Some of you may already know the name of Postie.
He is the Titular leader of The Rejects.
He is also a git!
The Little Devil himself |
Several years ago I painted up stacks of 25mm Dixon figures for the Battle of Sedgemoor, for the man himself. Postie sorted the regts out in a ratio, so every unit had a different number of figures, at the time he didn't know what set of rules he would use, here's a link to some of the figures I previously posted.
Now comes the Git part......the figures have actually never made it out for a game, so a couple of months ago Postie decided to sell them, I tried to talk him out of it, but as usually he wouldn't listen. He even tried to get me to buy them, now I would have loved them, but I was already well into my 15mm armies for the NYW, and I didn't have the £1800 he wanted for them as well as the look the Mrs gave me when she overheard me and Postie chatting about it. I decided that I wanted my nuts to stay in the sack, I thought better of it!
Anyway I very stupidly said to Postie, "Why don't you re-base the figures for Beneath the lily Banners Rules?" This got Posties interest as he'd played a couple of games in 15mm and liked the rules. He ummed and arred for a few days and said, no because he'd have to paint more figures for each unit blah, blah, blah, then all of a sudden somehow I'd agreed to paint all the bloody figures up for him for nothing???? I'm still trying to work out how he did it? Did he put something in my cuppa tea, was it really cheese in the sandwich, or has he really got Supernatural powers? I still haven't worked it out?
Anyway I've painted up all the extra figures for the cavarly for both sides, which was around 20 odd figures and now its Infantry time. Here are a few pics of The Queen Dowagers regt, otherwise known as Kirke's Lambs.
I suppouse it was TO easy to lure you in to that Ray... ;)
ReplyDeleteVer nicely painted minis, love to see some finished units to.
Best regards Michael
I'll take more pics when they're all done, he's got to re-base them all yet.
DeletePostie is one of the nicest people I've ever met!
ReplyDeleteThat's not what you were saying when I was typing this up! Postie would be shocked!!!
DeleteYou got jedi mind-tricked!
ReplyDeleteNice figs, though.
Yep!
DeletePostie = the Devil? Hmmm, not quite with you on that one. Mind you he is definitely a fiendish umpire/gamesmaster.
ReplyDeleteAs for getting suckered into painting the extra figures for him, well, you only have yourself to blame for that one! (OK, maybe you can blame Postie a little bit too)
Only a little???
DeleteOooh, I quite like that red. Colours please?
ReplyDeleteThe red was a bugger, I had to try and match them in with how I painted the original lot, why didn't I write it down? It was 50/50 GW blood red/Vallejo 947 vermilion, over a brown undercoat.
DeleteAnd I've got you painting a mouse. You're just too nice Ray, but don't change because Fran may have some more figures for you to paint up for him.
ReplyDeleteYou never know, it could be his blue lizardmen!!!!!!!
DeleteIf you are this easy to convince perhaps we should all try and get you to paint stuff for us :)
ReplyDeleteWot!
DeleteNot a chance!
DeleteRay you are obviously everyone's paint slave.
ReplyDeleteSeems like that!
DeleteVery nice painting, Ray. And the sculpts are really sweet.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jay!
DeleteThey are nice looking figures.
ReplyDeleteMy moneys on the Jedi mind trick angle.
I think I'll go with Lee's toad!!! or it could have been the tea??
DeleteSo he made you paint them by just moaning a litte?
ReplyDeleteRay, you are too helpful.
:-)
He moaned a lot really!!! Like a women!
DeleteHeh.. nice post, but nice thing your doing to keep the older models in the family so to speak..
ReplyDeleteYeh, I didn't want him to sell them.
DeleteRay, we could start a support-group; this kinda thing has been known to happen to me too, I can relate to you mate! Still, nice figures.
ReplyDeleteCheers Sander!! But what would we call the group?
DeleteThe"I'm-being-duped-into-painting-heaps-of-other-peoples-mini's-and-not- getting-my-own-lead-pile-smaller" group? Hell I don't know as long as we have beer and pretzels and time to paint...
DeleteGreat looking figures.
ReplyDeleteIt must be a postie thing as I've also painted hundreds of ECW figures for my postie brother.
I'm looking for someone to invest in my top secret West Midlands gold, oil and pot noodle mining venture. It only requires a £1000 investment - 200% profits guaranteed.
Regards,
Matt
I'm in!
DeleteI'm just waiting for my checks from my fellow investors, the Right Honorable Nigerian Minister for Oil and the official Irish Lottery (I must lucky as I never even bought a ticket!) to arrive then its all systems go.
DeleteI can't wait!!! I've always been up for great ideas like this!!!
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ReplyDeletePostie is related to the hypnotoad
ReplyDeleteLOL!
DeleteDastardly! But the figures look good. And anyway you know you love to paint.
ReplyDelete!!!!!
DeleteRay, you have been the victim of a very cunning plan...
ReplyDeleteExtremely cunning!!!
DeletePostie is not evil. He is our glorious chapter master ;)
ReplyDeleteRemember that well, RAy, or Postie will you by painting more free minis hehe
Clever man Postie is! Nice work btw!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Sounds like Tom Sawyer whitewashing a fence... or the old story of "Stone Soup." [The Puppet Master strikes again!]
ReplyDeleteStill the figures are nice.
John G
Very nice minis, Ray, waiting for the base...
ReplyDeleteNice work Ray and at least these are a little more familiar to you than naked Amazonian Indians or cute fluffy mice! ;)
ReplyDeleteWell there is that to it I suppose???
DeleteHo Ho!
ReplyDeleteHa! Nice story... and fantastic painting!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff! Ray your gaming misadventures always leave me smiling. :-)
ReplyDeletetalked yourself into that one Ray
ReplyDeleteWere you aware there used to be a Kirkes lambs Re-enactment group? (Founded in Kent).
ReplyDeleteNo I wasn't???
DeleteThey never really took off. Was about 10 years ago. Don't think they are still going. There was only 4-5 of them, but did the Odyssy Show once! The brother of one of my friends was involved that's how I know of them.
DeleteHA!!! I've got a mate exactly like that and I learned a long time ago to keep my gob shut. I might get in touch and convince him to go for Last Argument of Kings . . .
ReplyDeleteNice figures though.
;O)
LOL now you better hope he does not release his legions of the undead on you!
ReplyDeleteThey look very good...well done him for getting them painted...for free:-D
ReplyDeleteCheers
Paul
If Postie is the devil, what does that make Fran?
ReplyDeleteAn arse!
DeletePostie: 1
ReplyDeleteRay:0
Epic Fail.
What were you thinking?
I know, I know????
DeleteAs if you didn't want to paint them...I bet you made the offer in the first place and Postie simply agreed and accepted it. Come on, don't deny it!
ReplyDeleteNicely painted figures with all these greens and reds! Not my kinda thing, but when you see sth good you must value it! Great work Ray!!!!
LOL, you were scammed!!!
ReplyDeleteExactly the reason I avoid painting for pals. A wargame buddy I know was having bother painting and asked if I would help him paint some Perry Samurai, I painted a few and within a couple of weeks overheard him saying he was goind to be selling off his Samurai!!! Git!!!
Your friend Postie does seem to have an unnatural power over your painting!!!
Hhhmmm?
DeleteIts has to be super powers mate.
ReplyDeleteLovely painted figures btw.
Lovely figures Ray, but you should know better!
ReplyDeleteOoooh he seems a right little devil, that Postie! ;-)
ReplyDelete... and now I know what to do to have some figs from you Ray!
ReplyDelete"I want to sell all my collection of unpainted figs... etc......"
(Great work on the minis!)
Well... At least he did nit get you to paint them and sold them afterwards! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLovely work on these chaps Ray. Try and not get into these traps too often Ray.
ReplyDeleteLovely painting jobs!!
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