Monday 23 March 2020

From the Lead Pile.....

As we in New Zealand move to Defcon 1 in our reaction to the spread of COVID19, (from Wednesday most businesses will be mandatorily closed for four weeks), I spent yesterday searching through my meagre residue of left over and unfinished figures.

Now these are a genuine find, and something worth painting...twelve Front Rank British Napoleonic Hussars. I have decided to paint them up as the 15th, Kings, Regiment. I have had them part painted in a drawer for fifteen years at least...originally I was doing them for a friend but for various reasons, they were never completed.

This is the first figure...I plan to do a maximum of one per day, to stretch out the period I can fill doing this unit....not sure if I will post each one as it musters off the painting desk...






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12 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag24 March 2020 at 01:51

    A very nice find, indeed! Looks like you need a figure resupply to make it through this isolation period.

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  2. rross24 March 2020 at 06:11

    Thanks Jonathon ...I can't really explain why these twelve figures have lain forlornly forgotten for over fifteen years....but I agree, the first example has painted up well. As I work for an express courier company, our business has been classified as an essential service, so I may be fortunate enough to keep working right through, unlike many here.

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  3. Aly Morrison24 March 2020 at 22:17

    Fifteen years...
    Let’s hope that they are glorious in combat after all that time... they deserve it...

    All the best. Aly

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  4. rross24 March 2020 at 23:04

    Absolutely Aly...that's a decent length of time to prepare for your first combat!

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  5. Old Nick25 March 2020 at 00:59

    I think that during these unusual times we all we finding half done forgot projects. Your hussar is very nice.

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    1. rross25 March 2020 at 06:15

      Thanks Mark ...unusual times indeed...I look forward to reading about your forgotten projects too!

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  6. Lawrence H25 March 2020 at 01:01

    And let's also hope you get to use them before too much longer.

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    1. rross25 March 2020 at 06:17

      Good point Lawrence ...or I may have try to discover the attractions of solo gaming, which have eluded me thus far!

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  7. James Fisher25 March 2020 at 02:23

    A fine figure Keith and beautifully painted too.

    (I did not get back to your Portugese below, which look grand as well)

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  8. DeanM26 March 2020 at 05:42

    Great brushwork - and reducing the lead reserves too. Stay safe and healthy!

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  9. rross26 March 2020 at 06:20

    Thanks Dean ...same to you and yours.

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