I had intended to make this unit a much more subdued mix of hues and in truth it's not quite a bright and bold as the previous unit. In fact the first figure I worked on was the leader who was given a black cape, black turban and I intended to give him black pants on a black horse - a sort of Mameluke Johnny Cash...the man in black. In fact I toyed with the idea of a Johnny Cash unit - the whole unit in black. But I relented and gave the leader red pants and a yellow shirt...so it was back to the colours...at least there is a greater proportion of chaps in white shirts that tones them down a bit.
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I do intend have a parade, but am a bit short on time this week, so I have to hold off for a few days.
It's always nice to be able to use the word 'done', 'completed' or 'finished'. These are going to look great assembled on parade.
ReplyDeleteI am always wary of using those terms because of future 'enhancements', but in this instance they will be the last of the combat troops...there may be some generals and artillery when they are released. I will try to get a parade set up over the weekend, but it is quite an effort to get them all out of then back into their boxes.
DeleteI am not do sure that these horsemen are toned down much. They still will ‘pop’ on the table.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite right they can't fail to pop!
DeleteSplendid stuff Mark…
ReplyDelete‘Done’ , ‘Finished’ , ‘Completed’… yup!… I’ve heard that before 🤣😂🤣.
Looking forward to the parade.
All the best. Aly
Yeah I know... but my work plan going forward is blank...I have completed every army that I want to collect so my buying days may well be over, apart from a few things needed to complete existing armies (like the FPW generals) that haven't been released yet.
DeleteIf you had stuck to the original plan, Mark, he would have been a "Johnny Turk" Cash! They could have been all in black, like a "Black Guard" of earlier times (or, more recently, ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq!) I think black is a recognised colour for "elite" units in Muslim armies?
ReplyDeleteI can't help thinking that wearing black in the deserts of Egypt would have been awfully uncomfortable.
Delete9 units of these is going to be a bright parade! 😀
ReplyDeleteThe parade is done now, I just need to prepare the post... maybe sometime tomorrow.
DeleteAnother cracking unit and I'm certainly looking forward to a parade (or Durbar?) as and when time permits:).
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve...all going well they should appear tomorrow.
DeleteGreat looking figures, congrats on your project 'completion. ' I for one would love to see the battle debut of all these units. The table will certainly sparkle.
ReplyDeleteI know that completion is a flexible term in our hobby, but this is pretty close to final.
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