Macedonian Phallanx (Hat)

Actually, more than one...more like a macedonian battle line with 3 Phallanx´s ( is that the correct term for more than one Phallanx!!?) On the first bunch I used decals from LBMS, the others got a "silver shield"  paint job...which looks very bronze like in the pics.

Every one of the 144 Sarrissas is 7.4cms long, cut from 0.5mm wire, dipped in wood glue to create a spearhead and then welded to the bod.

Hello to Matt from FilmMattic Blog. He reviews those classic films like The godfather and lawrence of Arabia. He´s also taking part in the A-Z challenge and I can´t wait to see what he´ll come up with for X and Z :-D

Leonidas....

...and a couple of the guys. I was going to do a larger group of them but...firstly I ran out of bodys and heads to convert, I didn´t want to spend more money and I got distracted by another project :-D

Krakatoa ( Afternoon, August 26th, 1883 )

"Tompkins!!! I don´t care if your feet are getting hot, I want to reach the summit by tomorrow morning!!!! "

Hello to Stephen Kremp...who is writing and hoping to publish his book, "breakthrough", the progress of which you can see on his Blog, Breakthrough Blogs

JUMP!!!

Original titel, "whoops! There goes gravity" but it doesn´t start with J :-D

OK...How´s it done??? There are a couple of people who worked it out so it would be good if you kept quiet for now ;-D

Hello to Iron Mammoth from Iron Mammoth design, a freelance sculptor.

Indian Elephant (Hat)

It´s monday and the A - Z challenge goes onwards. This one is from the hat ele set, but I wanted one to look like the one from battle of Hydaspes in the Film Alexander, so out came the Greenstuff and cardboard :-D

Medieval Windmill XV -XIX Century

This looks just wonderfull. It´s made by Petra and Konrad Schulte  of  Fredericus-Rex and is made from Balsawood, Paper and Resin, using lasercutting .

It is listed as a Bockwindmuhle, in English a Post mill, which were first invented in the 11-12th centuries, an inovation which enabled "house" to be turned in order to point the sails into the wind.

Hello to hankesslinger...thanks for following :-D

Hypaspists ( Hat )

Good word that, Hypaspist, as monty python would have said, "A tinny word, not a woody one" 
Try saying it when you are drunk! Mind you, I would never be able to say the greek word for them - Ὑπασπιστἠς wether I was drunk or sober :-D 
If you want to know more about these guys look here

Hello to Misha Gericke. Misha is writing her first book, the progress can be seen on her Blog, appropiately titeled, My First Book.
Hello to Jeffrey Beasler. Jeffrey is a scribe and published author who in his own words, working to entertain and maybe even informing a willing audience. This he does at his Blog, Jeffrey Beaslers World of the Scribe.
Hello to Cole Garret. Cole is another Author, who posts little informational pieces done with a sense of dry humour  on his Blog, Dry Humour Daily.

Greek Phalanx (Hat )

The whole set with decals from Little Big man studios. I mean, who wants to paint 48 individual shield patterns!!?

Hello to Sylvia Ney, a published writer whose stuff can be seen and read on her blog, Writing in Wonderland

Frodo

Ok, it´s not a 100% likeness and I have made him look a bit tired, but it could be used alongside 54mm bods.
The bod came from The Kindersuprise LOTR series.

Before..................................................................

...............................................................and After

The base on the second version was created, made and supplied by Stephane of Dr Willets Workshop.
He´s made some very nice little scenic bases which I can highly recommend. I haven´t done it the justice it deserves. Anyway, you can see his full range of Medieval town Bases, HERE

Experiments with Gunpowder 1

Here we see the "helmet cannon" developed by,
Bodkin and Bodger
Blasta Way 13a
London.
It was designed so as to give every Knight artillerie capability on the battlefield whilst leaving his hands free to do the necessary hacking and slashing which was customary at the time.
It will now be test fired by T.Ompkins esq.

3..2..1...

Well.........at least we won´t have to bury him. :-/

Dobin and Daisy

These are the supply nags for the Medieval fantasy adventurers.

Dobin carrys the pots and pans, Daisy the arrows

Cloaks

This is how I make cloaks for my bods. Cheap and relatively easy.
Well, it has to be...this skinflint made it up :-D

The tools needed. Some toilet paper (a single layer of two ply ), pair of scissors, woodglue and liquid superglue, toothpick and the bod.

First cut a bit of toilet paper into this rough cloak shape. Lay the bod next to it for a pre-fit.  If it´s too long cut a bit off, too long...start again.

Sick a tiny blob of woodglue on the back and around the neck of the bod. Dip the tip of the toothpick into some wood glue and use it to gently pick up the loo paper cloak and lay it on the bod.

Clean the tip of the toothpick and using the tip, gently press the tiolet paper into the glue on the bods back and around it´s neck. Create folds in the cloack by adding glue either under or on top of the "cloak" .  When the desired shape is reached, slowly drip liquid super glue over the whole of the "cloak", trying not to get any onto the bod. . This turns the paper into  something like plastic. Let it all dry and paint. Told you it was easy :-D

Gracias Gandamar para ligar esto a La Armada ;-D