tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post3719856151567181646..comments2023-11-30T00:27:51.382-08:00Comments on Flanderkin Serjeant: Gadzooks and Prithee! Tis well I packed my Prancing Pantaloons.johnpreecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-82704279313670366992013-07-07T16:04:09.770-07:002013-07-07T16:04:09.770-07:00I absolutely agree with everyone else. My Own Naps...I absolutely agree with everyone else. My Own Naps are in full dress. None of that campaign nonsense if you please! :-)Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-17605842902723174662013-05-11T15:59:28.307-07:002013-05-11T15:59:28.307-07:00Happiness! You are back with your ever so pleasing...Happiness! You are back with your ever so pleasing style John.<br /><br />I'm not repainting any of my 1970s and early 1980s Cavaliers nor the Roundheads either. <br /><br />I'm reminded of Soviet and East German Cold War architecture. Blech!<br /><br />I love Vallejo's vibrant dark blue.<br /><br />Cheers and do write again sooner than a span of two Twyn days please,<br />BillGalliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-39342046688576212872013-05-02T03:00:14.394-07:002013-05-02T03:00:14.394-07:00Thank you for your kind comments Gentlemen and Lad...Thank you for your kind comments Gentlemen and Lady.<br /><br />Martin, that is right and can't be said often enough. I have met several people who are ashamed to show their figures because their painting is 'not good enough.' The tiny minority who police TMP and the like to pick up on any sub Kevin Dalimore offerings do more damage than they should.<br /><br />Ross, you have put your finger on my present dilemma shiny or not. (Thank you, DC your opinion is noted) I normally put shiny on toy soldier plain bases but I want these textured, will they look odd?<br />still undecided.<br /><br />Chrissie, you know a different law of time operates in Tywyn. Here it is only two days since my last post. Hope you are keeping well.<br /><br />Archduke and Mr Lilburne, I am inclined to the view that dull and drab is cousin to the wish to have every member of a unit in different pose and with a differing set of clothing. Actually its called uniform for a reason.<br /><br /><br />John<br /><br /><br /><br />johnpreecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548014163096067684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-39276037933642177182013-05-01T22:07:18.947-07:002013-05-01T22:07:18.947-07:00Welcome back!
I can't wait to hear more...Welcome back!<br />I can't wait to hear more...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-14873114715082028742013-04-27T23:54:48.172-07:002013-04-27T23:54:48.172-07:00Lol!
Well done!Lol! <br /><br />Well done!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011159912925185469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-64247752286156834602013-04-27T16:59:35.131-07:002013-04-27T16:59:35.131-07:00I'm definitely of the 'Bright Colours'...I'm definitely of the 'Bright Colours' school of military miniature haberdashery. Dull and drab colours might have been the norm in real life, but the thing about dull and drab, is, not to put too fine a point on it, just ... dull. And drab. <br /><br />Can't be having with that! In any case, colours on small figures look darker than they would look on a full sized person, so I would suggest going two or three shades lighter in any case. The exceptions are white, yellow, and very pale colours - you can't go wrong with these, and they can pick out duller colours to give an attractive effect.Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-70655752590041832662013-04-27T05:14:42.015-07:002013-04-27T05:14:42.015-07:00Ans where the bluudy hell have you been, young man...Ans where the bluudy hell have you been, young man?<br /><br />Was Wurzel a cavalier?<br /><br /><br />Chrissie<br />xxPoacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729018997149272797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-80498772689265427952013-04-27T03:14:21.469-07:002013-04-27T03:14:21.469-07:00Glad you're back John. By all means, paint the...Glad you're back John. By all means, paint the legend. Besides, the Willies look awfully drab in navy blue and brown.<br /><br />Hurrah!Bloggeratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501347647235993401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-8097076543756809442013-04-26T18:01:17.084-07:002013-04-26T18:01:17.084-07:00Good choice John! I'm glad you took the time t...Good choice John! I'm glad you took the time to think about this before rushing into painting these figures.<br /><br />I can't help but think that this is another case of extrapolating from worst case situations. Its like Napoleonic troops always in the shabbiest gear when we know that at least some troops carried their best gear in their napsacks and brushed and shined when expecting a major battle etc.<br />Bright colours and a glossy finish, that's what puts the dash into a dashing cavalier!<br /><br />-Ross Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-78000127508728685672013-04-26T11:14:36.437-07:002013-04-26T11:14:36.437-07:00Welcome back, John. You've been missed, sir.
...Welcome back, John. You've been missed, sir.<br /><br />I fully agree with you. How are those lads going to win the girls if they don't look the part, eh?<br /><br /><br />-- Jeff<br />Bluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-75012957004876021472013-04-26T09:47:44.026-07:002013-04-26T09:47:44.026-07:00Quite right, cavaliers should be wromantic.
It is...Quite right, cavaliers should be wromantic.<br /><br />It is odd that the dull or scruffy option is pursued most avidly in ECW circles, when it could be but generally isn't followed in other early modern periods. One never sees a SYW Prussian grenadier kitted out like Benny from Crossroads.J Lilburne Ret'dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-2471312892676254712013-04-26T08:44:07.143-07:002013-04-26T08:44:07.143-07:00Hurrah! The voice of reason is back.
I agree enti...Hurrah! The voice of reason is back.<br /><br />I agree entirely (if our toys don't catch the eye then we might as well push bits of cardboard around) and happily adopt the 'paint the legend' approach when i think it looks better.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872820354048836577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385210602449395922.post-43858931016762091522013-04-26T08:27:11.009-07:002013-04-26T08:27:11.009-07:00There's a lot to be said "for the look of...There's a lot to be said "for the look of the thing". I like my tabletop troopies to be somewhere between parade ground perfect and post latrine maintenance fatigue dress!<br /><br />I suppose the bottom line is that they are YOUR toys. If you are satisfied with the look of them after they've been painted....that's good enough. Other people's opinions are are a far distant second.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440393996804815125noreply@blogger.com