David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Tuesday 22 January 2019

Camp Italians!


As my regular reader will recall, I lighted on several old Battleground hard foam tents and marquees at the recent Penkridge Table Top Sale. These are part of the late Ian Weekley’s catalogue and I’ve been hoping to find some ever since the Italian Wars project got underway. I’ve repainted and based three of them now, adding some figures and scenic scatter items to give a bit of life. I hope you like them ~

The three figures are from TAG and I’m sure you can work out who they are based on. If not, well, “I have a cunning plan, my Lord.” The Other scenic additions came from my boxes of individually based items: the cooking fire from Irregular Miniatures, but I’ve no idea where the other items originated! A close look at Baldricco hard at work ~

I’ll probably add other free standing items in due course, but I’ve other things on the go for this project which I need to finish this month, including a piece for Wargames Illustrated on how it all evolved.

Back to work then! No slacking, as Jon tells me!

22 comments:

  1. Nicely done David...
    It’s the sort of thing that Phil’s forces might want to burn down and or pillage... if only he got the right dice throws...

    All the best. Aly

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  2. Wonderful work David it will fit in splendidly!

    Christopher

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  3. Nice work, Percy was brilliant in that show.

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    1. Thanks George! He’s in green for a reason, as I’m sure you guessed.

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  4. Absolutly superb, top notch atmosphere and job!

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  5. No slacking indeed ....nice work Dave

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    1. Many thanks Matt. Hope all is well in the dungeon.

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  6. Lovely vignette and didn't the tents come out well?!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain, I’m rather pleased with the find of course.

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  7. They've turned out rather nicely!

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    1. They will do, as our mutual friend says!

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