Partizan Loot!!!

After taking all the photos of Partizan, I didn't get much time to spend my hard earned dosh, but I gave it a bloody good go!

Above you can see, some wagons and loads from Warbases, some Bolt Action dice that I picked up from the Market, Draft horses from Iron Gate Studios and couple of tents and horses again from the market and finally a set of counters for Sharp Practice that Rich Clarke gave me and Lee for free!!!!

Some 10/15mm trees from the Tree Fella

Some walled/hedged fields or enclosures, again from the Tree Fella

Magnetic bases and sheets from Coritani, I wish I'd magnetized my Retreat from Moscow figures beforehand, but I'll be sticking these under there bases and I'll no doubt heed a million more!

Finally and my first purchase of the day. Musket and Tomahawks and the supplement Shako's & Bayonets, just incase me and Lee totally break Sharp Practice??

Well that's my selection of loot, for Partizan this May.

The Other Partizan.......Loot

It must admit, I was quite surprised rummaging through the Loot I collected at The Other Partizan last weekend. I knew I'd bought a few bags of stuff, but didn't realise how much!!!

Firstly the last 4 trees from the Last Valley stall.

I wanted the unpainted version, but Coritani had sold out, so I had to have the painted version.

Why an Anciet Greek ruin you ask???

And why all the loose columns???

Well.......my 10 years old nephew loves Greek Mythology, so I'm gonna paint up some bits for him, and lead him up the wargaming garden path, well hopefully anyway?

I also picked up a few paints from Coritani as well.

A bit of a mixture here, all from those great chaps from Warbases. Firstly more wagon's for the Retreat from Moscow, paints, some magnetized bases, for the Greek Mythology project and a new knife. I've somehow misplaced my favourite knife during the move a few months ago. It';; probably turn up now I've bought a new one?

A random buy, this chap used to frighten the life outta me when I was a kid, the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!!

He may come in handy during the up and coming Painting Challenge?

I'd not seen these before? a wagon and outhouse from Warlord, they were a bit pricey tbh, but I thought I'd give them a go, Skytrex did have loads of other great looking buildings from Warlord, but I'd need a 2nd mortgage to buy any of them.

The previously mentioned Greeks from Foundry, I bought Jason and the Argonauts and Hercules and the Argonauts. to fight them I bought two packs of Skeleton's , who spring out of the ground when the Hydra's teeth are thrown into the dirt. Also a pack of Gods, including the big man himself.

Also yet another wagon, this time from Iron Gate Scenery and some scenery from Ironclad Miniatures.

Four building from the Tree Fella, all 3D printed, me and Lee bought 3 damaged building at the last Partizan.

Unfortunately one of the roofs is wrong and doesn't match the building.

Arrgghh!

They should look pretty decent with a lick of paint on.

At the bring and buy I bought another 2 buildings, a ruined stables.

With a removable roof

Which should fit into my Donnybrook collection very well.

From the same guy I also picked up this medieval/tudor house

Again this should fit into the Donnybrook era.

And the roof comes off too!

Next up and also from the Bring & Buy, this medieval house.

It was only when I took the photos for this post I realised that the building doesn't have a door!!!

So I'll have to add one, if I ever get around to it, that is?

From the same guy I bought these 4 ECW buildings, the chap, carefully placed all 4 an the previous building in a box, as he lifted the box all 5 building fell out of the bottom, smashing one into firwood!!

The offending building is now all glued together and will need a little touch up as there were a few pieces missing.

Well I think I did rather well, don't you?

AHPC14 - Nature - Moo! Highland Cattle

Once again, this post was originally posted last month on the AHPC blog.

For my last post in the Challenge XIV Library my I present some Highland Cows.

Nature: The great outdoors, or perhaps underground. Maybe outer space!

Definitely the great outdoors, not so much underground or outer space??

These fine specimens all the way from the Highlands of Scotland are brought to you from those great chaps and chapesses at Iron Gate Scenery.

They're a fairly new company, and have featured in many of my posts over the last few years.

If you haven't checked them out before, please do so, you won't regret it.

Two of the cattle are from a different company called Disain Studio, but I couldn't find a link to their site?

As you can see they were an easy paintjob, only 3 colours!

To the points!
30 points for the Cows

20 points for the bonus round.

For a total of 50!

AHPC14 - Art - Spanish style Fountain for Santo Domingo

 

The country now known as Haiti was once called Hispaniola by the Spanish who discovered the island in 1492. The French had a colony on the eastern side of the island, they called it, Saint-Domingue, the Spanish called it Santo Domingo and the English Saint Domingo.

In Cap-Francis, the capitol of Saint-Domingue, a fountain was built to honour the namesake of the colony St Dominic. It was built in the 1720 by the renowned French sculptor and painter Ramon Mentuer Pantalon de Feu. It took just over a year to construct, and as it neared completion, Ramon succumbed to a yellow fever that also took his wife and 6 French art students and labours whom accompanied him to Saint-Domingue from his studio in Mensonges and suburb of Paris. The four un-named students who survived finished the work of the fountain.

The statue was damaged by a runaway donkey and cart in the late 1780, when St Dominic's pointing arm was broken off, I have chosen to keep the arm in place and not snap it off, for art's sake!!

The statue and fountain can still be found in Cap-Francis, or rather Port Royal as it is known today.

The fountain is from Tablescape in the UK. I bought it at the Cavalier wargames show in February.

I'd been eyeing it up for a couple of years and finally took the plunge. John the owner explained that the centre plinth was left open so any gamer could put any statue they wanted on top.

I chose a Monk, from Iron Gate Scenery, to use as a St Dominic substitute, I think it works rather well?

I did put some Woodland Scenery water effect, into the fountain, but it hasn't shown up in any of the photo's at all, I guess I should have added a little blue paint to the mix?

Here's a pic of the fountain when bought from Tablescape.

Art: Tap into your muse and show you artistic side, or perhaps do something about an artistic subject.

Well I'd say Ramon's fountain fits perfectly into the art bonus round??

As for the points, 5 for St Dominic and 20 for the bonus and whatever today Minion decides to give me for the fountain? it measures 4x4 inch with a height of just under 3 inches, not including the figure.

AHPC14 - Famous Person Statue - El Cid 25mm

 

For this post I'm dipping my toes into Section 2 of the Challenge Library and landing on........

Famous Person: The plaque says it all.

I searched through my unloved leadpile to see what I could use for a statue and found a few suitable figures, but needed some kind of plinth. Then at Cavalier last Sunday I saw some for sale from Iron Gate Studios, a swift purchase was made! 

Irongate also sell a range of  very nice looking figures El Cid and the Reconquista. So another purchase was made, and the unloved figures from my pile of shame were put back in the box! 

If you're gonna paint of figures for the Reconquista, why not go straight to the man of the hour Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, himself!! Of course otherwise known as El Cid.

Iron Gate's version of El Cid

Not really sure on the points for this one?

Its definitely 20 Bonus points and 10 for 1 x 25mm mounted figure

then its whatever Teemu wants to give me for the plinth?

Cavalier 23 Loot

I think I had a rather successful time at Cavalier last Sunday?

Here's what I bought.....shhhhh don't tell the Mrs!!

From the excellent Iron Gate Scenery a large Sailboat and 2 Spanish Reconquista figures

Yusef Ibn Tashfin

Victory Cross at Peleyo

Just gotta paint them like they have now???

A collection of figures from the one and only Col Bill.

5 WSS Grenadiers for Donnybrook Imperialist army and a donkey.

2 Belt Fed Girls, Dabria - Angel of Death and Charlene a Vietnam War Surfer Girl

Charlie Don't Surf, but Charlene does!!

Also two more pack of civvies from their Border Reiver range.

Border Bairns - Lads & Belligerent Border wife and Bairn

My first time buying some of Brigade Models luvvly 2mm building. (I did get stacks for Xmas from Mrs R and the kids) I bought some Mediterranean houses and a Vauban Fortress.

2 cans of green spray

A selection of Valleji paints

And loads of stuff from Debris of War!!!

Here is where my wallet was emptied the most!

Two great looking ponds, one looks like it may need cleaning out with all the green algae floating in it.

Also some ruins.

4 packs of great looking hedges to add to.........

this luvvly lot!! I spotted these hedges on Debris of Wars Facebook site on Saturday and saw they were up for sale at the show. I couldn't resist!!

Lastly, more stuff from Debris of War

some 2mm grass tufts and 3 packs of rows of vegetables.

I'm gonna use these for scenery in my 2mm Almansa projects. They'd make great hedges and maybe a field of Olive trees, you never know????

And that me spent out, until the next show that is!!!

Cheers

Ray