Meanwhile, on the Hartsmannwillerkopf, some jaunty head gear…
berets! (somewhat floppier than the one Curt wears when he zips around on his
bicyclette…)
More home sculpted, drop cast homemade toy soldiers in 40mm
scale. Remaining in the Belle Èpoche rut, (oh, what a lovely rut it
is…) I have for offer, a unit of Chasseurs Alpins (18 figures), circa 1890-1914, a unit of
German infantry in feldgrau und picklehauben (18 figures), and a unit of French infantry,
1890-1914 (18 figures), sans kepi cover.
I had a little trouble with the varnish on the Chasseurs. It
came out mottled and cloudy. This figure has been a bit of an ugly duckling
from the get go. I made the rifle too thick and the castings have come out with
a fair bit of flash. I have replenished my varnish supply, and if nothing else,
I hope these guys will do good service on campaign in the Vosges… win some,
lose some I guess.
I realize that block painting and glossy varnish does not
completely align with the ethos of the challenge, but I assure you that three
or four hundred of these fellows on the table top is quite the spectacle. So much
so, that it might inspire one to grow a droopy mustache à la Papa Joffre.
As for points, given my painting, I feel a little guilty
taking 15 points for my modest efforts. I suppose sculpting, molding, and casting, could count for something, but it is a
painting challenge after all. I will
stick with the program and humbly petition for the assigned 15 points per
figure.
54x40mm foot @
15 7 points/figure = 810 378 points
Minion: if these are 54s then the 15 points applies, but think that they are 40mm in which case Tamsin is correct and the total is 378.
Total=810 points
Next I hope to head to Galicia and to visit the polyglot and
much underrated forces of Kaiser Franz-Joseph. I am assured there will be more
champagne, gambling, and Italian actresses present than in any other
headquarters.
Wow John, these are lovely. Most of us get to blame the manufacturer on figure flaws, but as designed, caster and painter there's little room to hide for you.
You need to get rid of your guilty feelings and enjoy what you've done. I am brooking none of your BS on these proper old school Toy Soldiers, especially not ones which are home cast in the Scale that All Other Scales Aspire to Be. You haven't war-gamed if you've never flung matchsticks from spring loaded toy cannons at your opponents figures.