I expanded the search of course!
Painting has resumed but the figures are complex enough to paint that I am going to do each stand/unit (2 mounted figures) one at a time.
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Seek and Ye Shall Find
After searching through my bits&spares supply this morning, I was momentarily at a loss. Nothing that I found was what I would consider suitable for a lance. What to do?
I expanded the search of course!
Downstairs, in my casting/home repair area in the back porch, at the back of a rarely peeked at, but crammed, 'junk' drawer, I found 1.5 lengths of rigid florist wire left over from..5?....10?..years ago? Enough for 5 or 6 lances.
Painting has resumed but the figures are complex enough to paint that I am going to do each stand/unit (2 mounted figures) one at a time.
I expanded the search of course!
Painting has resumed but the figures are complex enough to paint that I am going to do each stand/unit (2 mounted figures) one at a time.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal 7 decades ago. Began playing with toy soldiers at 5 years. Started painting & converting at about 12 yrs and wargaming about 15 yrs. Never really stopped.
5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of litle Italian Greyhounds and a cat. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 170 yr old farmhouse and just living.
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Pleased the you have solved the Lance problem- these look the goods Ross.
ReplyDeleteThey are certainly sturdier than the Elastolin ones.
DeleteSounds a plan but watch yourself on such spikes.
ReplyDeleteNo worry! I filed them to a point but not a sharp one.
DeleteNever throw anything away, you're bound to need it one day.
ReplyDeleteThat's how I was raised (along with tales of the Great Depression) and that's one of the few lessons that sunk in!
DeleteThe lances are certainly more effective looking than the ones in the last blog!
ReplyDeleteThe two I painted years ago are staring enviously at the new stout lances!
DeleteLucky find !
ReplyDeleteI like to think it was reaping the rewards of wise behaviour (aka squirreling away, just in case!
DeleteIt's like finding money in an old jacket ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, I've found 20's...but...this was more exciting!
DeleteSeek and ye shall find.
ReplyDeleteLuckiky the seeking wasn't over long.
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