Sunday 4 November 2018

Looking at Lammings

My painting target this week was to finish the first half of the 73rd. I managed to achieve this and  also had a bit of time do a few basing experiments.

In the picture below you can see my test company of the 73rd on a 1.5mm plasticard base lined up next to a company of Hinton Hunts on a 2mm base. They seem to work together really well like this.


I also dug out a few of the other Lammings I've picked up to show how incompatible the 20mm range is with 25mm range which replaced it in 1974-75. The height difference is not all that great in some instances, but the head and hat sizes are very different, as are the torsos, limbs and hands. They all still look like Lammings, however, which is what makes them so damned difficult to collect!


That'll be it for the Lammings for a wee while. I've told myself that I'm not allowed to do any more of them until the Chasseurs are complete. It's a desperate measure, I know, but it's the only way I could think of to force myself back to the cavalry. It should do the trick as I really want to see what a whole regiment of Lammings is going to look like.

Chasseurs next, I promise…

WM

P.S. I've just uploaded a fizzy-can flag page for those who want to know a bit more about how I make them. A horses page is also in preparation.

16 comments :

  1. Colorful and beautiful additions, waiting for Chasseurs!

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    1. Cheers, Phil. They're disgracefully late, I know.

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  2. That's a good trick with the basing. I think the finished unit will look stunning!

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    1. They're really very compatible with Hinton Hunts, Ian, or at least they are with the bigger and chunkier ones. The tiny little HH British 1815 infantry, on the other hand, may not be such a good fit!

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  3. Very nice indeed Matt, and the basing works very well. Enjoyed reading through your 'fizzy flag' post, I was surprised that you don't actually paint the flags flat before bending round the flagstaff, but it does make sense to avoid any damage afterwards. Looking forward to the Chasseurs as I'm currently painting eight of the same big beasties.

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    1. I find it hideously difficult to complete the second halves of my regiments, 'Lee. By that stage all the novelty has vanished and it becomes an awful grind. I have to keep inventing incentives to make myself do it. For infantry the secret, perhaps, would be to paint the flags last as the moment you finish mounting them onto the waiting flag bearers is always the best bit.

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  4. British and Chasseurs... I’m not sure what I want to see first... a feast for the eyes awaits us...
    I think that the Lamming height issue is also complicated by the fact that Bill started using much thicker bases in the 70s
    They are still lovely though.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. I wouldn't mind about the thicker bases, Aly, if it wasn't for the gigantic heads and bodies. They seem to have lost their earlier charm and elegance when Bill remodelled them.

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  5. Actually the earlier figures look a lot better and more humanly proportioned than the later ones, who seem to have overlarge heads and shakos! Your Brits fit well with the 1809 HH French.

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    1. I totally agree!
      I can't tell how delighted I am with these, LG. They're shaping up to be my best regiment, I think.

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  6. Absolutely gorgeous as ever - but who gave the British officer a black eye? :o)

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    1. It was one of the Chasseurs, Rob, who are just out of shot.

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  7. The advancing Lamming figure looks more determined than the Hinton Hunt French figure.

    Would you base smaller figures on a 3mm base or try adding a filler under the figure base to get a bit of extra height.

    Looking forward to seeing the finish unit.

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  8. They look as if they'll brook no nonsense, don't they Mark.
    Thicker bases for the smaller DKs and HHs might work!

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  9. Catching up with all your latest posts, brilliant painting, a pleasure to behold. Great article on 'fizzy flags' many thanks for all the tips.

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    1. Cheers, ABC. As you will have seen - nothing very difficult!

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