Well I have finally completed my Victrix French artillery pieces. It has been a bit of a trial with the hot and humid weather we have been having in Brisbane lately but I am quite pleased with the results. The gabions are renedra pieces.
Next in the queue: Victrix Austrian Landwehr, I am also very much looking forward to the figures (Bavarian cavalry and French Imp Guard grenadiers) ordered from Lucas at Pianowargames which should come March/April.
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Lovely stuff Chris, and the gabions set them off nicely. Still swamped with grandchildren duties at the moment but I haven't forgotten about catching up some time.
ReplyDeleteHi Lawrence, nice to hear from an overworked grandparent! We have just found out that we are expecting our second grandchild in August so any family holidays will sadly be out of the question for a couple of years.
DeleteAs always, thank you for your comment on the figures. I discovered 'Ammo' brand mud paint so I thought I would try it out here but you can only really see the effect on their trousers and boots if you zoom into the figures.
Is it me or is Brisbane's weather getting more like Cairns? I am so over dripping sweat when I am modelling and the summer weather slows me right down. I don't enjoy working in a hot and humid garage even with a ceiling fan so that limits my output (which is already slow - hey I am nearly 73!) for four months of the year.
I am very much looking forward to meeting you when you get the opportunity, it would be nice to share our stories.
Excellent looking artillery! Thanks to you ( at least in part) I've bought 250 plastic Bavarians, a mix of Victrix and Hat, it will be some time before they're assembled let alone painted but I will bear your comments in mind about assembling the Victrix ones!
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I can't wait to see them Iain, it is amazing how many spare parts you will accumiilate. I am currently painting up two Victrix regiments of Landwehr and expecting a delivery from Lucas at Piano Wargames of Bavarian dragoons (metal) along with some other figures from his latest kickstarter. The dragoons should complete my Bavarian army.
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