BB's narrative style of top tips on toy soldier conversions

[Beano Boy]

Don't look down-hearted if there are lots of others to do too. Well hopfully well before the painting had been brushed upon them.



Welcome to 2023,
i hope 2 c u all soon.BB

[Bluefalchion]

Any hot water necessary to soften the plastic and straighten out that broken ankle?

[Beano Boy]

Thank you for the hot water question Bluefachion.
No hot or warm water required,
however thumb and finger nails do help out big time. BB

[Beano Boy]

MEDIEVAL FOOT SOLDIERS produced by AirFix
Here i string the bow of one 1/32 Scale Archer from that old set.

Above is my first painted sample awaiting a bowstring. The pins left in stopped paint from getting into the tiny holes on this one. Because such a tip BB,wished he had,had before in the old days of his middle age,but of course he had not written of it when there was his need for it. Bonkers !



Dress Makers Pin used as a tool can assist in many a project especially this one. Inspite of it being a rather tight squeeze i manage to get the hole as close to the fingers as i could. that's a might tricky! The little button mentioned after thoughtfully pondering upon it. Eh? WingNut, wondered to himself.



Fine Fuse Wire was thread through the hole. In the olden days every house had this old thin sparky stuff to fix em fuse plugs.

As a rather adventurous boy of nine, 'Gosh! that's 66 years ago',upon many a strange pitch dark night after the fuse had blown in our home, it was i who fixed it under the candel light of flickering flame.Well after all there was only my Mother, and my brother and of course little me. Yes being a latchkey kid, and other things besides one had to grow up quick.



Moving along the Bow had to be pinned too by pushing it through near each end.



And so it was that this little bow was duly strung! decleared Mr Green.
Eh! it was? it sure was wingnut. Ok!

Well that's, that then.
Take care of yourselves out there,
and help others if you can.BB

[Santi Pérez]

A great trick, B.B. Too bad that applying it to 1/72nd scale figures is a bit more complicated.

By the way, I remember that I have also used pins for some of my figures, for example, on this Swiss Guard sergeant and officer to make his cane and the blade and scabbard of his sword, respectively.



Best regards.

Santi.

[Peter]

Great tip for adding a bowstring!

Seen this just in time. I've got two of these on my painting desk.