tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post5974840995656823412..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: More Siege TopicsMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-74946154401554446792016-02-29T14:07:13.130+00:002016-02-29T14:07:13.130+00:00The "genius" of impoverished youth... th...The "genius" of impoverished youth... they were different times though... Don had written "Military Modelling" which as far as I can remember advocated wholesale copying of existing models (my memory may have faded in favour of "justifying" my poor attempts at reproducing Airfix Highlanders from plaster moulds using fishing lead - truly execrable, but a hugely exciting time - make do and mend at it's finest).. w.r.t the terrain pieces, a slit at one end with a scalpel or the like allowed for easy extraction, we'd hold it closed with some sellotape when filling the mould and any leakage round the tape could be scraped away easily when still fresh from the mould, or just painted as part of the wall... undercoat in humbrol enamel black, heavy dry brush grey, and straight on to the table... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-60296016159442877712016-02-29T13:54:06.746+00:002016-02-29T13:54:06.746+00:00You rascal - no wonder they went bust.
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In ...You rascal - no wonder they went bust.<br /><br /> 8-)<br /><br />In fact that's a dashed smart move, because the detail on the insides was far better than the outside (presumably because of the thickness of the plastic) so I guess your plaster copies might reflect this (assuming you could get them out of the "moulds"...)<br />MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55357100874217313952016-02-29T13:47:10.162+00:002016-02-29T13:47:10.162+00:00Indeed, and for penurious children fresh to teenag...Indeed, and for penurious children fresh to teenage'hood back in the day, we used them (Bellona) as moulds for endless hundreds of plaster of paris copies... I still have half a yard of plaster copies of Bellona's "country walls" to this day.....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-34975725477336852812016-02-29T13:26:16.643+00:002016-02-29T13:26:16.643+00:00Bellona - now there's Old School... I revarni...Bellona - now there's Old School... I revarnished a couple of Bellona gun emplacements last week - reminded me that they are weighted with Plasticene ("plazzy", as it was known in Liverpool schooldays) to stop the things sliding around when someone sneezes.<br /><br />....and another thing - this same Asquith book has photos of some terrific earthworks and battery positions made by Hovels - as far as I know, these never made it into production, but they look great.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-61322096053088826552016-02-29T13:10:42.823+00:002016-02-29T13:10:42.823+00:00Not only Gallia... I still mourn deeply for the d...Not only Gallia... I still mourn deeply for the death of Bellona (sp?)...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-27597275385781615692016-02-29T09:10:43.265+00:002016-02-29T09:10:43.265+00:00I confess I had a wobbly moment over the red roofs...I confess I had a wobbly moment over the red roofs. I had decided long ago to make the roofs grey and threatening, but when I had the pots out I kept thinking - just a minute - these are obviously moulded as pantiles - they should be red. I believe I was still thinking this after the brown base coat went on. However, my range of red Dulux shades has diminished recently, since the Naples Red and one of the Flame Frenzy pots went solid, so, partly out of fear of producing an orange roof which was more ridiculous and toylike than the original, I stuck with my grey plan.<br /><br />The decoupage medium was a really stupid idea. After 24 hours it was still bubbly, and the consistency of wallpaper paste, so I cut my losses and wiped the lot out with kitchen roll and cotton-wool balls, and I am now going to paint out the moat section with khaki and two shades of brown, and apply a couple of coats of acrylic gloss varnish. If there is any unevenness I shall dry brush with baseboard green and pretend it is scum and weed.<br /><br />Once the flow of Tey buildings has stopped I'll post a mock-up a town section, such as would be used for a "slice" of a siege (as per Chris Duffy), with walls, gates, a town centre, creeping suburbs (to be demolished, of course) and a castle. With luck my trenches should start to appear shortly thereafter, but they will require a lot of filler and a lot of fiddling round. One thing they will not feature is decoupage medium.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-57719254764860578882016-02-29T07:55:53.949+00:002016-02-29T07:55:53.949+00:00An interesting post....your castle looks more busi...An interesting post....your castle looks more business like and gothic now.I am planning to repaint my castle (similar to yours) at some stage, but I rather like the red roofs, so may repaint them a slightly different shade. My Mum has some of those houses on her windowsill, will she notice if I purloin them I wonder? I think Gallia must have ceased early 90's as I don't remember them in evidence much after that. If the moulds were stil in existance it would be worth using them again as there is a dearth of decent fortification pieces on the market.Springinsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088330681756351208noreply@blogger.com