Spotted this ad online last January 2019 and screenshotted it as an interesting future idea of a Fimo polymer clay smart looking Guards regiment of snowmen? Sadly by the end of 2019 staff on South Western Railway are on strike.
Fantasy snow warriors and violent gingerbread men already exist as can be seen in this seasonal post at Rabbitsin My Basement blog
Hello I'm Mark Mr MIN, Man of TIN. Based in S.W. Britain, I'm a lifelong collector of "tiny men" and old toy soldiers, whether tin, lead or childhood vintage 1960s and 1970s plastic figures.
I randomly collect all scales and periods and "imagi-nations" as well as lead civilians, farm and zoo animals. I enjoy the paint possibilities of cheap poundstore plastic figures as much as the patina of vintage metal figures.
Befuddled by the maths of complex boardgames and wargames, I prefer the small scale skirmish simplicity of very early Donald Featherstone rules.
To relax, I usually play solo games, often using hex boards. Gaming takes second place to making or convert my own gaming figures from polymer clay (Fimo), home-cast metal figures of many scales or plastic paint conversions. I also collect and game with vintage Peter Laing 15mm metal figures, wishing like many others that I had bought more in the 1980s ...
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4 thoughts on “Man of TIN Blogvent Calendar Day 15: Snowman Guards”
Having just woken up and looked out the window at the snow that has fallen overnight I feel this is a most appropriate post. I really like these seasonal figures, great fun. Loads of potential for some seasonal fun which gamers and non gamers might enjoy, who knows this may be a way into the hobby for some. I hope that tomte may appear in Tradgardland over the coming weeks…
Snow Snow! Just what you need to play with the Snow Balling rules.
The Snow table is staying out for Christmas as part of the household decorations. I shall keep a look out for Tomte footprints …
I had a little bit of white air-drying modelling clay left over yesterday and for no particular reason whatsoever rollded them into balls to make a snowman. What a great idea – I never thought of making snowmen soldiers! Maybe I’ll get working on a bearskin for that snowman?
And those Alternative Armies figures are great – I note I’m not the only one to have a “Christmas Army”! 🙂
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Having just woken up and looked out the window at the snow that has fallen overnight I feel this is a most appropriate post. I really like these seasonal figures, great fun. Loads of potential for some seasonal fun which gamers and non gamers might enjoy, who knows this may be a way into the hobby for some. I hope that tomte may appear in Tradgardland over the coming weeks…
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Snow Snow! Just what you need to play with the Snow Balling rules.
The Snow table is staying out for Christmas as part of the household decorations. I shall keep a look out for Tomte footprints …
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I had a little bit of white air-drying modelling clay left over yesterday and for no particular reason whatsoever rollded them into balls to make a snowman. What a great idea – I never thought of making snowmen soldiers! Maybe I’ll get working on a bearskin for that snowman?
And those Alternative Armies figures are great – I note I’m not the only one to have a “Christmas Army”! 🙂
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I think your Christmas armies are fairly unique!
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