I have finally started work on some models that I bought back at the start of the year. My 6mm Celts arrived in May and I did an unboxing video at the time but other projects meant I couldn't get started on these until now.
Now that I have started preparing them - cleaning them up and glueing them to sticks ready for painting - I have come to appreciate just how fiddly 6mm Chariots are! The irony is that I ought to know all this having assembled and painted a dozen ancient Indian chariots for the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge a few years ago.
These Celtic chariots however are much smaller and my fingers are as big and clumsy as ever!
As you can see I also have a considerable body of heavy and light Celtic cavalry to get on with and I'm hoping to get paint on metal in the next day or so.
Oh, I remember repeatedly gluing my fingers together on 6mm chariots. All part of the process ;)
ReplyDeleteYep, that's what happened to me! These ones are even smaller and fiddlier than the the ones I did before. Thankfully I had a spare chariot to work out how best to assemble them. With the swearing bit over, tonight I'll assemble the others!
DeleteI recently painted some of these same chariots, myself. They are fiddly but the pain is over quickly.
ReplyDeleteThe pain of a fiddly assembly or of ripping you're fingerprints off? Both in my case!
DeleteIf you're chariots are less than 25% fingerprints you've won.
ReplyDeleteHopefully after my 'trial by superglue' last night the rest will be easy.
DeleteNot as pretty perhaps, but I use Irregular Miniatures for my 6mm ancient armies. One piece castings, no sticky fingers. But your painted chariots look very good
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