Monday 19 January 2015

A Small Start to the New Year

Finally my first post for 2015. Now, like many wargamers/collectors I have a lead mountain. Sometimes I do wonder how I can justify the many tins and boxes of unpainted figures, scenery and flags when really my hobby time is so limited.
1859 Austrian Command: 15mm Mirliton Miniatures

Add the fact that some of them are real gems that really do deserve a little "internet air time". A case in point are these Mirliton 15mm Austrian Command figures from pack "RAC017 Austrian Personalities".

They have been knocking around for a couple of years at least and I have so many more! The Crimean War, American Civil War, Ancient Greeks & Napoleonic Wars to name but a few.



So the plan for 2015 is relatively simple - reduce my unpainted lead footprint. 

Blog posts may be a bit random in their content but (apart from the Sudan project) I reckon I have enough figures to keep me very busy for the next 12 months without the need to add any more.

10 comments:

  1. Lovely figures! Seems to me that sometimes that's all the justification they need. Its the journey .....

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  2. The Mirliton 15s for this period are fantastic. I have a bunch of them for my own project. Their cavalry are my favorite.

    Nice job on your Austrian command stand.

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  3. these figures are really appealing to the eye along with top notch painting

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  4. Another superb job and a slight dent in the lead pile!

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  5. Very nice looking figures Matt!

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  6. Thanks chaps, I have started on some matching infantry too now - the lead pile is shrinking already!

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  7. Those are very nice! I am absolutely determined to reduce the lead pile this year by selling stuff I'm really never going to paint!

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    1. Me too. In fact I plan to start this weekend!

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  8. Hi Matt, these are sweet figures and your painting of them is equally sweet!

    I've been breaking my lead, plastic and resin mountain down into the stuff I plan to paint in my lifetime, stuff I may paint in my lifetime and the poor stuff I will never ever paint in my lifetime and I'm shifting the last mentioned stuff as I go through the months.

    Great to see you posting regularly again!

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    1. Agree totally. Hopefully this weekend I will get a chance to do the same with my stuff!

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