Follow that Camel - Project Finished

[Elk101]

I only just found this from your link on a palm trees thread and I'm glad you did. I've read the whole thing in one go and thoroughly enjoyed it; it's had Carry On humour,  well crafted scenery and good figure painting, and tips and advice on everything from finishing plastic palm trees to using bluefoam. Excellent work Gary! I don't know how you will get past all that gentlemanly conduct and encourage BLAM players to attack each other though?

Cheers

[Malamute]

Very dynamic  

Looking forward to playing this in October  

cheers

James

Yep, they're great looking figures, lots of movement in them.

Can't wait to play!

[Ray Earle]

Very nicely done. Great work on those figures. 

Are you going to add any with camels?

[Mason]

...... I don't know how you will get past all that gentlemanly conduct and encourage BLAM players to attack each other though?

 

That is too funny!

[Atheling]

Next up are some Bedouin Cavalry.

The first one is the leader - Sheik Yabouti.  He is based on the Gring 40s Rasuli figure.


Next some tribesmen.




The first of many more (actually about 6) to come.

I think I've taken a fancy to this! Oh-oh..... as they say 

Darrell.

[Hu Rhu]

I only just found this from your link on a palm trees thread and I'm glad you did. I've read the whole thing in one go and thoroughly enjoyed it; it's had Carry On humour,  well crafted scenery and good figure painting, and tips and advice on everything from finishing plastic palm trees to using bluefoam. Excellent work Gary!
Cheers

Yep, they're great looking figures, lots of movement in them.

Can't wait to play!

Thanks for the compliments.

I don't know how you will get past all that gentlemanly conduct and encourage BLAM players to attack each other though?

That is too funny!

It certainly is.     

I pondered whether the rules need any artificial adjustments to produce animosity but then I looked at the members of my own club and thought what the hell.... all wargamers are alike.   It just comes out in spades at BLAM.   

As an aside I do have an animosity card which produces a similar result to the BLAM effect for those more squeamish (or honourable) players and almost forces the players to adopt a certain BLAM like attitude even if they hadn't planned it that way!!!!

I think I've taken a fancy to this! Oh-oh..... as they say 
Darrell.

My advice...take the plunge. 

[Atheling]

My advice...take the plunge. 

It's on my list..... I've got a gazillion Beja to splash with a bit of colour first!

Darrell.

[Hu Rhu]

Very nicely done. Great work on those figures. 

Are you going to add any with camels?

Thanks and yup, just waiting for them to be delivered from Artizan, plus a few kneeling camels as markers, obstacles or general period pieces and scene setters.

[Hu Rhu]

Although not my original idea, I created a marker to show shock.  Each unit will have a marker like this:



When a unit receives any shock, the amount is shown by adding a dice into the recess like this:


The difference in dice colour allows me show when more than 12 shock points are accumulated, by making the red dice show 2 points of shock for every pip.  Thus we can show from 0-24 shock points.

As for additional figures, here's one I painted earlier.  I present Bertram Oliphant West or as his friends call him 'Bo' West.


The figure is converted from one of Mason's ranges with a French Foreign Legion head transposed and a neck covering modelled from green stuff.  It was originally painted for the BLAM painting competition.

Next up are Lady Jane Ponsonby and Cork Tip.

[Atheling]

Great stuff!!

I'm thinking of using casualties for my games in the Sudan. I don't know what I'll be using for the NWF (Artizan doesn't do any casualties as of yet) but I may well use something similar to what you've made.

Darrell

[Hu Rhu]

As I explained in an earlier post the game includes some non-player characters that build the narrative.  First up are two of the ladies:

Cork Tip




Lady Jane Ponsonby (awful camera work has spoilt the painting effect)

[Malamute]

Cork Tip? 

Great stuff

[Hu Rhu]

Mark Lowther from Unfeasibly Miniatures sent me one of his camel mounted tuareg which I have to say is a fantastic sculpt mounted on an Ebob camel.  Here he is painted up.  I intend to order a dozen more as soon as Black Hat starts stocking them.

[Malamute]

He looks great Gary.

[Mason]

That is a very laid back pose for a fella on a camel.
What's his name: Mustapha Restt?
 

Nice work.
Like it!