I don't normally post WIPs, but was quite pleased by a recent afternoon spent hacking up the plastic Perry Mahdists. They're not quite finished and need some green stuff before priming, so are unlikely to roll off the painting queue for a couple of months.
First up, a chap manfully hurling his spear and one tweaked To be drawing his sword on the charge. The latter was damned fiddly, cue lots of teeth gnashing.
Next up, some tweaked command, simple hand swaps to add variety. The pole is loose and will be replaced by a Flag Dude banner in due course.
And finally a couple of casualties from the Anglo-Egyptian volleys. The one of the left came out particularly well with arm across his body and sword slipping from his grasp. The other didn't quite work so well. I've not decided whether to mix these into units for variety or start making casualty markers for my whole collection.
Great as the box is for making a large horde of Mahdists, I have found the of contents quite restrictive in post. But I do like converting plastics and finding fun uses for bits from a range of sources. I hope to knock a few more up before the Challenge begins.
I also made the trip to Wyvern Wargamers last weekend for a Russo-Japanese War game using the Lardies' 'Through the Mud and the Blood' rules. Hosted by Stu, we used his beautifully painted collection of miniatures. It was a well crafted scenario and a real hoot of a game, with the Japanese forces tasked with securing a bridgehead across a river by game end. Stu may well post fuller writeup on his blog, but I took a few snaps myself.
Japanese blinds push across the bridge.
Russian Cossacks, freshly painted and on their first outing, charge into Japanese infantry stuck in the open. The Japanese rout, but the charge comes at a high cost for the Cossacks.
One last push to secure a bridgehead fails and with night closing, the Japanese withdraw
EDIT: And as if by magic, Stu more fulsome briefing and AAR is now up: http://dusttears.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/russo-japanese-war-aar-3-forcing-river.html
Fine converting Sir, they look wonderfully original.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. Will we see any colonials during your challenge?
DeleteLooking Good Phil and thanks for coming along last week... I have plenty of Sudan terrain so if you need any just shout.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Cheers Stu. I've some bits and various supplies to make more, but given the size of your boards I may come knocking!
DeleteVery nice work, Phil! Like you, I quite like the casualty figure who is dropping his sword - very nice. The Russo-Japanese game looks great. Those rules by the Lardies give a fun game.
ReplyDeleteThey do indeed! Share a lot of similarities with Sharpe Parctice but that's no bad thing. WW play a lot of Lard, which suits me just fine.
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