Egyptians, Gurkhas, and Churchill

Just posting some pics of the latest figures I've finished.  I've always like ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology so I was eager to get these figures painted.  The WWII Gurkhas were a nice change of pace after painting 20 Zanzibar slavers.  Churchill was a figure that I would not normally have painted but was a nice challenge.  Anyways, on to the pictures.

Justin

Pyrates!

Black Tree Design has launched a Pirates of Treasure Island Kickstarter.  Since I was a little kid I've always loved pirates.  I have fond memories of riding the Pirates of the Caribbean when I was a little kid at Disney Land.  Floating through the town being sacked by pirates and then between two ships firing broadsides into each other.  If that doesn't kick start you r love for pirates then nothing will!  Fast forward about 30 years, and my love for pirates is still going strong.  I recently took my two daughters to Disney Land and I had only one demand that was non negotiable, we had to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.  Even though it has changed since the time I first went on it, I still had a blast.
So you can imagine my surprise when I received two pirates along with some other figures.  A pirate with one leg and a crutch and a young boy.  The two immediately made me think of Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins from Treasure Island.

 Which is a good thing as the label on the package, that I did not read in my haste to look at the figures, clearly said Treasure Island.   I quickly watched Treasure Island again to get the painting mojo really flowing and then put paint to metal.  I really like these figures and they were a blast to paint.   The bases had wood planking texture and I continued the deck planking with coffee stirrer sticks.  If the rest of the figures are like these two, which they appear to be, then they would be a great addition to any pirate collection. 

Justin

Well, it has been a while...

Wow, time defiantly went by quick!  While I haven't been posting on here it doesn't mean that my paint brushes have been idle.  I've been painting in little spurts in my free time.  These are all from Black Tree Design for their website.