Monday, 18 May 2020

Back to the Brushes 262

With a variety of different items on the painting table at present deciding which to post was an interesting choice. 

Both of the items below are parts of projects that have grown over the years. Firstly the undead cavalry from Alternative Armies are additional units for a Hordes of the Things army that was completed several years back. 


As HOTT offers flexibility on which units can be included in a 24 point army there have always been a few additional packs to paint and these were some of these. The riders have been primed and are waiting on base coats before the everything is washed in the one session. 

There is a difference in the base colour of the horse's chainmail as old faithfully metallic paint has finally passed on to the other side. The central horse of the second stand shows the new choice which is Foundry Chainmail A. This is brighter than the previous colour which could have been an old Citadel or Coats d'Arms paint however as there was no label on the pot who can tell. Whilst not a problem on these figures it is a bit brighter than preferred so will look at several other options in addition to this. 


The next figure will be used for a healer type in SAGA or the Rampant series of games. Not sure of the manufacturer of this one and apologies that the focal point is on the hands not the face; sloppy.

Hope you found this interesting

Stay safe and cheers for now. 

5 comments:

Michael Awdry said...

That cavalry unit looks interesting, can't wait to see them finished.

TWD said...

The mystery figure is the "real" Lady Godiva miniature. Originally sold as a pair with a Coplestone naked Godiva on horseback. Was a from Wargames Illustrated promo set. I think she is a "Soapy"/Gripping Beast sculpt

TWD said...

Still available from Northstar.
Claims they're both Coplestone, but I'm sure your model isn't his work https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=2046

roma912 said...

Thanks for that TWD and that explains the seated naked woman figure I have in the miscellaneous tray in the lead pile.

TWD said...

I used her (on horseback) as a goddess for games of OGAM