| JJartist | 04 Sep 2009 4:30 p.m. PST |
Hmmm… was that supposed to say "prowess"???
Anyway for your holiday enjoyment, another bit for AncientBattles.com link Enjoy your Labor,
JJ |
aecurtis  | 04 Sep 2009 4:34 p.m. PST |
It ain't prowess, that's for sure! Didn't know you'd have it up this soon! Better get you some pics of figures with some actual paint on 'em--and replace a couple of those squinky photos! Thanks, Jeff!!! Allen |
| JackWhite | 04 Sep 2009 4:35 p.m. PST |
Beautiful Allen. A couple of those figures look almost human. JW |
| aecurtis | 04 Sep 2009 4:43 p.m. PST |
Well, those are Jeff's work so far!!! I'm just working to match his style. Allen |
| anleiher | 04 Sep 2009 4:47 p.m. PST |
Another hidden talent, Allen. That's excellent work. |
| Sysiphus | 04 Sep 2009 4:48 p.m. PST |
My gosh! Allen and I have the same two sets of pin vises….spooky. |
| JJartist | 04 Sep 2009 4:58 p.m. PST |
Allen's comic book alter ego is "Pin Vise Man", criminals in Barstow are running scared. |
| Mithridates | 04 Sep 2009 5:10 p.m. PST |
Always handy to have really useful blow by blow notes to use as a guide. Your comments on the need to align hands and pikes reminds me of a job I have to do with some old Garrison pikemen – same problem with the body getting in the way! Look forward to the next instalment. Cheers Garry |
| aecurtis | 04 Sep 2009 5:13 p.m. PST |
Whooo-eee!! The missus just lit into me for sending Jeff crappy pics (I've sent him better ones now)--and for not letting her proofread my text!!! I'm not going to make that mistake again… There, those are better. Thank you, Jeff! Allen |
| oldbob | 04 Sep 2009 5:53 p.m. PST |
I'm waiting… more please, and oh yes pictures too! |
| Thomas Whitten | 04 Sep 2009 6:01 p.m. PST |
I like JJ's process better….. Paint up a couple and the use a Jedi Mind Trick to get Allen to paint the rest. |
| aecurtis | 04 Sep 2009 6:08 p.m. PST |
I wonder if that will work in reverse: "These are not the phalangites you are waiting for." |
hankedley  | 04 Sep 2009 7:47 p.m. PST |
Excellent stuff! Looking forward to the rest of this! |
| Waco Joe | 04 Sep 2009 8:03 p.m. PST |
Is it true in your younger days your modeling prowess included posing for Michelangelo? 
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| oldbob | 04 Sep 2009 8:35 p.m. PST |
That phalanx Allen is working on is between 36 and 40 figures, what do they know we don't? |
| aecurtis | 04 Sep 2009 8:43 p.m. PST |
Both Jeff's and mine will be 40 figures each, oldbob. What does it mean? As my mentor Mr. Natural said: picture (No, Jeff is not secretly Mr. Natch!) Allen |
| oldbob | 04 Sep 2009 8:58 p.m. PST |
This coming from the man that dropped "Crazy Frog" on my poor little brain afew years ago! We definitely need to watch these "grey hairs" their up to something! |
 Murphy | 04 Sep 2009 9:29 p.m. PST |
Numa Numa baby!!!!! 
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| nycjadie | 04 Sep 2009 9:55 p.m. PST |
Allen, that reminds me of a few more projects I need to get someone else to do as well!
Best,
Steve |
| Hastati | 05 Sep 2009 1:56 a.m. PST |
Very nice article. Well done. |
 BigRedBat | 05 Sep 2009 2:23 a.m. PST |
Nice article- it's useful to see all the stages in a project set out like that. Cheers, Simon |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 05 Sep 2009 12:48 p.m. PST |
Allen is a model? I did not know that. Moonlighting to pay for his mini fix no doubt. |
| aecurtis | 05 Sep 2009 2:25 p.m. PST |
Why do you think I used to attend all those lingerie trade shows? |
| JJartist | 05 Sep 2009 4:05 p.m. PST |
I don't want to hear about the little old ladies painting my machimoi! |
| Plynkes | 06 Sep 2009 7:48 a.m. PST |
It's funny, I had for some reason always pictured Allen as a tiny, laughing, blond-haired child. Turns out he actually looks like Shelby Foote! :) |
| LEGION 1950 | 06 Sep 2009 8:45 a.m. PST |
Allen, thanks for the articles. looking forword for more. Mike Adams |
| aecurtis | 06 Sep 2009 9:48 a.m. PST |
"I don't want to hear about the little old ladies painting my machimoi!" They're not old. They're nice ladies, though, even though they're illegal immigrants. |
| oldbob | 06 Sep 2009 7:17 p.m. PST |
Allen and "JJ" were kind enough to show us, their Ptolemaic Phalangite project. But on closer inspection, we didn't see and pikes, now we all know equipping 80 phalangites can be expensive, so I'm wondering if they will be cutting cost and using G.Cavenaugh's "House of Surplus Synthetic Weapons". Just a thought! |
| aecurtis | 07 Sep 2009 1:03 p.m. PST |
The pikes shown, both on Jeff's painted samples, and the shot where I show that it is possible to align the holes and get pikes through on both variants, are supplied by 1st Corps. I'll be using 3/64" K&S brass rod when I get around to mine. Allen |
| oldbob | 07 Sep 2009 1:58 p.m. PST |
Oh no, their using Hi-tech state of the art pikes, I need to re-equip my troops. Oh yes some new greens on the "GB" site! |
| LEGION 1950 | 07 Sep 2009 5:28 p.m. PST |
Allen, nice work and information again! Mike Adams |
| JJartist | 26 Nov 2009 1:48 p.m. PST |
Phase Three and Phase Four are now open for your holiday enjoyment!! link link Enjoy your turkey!
JJ |
| Mithridates | 26 Nov 2009 3:37 p.m. PST |
Allen Very handy hints, given that I have many phalngites left to paint your suggestions are most timely. I look forward to seeing the finished unit. Your ability to paint 'smaller' figures is really impressive! I thought that turkey was off the menu – well maybe only in the big house. Garry |
| LEGION 1950 | 26 Nov 2009 5:10 p.m. PST |
Again thanks for the information! Since I had eye surgery I plan on painting some of my own figures and this helps alot! Mike Adams |
| DeanMoto | 26 Nov 2009 6:58 p.m. PST |
Allen: Great post on the process of painting the linothorax. It seems there's no real quick way to get these done. I've never had a great experience with giving this type of armor a wash only. If I read your article right, it appears you also gave it a second coat of white to bring out the details. Dean |
