tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post5500446203684805446..comments2024-03-16T13:40:10.579-07:00Comments on Army Royal: WIP; John BlankeStuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255875998586936550noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-88240302074469988972012-09-14T04:32:33.996-07:002012-09-14T04:32:33.996-07:00If you wanted bare-headed, I'd have gone with ...If you wanted bare-headed, I'd have gone with one of the Bija heads and just cut down the hairstule slightly. The plastic they're made from would easily allow a bit of picking and stabbing to get the hair texture right again.<br /><br />Love your work, sir.<br />wardlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525814696282032625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-63207120724964065602012-09-01T10:18:12.178-07:002012-09-01T10:18:12.178-07:00I tried one of the heads from the Zouave command s...I tried one of the heads from the Zouave command sprue but it looked very small ( a bit like the closing scene of Beetlegeuice!) so I thing one of the turbaned heads from one of the ansar spearman sets will be worth a try.Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255875998586936550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-15150371623662139452012-09-01T09:25:21.626-07:002012-09-01T09:25:21.626-07:00Or possibly a spare head from a Perry ACW Zouave s...Or possibly a spare head from a Perry ACW Zouave set? LittleArmieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633965168690644134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-62367521447333908092012-09-01T09:24:46.477-07:002012-09-01T09:24:46.477-07:00Or possibly a spare head from a Perry ACW Zouave s...Or possibly a spare head from a Perry ACW Zouave set? LittleArmieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633965168690644134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-55403487790573016172012-09-01T01:20:04.569-07:002012-09-01T01:20:04.569-07:00Fantastic units, flags are amazing!Fantastic units, flags are amazing!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-23432530565758180402012-08-31T07:39:09.344-07:002012-08-31T07:39:09.344-07:00Perry Ansar came to my mind as well - you just nee...Perry Ansar came to my mind as well - you just need someone who has a spare head from the box set?<br /><br />http://www.perry-miniatures.com/product_info.php?products_id=2593Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480914097085753969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-17143393527781994512012-08-30T11:45:54.240-07:002012-08-30T11:45:54.240-07:00Interesting subject and certainly a point of discu...Interesting subject and certainly a point of discussion for the army. Will be a nice touch, great stuff.Hendridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17336497594850535093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-22721788050190328682012-08-29T15:07:03.108-07:002012-08-29T15:07:03.108-07:00Thanks fellas, that was just the spark to get me t...Thanks fellas, that was just the spark to get me thinking laterally. There's quite a few potentials in the Perry Sudan rangeStuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255875998586936550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-87145303042975553532012-08-29T14:52:49.084-07:002012-08-29T14:52:49.084-07:00As it appears that all the trumpeters are bare hea...As it appears that all the trumpeters are bare headed in the illustration, so I'd go for a Foundry or North Star African figure and do a headswop? You maybe able to get a single african figure on ebay relatively cheap (not my thing so can't send you a spare i'm afraid)/.<br />There was an article on negros in Tudor England in a recent BBC History magazine - which included John Blanke.<br />Simon.paintermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649916816073878873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-83146070882999653902012-08-29T14:44:39.832-07:002012-08-29T14:44:39.832-07:00Possibly one of the Foundry Afro Carribean Renegad...Possibly one of the Foundry Afro Carribean Renegades?<br /><br />http://www.frpgames.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=49661<br /><br />One has a Tudor style cap on already, or perhaps you could model the hat on with green stuff?<br /><br />Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796318659076787601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296202536185481186.post-51106525647219841152012-08-29T13:33:57.689-07:002012-08-29T13:33:57.689-07:00More very inspiring work Stuart.
I think that thi...More very inspiring work Stuart.<br /><br />I think that this is one of my favourite blogsa s it's great to see someone go into such detail when it comes to Late Medieval/Renaissance warfare. I guess that if you want to get things 'right' you have got to do this with these 'periods'.<br /><br />Top drawer stuff mate.Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04363108327445559579noreply@blogger.com