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Sunday, 6 October 2013

Flintloque Highland Ratmen

The Flintloque bug has well and truly bitten me! For the first time in my life I have been painting figures solidly without getting in the slightest bit bored. It's amazing. The only explanation I can come up with is that these figures are some of the most fun things I have ever put a brush too!

The starting point for my painting has been the figures which come with the Catalucia starter set. 6 Joccian ratmen and 6 Ferach elves. I have completed all but two of these figures and have experienced a slight delay with the elves due to dropping the cavalry man on a hard floor from height... Fortunately there was no real harm done, but a minor injury meant I was able to reposition his arm in a more suitable pose. So a silver lining there!

Anyway, the point of this ramble is that I am only able to post my ratmen today!


Och, laddie! I smell elves!
Two Highland rats with Bessie muskets and the standard bearer (sans standard, I'm waiting to find one I like).
Hoots, Jimmy! Bang that drum!
 Officer, drummer and another rifleman.

 

 A group shot of the whole motley crew. I'm quite pleased with how these turned out, although I do feel the elves are better overall. They were painted in my usual way, with a layer of colours and then a dip with Army Painter. The bases had coarse sand glued on them before being painted earthy colours and clumps of static grass glued on.

I'm disappointed they won't see any action before the house move, but I am making the most of my time in terms of getting painting done. The production line has just had three light Orcs and four Todoroni added to it. So they'll be up here at some point.

Thanks for looking!
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  1. Anonymous6 October 2013 at 18:12

    very nice indeed, drummer especially looks really hard as nails!!
    cheers
    Donnie

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  2. Simon Quinton 6 October 2013 at 18:18

    Nice work Chris. They look like nice models :D

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:08

      Cheers, Simon. Yes, I've really come to like the Flintloque range a lot. Unique figures!

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  3. Colgar66 October 2013 at 19:07

    You know, they may be officially ratmen but there's something almost hound-like about them to my eye :-) .

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:10

      Yes, I agree with you to an extent. I think it isn't quite to pronounced when you see the figures in reality.

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  4. Gavin Syme (GBS)6 October 2013 at 19:20

    Lovely work and a testament to the toughness to AA white metal that you can drop it hard and it survives. Colgar needs to to check out the Ostarian Empire if he likes Hounds.

    Looking forward to more.

    GBS
    www.alternative-armies.com

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:12

      Thanks, Gavin. There will certainly be more and I'll post a 'group shot' of the starter set contents when all the figures are done! Yup, the metal was so tough that it even protected the unvarnished paint from chipping! :)

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  5. Tony6 October 2013 at 19:27

    Looking good, I've tried the 'DIP' method a couple of times, but have never found it as easy as the literature states. I prefer painting, highlighting and washes.

    Your drummer in particular has led me to start thinking about another foray into dipping.

    Thanks for posting the minis and good luck with the house move.

    Tony

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:17

      Hi, Tony. I always apply the 'dip' with a brush so I have more control over it. I currently use the mid-tone shade and would certainly not go darker. In honesty I use it out of a combination of laziness and wanting to make sure the figures have a good protective coat on them. Previously I have used the same painting method and then just a brown Games Workshop wash, followed by a coat of varnish. I think the end effect from that is slightly lighter. The main negative for me is it 'dirties' whites, but I can live with that for the convenience, personally!

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  6. Michael Awdry6 October 2013 at 19:45

    Superb, what great fun looking miniatures.

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:17

      Thanks! Wait till you see some of the others!

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  7. M. C. Monkey-Dew7 October 2013 at 01:23

    Nicely done!

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    1. Chris7 October 2013 at 08:18

      Thanks! Plenty more where that came from too! It's interesting that my Flintloque posts have generated a lot of comment compared to some others. Very motivating!

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