Thursday, June 20, 2013

Pour encourager les autres.

Apparently gloss varnish and a spot light really don't make low light cell phone photography better, but we knew that.

I'm distracted by household duties this weekend, a small celebration for my live-in mother-in-law's 90th birthday  looms, so I pushed ahead and finished one zouave to see if they would look ok when done. I decided to simplify (cheat/wimp out) on the lace on the jacket  but he still looks good to me. Better in person than the fuzzy/glare-y picture where I can't tell black belt from blue jacket. Oh well. Trust me.

And a hint of just how messy and ill organized my desk is and a glimpse of some of what's up next.
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  1. rhingleyJune 20, 2013 at 8:50 PM

    They look fine..

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJune 20, 2013 at 11:35 PM

      Thanks Rob, I'm happy now that I did decide to do them as traditional zouaves.

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  2. Corporal_TrimJune 20, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Good start, Ross. Interesting figures and ones I've never seen before. Are these Merten still in production or are they older figures ?

    Like the Medieval civilians lurking in the background too.

    Regards,
    Steve

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJune 20, 2013 at 11:44 PM

      Thanks Steve. I haven't been able to find out much about Merten but the figures date back to the 50's and 60's. I'm not sure when they ceased trading. I have found a website with scans of some old catalog pages http://www.greatwesternmedicineshow.com/Toy%20Soldier/merten2.htm?

      They come up on ebay fairly often, usually as factory painted but occasionally as kits.

      The ladies have been waiting a while but I hope to start on them soon as part of my Prince Valiant collection.

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  3. tradgardmastareJune 21, 2013 at 1:57 AM

    Figure looks great and I look forward to seeing the rest of the unit finished.
    best wishes
    Alan

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJune 22, 2013 at 12:35 PM

      Thanks Alan, I'm looking forward to it also, something new & different

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  4. AlFrontJune 21, 2013 at 5:43 AM

    Of course we trust you, Ross! Zouaves were just 'made' for the toy soldier manufacturer and wargamer - your chap looks the business.

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  5. SeanJune 21, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    Although I can't see the black versus blue I like the figures a lot. Nice work.

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJune 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM

      Thanks Sean, I'm actually having trouble seeing dark blue from black in life as well once I move them from under my desk lamp. Same olf blue but I guess I haven't done a lot of black belts recently.

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  6. MosstrooperJune 21, 2013 at 2:10 PM

    Nice figures - glad to see other peoples desks are as disorganised as mine .

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  7. The FerrymenJune 21, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Hi Ross,
    That is a striking figure and no mistake.
    Well done.

    Regards,
    John

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comJune 22, 2013 at 12:41 PM

      Thanks John, they will certainly stand out from the crowd when the Blue Army next takes the field.

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