Up the Nile: Mounted Infantry, Second El Teb Added- Page 3- 29/04/2021

[Plynkes]

By the way, just need to add that I absolutely love these ones, too. Outstanding work there, even more so considering they have been speed-painted. I have a box of these somewhere I've been saving for a rainy day. I'm sorely tempted to break it open having seen this example of how good they can look.

I might try to see if I can wrangle some other early Ansar types out of that box. I have some Copplestone Shilluk itching to fight somebody, and they did fall out with the Ansar quite early on (at I time, I think when the Mahdists were still not using firearms yet (need to check that, though). Might make a fun skirmish project.


Haven't seen the Castaway Arts ones in real life, so I'm not much use there. Sorry.

[Atheling]

By the way, just need to add that I absolutely love these ones, too. Outstanding work there, even more so considering they have been speed-painted. I have a box of these somewhere I've been saving for a rainy day. I'm sorely tempted to break it open having seen this example of how good they can look.

Thanks- appreciated. It take me about one five or six hour sitting to do 12 so not bad going- but, that does not include glossing and then matting down- and basing of course.

I might try to see if I can wrangle some other early Ansar types out of that box. I have some Copplestone Shilluk itching to fight somebody, and they did fall out with the Ansar quite early on (at I time, I think when the Mahdists were still not using firearms yet (need to check that, though). Might make a fun skirmish project.

That is at once an "ah, very interesting" and an "Oh no!" moment  What have you done?!?

Haven't seen the Castaway Arts ones in real life, so I'm not much use there. Sorry.
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[AKULA]

I think your speed painted Beja look top notch

 

[Atheling]

I think your speed painted Beja look top notch

 

Thanks matey

More to come, probably not tomorrow though..... but maybe

[Atheling]

Partial Vallejo Game Colour Washes Review- For Beja Tobes

There's a small review of the at least to me, newly discovered Vallejo Game Colour Washes and their application in painting the next batch of 12 Beja on my Blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/07/vallejo-game-colour-washes-review.html

I added the highlights last evening- these examples are just the base colour and the wash:

[Captain Blood]

Wow. That’s VERY effective.

[Atheling]

Wow. That’s VERY effective.

Cheers Richard. I'll pop up the pics of the end result after a highlight or two.

[Atheling]

Some of the miniatures on the bases are some of my first kit bashed/converted Beja. I'm really happy with the way they have come out.

Speed painted again.

If you have a mind to you can see more on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/08/up-nile-beja-lot-five.html









Cheers

[fred]

These are lovely looking, very natural

[Atheling]

These are lovely looking, very natural

Thanks Fred. I'll hopefully have time to a to get in a shot or two of the whole unit of 36 today.

[AKULA]

Lovely work.

Sorry if it’s a daft question, that you’ve answered elsewhere, but as you mentioned they are speed painted, how long would it say it takes you to paint a figure on average using this method, as opposed to your traditional method?

I appreciate you don’t paint a single figure at a time, but presumably have a rough idea how long it takes for X number of figures?

 

[Atheling]

Lovely work.

Sorry if it’s a daft question, that you’ve answered elsewhere, but as you mentioned they are speed painted, how long would it say it takes you to paint a figure on average using this method, as opposed to your traditional method?

I appreciate you don’t paint a single figure at a time, but presumably have a rough idea how long it takes for X number of figures?

 

Not at all. In truth it depends. Sometimes I can get 12 (the number of mini's in each batch)  in one sitting of say six to eight hours. So in that respect they're not belted out as such. Sometimes double that time. Why? I wish I knew 

You have to bear in mind that the Beja from the Perry Sudan range are pretty basic when it comes to garb and weaponry so they are easy to paint at a rate of knots. I'm working on three projects at one time; two are being 'speed painted' (I guess that means something different to each individual painter) and one I'm really taking my time with.

I've got to a stage where I just want to get the mini's on the table and the dice rolling with most of my projects. With that caveat that "where I just want to get the mini's on the table and the dice rolling" is directly proportional to me being able to actually mix with others again! 

Hope that helps? Or indeed makes sense?

[AKULA]

Hope that helps? Or indeed makes sense?

It does...and your speed painting is certainly quicker than my reply to your answer 

[Atheling]

It does...and your speed painting is certainly quicker than my reply to your answer 

 

I tried the same method on some 15's over the weekend- not a great result! 

[Atheling]

Yet more Beja for my Sudan project.

Sorry about the quality of the pictures. They were taken very early this morning. Too early in fact.

I'm not sure I quite had my wits about me as I forgot to set up the lighting and a couple are out of focus. I will do better next time!

As usual you can see more group shots plus single base shots from different angles on my blog here:
https://justaddwater-bedford.blogspot.com/2020/09/up-nile-beja-lot-6.html







Cheers