Sunday 2 January 2022

More Pulp, more scenery......

 Here is the latest work off the painting desk - a support weapon for the French force plus a few more Pulp characters


French Dragons Portes Hotchkiss Machine Gun





Bad Squiddo figure painted as part of the "Blue" Warlord Chinese contingent




Hasslefree martial artist on left in Japanese red v's Pulp Figures figure on the right in Warlord Chinese grey and yellow





Last of the "desert" Pulp Figures She Wolves - the rest will be painted in black SS uniform colour scheme




Hasslefree Countess Mia - I am planning for het to be "La Contessa" and a character in the Italian contingent, as she looks suitably elegant...





And next, the images from a couple of walks completed on 29 Dec - still got a few more to come, AND we are off again tomorrow :)


Walk one was reached after a drive of approximately an hour to the south east of Auckland




Views of the surrounding Waikato countryside from the top of the viewing platform at the summit of the hill



A lot of recent work has obviously been done on the pathways



We then drove for about twenty minutes towards the west, to the small town of Ngaruawahia. The walk here was up to a dam built in the twenties to augment the towns water supply







A sign explaining the works and why they were carried out






That seems like a good place to leave it today - hope you are still enjoying these rural scenes, as I still have a couple of days worth of walks to share!
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29 comments:

  1. Michal DwarfCrypt2 January 2022 at 19:51

    More excellent minis! Really love your far East project :)
    Beautiful landscapes too!
    Best

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  2. tradgardmastare2 January 2022 at 20:39

    Liked the figures and really enjoyed seeing the walking photos too.

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  3. Steve J.2 January 2022 at 21:39

    Wow, great minis once again Keith, with La Contessa looking very striking in here B&W outfit! Lovely scenery which is always nice to see and much better than our walk yesterday which at times felt like we were crossing the Somme though liquid mud in places.

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    1. Jonathan Freitag2 January 2022 at 22:32

      Vivid description of your slog through the mud, Steve!

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    2. rross2 January 2022 at 23:42

      Cheers Steve...the Hasslefree sculpting is incredibly fine and detailed. I am glad you enjoy seeing the sun!

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  4. Jonathan Freitag2 January 2022 at 22:32

    Keith! You are cranking out figures as fast as your Hotchkiss cranks out rounds! The Contessa is sublime as is your vista photo from the bush reserve.

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    1. rross2 January 2022 at 23:44

      Thanks Jon, it's a lot easier to paint half a dozen individual figures twice a week than it is to turn out a 52 figure unit like your recent work!

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  5. pancerni2 January 2022 at 23:07

    Great work on the figures, there are certain to be interesting aar's with all the pretty toys. Your walking tours continue to afford a much needed view of somewhere that is not presently drizzling.

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    1. rross2 January 2022 at 23:45

      Thank you Joe....no rain here for two or three weeks although early in December we had about a solid week of torrential rain.....

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  6. Stuart S2 January 2022 at 23:14

    Great stuff Keith, this project is really coming along, great choice of colours for the martial artists. Here's a challenge for you, I am looking for a Japanese/Shinto priest for a 'small' 28mm project have you spotted one in your travels?
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. rross2 January 2022 at 23:56

      Cheers Stu. Re the Shinto priest, not that I recall....would the Warlord Erewhon range maybe have one? They certainly have a Samurai contingent? I just Googled 28mm Shinto Priest and there was a hit on Etsy...probably a 3D printed figure that is quite expensive...but if you only need one, you might be happy with it? Otherwise, Dixon seems to have a huge Samurai range including lots of monks (I don't know if a monk might be an adequate substitute fir a priest?)

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    2. caveadsum14713 January 2022 at 21:21

      Perry do a big Samurai range as well, worth a look?
      Best Iain

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    3. Stuart S6 January 2022 at 06:00

      Thanks both, I have spotted a couple in my travels that will fit with what I have in mind, it might need a couple of tweaks but happy with the purchases... More to follow :-)

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  7. Old Nick2 January 2022 at 23:57

    Enjoying the rural scenery almost as much as your great looking figures.

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    1. rross3 January 2022 at 00:02

      Thanks Mark! I am pleased you like them 😊

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  8. Aly Morrison3 January 2022 at 03:07

    Splendid new additions to your project Keith…
    As always lovely scenic views…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. rross3 January 2022 at 07:53

      Thanks Aly, I hope you get to see the sun before the end of the month .......

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  9. Neil Scott3 January 2022 at 04:32

    Excellent additions

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  10. Lawrence H3 January 2022 at 08:42

    More lovely work Keith, with the usual variety of figures and poses. The Hotchkiss in particular looks great.

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    1. rross3 January 2022 at 09:21

      Thanks Lawrence - those Crusader figures are very nice sculpts and quite similar in style to Copplestone et al, so they fit in well.

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  11. caveadsum14713 January 2022 at 21:22

    Lovely varied batch of painting!
    Best Iain

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    1. rross3 January 2022 at 22:25

      Thanks Iain, I am glad you like them all.....

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  12. DeanM6 January 2022 at 08:54

    Great looking MMG and crew - and Pulps as well, Keith. I do like the lovely Contessa! Great nature scenes too!

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  13. Stew6 January 2022 at 11:45

    Great stuff. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to crank out the figures like you do the next months.
    The contessa looks little like a sword and sorcery villain to me 😀

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    1. rross7 January 2022 at 19:24

      Cheers Stu....I thought she looked a bit like Sophia Loren!

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