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BillyNM06 Mar 2025 4:08 a.m. PST

…Little John slug it out watched by Marian.
A quick paint trial to try and match that glossy old school style that always suited these Hinchliffe / Calder Craft figures.

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Perris0707 Supporting Member of TMP06 Mar 2025 10:28 a.m. PST

Beautifully done! The old-style figures will always have a certain charm to them.

BillyNM06 Mar 2025 2:35 p.m. PST

I think the charm is only for those that remember when these were the best that were around.

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP06 Mar 2025 2:42 p.m. PST

Like them – look good enough to play with!

BillyNM06 Mar 2025 11:39 p.m. PST

They will get played with when I've painted more and got some suitable rules; do you know of any?

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP07 Mar 2025 1:56 a.m. PST

It would seem only right and proper to at least try the Calder Craft Robin Hood rules!

There's at least one copy online:

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BillyNM07 Mar 2025 2:03 p.m. PST

@20thmaine – thanks for that, I shall certainly take a good look at them.

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP08 Mar 2025 6:03 a.m. PST

Another set that would work quite well are the GW LOTR Skirmish game rules – just leave out the monsters and the magic, all the human troop types have an equivalent in the game. Even most of the heroes – Robin would map quite well onto Aragorn the Ranger, others could have generic leader statistics.

Gray Bear09 Mar 2025 8:56 p.m. PST

You did a great job painting the figures. I still have a number of Hinchliffe peasants of various types I painted years ago.

BillyNM09 Mar 2025 10:30 p.m. PST

@Gray Bear, thanks but I did quite a bit of repainting as I was initially too timid with my shading, the old school style requires you to be quite bold both in terms of tone contrast and brush strokes. I've still got some room for improvement.

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