The Loose Association of Wargamers

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:

Looks like a bunch of pricks to me.

grizzlymc wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:10 am Looks like a bunch of pricks to me.

It certainly is... Owwww…

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

It's especially tricky with 15/18s so clearly you've done a very good job there.

goat major wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:53 pm

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:43 pm

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....

A-ledge-edly.....

RMD wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:40 am 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.

And will give those numpties who pick them up wrongly a much nastier stab wound. Good job, Mark.

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:41 am

goat major wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:53 pm

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 9:43 pm

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....

A-ledge-edly.....

Took you a while to come up with that one?

Thats because he had to rack his brain to think of a pun

RMD wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:32 pm

Essex Boy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:27 pm I like them, a lot.

What are they based on?

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

I even thought to myself 'should I make that clearer, because some git is bound to say 'Vikings''. I'll never learn.