Happy New Year everybody!

New Year's games ...

Drinks and nibbles (Philly cheese, salmon, lumpfish caviar and quail eggs on blinis

And drinks time...

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Nutcracker soldiers

 

Found these on Amazon via Facebook. 30mm to the top of the hair and costing £10.99 for 50! Made of a vaguely rubbery substance so can't really be repainted.

Bit late for this year, but next year?

Merry Christmas everyone

 

Random photo of the lighthouse a couple of miles from our house - Sir Peter Scott used to live there, which is why it's usually called Sir Peter Scott's lighthouse. Thought it would be better than another picyure of a Christmas tree...

Tree's up

 

Latest frm Steven - Rebel Minis

Hi Dad, 

Took a break from tanks to paint some Rebel Minis cavemen which arrived after my big prehistoric update.

REC3 Cavalryman half armour, spear and shield

 

Almost the last unit of cavalry. REC3.

Not really my favourite - don't think I'll be doing any more units of this figure.

Still,it completes collection of units.

Except for this figure. These lousy photos are of a couple of figures I've included on the Roman mould I've sent off to be made. They are Garrison - virtually the same pose and style as REC4. Helmet the same as REC2. Best guess? An original version of REC6 that was discontinued and replaced by the figure with the oval shield. At some stage a unit of these will be joining the army!

With this unit finished it's time to tidy up the painting area ready for the Christmas tree to go up, so no more painting until January. 

Auxilia from REC4...

The original idea was to use these for another cavalry squadron... then I thought 'actually, nice pose for an auxilia figure.'

So left foot bent forward, glued on a thin card base to make painting easier...

For me, it's a really good auxilia figure! Prefer it to RE14B, it's nearest equivalent in the original range!

Still to do - 24 figure unit of RE14A, couple more units of the Praetorians to act as late republic, possibly another unit of  RE6A, the marching legioary. Currently being painted unit of REC3, Cavalryman half armour, spear and shield.