Wargaming topic on ancient TV

[Daeothar]

  A TV clip from the seventies(?), detailing wargaming at the time.

Some may have already seen it, but  I was duly fascinated by the fact sculpting was done with a frickin' soldering iron! 

Then he goes on that sculpting moustaches like this is difficult, but not impossible! No greenstuff or milliput for that man 

[armchairgeneral]

Interesting clip using metal as the sculpting medium 

Think it would be mid to maybe late eighties though? If I recall correctly Iain Dickie took over the editorship of Miniature Wargames around then?

[Doug ex-em4]

Good to see Iain and Neville Dickinson looking so young . Mind you, it’s not long since I last saw Neville and he was looking very spry still.

I must say, i never realised they sculpted in metal like that and in 15mm…!

Doug

[Basementboy]

Some may have already seen it, but  I was duly fascinated by the fact sculpting was done with a frickin' soldering iron! 

Then he goes on that sculpting moustaches like this is difficult, but not impossible! No greenstuff or milliput for that man 

It’s certainly impressive- puts us modern wargamers in our place!

[black hat miniatures]

Good to see Iain and Neville Dickinson looking so young . Mind you, it’s not long since I last saw Neville and he was looking very spry still.

I must say, i never realised they sculpted in metal like that and in 15mm…!

Doug

It was the normal method for creating 54mm Toy Soldier masters.

Alan Caton, a very well-known 54mm sculptor, was using that technique up to when he died a few years ago.   

All the masters for the All the Queen's Men ranges that I owned and sold through Imperial Miniatures  for a few years were metal figures sculpted using the same techniques.

Mike

[Daeothar]

It was the normal method for creating 54mm Toy Soldier masters.

Still very impressive, but this guy was doing 15mm that way... 

[Johnny Boy]

Interesting clip using metal as the sculpting medium 

Think it would be mid to maybe late eighties though? If I recall correctly Iain Dickie took over the editorship of Miniature Wargames around then?

Agreed, an interesting clip and I too would say mid to late eighties for the same reason, but Ancient??? TV Ancient!!
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