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Ivo's tentmates greased his scabbard to great effect. |
My decision to paint Ivo a bannerman activated the Curse of Ivo. As I was finishing his figure, I knocked over a bottle of Elmer's glue that knocked Ivo right off the table. I failed to catch it on its way down and the fall sheared his pinned sword hand clean off. Mildly enraged, I redrilled Ivo's stump, repinning & repainthing his hand.
With Ivo and his bannerman complete, I put them on a 60mm base. Handling this heavy base was tricky and sure enough, the curse kicked in again while I was applying flocking. I lost the grip on the base, juggled it for a millisecond and lost it again. This fall broke off the pinned banner and bent Ivo's mount badly. Many foul oaths were issued and I had to walk away from the painting table.
When I returned, a few things were clear. First, I'm no Ivo. I can't juggle a lance, sword or even a 28mm version of our hero. Also, the 60mm base was too heavy and awkward for the frequent handling in a skirmish game. Ivo fought and died alone and it seemed his ghost demanded single basing. I pried the figures off the big base and rebased them, each alone.
The results are not as pleasing as the big base. Still, I'm hoping single basing puts an end to the Curse of Ivo and my poor attempts at juggling. So far, I've gone 8 hours without dropping him. I think that means the curse is lifted!
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Now try that with lead figures. |
Ha, too funny. I'm thinking of bringing this guy to Saga Storm this year. You played with him at all?
ReplyDeleteAdam! He's very good. You might not see just how good he is until you use him. After that, look out. So, you have Normans under way?
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