This is my second unit of Warlord Chinese infantry for the current Pulp project. Unfortunately, the bunch of Tsuba figures I got recently only had two standard bearers, although four officers, so this group is "sans drapeau". The uniform is again imaginary although based on images from Osprey volumes on both the Chinese Civil War and the Chinese Warlord Armies.
I do have about the same number again of Tsuba figures remaining but I feel like I have painted enough of these for the meantime, so next up is likely to be either a War of 1812 Canadian Militia unit that has been languishing half painted on my desk for half the year, or perhaps a few more additions to the Border Reivers project.
The full unit, officer leading from the front
Inspiring Leader
Doughty Sergeant
Plucky medic
Taciturn corporal
The privates I have grouped together in batches of three
Each figure is a slightly different pose, which is great for a Pulp unit
Lovely sculpts by Tsuba, they are a joy to paint!
Lovely figures and brushwork- That deep blue is striking!
ReplyDeleteThanks John - left over from all the GNW Swedes I painted earlier in the year!
DeleteMore stunning troops. Rotating between periods is always a good way to keep interest high. Border Rievers have my vote!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe - I will take that recommendation into consideration :)
DeleteNice work there Kieth on the new recruits for the Chinese. I do not know- I tend to only do one project at a time to the exclusion of all else. The biggest problem for me is the slow arrival of things I've ordered- by the time the items have arrived I have tended to loose interest...anyway glad to see your PULP FICTION Project going ahead. Regards. KEV.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev - I know what you mean about waiting for stuff from overseas - I am more or less resigned to not getting the Brigade Games stuff I ordered early in July....
DeleteThey work well Keith…
ReplyDeleteThe blue is a nice contrast to your grey unit…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, yes I thought so too - I toyed with red for collars etc but plumped for white in the end
DeleteAnother lovely looking minis sir!
ReplyDeleteCheers Michal, appreciate your comments!
DeleteMore great pulp figures. Looks like a fun project. It will be fun seeing them on the table together.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the Canadian War of 1812 militia battalion when done.
Thanks Mark. I have a heap of Wo1812 stuff waiting in the queue - a mate donated them to "the group" and I said I would paint them up - but then my own projects took precedence! Might be time to get a couple of these units of Old Glory figures at the front of the queue?
DeleteMore superb troops
ReplyDeleteThank you indeed Scotty
DeleteExcellent sculpts and brushwork, Keith!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon - yes they are very nice figures - quite small by modern 28mm standards but lovely sculpting
DeleteGreat work there Keith and the dark blue works a treat:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve - I think so too
DeleteSome lovely characters, your recent painting is giving you a lot of diversity in subject matter and uniform colour, which I feel goes a long way to keeping painting motivation high.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm - funnily enough, the non arrival of the Brigade Games package has actually demotivated me a bit, and painting has not been as productive in the last week or two - but maybe switching to the Reivers and War of 1812 will reinvigorate me!
DeleteI’m always suspicious of people who use the phrase ‘joy to paint’. 😀
ReplyDeleteHaha - its just one of those cliches a lot of us use Stew - I think I recall you are not too keen on the painting side of the hobby, whereas I suspect I have become more of a painter than a gamer - I very rarely find painting a chore, but I have played a few games over the years that I could easily have done without!
DeleteLovey job Keith, and those colours work very well together.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence, yes I am happy with how they turned out too
DeleteSplendid looking painted conversion, lovely finish!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you kindly Iain!
DeleteGreat brushwork and colors on these Tsuba minis, Keith. Great to see them used for Chinese too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean, we all agree - they look good as Chinees in blue uniforms!
DeleteThe uniforms are evocative of a naval brigade unit—in a good way (very smart looking!)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed, yes I agree, and given the absence of any flag, perhaps they can be used as Japanese sailors in extremis?!
DeleteNice work Keith. I agree the Tsuba range are beautiful figures.
ReplyDeleteSmall but beautifully formed, as they say Mark! I do not think I have ever seen your in the flesh - I am certain I have not played a Russo Japanese War game - hopefully we can rectify that one day soon!
DeleteThey look great in Blue Keith wonderful stuff.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Thnaks a lot Stu!
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