Flintloque Undead

Earlier this year I posted details of some Flintloque themed headless Zombies I had modelled and painted for details see this post. At the same time I was also working on these five miniatures and I thought it was about time I finished them.

I don't have any work-in-progress images to show you but it is my intention to add some more photos of my Flintloque Witchlands collection and to that end, I am labelling September as Flintloque Deadloque month. Expect more treats throughout the month.

There is not much to say about these five figures. I have modified the shako plumes with green stuff and bulked-out some of the features (particularly around the legs), but in the main they are stock Alternative Armies metal castings. The painting was done with a mix of acrylic colours then varnished and finished with static grass tufts.

Tony

Kennel Lane, Broadway - A quick update

Not much to add to the earlier posts, but here is an experiment in trying to duplicate the Cotswold stone or honey stone colour and better photos taken outdoors in natural light.

For larger images, just 'click' on the pictures.

Tony

An Industrial Narrow Gauge Adventure - Recent purchases

Today's update shows two of my most recent purchases. A sample pack of various grass matting from Model Scene and a bottle of Aqua Magic from Deluxe Materials. The matting will be used to add some foliage and greenery to the layout and I hope that the Aqua Magic will add more depth to the canal water surface. Both were ordered via the Internet.

I will have some more updates soon.

Tony

Kennel Lane, Broadway - Building the stairs

The stairs end has been worked upon. First adding the large upstairs wooden door which was built from scraps of green foam and detailed with more green foam and plastic card.

The blank for the stairs was built from eleven separate layers of 5mm thick foam underlay material that was cut into layers and then glued together with superglue. After the former was sanded smooth I added a thin layer of DAS modelling clay and began the process of carving the stone blocks.

For most of the modelling the steps were kept separate from the building but once I was happy with the progress I glued them in place and started to fill in any gaps with more DAS and thinned filler.

Tony

Abe Sapien - Hellboy Painting Article

At long last, I have painted the Jim Bowen/Graven Images miniature that has sat on my 'to-do' list for ages. The figure is a rare 40mm casting from the short-lived Hellboy range distributed by Graven Images. I already have the Hellboy figure based and painted - see this link from ten years ago!

As you can see from the images below, the original casting has been modified and based on some LEGO blocks.

Finally, we have the Hellboy and Abe (Big Red and Blue) figures finished.

Tony

Kennel Lane, Broadway - Adding the doors

The latest additions to the model were the doors. I have used some spare scraps of green foam (a modelling foam that I find holds carved detail better than blue or pink foam) to construct the main stable door and the small shuttered window to the side.

The door and window were built from individual pieces of green foam stuck to thin card and then trimmed and glued in place with superglue. Both were detailed with more green foam.

The larger doors on the front were made from two pieces of spare card (a Ritz cracker box) and detailed with thin plastic card and plastic rod.

The lead flashing above the larger doors was modelled from strips of newspaper.

The larger window to the side (upper floor) was also modelled from spare card, see image below.

Tony

The Taming of the Shrew - RST

Last night Sue and I attended a performance of The Taming of the Shrew at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon but not any standard performance.....

In a reimagined 1590, England is a matriarchy, Babtista Minola is seeking to sell off her son Katherine to the highest bidder. Cue an explosive battle of the sexes in this electrically charged love story and offer a fresh perspective on the portrayal of hierarchy and power.

For further details see this link.

Sue and I had seen the same play back in 1995 (which stared Jocie Lawrence) but this production was very different - both funny (laugh out loud funny) and thought provoking as the gender swap has some dynamic inter-positioning of roles and meanings. But don't get me wrong it was one of the most enjoyable if not the most enjoyable performance both Sue and I had ever seen at the RSC. And that's saying something.

We stayed for the (very late) after-show question and answer session and once again loved having the intimate and informal chats with the cast and the director.

A great night out.

Tony