures are made from resin, but as technology brings down the prices it is only a matter of time before 3D printers etc are in most homes and we will be buying the figures directly from the manufacturer and printing them ourselves.
I thought plastic would cause metal figures issues, but I foresee  3D printing making further inroads into the production and sales of metal. No doubt there will be wargamers who stick with metal, but simply from a weight point of view plastic and resin will begin to dominate our hobby eventually. So if anyone wants to offload their obsolescent metal figures, painted of course, well Im your man. 



Another block of Burgundian pike of the Ordonnance. I must decide how many to paint before things get out of hand, but at the moment I dont mind gluing them up and splashing a bit paint on them.



                                   Skirmish crossbowmen, cheap and cheerful in Billhooks.

 Burgundian crossbowmen in their closer order, naturally with pavisse to make them look prettier. Im afraid thats how I look at my toys. Will they look pretty. Perhaps that explains why I keep losing games. 



Finally in this batch, another commander. This one represents Antoine the Bastard, brother of Charles the Bold. I have always found it interesting how the Burgundian dynasty were awarded nicknames although Im not certain Antoine liked his so much.
This will probably be my last post before Christmas even though I am hoping to stage a game later next week. So everyone have a nice time and get the gifts you deserve. 


 

18 comments:

  1. Lovely collection of stuff. Those are proper old school Garrison figures.

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    1. I have always liked the Garrison range from when I was a boy.Their horses are a bit iffy but still decent.

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  2. A Merry Christmas to you and yours , Tony

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  3. Robbie, you are really putting out the units at a frenetic pace. Of this tranche, your Burgundian’s are my favorite. Love the colorful pavises.

    If your request for jettisoned lead brings in more figures than you can handle, please keep me in mind.

    Merry Christmas!

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    1. No problem Johnathan. To be honest Ive struggled to get going and found Ive bought more figures than I can paint at the moment. I think its the dark nights.

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  4. Wonderful additions, and so many of them. I like the 3D printed gun, a nice piece, perhaps you are right about the future. Anyway, Happy Christmas to you and yours!

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    1. I am impressed by the detail on the 3D pieces David. I think they wouldnt take too much handling unless they were well protected on their bases.

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  5. Nice bunch of ECW types,lovely Burgundians,don't start working out what you need now, for gods sake! I'm with you, does it look good? That's the criteria to get in my armies! Love the 3d organ gun!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain. Im afraid Ive always been hap hazard re planning and just put my head down and paint until I stop. Its not the best way to do things but Ive always done it and nows too late to change.

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  6. Great finished units. I especially like the Burgundians in the blue and white livery; so striking 👍

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    1. Thanks. Charles knew how to dress his troops. Shame about his tactical skill.

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  7. 3D printing will be more common I agree. I do wonder about the environmental impact of it all - which is better mining metal ores and the environmental impact of extraction and refinement or the refining of plastics and the inability to recycle them? As I get older I prefer plastic because they're so much easier to carry down from the loft! Either way I hope you have a Great Christmas.

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    1. Good point Paul, and to be honest something I hadnt thought of, but then who does, apart from Greta Im with you re plastic and its lightness, but sometimes the old metal calls me back.All the best.

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  8. lovely prezzies for Christmas. I imagine they'll see good use.

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    1. Im not certain it will be good use, but hey will get used.

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  9. Robbie,my generosity is only surpassed by my good looks!!-you've made a cracking job of "re-doing" those figures-have a good Xmas and a corvid free new year.
    johnc(and the westerhope "boys")

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    1. Your generosity knows no bounds you good looking so and so. There feel better now, do you?

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My 6mm Napoleonic set up.
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