My brain has been all over the place the past few days. This includes the hobby. I have been hoping from one thing to another. It is not a lack of concentration, but just wanting to or needing to do a whole bunch of things.
These are Roundway Venetian marines. Unfortunately, Roundway is no longer is in production, which is too bad. IMO, they are a slight step up in detail from Minifigs (which I rather like, BTW) and they covered some ranges better than other companies, mainly very late medieval/early Renaissance. The squids on their shields look more like scorpions. They were a pain to paint, so I'm satisfied with them.
The other thing I've been working on is making a bunch of ship counters for gaming. I recently placed several orders in for 1/6000 ships, but I really want to play. They are not pretty by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm not playing to impress. Besides being a very cheap alternative, I can test out any ship I want particularly with moderns. They are also useful for trying out various rule sets. The fleet I've made so far fits nicely inside a standard, letter-sized envelope.
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| Not stunning, but they will do the job. |
Great idea to use card counters as proxy models...a few FAC's too.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm sure using them violates the tabletop wargames laws of the universe, but as much as I like painting figures and building terrain, I just want to play some games.
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