tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post4958503161341626726..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Russian OpolchenieMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-24506500775063578772017-03-16T08:40:02.656+13:002017-03-16T08:40:02.656+13:00A strange phenomenon I must admit, but it is only ...A strange phenomenon I must admit, but it is only temporary...a new pile should develop towards the end of the month. Meantime there is plenty of building work to keep me amused.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-7368593187622905082017-03-15T23:03:50.922+13:002017-03-15T23:03:50.922+13:00Your lead pile is empty, I didn't think that h...Your lead pile is empty, I didn't think that happened! :) Great work on these!Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-53031971939304683122017-03-15T07:44:41.708+13:002017-03-15T07:44:41.708+13:00Thanks Jonathan. I remember that the trees caused ...Thanks Jonathan. I remember that the trees caused much angst when we used them. Being made of twisted wire, there was a constat chorus of cries of pain followed by a bout of cursing as players stabbed themselves on the wire ends. I found it quite amusing until I did it myself! Thank goodness there are no health and safety inspectors at wargames.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-58423563499711051352017-03-15T00:06:03.296+13:002017-03-15T00:06:03.296+13:00Excellent assortment of rabble militia, Mark! Ban...Excellent assortment of rabble militia, Mark! Banners really add color to these otherwise drab soldiers. As Stryker noted, your winter trees are fab!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-59632562223982679652017-03-14T22:41:24.047+13:002017-03-14T22:41:24.047+13:00Well I managed to strung the last lot out as long ...Well I managed to strung the last lot out as long as this, but austerity reigns for at least another week. I guess I will have to get back ti the buildings.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43959603394255162142017-03-14T22:02:37.342+13:002017-03-14T22:02:37.342+13:00Nothing left to paint Mark - that sounds like poor...Nothing left to paint Mark - that sounds like poor forward planning to me! Now I suppose you will give us a sob story about unexpected domestic expenses! Hopefully your next draft of troops are in sight over the horizon....rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-42421181830085702892017-03-14T21:53:30.561+13:002017-03-14T21:53:30.561+13:00Thanks. While some of the trees are Woodlands Scen...Thanks. While some of the trees are Woodlands Scenics trunks, most of them arehome made from twisted wire and tissue paper...I made about a hundred of them for a refight of Pea Ridge some 12 years ago.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-41808542391008082652017-03-14T21:14:00.803+13:002017-03-14T21:14:00.803+13:00Wonderful - I like your trees too!Wonderful - I like your trees too!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-66040350244799570232017-03-14T20:08:19.461+13:002017-03-14T20:08:19.461+13:00Thank you Phil. Theses are really great little fig...Thank you Phil. Theses are really great little figures. The problem is that I have hit the bottom of the lead pile, so nothing left to paint!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-91616647353796825742017-03-14T20:01:43.747+13:002017-03-14T20:01:43.747+13:00Splendid they are Mark!Splendid they are Mark!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.com