During the recent Internet-access hiatus, I managed to finish renovating, varnishing, and re-basing a second batch of Raventhorpe 20mm-scale German World War II figures.
I actually find doing this rather therapeutic, and it is a great diversion from domestic chores (and crises!). It can be done as and when I have a spare five or ten minutes or when I have a longer spell of free time. I work on each batch of figures whilst listening to a recorded book or play, and I find that this helps my concentration.
The mortar is a homecast model, the master for which I made from bits and pieces some years ago. It is not supposed to be anything other than a generic 81mm mortar, and can be used with almost any 20mm-scale World War II wargame army.
I actually find doing this rather therapeutic, and it is a great diversion from domestic chores (and crises!). It can be done as and when I have a spare five or ten minutes or when I have a longer spell of free time. I work on each batch of figures whilst listening to a recorded book or play, and I find that this helps my concentration.
The mortar is a homecast model, the master for which I made from bits and pieces some years ago. It is not supposed to be anything other than a generic 81mm mortar, and can be used with almost any 20mm-scale World War II wargame army.
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteI really like he 'clean' looking lines of these as well as the glossy finish - proper old school (and lovely with it!)!.
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteCheers! The poses produced by Raventhorpe were always reasonable (no widly grimacing, charging figures throwing hand grenades!) and look even better when painted in the 'Old School' style. I'm looking forward to using them on my tabletop in the not too distant future.
All the best,
Bob
You have foregone a rich vein of humour here, Bob. Shiny and restrained - unlike these: http://www.cracked.com/funny-6421-plastic-army-men/
ReplyDeleteRegards, Chris
Chris Kemp,
DeleteVery true. The manufacturers of plastic figures do seem to be prone to the 'who cares if no one needs a figure holding his stomach as if he has bad indigestion; put three in this set' attitude when it comes to figure poses.
Some years ago the plenary game at COW involved teams picking a plastic Airfix figure at random from a bag, and then trying to recreate the pose. The other teams then had to work out which set of figures the original came from. It was a hoot!
All the best,
Bob
For another view... https://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2010/04/28/the-five-worst-army-men-of-all-time/
ReplyDeleteAs Army Men is one of my war gaming interests, I take note of these things. :-D
Archduke Piccolo,
DeleteSome of the Chinese copies of copies of Airfix figures are so bad that it is almost impossible to work out what they are supposed to represent. I saw some in a toy shop where the minesweeping figures appeared to be equipped with brooms.
Obviously they were to be used to clear up the debris after the battle.
All the best,
Bob
You are getting through quite a lot of troops
ReplyDeleteDoes that mean Big Portable Wargames coming up?
Geordie an Exiled FoG,
DeleteThat is a distinct possibility! I have a few more figures to renovate and some AFVs and artillery to do before first ... but once that is done, a PWW2W is on the cards.
All the best,
Bob