That’s a knife!

Another figure on the paining table for yonks.

Although I like that quote from Micahel J “Crocodile” Dudee I prefer the one from the same scene from his squeeze Sue Charlton (Linda Kozlowski) “‘I’m always all right when I’m with you, Dundee. God, that sounds corny. Why do you always make me feel like Jane in a Tarzan comic”?

The of course the classic quote: Sue Charlton: “That croc was going to eat me alive”! Michael J. “Crocodile” Dundee: “Well, I wouldn’t hold that against him. Same thought crossed my mind once or twice”!

Anyway this figure is MacDougall the Knife from Eureka Miniatures from their Chaos range.

Luv the pot helm.

I have had a grab bag of figures on my painting desk, some for well over twelve months. Whilst I still have a couple of large projects still to come, particularly my 28mm Afghanistan vehicles, an ANA platoon, an African insurgent platoon, Star Wars Rebels, and Irish Saga armies, I am trying to gradually work through these “odd balls” that have been cluttering up the painting desk.

I still have a Saga Mulalawwaja general, 8 Mulalawwaja camels, 6 dwarves riding bears, and R2D2 to go. As I paint a few projects at the one time getting rid of these will allow me to clear space to spread out some things I really want to finish.

Anyway here is what I have completed over the last few weeks:

Saga  Mulalawwaja Imam on Camel

More Afghan Casualties

Afghan wounded

WW1 Germans in East Africa

Norman Saga Casualties

British Female Engagement Team (Afghanistan)

Capture British Soldiers (Afghanistan)

British Medics Carrying Casualty

MI5 Female Operatives

“Black Water” Security Guards.

Han Solo

Obi Wan Kenobe

Luke Skywalker

Dvergar Weaponsmith (for OGAM)

Normally “she who must be obeyed” considers a roller and a 6 inch brush a minimum requirement for “holiday painting”. This year I have also been able to get out the 000 and 01 brushes  to catch up on finishing some gaming projects.

Civilian movement trays.

Firstly, following the wargaming week mentioned in the last blog I felt I needed movement trays to assist with the movement of civilians which are an integral part of any modern conflict.

These were made using mdf. drink coasters, back2base-ix movement trays and some polyfilla.

The result came up better than expected. I will also use these as movement trays for my Saga Hearth Guard units.

Saga casualty figures

I have had some Dark Age casualty figures for some time and decided that they would be good for casualty and fatigue markers for my Saga games. They would also help with taking better games photos rather than having “dead” figures lying unsightly on their side as in the blogs up until now.

I think the figures are a mixture of Gripping Beast and Old Glory but don’t hold me to it.

The figures can also be used as fatigue or casualty markers by the addition of a 10mm die.

I have spent a lot of time over the last year building up my collection for modern  Afghanistan gaming in anticipation of the “Too Fat Lardies” “Fighting Season” release later this year. I have some Coalition vehicles and helicopters still to finish but the only figures remaining were my ANA platoon, coalition media crew, and some Insurgent supports. Alas the ANA are still on the painting desk half completed and are my next project.

The Insurgents are all Eureka Miniatures and the movie crew is, I think, from Wargames Foundry.

All in all not a bad holidays painting.