Blog Con 13, Bavarians and SAGA

Firstly I would like to bring to your attention this event which I have to see I will be at, maybe with a VBCW game, if I can get my arse in gear. Pop over to here for more details but basically its two day event for chaps to chat who blog to meet up and play games. Top Draw, What?

Secondly, here are the last of the Bavarians that I never got around to finishing in time for Partizan. These are the last pack that I needed and it contained the SMGs chaps, which I am using for section NCOs and a flamethrower, which I am going to be using as an LMG. Again they are wonderful sculpts from Paul Hicks and Tsuba Miniatures range is great and I can see these being used for all manner of VBCW goodness. I have to admit I cant wait to the opposition are done and more is added to this range. Anyway I hope that you like them.

And I have added the shields for the painted figures that I have done and I am amazed with just how good the transfers for LBM are. They are a little bit of a paint to use at first but it is better than trying to paint the blooming shields by hand, lol. I can total recommend them. Anyway here are the figures with shields.

The Duke of Rutland's Alpine Club WIP

Here is the first four figures completed for the DoR's Alpine club. Now being a good member of the King's inner circle and all and a member of the BUF he has forged links with some Bavarians chappies to help with his cause in ridding the Socialists from Leicester and the East Midlands. The reason for these link is two fold, firstly extra help, weapons and expertise at someone elses expense and secondly as these chaps are catholics it helps in keeping Lord Quenby on his side and shows a willingness to support the Catholic coarse, politics hrmm.

These chaps or rather Burghers are Baron Von Flinkenstinchen and is personnel from Bavaria, which make up the command of the unit. Shortly these will be followed by the units specialists once I have decided how to paint them. I am hoping and aiming for them to be finished by Partizan on 2nd of June, but in truth I bet they won't be finished.

He is the Baron and the rest of the command.

Baron Von Flinkenstinchen

Sergeant Weisswurst, Veteran of the Great War and the German Civil War

Sergeant Steiner, the Baron's groundskeeper

Doctor Brezeln

Would you buy packs of Interwar/VBCW Female Militia figures if they were sculpted by Mr Paul Hicks?

There is a poll going on the Very British Civil Forum about "Would you buy packs of Interwar/VBCW Female Militia figures if they were sculpted by Mr Paul Hicks"

Gentlemen and Ladies




Bungle and Smillie are pondering a project at the moment and would welcome your most esteemed voting, and thoughts if you have them within this thread.

The question is if Mr Paul Hicks were to sculpt packs of ladies in interwar era dress armed with Rifles and the usual assortment of LMG/NCO Officer type figures would you buy them.

If you think you would genuinely buy the figures (not just think its a good idea) please vote as appropriate.

Link to poll is here

So please go over and vote of the poll if you are interested

Post Office Rifles

Here is the latest unit that I have nearly finished for my VBCW game and these chaps are the Post Office Rifles. The actual miniatures are from Paul Hick's very own company called Mutton Chop Miniatures, and are called Major Pippin's Ceremonial Academy Guards and have nothing to do with Trumpton.  Very nice sculpts, as you expect for Paul Hick and are full of character. Now I already have the Royal Mail Rocket Team, again sculpted by Paul Hick, from Musketeer Miniatures Interwar/VBCW range and I needed some infantry to go with these and the Major Pippin chaps fit the bill. These chaps are still waiting there bases to be done but I am very happy with them especially as I have used new brushes on these from Rosemary and Co Artist Brushes and i have to say I am jolly impressed with them and if you dont already use them I would say have a pop at their website and check them out.

Win your own sculpt by Paul Hicks

Hello Everyone

Paul Hicks, the amazing sculptor wants to help raise some money for his Rugby club. They are having a raffle on the 8/12/2012. The tickets are £5 and the prize is cheque for half the money taken for the tickets and last year it was £1145.

Also as an incentive for members Paul Hicks will hold a mini raffle for members to win a figure of you choice to be sculpted by him. You will also be entered into the main draw for the main prize. This means even if you do not win the miniature prize you could win the money which will help pay for Christmas!

The draw for the sculpt will be on Friday 7/12/2012. If you wish to purchase a ticket you will need to send Paul an email to phicks1@mac.com with a contact phone number and an address. Paul will take payment via Paypal (paypal address is phicks1@mac.com) and it will need to be made as gift payment that way the Rugby club will get all the money.

Any questions please PM more or send an email to phicks1@mac.com

Here is a selection of some of his scuplts.