Morgul Knights Squadron

So here's all twelve of them finished.

I did some touching up on the original six such as horses mouths as I was doing the new ones.

Just in case you think they are the original six with new arms attached with blue tack, I include a pic of the complete squadron of twelve.

I can see that they will be fragile, in the field.

In fact, the banner carrier has already met up with some troll trouble and needed some super glue when his banner snapped off. Worth getting brass rod?

Morgul Knight bases

Just to show that I'm not totally doing nuffink, here's the bases for the second batch of Morgul Knights.

The one on the right is from the previous batch for comparison.

I'm still not happy as it's tricky getting Milliput around but not touching the hooves and more so with the Dark Earth paint.

Next time, I'll try another way.

Magwitch Hill

I should have finished the next batch of Morgul Knights,by now but I've been elsewhere.

However, this hill which Henry and Lewis made a few years ago and never painted, came to light recently.

So Maggie, with a little help from Blake, did the grass work and some of the painting.

Meanwhile, the Knights are gradually taking shape.

Morgul Knights Ride

That's the first batch finished and I've learned a few things.

Most of them I should have learned ages ago.

They may lean a little, this way and that.

I found it tricky to avoid it with a pin for one hole in the base and the other fixing points out of kilter.

Things will slow down now as I'll be busy elsewhere but I think I'll go from the second batch to Corsairs of Umber or Wood Elves.

Then the other 23 boxes and the Hobbit starter set!

Then there's that box of Skaven and Elves from the Warhammer World to tackle.
Plus. Plus. Plus.

Morgul Knights 2

Progress!

The two on the right have bases coated in 'Dark Earth', the texture paint I bought for FoW.

I figure the area is coated with dust and rocks.*

I'll do the others though I'll paint them black first.

After the Dark Earth, a bit of highlighting and then the riders can doff spears and sheilds and mount up.

*In my head originally, I had the Morgul Knights hanging out in Mirkwood and created some cute little fallen branches, had my pot of mixed herbs ready for fallen leaves and I'd scrounged some Halloween 'spider's web' to use on the bases (giant spiders in Mirkwood). Oh well! It will all come in handy some day.

Morgul Knights

After sitting, staring at tank decal sheets for the past six weeks or so and fretting about placing them incorrectly, I decided that I really must do something about my 'modelers block'.

So, screwing up my courage and several sheets of toilet paper, I put decals, tanks and FoW paints back in the box and started on these Morgul Knights.

You could say that, at last, I'm back in the saddle but actually, that's not me - just a blob of Blue Tack.

V1 Base

Here's the base which should make the whole thing a little less fragile.

Not much being done at the moment.

The combination of invasions of grandchildren, an amazing test match, War in Middle Earth and illness has meant I've done very little for the past three weeks.

I'm also a little timid of applying decals which is the next stage with the Shermans.

V1

 V1 painted but I'm concerned about the fragility.

I'm thinking to give it a base with all 7 fixing points glued to the same thing so that they all support each other.

I'll leave this one as is but if I ever do another, I might experiment with merging top and bottom colours.

Easy with a good spray gun, I guess. Less so stippling.

Stugs approach completion

I've been busy painting up these Stugs.

They are far from done, even missing a commander, but I feel I can do little more until I get some decals.

Even dirtying them up will have to wait on decals.

The camouflage gave them a lift, despite it not being all that good.

The first Ashes Test took up a little of my painting time but I'd probably have been gardening if not watching so not too much time was lost.

 Just the V1 to go and that's Open Fire dealt with.

Next up - the box of five Shermans (Shermen?) as there may be some decals left over from them to go on the rubbish Shermans in the Open Fire box.

If so, it might make sense to buy some more Stugs rather than spend out on a sheet of decals.

Lewis and I had a brief practice to check out some basic rules.

I went to lay down afterwards.

The rest of the Yanks

 Here are the rest of the American that were dropped behind the lines.

As you can see, the drop took off the muzzles of two of the rifles, never to be afixed.

Also, I think the bazooka may have to be repainted green.

Fun doing the bases but the MG assembly was a bit tricky.

These guys, even supported by the tanks, look a little outnumbered facing the Germans in the 'Open Fire' box.

Next up, the German Stug tank assault guns which are still at the assembly stage.