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| Painting them along the line of the Danish Guards was the natural choice. |
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Distracted once Again
While on Ebay, I came across a large lot of Britains Herald Guards in the kneeling firing position. A few years ago I had collected some other Heralds with the idea of having a war-game outside. I give up on the idea as the figures didn't stand so well in the grass. However, I won the lot of Guards at a cheap price. The kneeling figures seemed to stand well in the grass and I thought that I might get some use out of them. Of course who to fight? The idea of painting some of the figures a different color came to mind. The figures are worn after all. I haven't made up my mind if I will really do it.
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You must try Funny Little Wars- the rules are splendid and match firing cannons too...
ReplyDeleteDanes are a cool choice!
I have gone to several blogs that use these rules but have never read them. Perhaps it's time to do some research. When the figures come in i'll try a couple of different paint jobs to see which is the best. Maybe I'll have a fashion show....
DeleteI second Tradgardmastare's comment. If you get some of the Britains 'Deetail' ACW figures in Kepis, you can repaint them as Danish line infantry of the 1864 war
ReplyDeleteI originally wanted to used Deetail figures with their weighted bases but here in the States they tend to get too expensive. Getting lots of Herald figures has been easier. When I first started I was looking for Deetail Civil War to fight Civil War battles in my yard.
DeleteThey tend to be cheaper here, I will look out for some for you
DeleteIan, Thank you for the offer.
DeleteSounds like fun. If you're going to try a game outside, the season for it is fast approaching.
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of unpainted 54mm plastic figures on the market. If bought in the right colour you could even do it the old way and just dab on flesh and equipment. Armies in plastic have all sorts of late 19th C types. DSG have various painted sets that work out to about 3 bucks a piece from michigan toy soldier
I actually sold just about all my old 54mm plastics this year, only holding on to some of the Britains Deetail and Herald figures I had. My yard is very rough, hence why I was looking for the weighted bases that Deetails have. I would glue weights to the bases of other plastics I suppose. I will have to check the DSG figures, although at $3.00 a head, I had better be sure I actually do the game!
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