Bogenwald

Well after a successful set of gravestones I thought I would give something smaller a go.

I was less than impressed with the outcome. The mould wouldn’t take the detail. Personally, I think it was because of using the Lego box. The base level mould was quite thick and I think I put the weapons in too deeply and then there was quite a thin layer on the top. I used the pressing device to add the next layer in and I think there were air gaps that basically didn’t allow the moulding medium to ‘flow’ properly around the weapons.

I had some green stuff handy so I used that. It has come out as a flexible piece which isn’t really useful, but the moulding is quite blurred and I will use it on bases and things like that but to actually put in the models hand? I doubt it very much.

I have redone the process with both a new mould and used Milliput. We shall see how it comes out.

I decided to carry on building from the plastic sprues. In the end I managed to make 15 plastic zombies. 12 are undercoated and 3 are still a bit wobbly until the Glue sets.

So we have:

a Liche with 12 plastic zombies (3 are still drying)

Half a dozen zombie artillerymen

A giant werewolf from the Visthowla legion

And… a highland lass, absolutely nothing to do with Flintloque; I just liked the figure.

Now to paint them….

I decided to paint these as my friend is having a big birthday this weekend. I had them sitting there doing nothing so it seemed an ideal opportunity to get them finished and given to someone who would appreciate them.

It is my intention to get a scenic base done for the sniper to sit on. He may not get it for his birthday 🤨

These took forever, for a couple of reasons. One I am taking longer to paint things. Adding washes and glazes, then attempting to multi layer things and secondly because life and work got in the way.

I still can’t take a good photo with this IPad, the lights I have set up at work, actually do a good job of lighting things up better, probably because I have the a foot away from the models, at home the lights are around 3 feet away.

Onto the Undead gunners and Visthowla legion werewolf tomorrow.

Weird rambling post. I was on Facebook last night discussing uniform colours (Like you do). It got round to which figures were which and what range they were. It kind of struck me how much I miss an actual printed, hard copy catalogue. This online stuff is great, but you can’t flick back and forth, discuss something online whilst looking at a picture in your hand as it were.

Somebody needed to know what I was talking about so the photo above was uploaded. Okay it isn’t colour and it costs to produce, not to mention this catalogue is over 10 years old 😂. But I don’t know I keep going back to it, even though the ranges I am looking at have expanded massively. I suppose I still like hard copy.

51019 2eme Regt de Ligne

Here they are in all of their coloured online glory 👍

A follow up from my how NOT to post things post.

The seller was actually very good – offered both an apology and some cash back. As I had been in two minds whether to get these or not I decided to use my cash back in figures.

I really do reckon these will have made it in one piece.

I therefore am believing that my original package was an anomaly and not the usual way of things.