bench update 28 October 2024

This is my country's Labour Day and as is traditional, the weather is poor. Which is great! Because my plan to just focus on this project was put into practice. 

These have now had a varnish/sepia wash layer to lock in most of the color. I may or may not have made a mistake by adding barbarian flesh after, not before. 

bench update 26 October

As long as you don't look closely, the checker effect on these Mongol heavies looks good

My main reference is mounted Steppe Archers from Osprey, but I've done some more art hunting and I think it's paid off. This week I added black or white to saddles and horse armor. It removes that "all brown" impression.

(This post was inadvertently put in the wrong blog twice, these are entries from the past 2 weeks.)

bench update 22 September 2024

Today I squeezed in just enough time to one-highlight the mounts, and used the same color for lances. It's a mix of ochre, beasty brown, and light tan.

bench update 15 September 2024

As I mentioned I've been distracted by a different project, which is near complete. For the first time in 40 years I have a full size wargame table.

bench update 08 September 2024

Managed to get dark grey and black (not eyes) down. Doesn't look as though the plan to paint around the harness will work.

(The yoghurt container is where the cleaned up Scots are waiting)

bench update 01 September 2024

I'm a bit distracted by finally having the materials to build a foldaway wargame table, but I did manage to scrub the pike-wielding Scots foot of paint.

bench update 25 August 2024

I can't quite find the confidence to do the next stage on the Mongols so all I've done today is separate all the old Scots Common from sawdust bases and drop the ones that need repainting into near-raw Dettol. I don't think any of the mounted need fresh paint, and all the McHooligans go to the Highlands and Isles elements.