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Title: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 09, 2020, 04:08:49 PM
These little fellows were meant to be based a few weeks ago but I managed to lose them! They were found again wrapped in bubble wrap right under my nose. Literally under my nose as they were wrapped in bubble wrap in a small box under my painting table!

As usual more pics including single bases from different angles and associated blurb can be found on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/10/afghan-tribesmen-medium-pace-painting.html (https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/10/afghan-tribesmen-medium-pace-painting.html)


Without further ado here are the pics:

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Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Plynkes on October 09, 2020, 04:29:54 PM
Noice!

I'm not all that familiar with NWF ranges, are these the new plastics we've been hearing all about, or the metal ones that have been around for a while? ( or indeed both?)


Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Captain Blood on October 09, 2020, 04:48:27 PM
These are metal Perries, Dylan.

Great work Darrell. I love the forward motion. Each base is a tasty little vignette  :-*
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Ray Rivers on October 09, 2020, 05:44:19 PM
Nice!  :-*

Each base is a tasty little vignette

Indeed.

I am really starting to like this form of basing, especially for irregulars.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Plynkes on October 09, 2020, 05:51:39 PM
Thanks, Richard.

You are right about them being lovely little vignettes of motion. Really seems like they are rushing headlong at Thomas J. Atkins.  Feel like chucking my Martini and legging it! :)




Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Mike1879 on October 09, 2020, 06:09:49 PM
Gorgeous painting, love your warm vibrant colour schemes. I’d be panicking like nuts if I mislaid these little beauties !!!!
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 09, 2020, 06:43:43 PM
Thanks guys :)

I am really starting to like this form of basing, especially for irregulars.

The idea was taken from the Up the Nile rules. All irregulars are on round bases. Glad you like the look of them this way.

Thanks, Richard.

You are right about them being lovely little vignettes of motion. Really seems like they are rushing headlong at Thomas J. Atkins.  Feel like chucking my Martini and legging it! :)

 lol

Yeah, they're the Perry metals Plynkes. I've got plenty of plastic's made up but they have been withdrawn to the back of the painting queue unfortunately- until I can figure out a way in which to paint them a little faster [desperately resisting the urge to estimate the total number of Perry Afghan's he has to paint up!]
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: marianas_gamer on October 09, 2020, 10:29:23 PM
Your painting keeps improving. These beauties really shine (that is for hairy hill men  lol).
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Arundel on October 10, 2020, 03:10:43 AM
Those are breathtaking. Like others have said, you've done an excellent job with your colours and basing. One question: did you find the flash and clean-up/prep needed on these figures excessive? I've heard bad things about them. It's sad if true, because the sculpts are really top notch.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: SiamTiger on October 10, 2020, 05:46:50 AM
Lovely paint jab on those miniatures. Really great composition as well.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 10, 2020, 08:32:54 AM
Thanks again guys :)

Those are breathtaking. Like others have said, you've done an excellent job with your colours and basing. One question: did you find the flash and clean-up/prep needed on these figures excessive? I've heard bad things about them. It's sad if true, because the sculpts are really top notch.

On this batch no- none, but I say this with the proviso that I bought the above metals as soon as they were released a few years back. I bought an extra couple of packs and they weren't so pretty in terms of extra metal. It's not flash, it's where the moulds have been torn of 'chipped'.

Lovely paint jab on those miniatures. Really great composition as well.

Cheers, I think that the composition has worked best on the command stand. It was a bit difficult to make the mini's 'talk' as they're all sprinting like a bat out of hell  lol
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Orctrader on October 10, 2020, 02:46:15 PM
Very impressive.   :)

Really like the basing, as others have said.  What size are they?  (Might try something similar myself one day.   ::) )
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 10, 2020, 02:55:30 PM
Very impressive.   :)

Thanks :)

Really like the basing, as others have said.  What size are they?  (Might try something similar myself one day.   ::) )

They're 50mm in diameter. They would work just as well on 60mm bases but as the regulars will be on 50mm x 50mm square bases I just went with that. Larger bases would allow for a more 'vignette' look, which I really like but then they would be at odd for the regulars and combat might get messy.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: JBaumal on October 10, 2020, 03:49:35 PM
WOW! Amazing brushwork! As stated, each base is a beautiful vignette!
Now please tell me about the flag....

Inspirational, I’m going to sneak in a bit of work today on my 2nd Afghan War Ghazi unit I’m building.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Arundel on October 10, 2020, 04:22:09 PM
Thanks again guys :)

On this batch no- none, but I say this with the proviso that I bought the above metals as soon as they were released a few years back. I bought an extra couple of packs and they weren't so pretty in terms of extra metal. It's not flash, it's where the moulds have been torn of 'chipped'.

That's a real shame. The Perry's have some lovely figures but pretty much across the board they seem to be plagued with poor casting issues. I've heard the samurai are a nightmare!
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Plynkes on October 10, 2020, 04:48:51 PM
Perry metals have always been a nightmare for flash and such, with annoying little spikes and lumps sticking out all over the place. I can just about live with that because they are such nice figures, but the last ones I got from them had their guns bent and twisted all to shit too.

They may make some of the best figures, but they reach you in the worst condition. Can't think of a company I have bought from that are as bad.


Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Ray Rivers on October 10, 2020, 04:58:47 PM
The Perry's have some lovely figures but pretty much across the board they seem to be plagued with poor casting issues. I've heard the samurai are a nightmare!

Granted it has been awhile since I last ordered from them, but the Sudan metal miniatures I received from them were great castings. I think they even came in little boxes, if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Plynkes on October 10, 2020, 05:03:49 PM
They still come in those little boxes, Ray. I've got dozens of the bloody things.

Don't know why I hang on to them. Hopefully they'll come in handy for something one day.



Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 10, 2020, 05:35:25 PM
That's a real shame. The Perry's have some lovely figures but pretty much across the board they seem to be plagued with poor casting issues. I've heard the samurai are a nightmare!

My guess would be that it is not by design that some castings aren't great. I think that they have such a load of casting to get through on a daily basis that even keeping up with having new moulds made might be difficult. Of course, that's just my guess.

If I can afford it at the time and it's a period that holds interest for me (i.e. I will eventually paint them) then I tend to try and buy when the mini's have just been released to get the fresh castings.
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on October 10, 2020, 10:54:30 PM
 :-* :-* :-*Those came out really nice Darrell!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 11, 2020, 08:21:58 AM
:-* :-* :-*Those came out really nice Darrell!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Rob.

I'm still working on just out how to paint them to the right level for the 'job'. It's trickier then I thought...
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Diablo Jon on October 11, 2020, 06:19:46 PM
Those are great you've done a  cracking job.

Perry metals have always been a nightmare for flash and such, with annoying little spikes and lumps sticking out all over the place. I can just about live with that because they are such nice figures, but the last ones I got from them had their guns bent and twisted all to shit too.

They may make some of the best figures, but they reach you in the worst condition. Can't think of a company I have bought from that are as bad.

I received an order from Perry's this week, for a project I have in mind, I ordered from three different ranges (ACW, Sudan and war of the Triple Alliance) and without fail they are a mess of flash and bent rifles. I know they will take a lot of work to clean up but they do look good when they are painted. (Well when they are painted by someone as talented as Atheling.)
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Deedles on October 11, 2020, 06:23:24 PM
Very nice
Title: Re: Medium Paced and Based Afghan Tribesmen (Perry's)
Post by: Atheling on October 11, 2020, 07:16:58 PM
Thanks Deedles :)

I received an order from Perry's this week, for a project I have in mind, I ordered from three different ranges (ACW, Sudan and war of the Triple Alliance) and without fail they are a mess of flash and bent rifles. I know they will take a lot of work to clean up but they do look good when they are painted.

Yeah, they are definitely worth it in the end. The only real rival's the Perry's have are Mr Hicks and Mr Bickley.

I suppose, then it comes down to it, this might sound odd (moi?  lol ) it really depends on what sort of mood I'm in. If I'm raring to go I can happily clean up miniatures all day (though that did kind of fail today/this Sunday). If I can't be bothered then it's usually last on my list of hobby to do's. I do place my clean up tray on my painting desk every night to remind myself that I have to do it!  lol

And thank you for the compliment- how much do I owe you?  lol