Television is rather a frightening business. But I get all the relaxation I want from my collection of model soldiers.
Peter Cushing

Thursday 2 October 2014

The Dark Continent Takes Form

I played around with lots of different ideas for foliage to get that Lost World vibe. I was going to construct some palm trees with wire and fabric, a technique I'd had some success with in the past; but I decided that it was more important for me to get the first thing actually finished to get the mojo flowing. So, thanks to Dave (@thefrugalgamer) who reminded me of aquarium plants, I popped onto the Bay of E and awaited delivery. A bit of chopping and sticking has started to give me a pretty good bit of visual interest to frame the figures on the ridge:  And with the valiant chaps of the Prince of Wales Own Volunteers in place, facing the monstrous spawn of the Dark Continent:  So tomorrow it's time to dip the brush into the wet stuff. I'm intending to start easy by working on Barney do I can get back into the swing of blending. My plan is to do the whole thing with a rather muted, realistic palette to really make the redcoats pop. Of course, I might ditch that and go for one of the more garish recent suggestions for what a tyrannosaur might have looked like...

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  1. absolutely superb, wonderful work and I can't wait to see it develop with the addition of some paint. On that note, might I suggest a followers gadget so we can all keep track of your progress? There is of course the Google+ version, but I've noticed that not everyone embraces that so I personally resorted to the old fashioned version that can be found buried deep in the gadgets section.

    Either way keep up the good work, having something that I could escape to, has been the perfect tonic for our demanding day jobs.

    All the best,

    Michael

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  2. Many thanks, Michael. Looking forward to slapping some paint on :). I think I've added the right follower thing, let me know if I've got it wrong.

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    1. Hi Herbert, I'm not sure what you've got there, but my ICT skills are not the best. The gadget I was thinking of can be found on the layout page. Click 'add a gadget' and then look for the 'more gadgets' tab. Right at the bottom of that page you should see something called 'followers' - that should do it! Hope it helps.

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