What's on your workbench?

[Peeler]

Baron, simply rest your pint on her head & calm her anger by preordering a sandwich for later on. It'll give her something to think about as she calms down.

[goat major]

Actually, she chips in at a respectable 5' 4" - a foot shorter than me, so I can rest my pint on her head when she's standing in front of me.

How shelfish....

[Shahbahraz]

More Vikings! Here's a sample, more on the blog:



http://aleadodyssey.blogspot.com/

[Essex Boy]

I like them, a lot.

What are they based on?

E

[RMD]

I like them, a lot.

What are they based on?

E

I think he said they're based on Vikings. I'm no expert, but they look great to me!

[Shahbahraz]

The bases are MDF on magentised sheet, from Tiny Tin Troops. I am holding off on finishing the bases till the whole army is done, so they are nice and consistent.

[RMD]

Now that all manufacturing for AB Figures is done in Oz, they use a distinctly softer metal than was formerly the case when Mike H did them here in the UK. It gives finer detail than Mike's pewter, but the lances, sword-blades, flagpoles, etc are bendier and weaker than Mike's castings. I've therefore decided to replace the lances on these Cossacks with some steel 'uns. There's no fannying around with lance-pennants, so that makes the job a bit easier. These were 50mm steel spears that I've cut to 35mm. The blades are a somewhat broad for Napoleonic lance-heads, but they look ok:

[grizzlymc]

Looks like a bunch of pricks to me.

[RMD]

Looks like a bunch of pricks to me.

It certainly is... Owwww…

[Shahbahraz]

I hate respearing figures, but that looks like a good job.