Ticking Over Gently

 The Lead Pimple is still bare of any figures that are cleaned up and spray undercoated, a deliberate decision on my part as I'm trying to work through the accumulation of buildings and terrain bits. This last week though I did squeeze in two figures I found in one of my spares boxes ~

They are a Perry Miniatures' mounted Colonel and an Aly Morrison Sergeant Major from Foundry's War of 1812-15 range. They'll make an additional Command stand for the Anglo-Canadian army in future games. In the meantime they are the only entrants in the 'Awaiting Varnishing Pimple'!

As I mentioned previously my main painting focus, if you can call it that, has been on buildings and other terrain items. In that area over the last week I've been working on three pieces I bought from Grand Manner in their last sale: viz a roadside Icon; an old Olive Press; and lastly, a Bread Oven. They should see service in forthcoming Italian Wars and Wars of the French Revolution games here in GHQ ~

I'm pleased with the way they turned out I must admit. I painted them with Foundry paints, washing the wooden bits with Foundry's Brown Wash. The bits of basing are Country Maple from Crafter's Acrylics. Now, I'm not given to overmuch moaning, at least here on my Blog, but I do find Dave's approach to marketing his resin ranges a bit strange. I do like the things he sells, but then the insistence on usually only offering painted samples puts the already absurdly high prices totally beyond my limits! These three I purchased in his last unpainted resin pieces sale, and were therefore just this side of what I'm prepared to fork out for from my warchest. To balance this though, I will say his service and communication are first rate, the order arriving promptly and so well packed. I'd like to buy more pieces, so I suppose I must await the next sale now...we poor pensioners must count our groats after all.