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I think I need some advice here.



I know the coat needs to be a darker red, but his gear (kit, pouches, straps, etc.)....should It be all white? Or should I mix and match it or do something completely different?
I know it looks a bit flat now, that's because it's just very thin layers of color blocked in because I am still undecided on the exact scheme to use.

You might want to consider some light-warm browns, like a tan or beasty brown, that would tie together the yellows and the reds.

Do I want the yellow piping? I'm not up on late 1870s British Uniforms, but American ones had different colored piping (white-infantry, yellow-cavalry, and red-artillery)- Of course there were no armored divisions at the time so...??
I know the buff-colored Pith helmets were iconical to the Africa campaigns of the British Empire at the time, and I sort of envisioned these Praetorians and this Malcador on a planet with that type of climate. Mediterranean to Desert.
Below are my inspirational photos for this whole project
(not my work)



I know this is Italian, but I liked the wash around the rivets (for a 15mm tank)

I do NOT personally like the grey and tan camo scheme, so I'll be omitting that part. Not shooting for historical accuracy, I'm just trying to capture the "look and feel" as usual.

Typically, the cavalry in the US Army has become either air cav, with helicopters, or armored, with tanks. So I say make them cavalry, since that would be an armoured unit.

I like the white leather look. Wasn't that a thing the British did?

Although looking it up, they also had many variations, including your normal leather brown, and a tan color. So you could make them how you want. Still... it seems to me a Praetorian would have the most stunning, utterly impractical option. Which would be the white leather. lol

 dsteingass wrote:


I think I need some advice here.

Hmm, I'd say it's the legs that are the problem here


Unless of course there was a tiger in his tent last night.



White or tan I'd say

edit: and keep the yellow piping

i like the current look... the colors tho do need to be more crisp... other than that i think you are on the right track....

(tho...i have to say his pose looks a bit awkward... but for a commander this might change once he is in his proper place )

oh...and reporting back for dakka duty

Welcome Back Vik! No Man-flu can keep El Vik from the blessed art of banter and riveting.

oh... rivteing... i have to get on with my tankwork to finally rivet something for good again

thanks for the warm welcome...

by the way... since i´ve read my way through the last page here... your pics ain´t woring anymore...is that fact known to you?

Uh, yeah..that is because I let a PB album get too big and had to move those, I'll go fix the links, thanks bud.

Meanwhile, Ladygeek came home excitedly with this!
LEGO Lord Of The Rings

Yes, waves and waves of Orcs get thrown into the elven lines and bodies (lego body parts) fly back into piles!

It's something to see!

If you riveted your sinuses together you might avoid any more man-flu

Meh, to hell with updating them, I'll just repost



See Vik, the pose gives him arrogance that he deserves, he does command a Malcador after all

See Vik, the pose gives him arrogance that he deserves, he does command a Malcador after all

THAT! was the first thing i thought too when seeing him atop the tank... yes... now it all makes way more sense^^

at monkey... man flue is not all about aching sinuses! aching back... aching head... and that general aweful feeling like you are about to die just now but might be back to work in a weeks turn

and dave... lol... lego battle like that? butchering orks in waves.... brilliant...!
by the way... do you know a cheap way beside ebay to get me SW lego minis? my kids have developed quite the expensive taste it seems.... my felix wants an emperor... and if i have understood my wife correctly she might want some ewoks.... bloody fething expensive everywhere.... so we went this weekend to lego shop... and boy... almost nothing of any goodies there that i would have wanted to buy.... so i went back to ebay once more... scored some acutions... (won a darth maul with his flyer and some other classic bitz too...) but the thrist for really cool things stays....
does that site... brick-thingy (?) also sell these minis too?

thanks in advance!

This is THE go-to place for anything specific you are looking for
http://www.bricklink.com/


For kids, don't be afraid to look at used, new are always more expensive
You can sort locally if you want, or just look for the cheapest (or quantity of a particular part) you want from around the world.

yes! that is what i had in mind!!! thanks a heap dave! will do a lil hunting then tomorrow with my wife...

by the way... wouldn´t it be just a perfect world if playmobil got the star wars license? a playmo vader? that would be awesome... and a full ten men stromtrooper package for around twenty bucks? ach... a man can still dream i guess^^

That would kick ass Vik! I don't think Playmo does the licensing thing though.

I cannot wait to see that Malcador finished.

That would kick ass Vik! I don't think Playmo does the licensing thing though.

yup! and they don´t... copy tho they do... indy and such things... well^^

man you use a lot of tape... but i have a very good feeling for that tank... the white markings will make it look very sharp!

Good tank feelings!

or... many tank you´s

oh...and something for the lil smirk in your eye^^



always reasuring that some peeps have thought and felt the same way^^

Haha- Gotta love customs!

That Luke is cool!

Nice Malc too Dave

Thanks Monkey! I hope it looks British enough

wow, that was fast! cool markings!

you don't like making the exhausts rusty? I feel like they look a little rusty but could be a lot rustier

plus i feel like the treads are a bit clean compared to the rest of the model, they could use a coat of dust I say if this is a desert vehicle.

I have simply missed too much to read through it all. I would be gone away for another month and a half.......



I start over from here......



Nice monacle Dave.

Well, now Carruthers has a proper looking old Malc doesn't he?

Well that was pretty fast.

More rust Dave if you want it look British more rust, have you not seen our weather

Looking good but that top picture looks way to shiny, what happened in that pic

And Chewie looks like some one shaved there bulls and stuck it to a playmobil figure LOL

Dave, concerning your commander... A deep, bright red tunic, white leather webbing and yellow/gold piping should do the trick. And keep it clean, praetorians spend as much time cleaning kit and parade unifrom as they spend fighting. There's no dishonour in dying, just dishonour in dying with a dirty kit...

Thanks guys!
@Meade- nowhere near being done yet, lots more painting to do still

Nice color choices on the tank Dave it looks great!