Showing posts with label Museum Minis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Museum Minis. Show all posts

Friday, 22 March 2013

Sex, Blood and Sand...

Or maybe not, well, maybe not sex... But you never know. The ones I am about to show had a reputation. Ladies often visited them, and sometimes bought their sweat as aphrodisiacs... Right. If I don't shower for a day, I don't think I'll attract anyone, maybe some flies ( I know they like me, I had a few of them around me during my last hike.... no comment please). Anyway, back to the minis (ha ha) and let me present you, ladies' boys! The gladiators!

Bon, il n'y aura peut-être pas de sexe, encore que. Les gars en question avaient quand même une réputation à tenir. Ces dames venaient les voir, et certaines n'hésitaient pas à acheter leur sueur comme aphrodisiaque. Mouais, si je ne me douche pas pendant une journée, je me demande qui je vais attirer à part les mouches ( j'en connais à ce propos quelques-unes très intimement). Bref, revenons à nos éros (non, non pas de faute), et voici donc les gladiateurs!







In Art de la guerre, you can have two such units. To create a dynamic/Hollywood effect, I only painted 14 different gladiators, instead of 16. I also did some conversions, opening some hands, cutting some swords, putting spears... For example, the gladiator jumping from the shield is a Corvus Belli Legionary, whose head was cut off, replaced by another one from Museum. And the one supporting him was originally an Essex bow skirmisher. I cut his weapon off and put a shield, opened his hand and put a spear, cut off the quiver and put a sword handle instead. And his head went off too, replaced by the legionary one ;) All the shiels were hand-painted.

A Art de la guerre, on peut en avoir deux unités, soit 16 figs. J'ai préféré créer un effet plus dynamique, hollywoodien quoi, donc seulement 14 de peintes. En contrepartie, j'ai ouvert des mains, fait de la découpe, mis des lances... Par exemple, l'imbécile en train de s'élancer c********nt vers l'enemi est à l'origine un légionnaire Corvus belli à qui j'ai coupé la tête, remplacée par une tête Museum. Son comparse était à l'origine un tirailleur Essex, à qui j'ai coupé l'arc et le carquois, collé un bouclier, une lance, et la tête Corvus. Pour terminer le tout, tous les boucliers ont été peints à la main.

In addition, I also painted 8 slingers, you know, easy job. Oh, et j'ai aussi peint 8 frondeurs, histoire de me détendre ;)



THe painting comp is now finished, and I ended up at the 19th position out of 47. Not bad, but my objective of  1000 points was not acheived, having only painted a bit more than 780 points. Bah at least I painted some stuff. Thanks again Curt for having managed such a competition. Count me in for next year.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

New bits on the block

Foreword: First I've put a translation thingy on the right for those who don't read English nor French very well.
En francais: j'ai mis un traducteur sur la droite, et j'ai mis a jour mon rapport de bataille d'hier, avec la VF (veinards). Vous n'avez qu'a cliquer.

Now. The painting challenge is still underway, and I admit I won't be able to be in the top 10. I'll try to stay in the top 15 though. But to acheive this, I have to continue painting. So first of, I finished the Chinese general for my friend Chris, minis are from Museum.

Revenons au challenge de peinture. Je n'ai plus aucun espoir de terminer dans le top 10, tout au mieux esperer rester dans le top 15. Mais pour cela il me faut vraiment continuer a peindre. Donc, voici aujourd'hui le general chinois qui rejoindra ses petits copains dans la nouvelle armee de Chris. Les figs sont des Museum.






And then, I finished the wagon that will be part of the TYW camp. Once again, it's from Museum, but I added a Donnington one to make this scene a bit more lively. Next, the generals.
Puis, j'ai termine ce qui sera partie integrante de mon camp pour mon armee TYW: un chariot rempli de tonneaux, toujours de chez Museum. J'y ai ajoute une Donnington pour rendre la scene un chouia plus vivante. A suivre, les generaux.


 

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

The phoenix, reborn

I suppose it was time for a break in my TYW army. Though I'm painting the last minis to finish this army, I felt I had to paint something else. Back in November, Chris, to whom I had sold my lucky Chinese army, had asked me if I could paint a couple of things more to complete his new army: a general and a battlegroup of heavy chariots. Fortunately, I had everything at hand, and I started priming them... Until I stared helplessly at them, not knowing how to paint them. So I put them back in the painting plan, still primed but otherwise untouched. I knew I had time, especially because I couldn't go to the club, my wife coming home very late, and I consequently had to take care of our little daughter. But then, she managed to complete her missions earlier than expected, and now I'm able to go back to my favourite place ;), meaning I have to paint faster to give them to Chris. So, even though I haven't finished the general (though now started), I've just finished the heavy chariots.

 Il me fallait faire une petite pause dans la peinture de mon armee francaise. Meme si je suis en train de peindre les derniers restes, je sentais qu'il fallait que je fasse autre chose. En Novembre dernier, Chris, a qui j'ai vendu mon armee chinoise, voulait ajouter 2-3 trucs a son armee, a savoir un general et une unite de chariots lourds. Heuresuement, j'avais tout sous la main. Cependant, apres les avoir sous-couches, je tombai en panne d'inspiration. Apres tout, j'avais du temps, car je me croyais "bloque" a la maison pour quelque temps encore. Il n'en fut rien, et je peux desormais retourner au club. Il me faut donc accelerer la peinture, pour pouvoir les donner a Chris. Ni une, ni deux, hop voici les chariots.




 
I've named them the bright phoenixes. I already had painted a unit of chariots called the phoenixes. But the latter ones were the "male" poenixes, whereas this new unit are the "female". Just have a look at the characters and you'll see the difference. The Chinese had then three ways of writing "phoenix": male, female, or a combination of the two. I chose to paint them as "female" for a simple reason: Chinese harmony. And, if I recall, when things are harmonious, they are lucky.
So, what you have here are four 4-horses chariots from Museum, with three crewmen in each. I added the the flagpoles and handpainted the flags. 

 J'ai appele ces derniers les phenix flamboyants. Ma precedente unite de chariots s'appelait deja les phenix, mais ces derniers etaient les "males". ceux-ci sont les "femelles", les caracteres sont differents. En effet, les Chinois avaient trois manieres d'ecrire le mot: "male", "femelle", ou une combinaison des deux. J'ai chois la version "femelle" pour une question d'harmonie. Et qui dit harmonie, dit chance, Esperons qu'ils seront chanceux sur un champ de bataille.
 

Monday, 28 January 2013

Boom-Boom-Boommmm

I'm on my way to complete the first project I had intented to do: my French Thirty years war army: I only need to paint one unit, the generals and the camp and it will be over ( one after having received the minis, erm). But before that, my army needs some real heavy support. So I've painted some guns and crewmen: they're a mix from Old Glory, Donington and Museum minis. The three small ones are regimental guns, providing some much needed help for my infantry units, simply because in FOG-R, the French don't shoot very well at close range. Indeed they prefer charging ( ah le panache...)









Bon, je me rapproche de la fin de mon projet guerre de trente ans ( un an apres avoir recu les figs, c'est pas mal). Il ne me reste plus qu'une unité, les généraux et le camp. En attendant, voici du support lourd pour mes gars qui en auront bien besoin. Nous avons un mélange de Museum, Donnington et Old Glory. Les petits calbres sont des canons de bataillons qui ajoutent du peps à mes régiments, qui en ont besoin, car à FOG-R, les Francais ne tirent pas bien à courte portée, préférant la charge (on n'est pas Francais pour rien).




Thursday, 17 January 2013

Loesers, losers?

Behind this poor play on words there is a real fightig unit druing the Thirty Years war, the Loeser infantry regiment. As you can guess from the name, they weren't French but Saxon. Initially, though the duke of Saxony (protestant) was pro-imperialist, the damages caused by the catholics in his territories lead him to join with Gustavus Adolphus. But, after the Swedish defeat at Nordlingen in 1634, he switched sides and joined the imperialist camp. 

Pour ceux qui connaissent deux -trois mots d'anglais, j'ai fait un jeu de mots pourri. Mais derriere cet effort lamentable de ma part se cache une veritable unite d'infanterie de la guerre de Trente ans. En effet, il s'agit d'un regiment saxon. A l'origine, le duc de Saxe, bien que protestant, etait pro-imperialist. Cependant, apres les degats subis sur son sol par les armees catholiques en vadrouille, choisit le camp de Gustave Adolphe. Cependant, apres la defaite suedoise de Nordlingen en 1634, il changea de camp et rejoignit le camp imperialiste.


 This unit is a full 6 bases of musketeers, and represent the Loeser infantry regiment for my French army. Technically and historically it's incorrect, but I liked the flags, which I downloaded from Grimsby wargames society. This unit was created in 1631 and fought valiantly, so I can rate them as "superior". They're also equipped with a regimental gun from Museum miniatures. This unit is a tough nut to crack, trust me ;)

Vous avez ici un regiment a 6 bases de mousquetaires, le regiment Loeser, qui sera pour l'occasion au service de mes Francais. Certes, techniquement et historiquement c'est totalement incorrect, mais j'aimais bien les drapeaux que j'ai recupere sur le site de Grimsby wargames society. Ce regiment fut cree en 1631 et combattit vaillament. Je la'i donc classe "superieur", et l'ai dote d'un canon de bataillon, issu de chez Museum miniatures. Ces gars sont des durs a cuire, croyz-moi ;) 



Tuesday, 30 October 2012

The Chinese Head hunters

Right. Finally some painted minis to show you. I managed to base and flock my last unit for the final game against Tim in our club competition. This time, I chose a darker pattern: Black overcoat, and then highlights... I do feel they've been rushed a bit. I wasn't that satisfied of the result. But then, they're done, and ready to fight.  For the bit of History: The reverred emperor had a certain number of captured Qin troops. Instead of killing them, knowing their valor in combat, he decided to give them a second chance. Because of their origin, they took the name of Head Hunters, the Qin being famous for taking the heads of fallen enemies as an act of courage and skill. Will they be up to the task I'm asking for them? You'll see soon enough ;)








Enfin, ma derniere unite chinoise est peinte. Certes elle etait pratiquement terminee depuis un certain temps, mais elles n'ont ete basees qu'hier, en vue de participer a la finale du tournoi interne contre Tim. Je suis parti sur un schema fonce, histoire de tricher un peu: sous-couche noire, puis eclaircissements. Ca fait un peu expeditif, et je trouve qu'elles sont au final un cran au-dessous de ce que j'ai eu l'habitude faire, mais bon, elles sont plus que correctes. Pour la petite histoire: l'empereur, dans sa magnanimite, ne tua pas ses prisionniers Qin, mais, connaissant leur bravoure au combat, leur offrit une seconde chance et autorisa la creation d'une nouvelle unite. LEs hommes prirent le nom de Chasseurs de tetes, en souvenir de leur origine. En effet, les Qin etaient reputes prendre les tetes des ennemis vaincus en temoignage de leur bravoure et de leurs aptitudes. Seront-ils a la hauteur? Vous le saurez tres bientot ;)

 

Thursday, 5 April 2012

A Thirty Years War paintj.. you know what I'mtalking about #5

Woof! They look dashing! Not as dashing as I am, but they'll sure have some success in grey!








Following my first infantry unit, I've just started another one. This time, some dragoons. The mounted ones are from Museum Miniatures, and I must say I'm not impressed by their horses... They look... odd. 
Anyway, the grey is now done, as the basic layer of Scorched Brown on the horses... And of course the Flesh and the Regal Blue.



Apres ma premiere unite d'infanterie, j'ai donc attaque une nouvelle troupe, des dragons cette fois. Comme vous le voyez, j'ai deja passe une partie des couleurs de base: gris, chair, bleu fonce et marron sur les chevaux. A bientot pour la suite.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Picardie! A la droite de tout!

Oh my god, they're really coming... Quick your Highness, hide!


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Picardy infantry regiment is the oldest one in the French army. We hear first of the Bandes de Picardie in 1483. And in 1569, it became the first real regiment, 16 companies strong. In 1585, the regiment took the name of Picardy. Before that, it bore the name of it's colonel (common practice), and was ranked first in the army. So it belongs to the 6 Vieux infantry regiments. During the Thirty years war, it fought valiantly, and at Rocroi, it was on the right flank, covering the army. 
 
In FOG-Renaissance, this unit is superior, and can be supported by a regimental gun, giving it a decent firepower. Besides, the French infantry is also rated as impact foot, to reflect on their tendency to attack despite all odds. I like the sound of it. So, minis are from Old Glory, excepted for the gun, and flags are from Flags of War ( excellent products there).








Le regiment de Picardie est le plus ancien de l'armee francaise. On entend parler pour la premiere fois de l'unite en 1483, les Bandes Picardie. Puis il devient un regiment permanent en 1569, compose de 16 compagnies. En 1585, il prend le nom de Picardie, et est classe au premier rang des regiments d'infanterie, parmi les Vieux. C'est un regiment prestigieux qui s'est toujours globalement bien comporte.

A FOG-Renaissance, c'est une unite classe superieure, avec des troupes impact, pour refleter leur impetuosite. Et ca, ca me botte.

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

The brave Roosters

Here they are, at last. It tok slighlty more time than expected to paint the banners, but I'm rather proud of them. In the Chinese cosmology, the roosters are brave, though sometimes a bit aggressive. So that's a perfect name for my new attack infantry unit. And with this unit from Museum, I think I'm finished with this army, for a while at least. So, that's one project done, more to go, especially because Monday night, I watched a game of Cold war Commander, and rather liked it. So I may be tempted to paint a French cold war army in Germany...








Et voila. Voici donc les coqs courageux. Le coq aurait une reputation, pour les Chinois, de courage et d'agressivite, ce qui me parait parfait. J'ai mis plus de temps que prevu pour peindre les bannieres, mais je pense  que cela valait le coup. Je pense egalement qu'il s'agit de ma derniere unite, du moins pour un moment, donc je considere ce projet termine! Je vais pouvoir en commencer un autre, surtout qu'apres avoir regarde une partie de cold war commander, je suis tente de peindre une armee francaise guerre froide...

Monday, 27 February 2012

Almost done

Painting in an "industrial" way can be interesting, especially if the minis are easy to paint. Which is the case from those. I just finished the last highlights and they've been varnished. So, I think they should be ready tomorrow.



J'avais oublie a quel point peindre a la chaine pouvait valoir le coup parfois, surtout si les figs sont faciles a peindre. C'est le cas pour celles-ci car il ne me reste plus qu'a socler le tout. L'unite devrait etre prete demain normalement.


Sunday, 26 February 2012

Reinforcements on the way

I've now officially painted more than 650 points for my FOG army. Shame on me I didn't want at first to spend more than required. Ah well. So I've almost finished a unit of mixed troups, from Museum minis, the one I started especially for my game against TAmsin. The only difference: it has 8 bases instead of 6. Next steps: the last highlights, then varnish then basing.



Voila, je me suis officiellement laisse emporter, car j'ei maintenant plus de 650 points FOG, alors que je ne voulais pas trop depenser... Voici donc une nouvelle unite mixte de chez Museum. Et c'est du lourd, car il y a 8 bases et non 6. Il ne me reste plus que quelques eclaircissements, le vernis et le soclage.

Saturday, 25 February 2012

Leading the army

No real proper army can go to war without good generals. So today I'll show them, though they're not finished: I still need to glue the banners. All of them except the cariot are from Essex. The chariot is from Museum.






Pas de veritable armee sans bons generaux. Les voici donc rien que pour vos yeux, meme s'ils ne sont pas tout a fait termines, il reste les bannieres a coller. Enjoy.

Friday, 10 February 2012

Just a quickie

As I told you a couple of days ago, I've received a parcel from Museum Miniatures. The minis looked ok to me, so I was wondering if I should order more while the sales were still going on. Needless to say I'm weak, so I ordered enough troups to paint more options. And I received the parcel today, while sipping a cup of coffee:


oohhh crossbows

yum, spearsssss ( with armour)

and chariots of course

Il y a peu je vous avais annonce un petit krakage chez Museum. Et j'avais emis la vague hypothese de recommander chez eux avant la fin des soldes.... Ok, je suis faible, tres faible, mais du coup, je me suis pris de quoi peindre de nouvelles options chinoises, avec des arbaletes, des lances et hallebardes et des chariots. Arf, c'est bon de succomber a la tentation.