Friday, February 18, 2011

More Greatswords and a new element in the sidebar


In amongst the coughing and spluttering of this lingering cold, I managed to get a few more models painted for my Greatsword unit, the Red Bears of Mecklenburg. Here are five guys who'll be taking their place on main base of models.


And here's the unit mascot (and musician). While looking through the Greatsword sprues I cam across the head of a grizzled veteran, sporting an eye-patch just like the bear. A quick snip and a little trimming and this perfect combo were born.



An finally, for this post at least, we have another Greatsword. It's actually the "Captain with Gory Blade" from the Empire range. As I want to include a lot of the characterful metal models in this army, I figured he'd do well tucked in amongst the big guys.

So, on to the new "Charity Efforts" section of this blog.

In the movie "The Big Lebowski" there's a great line delivered by one of my favorite actors, Sam Elliot: Sometimes you hit the bar, and sometimes the bar hits you.

Basically what that means to me is that life has it's ups and downs. My take on this now is that when your life is in its upswing, and you've taken care of your own, you can start to spread a bit more of the love around. So, when I see people who are helping out others (be they family, friends, or complete strangers), I'll try to put them up on the sidebar of this blog.

This won't be something where I'm asking everyone to do something for someone else all the time. Sometimes though, you'll be at the peak of that upswing (where you're hitting the bar) and able to do what you can.

Until next time, happy hobbying!

Cheers
Dave

9 comments:

  1. Thanks Dave, I appreciate your helping in getting the word out there.

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  2. I think this is a great idea and I will be coming back often to see what I can help with.

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  3. Can you tell me a bit about that "device" your using to hold your figures while painting? Is it just a piece of wood or scrap plasticard? How are the figures temporarily attached? Just a dab of super glue? Does it make painting at all awkward to have multiple figures mounted that way?

    Thanks much!

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  4. Great idea! Looking forward to seeing the final product all based together.

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  5. Very nice once again. The Musician and mascot are fun and the matching eye patches made me smile. Look forward to see some more of this unit soon.

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  6. Great addition to the blog Dave! I agree 100% that when someone is on an upswing they should try and do what they can to help out! Ive actually been doing a program very similar called pay it forward. Its a program where ive been giving out free give away items to random people in the community. While my reasoning for starting the program was started out of the death of my wife due to stomach cancer last thanksgiving, its now turned into something i know she would be proud of. Ive run it 2 other times with this being the third running. Its been a great way to bring people together.

    Not to troll but if your interested in reading more (and im not sure how to message you privately) you can read about it here:

    http://miniaturewargameconversions.blogspot.com/2011/02/current-pay-it-forward-prizes-and-info.html

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  7. Wow! Great swords are looking fantastic -- and I like the painting stick idea.

    Steve
    Empire Army

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  8. Hi guys

    Thanks for the comments!

    @Alex - yep, it's just a scrap piece of wood with the figures glued to it wit a dab of super glue. The idea of paint sticks has been around for a long time, I only jumped on it recently for my Napoleonic figures. It works well for when you are mounting multiple figures on each base. A little bit of getting used to but not too many hassles.
    @MWC - I have seen your blog and your Pay It Forward campaign. You sir, are a true testament to resilience and a positive attitude. My commiserations for your losses and my best wishes for your future. If you need to get in touch privately, my email address is just to the right at the bottom of my "profile" section.

    Cheers
    Dave

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  9. Thanks for the very kind words Dave! Email sent! :)

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