tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post4376132758693655895..comments2024-03-28T14:20:37.492-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: Meanwhile, in Rohan -3Mad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-72976579917168148102016-10-25T10:34:43.480-07:002016-10-25T10:34:43.480-07:00Certainly evocative of the film characters and sce...Certainly evocative of the film characters and scenes - very nice work. <br /><br />Footsore minis in general are indeed lovely - keep in mind they don't come with shields or spears, at least not the last time I looked into ordering from them. Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-20232265757603712462016-10-24T12:34:18.351-07:002016-10-24T12:34:18.351-07:00Excellent pieces of work, Michael.Excellent pieces of work, Michael.Stefan (aka. Monty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03298066752782204072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-13370234304009050572016-10-21T07:47:39.780-07:002016-10-21T07:47:39.780-07:00Thanks mate.Thanks mate.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-40605621665186580782016-10-21T07:47:26.507-07:002016-10-21T07:47:26.507-07:00Much appreciated. There is some evil from Isengar...Much appreciated. There is some evil from Isengard looming on my painting desk, so these Rohirrim will be sorely tested!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-9147880081323626932016-10-21T07:37:14.483-07:002016-10-21T07:37:14.483-07:00Many thanks, Pat!Many thanks, Pat!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-77096602363878631432016-10-21T06:50:35.730-07:002016-10-21T06:50:35.730-07:00Thank you kindly.
I remember Yosser Hughes - Giza ...Thank you kindly.<br />I remember Yosser Hughes - Giza job. What a bleak bleak series that was. Did the world improve, or did we just stop thinking about it.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-44801865876716264742016-10-21T06:42:36.240-07:002016-10-21T06:42:36.240-07:00Thanks Ion. I didn't watch all of The Tudors,...Thanks Ion. I didn't watch all of The Tudors, only as much as I needed to. I also thought that the focus was on violence and sex, and was particularly arid. I get quite cross when people say that the English Reformation happened because Henry VIII was a horny goat. It was so much more complicated than that, a confluence of geopolitics, social change, and religious ideas. I think Mantel handled all of these ideas well, and chose an interesting character, Cromwell, to use as the narrative focus. Of course Mantel has her own lens, and sometimes she uses TC as a spokesman for her view that modernity was a welcome change to the medieval culture that was passing away in Tudor times. I am thinking of the scene where TC is examining a whip used by his master, Cardinal Wolsely, to scourge himself. "Who makes these things?' he asks himself, then says, 'We have to find better jobs for people'. Moments like that open the door to a rich world of ideas that The Tudors, like so much contemporary entertainment, could not care less about.<br />I saw the 1970s series you mentioned when I was young, I should revisit them now that I am much older and slightly wiser.<br />GoT is a fascinating series. We could write a whole blog on it. <br />Thanks as always for your rich and thoughtful response to a silly post on lead soldiers. You and chaps like Polemarch are a blessing.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-68701959392055208882016-10-21T05:56:40.415-07:002016-10-21T05:56:40.415-07:00Lovely work. More fine additions to the hosts of R...Lovely work. More fine additions to the hosts of Rohan Forth Eorlingas! Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-87034449323684824612016-10-21T04:27:36.732-07:002016-10-21T04:27:36.732-07:00Excellent work Padre! The forces of Rohan seem to ...Excellent work Padre! The forces of Rohan seem to be well prepared to fight the evil that looms in the east...Moiterei_1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/13808567081733803572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-78276030178370852052016-10-20T11:06:38.298-07:002016-10-20T11:06:38.298-07:00Thanks Alan. See my reply to James above - that w...Thanks Alan. See my reply to James above - that would be one sort of gallant last stand, to be sure. <br />I will be happy to do a post here about my basing technique. I rely a lot (bigly, as Mr. Trump would say) on model railroad products for the flocking and foliage.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-79254289805397599512016-10-20T10:51:35.865-07:002016-10-20T10:51:35.865-07:00Thank you Tamsin, and thank you for stopping by!Thank you Tamsin, and thank you for stopping by!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-86240683738992555272016-10-20T10:50:22.941-07:002016-10-20T10:50:22.941-07:00As always, Michael, you are very kind. As always, Michael, you are very kind. Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-12249839961894170002016-10-20T10:49:59.578-07:002016-10-20T10:49:59.578-07:00That's true. It's one of those battles t...That's true. It's one of those battles that happen off camera in Two Towers, and is reported to Théoden. I imagine it as a shield wall blocking the foot, with archers on the flanks, and a mounted reserve to repair any breaches in the line.<br />It would be the perfect use for one or two trolls to go in first as shock troops to break up the Rohan line and drive them off the ford. I must think more on this.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-59242911052221729452016-10-20T10:32:00.289-07:002016-10-20T10:32:00.289-07:00Thanks Jonathan. The Guardsmen turned out well, q...Thanks Jonathan. The Guardsmen turned out well, quite satisfyingly fierce.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-61574497063007350782016-10-20T03:05:20.123-07:002016-10-20T03:05:20.123-07:00Nice Rohan types, plenty of options for non gw typ...Nice Rohan types, plenty of options for non gw types out there, gripping beast plastic for infantry I guess. <br />They all look great and I really like yosser Hughes! <br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-63691283142820522912016-10-20T00:17:15.375-07:002016-10-20T00:17:15.375-07:00Very nicely presented figures, Michael. I was thi...Very nicely presented figures, Michael. I was thinking about the 'Tudors', and while I like historical TV shows, I agree that 'The Tudors' was unwatchable for any length of time. I don't know what it is about modern handling of historical themes that makes them into storyless narratives long on violence and sex (not that I mind a bit of how's-your-father you realise) and sensationalism. <br /><br />I know what it is: the sensationalism, and the unengaging characters. Possibly the Thomas Cromwell story succeeds on TC being an engaging character - not likeable, withal, but one whose career one follows with considerable interest.<br /><br />I don't know whether you ever saw Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I or Keith Michell as Henry VIII back in the seventies. Both gave their characters the verve and panache often lacking these days. Mind you, it isn't all bad. Probably my favourite lead characters in Game of Thrones are Tyrion Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen with a side order of Anya Stark, but there are two problems with that show (apart from the gratuitous descent into sex and violence - one can have too much of a bad thing). One is that there are too many characters. The other is that GRRM is too fiond of killing off main characters. This is OK-ish for the baddies, but when it happens too often with characters that engage our sympathy and liking, one tends to tune out. <br /><br />Yeah. Well. Just sayin'...<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-7465219083414494062016-10-20T00:08:36.066-07:002016-10-20T00:08:36.066-07:00Lovely Rohirrim figures. Perhaps those on foot cou...Lovely Rohirrim figures. Perhaps those on foot could be used in a last stand against a (insert the collective noun of your choice) of orcs.Theoden looks excellent re the actor. How do you do your bases?tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-65941727712227213562016-10-19T23:55:54.006-07:002016-10-19T23:55:54.006-07:00Lovely work Padre :)Lovely work Padre :)TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-32723407103883941822016-10-19T22:12:48.813-07:002016-10-19T22:12:48.813-07:00Cracking additions Michael, I've always liked ...Cracking additions Michael, I've always liked that Theoden sculpt and you done a great job on it. Michael Awdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049982879661559305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-54232640883847114152016-10-19T20:00:09.114-07:002016-10-19T20:00:09.114-07:00There are also the Fords of Isengard to defend
L...There are also the Fords of Isengard to defend <br /><br />Looking good!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996350912869829140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-33882461082581058802016-10-19T19:29:44.868-07:002016-10-19T19:29:44.868-07:00Oh, I like your guardsmen very much!Oh, I like your guardsmen very much!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com