Saturday, May 28, 2022

Hurry Up and Wait

 The plan for today was to finish painting my proto-Mamluke but suddenly things came together to make it a good day for casting, so .....


With a bit of work, I finally got one of the slashing pose with a full length sabre. The other chap, whose horse is now rearing will either beg a sabre hand from somewhere else or get a lance. One of the galloping swordsmen who had a short sabre is going to end up firing a pistol. 

I also did some test figures while I was at it.  


I hunted down my lancer and gave the mould a good wash and scrub. To my surprise I didn't need a big struggle to get a decent casting. I also had another go at a cowboy shooting a rifle while galloping, but its not quite there yet. Size and pose wise, the figure will mix well with the lancer and  Prussian hussar to make a second unit of Mamluke cavalry. I found my old Turk mould and it still works, though with a little extra flash, so there's another potential unit. The new Grenz  figure is there  for conversion to Albanian infantry, one day.

But first I have to finish the first Mamluke and then his new friends. 





9 comments:

  1. I have found you either have a brilliant casting session or one that makes you pull your hair out in frustration , glad to here the Godess of Homecasting has smiled on you .

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    1. Well, I had about a 25% success rate but I got what I wanted.

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  2. A fair day at the casting table is always a good thing.

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    1. Mind you, I've been slowly learning not to cast much more than I can paint in the near future!

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  3. There is something very satisfying about a good casting day.

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    1. esp if you FINALLY get a reluctant mould to work.

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    2. That is certainly something I can relate to!

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  4. Coming along nicely. The Cub was sitting next to me and snooping, saw the pic, and asked "what's that", so you seem to on to something ;)

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