tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post8411678492283571645..comments2023-11-05T00:44:33.436-07:00Comments on War Diaries of a Little Englander: 3/4d...AlFronthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-71311958077608722822013-10-24T13:24:44.523-07:002013-10-24T13:24:44.523-07:00Ah, now that is interesting. Last year, I painted ...Ah, now that is interesting. Last year, I painted up two boxes of Great War AIP German infantry and a box of Uhlans. As usual, gave them a good scrub in soapy water and then gave them a coat of PVA. But, to my annoyance, the PVA blobbed and refused to cover. I thought that there might be something wrong with the PVA, so I bought a different brand - same result. Needless to say, that rather ruined the finish. I then switched to merely varnishing the unpainted figures prior to painting. That was a better result. I wonder how they are getting on now, though. I'll pop by their barracks and take a look.AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-13498409821703270012013-10-20T07:51:39.524-07:002013-10-20T07:51:39.524-07:00They certainly do. They also do two nice 54mm fort...They certainly do. They also do two nice 54mm forts, African and N/W Frontier. Unfortunately, their figures are almost completely unpaintable; the plastic bends and sweats horribly even after washing, priming and coating. I suppose this is why they can get away with doing the same set in different colours and selling it as a different unit.PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-85663166306356594102013-10-17T15:46:48.535-07:002013-10-17T15:46:48.535-07:00Actually, I have to confess, I don't remember ...Actually, I have to confess, I don't remember the 1/32s. Do Armies in Plastic do Legionnaires? I know they do Arab fellows.AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-68896962200074798212013-10-17T15:46:00.062-07:002013-10-17T15:46:00.062-07:00My thanks, dear fellow. The armed civvies are unde...My thanks, dear fellow. The armed civvies are undercoated and waiting.AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-20326241902484756862013-10-17T15:45:27.703-07:002013-10-17T15:45:27.703-07:00Yes, there was a period (late '70s/early 80s, ...Yes, there was a period (late '70s/early 80s, was it ?) when Airfix used stunningly bad colours - probably induced 'bad trips' in other chaps too, Stephen!AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-23815023449966429732013-10-17T15:44:05.101-07:002013-10-17T15:44:05.101-07:00Sombre clothing though, I think.Sombre clothing though, I think.AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-77500656311175278102013-10-17T15:43:45.995-07:002013-10-17T15:43:45.995-07:00For a terrible moment there I thought you'd wr...For a terrible moment there I thought you'd written 'I ate my phone' ! Mind you some phone obsessives might benefit from being made to eat their phones, like the fellow on the train from London to Hobbiton today. Perfectly reasonable one hour phone call, except that every few moments he said 'mate'. Now I know why one can't open the windows of trains anymore...AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-5756821391392790912013-10-16T12:08:00.296-07:002013-10-16T12:08:00.296-07:001/32 Foreign Legionnaires... cor! A holy grail now...1/32 Foreign Legionnaires... cor! A holy grail nowadays!<br /><br />PMDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221252768624543873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-13462347914580764642013-10-15T23:40:19.783-07:002013-10-15T23:40:19.783-07:00Great post, will follow the progress with this one...Great post, will follow the progress with this oneAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718729719551125559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-2999885503674914422013-10-15T23:01:44.077-07:002013-10-15T23:01:44.077-07:00I didn't have the 1/76 Foreign Legionnaires wh...I didn't have the 1/76 Foreign Legionnaires when I was a kid - but I did have the 1/32 ones. The reason I remember - and bring this up - is that the Airfix Arabs were moulded in the most hideous shade of lilac! The putrid purple made me feel physically ill every time I got them out the box! <br /><br />Do like your Canadian militia!Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-63846967128346460972013-10-15T22:48:11.628-07:002013-10-15T22:48:11.628-07:00I think it will be a terrific unit filled with cha...I think it will be a terrific unit filled with character.Lovely fort too.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-56621677829867113722013-10-15T15:24:02.393-07:002013-10-15T15:24:02.393-07:00I wrote a comment and my phone ate it - suffice to...I wrote a comment and my phone ate it - suffice to say AlFront, don't ever change!Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-75558684988250942112013-10-15T14:55:46.464-07:002013-10-15T14:55:46.464-07:00'a little cardboard box'....mmmmm.....now,...'a little cardboard box'....mmmmm.....now, do I have one of those, I wonder?AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-52329307937106732892013-10-15T14:38:40.680-07:002013-10-15T14:38:40.680-07:00You do, of course, have lots of 20mm Foreign Legio...You do, of course, have lots of 20mm Foreign Legionnaires and Arabs - the contents of the boxed set that the fort itself came in! Nat Slater and I wrote some rules for gaming with them about a decade ago or so. Not sure where they are though. I seem to remember them being in a little cardboard box. Which helps so much...The Workerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548315123275465797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-26931642397445353052013-10-15T14:36:25.322-07:002013-10-15T14:36:25.322-07:00Yes - it's the 'little' things like th...Yes - it's the 'little' things like that which bring a remarkably 'deep' feeling of satisfaction. And I might say that I am no hippie. I used to get the same collecting apples from roadside trees - but now I grow me own!AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-49417269315600275912013-10-15T14:29:25.512-07:002013-10-15T14:29:25.512-07:00Nice figures and old fort. Firewood foraging is pr...Nice figures and old fort. Firewood foraging is profoundly satisfying, one of the small pleasures in life.Springinsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088330681756351208noreply@blogger.com