I'm not a big fan of cavalry, though I can see their uses, give me infantry and artillery any day. That said I enjoyed painting these chaps but moving the arm of the flag guy and the officer's head was a nightmare: rock hard plastic. I was going to chop one of the archers to have him firing to his front. Then I thought how much I value my hands and fingers. Then I decided to quit while I was ahead.
The box art (Italerai) said the toy soldiers within were 11th Century Saracens. Not any more they're not:
On their way to the TVAG flag shop
With flag touched by the hand of HSH The GT
TTFN!
Lovely stuff! Did they take paint OK? My own Italeri Mamelukes were a bit of a struggle in that respect.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tim :-) What I do is this:
ReplyDelete1. Wash/dry figures
2. Coat figures with PVA or similar glue.
3. Paint with acrylics
4. Seal with gloss varnish from Wilkos
Hope this helps you!
James
Same as my process. I just found the Italeri figures a challenge - despite three washes!
ReplyDeleteI'd look for 5th Columnists.........
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