Monday, 17 October 2022

Some New Stuff

 My box of Perry hard plastic Sudanese infantry turned up today, so they will likely start featuring in posts soon - I still have the second batch of Brigade Swashbuckling ladies plus the Copplestone Pulp Turks to finish off first. In actual fact, most of these are already done, but I have run out of 10c coins to base them on! I have ordered a resupply - 100 old 2c coins (the same coins from 20 years ago!) for $8.50 - so, a saving of $1.50 for the same number of bases :) Until they arrive, though, I am somewhat stymied.



In addition to the planned Perry arrival, I had an impromptu purchase from our local eBay equivalent, Trade Me. I may struggle to use these, but they looked so cool and had already been listed at $100 the pair, but passed in, so when they were relisted at $80, I jumped in and did the Buy Now. By good fortune, the guy wanted pick up only and he worked about two minutes' drive from where I work, so I dropped by mid-morning, handed over my $80, and am now the proud owner of these two rather nice mdf sailing ships in 28mm scale


I will take some images of my own later - these are from the auction. I am very pleased with these for the princely sum of £20/USD22 each! There is a bit of work to do on them, including building up a number of ships guns that are included with the kits, and possibly adding some rigging - I am not 100% sure yet if I will do that or not.

Thats all for tonight - hopefully will have a few figures to post in a day or two, once my new individual bases arrive!


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37 comments:

  1. Norm17 October 2022 at 21:40

    I saw the Perry Sudanese at a recent show and they paint up splendidly … though you may need another box :-)

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 06:17

      Lol...one box will do me Norm. A number of our group members are getting a box to contribute to building up a decent sized force

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  2. Ben Cato17 October 2022 at 22:58

    Excellent win for 28mm ships. The figures to crew them might cost a little bit more 😊

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 06:18

      The good news is, I already have some potential crew figures, Ben, although doubtless, some additional figures will be "necessary"!

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    2. Aly Morrison18 October 2022 at 07:21

      I am already imagining that the young ladies from the local sailing club have been recruited…😁

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    3. rross18 October 2022 at 16:15

      I can't imagine where such an idea might have sprung from, Aly!😂

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    4. Jonathan Freitag22 October 2022 at 02:30

      Aly, you have been paying attention!

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  3. Jonathan Freitag17 October 2022 at 23:10

    Nice ships! I suspect that they could easily make an appearance in your pulp games. I have an order inbound from Perry too.

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 06:20

      Thanks Jon. I was thinking more about the new Swashbuckling figures for the ships, but I guess Pulp is a possibility too!

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    2. Andrew Stewart18 October 2022 at 11:41

      I still have all my Foundry pirates, so there's those.........

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    3. rross18 October 2022 at 16:16

      And you even have a blue cloth Andre!

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  4. Neil Scott17 October 2022 at 23:27

    The Sudanese are a nice kit to put together. Shame you have to wait for bases. I need another order of sand to base figures

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 06:20

      Thanks Scotty....with any luck, the bases should arrive today or tomorrow.

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  5. Richard17 October 2022 at 23:33

    Great purchases.

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 06:21

      Thanks Richard, I am very pleased with them!

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  6. Aly Morrison18 October 2022 at 07:22

    What’s not to like about new toys Keith…
    The ships look great…

    All the best. Aly

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  7. Lawrence H18 October 2022 at 09:14

    A nice little haul Keith, and those ships look especially good. $80 seems like a good price as well.

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 16:13

      Hi Lawrence, yes, they are great models and I was very happy with the price, I doubt I could get one for $80NZ retail!

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  8. Steve J.18 October 2022 at 09:36

    Those ships look good and a bit of a bargain too. Always nice when a package arrives as I had happen today, but couldn't remember exactly what I'd ordered until I opened it up!

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    1. rross18 October 2022 at 16:14

      Aha....those are the best of all Steve...a surprise package!

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  9. KEV. Robertson.18 October 2022 at 23:19

    Good to receive some new toys to pay with- at any age. My last shipment from England took sixteen days - today I painted up the 15mm Imperial Troops- just great and worth the waiting time. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. rross19 October 2022 at 06:09

      Totally agree Kev! Sixteen days isn't too bad, I have waited four or even six weeks in the past couple of years!

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  10. Matt Crump19 October 2022 at 07:12

    Nice stuff Keith I have thought about getting some of the Sudanese to convert into afghans but never got round to it 🙂

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    1. rross19 October 2022 at 18:47

      Cheers Matt.....eerrrrmm....don't they already make ACTUAL Afghans....or is that only Wargames Atlantic?

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  11. Michal DwarfCrypt19 October 2022 at 08:11

    Yea! Agree really hobby interesting stuff!

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  12. Mark Strachan19 October 2022 at 11:27

    Hmmm,,,I can see some more landing actions coming up Keith…

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    1. rross19 October 2022 at 18:49

      That's the plan Mark....after all, you have created all those Mediterranean coastal defence pieces...we need to get them into another game, and these ships provide the perfect scenario tool!

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  13. Stew19 October 2022 at 12:43

    Ooohhh. Awww. I likey the ships. 😀

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  14. pancerni20 October 2022 at 21:56

    Good group of purchases, the ships are impressive already. The Sudanese figures should be a fun project.

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    1. rross20 October 2022 at 22:45

      Thanks Joe, looking forward to getting onto the Sudanese soon.

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  15. Stuart S22 October 2022 at 06:55

    I love when the supply column arrives... some great purchases there.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. rross22 October 2022 at 08:32

      Thanks Stu. I am starting to build a small "pile" which is unusual for me...I need to get on with constructing and painting some of my recent arrivals!

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  16. DeanM22 October 2022 at 17:21

    Nice new project acquisitions, Keith!

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