Completed Tirailleur Senegalese

[Nap]

Hi Simon

Nice result on getting matching blues there , really looking good now even unfinished

Look forward to seeing more from your hairy sticks

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Hi Simon

Nice result on getting matching blues there , really looking good now even unfinished

Look forward to seeing more from your hairy sticks

Happy benchtime

Nap

Have a look on Face Book 'small subjects Historex group build. I'll post it here once complete.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

It's really nice. And the colours and tones are turning out very well indeed.
This should be a smashing finished article.

 

[Briggsy]

It's really nice. And the colours and tones are turning out very well indeed.
This should be a smashing finished article.

Hope so, I'm at that stage of 'it's all too difficult' at he mo.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Nil desperandum

 

[Briggsy]

Yeah, not painting today. I swapped my old desk, which was my father's painting desk, for a small dining room table and set of office draws. Got much more room now but too knackered to paint. Also helps I ditched two black bin bags of crap that I'd accumulated over time, now all I have to do is fill all he space again!

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Our house badly needs that kind of attention

 

[Briggsy]

We've been clearing the garage for about 6 years now, still can't get inside! Doesn't help my eldest two, both married and moved out, still have a shed load of stuff here. Add to that my Granddaughter has more toys here than my three had between them and we don't have room to swing a cat, and I have three of them.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

There is apparently a saying attributed (by Ray Mears) to an indigenous tribe somewhere, that goes something like,
"If you have more possessions than you can carry on your back, then they own you."

 

[Briggsy]

There is apparently a saying attributed (by Ray Mears) to an indigenous tribe somewhere, that goes something like,
"If you have more possessions than you can carry on your back, then they own you."

Oh I like that, often ended up with a bergan on my back weighing anything up to and around 100lb, add to that the webbing and weapon and yeah it owns you.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Jesus Christ that sounds REALLY heavy!

 

[Briggsy]

Jesus Christ that sounds REALLY heavy!

Yeah but some had it worse, mortar pl, anti tanks and machine gun pl all had those weapons and ammo on top of that. It's why lots of ex soldiers are falling apart at the seams.

Cheers Simon

 

[theBaron]

When I moved into my house back in 2001, I had in mind a rule of thumb that anything that was still packed away 6 months after the move was something you didn't need, and should get rid of.
I still have 2 rooms full of storage, 23 years later.

Prost!
Brad

 

[David Spencer]

It isn't surprising that ex-squaddies get joint problems.
Nothing new, it seems:
"Marius is said in ancient sources to have moved much of the baggage off beasts of burden and onto the backs of the common soldiers, giving them the moniker muli Mariani ("Marius's mules")."

 

[Briggsy]

When I moved into my house back in 2001, I had in mind a rule of thumb that anything that was still packed away 6 months after the move was something you didn't need, and should get rid of.
I still have 2 rooms full of storage, 23 years later.

Prost!
Brad

From being in the Army and moving house every couple of years we kept nothing that wasn't necessary. Been here now for nearly 30 years and the place is bursting at the seams.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

It isn't surprising that ex-squaddies get joint problems.
Nothing new, it seems:
"Marius is said in ancient sources to have moved much of the baggage off beasts of burden and onto the backs of the common soldiers, giving them the moniker muli Mariani ("Marius's mules")."

Ha as case of what have the Romans done for us. I remember an old club member giving us talks on Roman military topics, well he was a history teacher, he told us about Marius's Mule, must admit I prefer a bergen to hanging everything off a pole.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Absolutely!

 

[MarquisMini]

Got more done today, his tunic is now at the same stage as the trousers so I can look at matching highlights and shade soon. The leather webbing is underway and I've made a start on his backpack.View attachment 489233
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Cheers Simon

What a nice fleshtone, and the blues are fantastic.
Any more progress pics soon?

 

[Briggsy]

What a nice fleshtone, and the blues are fantastic.
Any more progress pics soon?

Everything is in slow motion at the moment, family visiting, hospital appointments, grandfather duties and a lot if being in too much pain to sit at my desk. When the dust settles though I have some small updates to post.

Cheers Simon

 

[David Spencer]

Take it steady