Thursday 4 August 2022

An eBay bargain !


Saw these 10 Johillco British hollow cast infantry on eBay , so I bid for them and nobody else was interested ! so I got them for under £10 including postage - very pleased with myself ! . Interesting paint job (second class ?) only 4 colours - red , blue , black and flesh . I do like the red - sorta orangey tint to it which I find hard to replicate so may try and leave it and touch up the rest and add details . Now all I need is another 2 to make a unit up ! .

 

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  1. Excellent buy Tony, what a steal! Great find!!

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  2. I have been collecting the Johilco and Brittains versions and done REALLY well of late. I now have 66 undercoated and repaired figs awaiting their final uniforms.

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  3. A very nice find indeed, cracking addition to your collection.

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  4. Surprised at your bargain price - 10GBP including Postage- well done there Tony- the British figures look very nice indeed. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. Yes it was a bit of a shock - luckily nobody else bid !

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  5. I found one of the Humbrol semi-mat reds to be a good match.

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    1. Sadly I only use acrylics nowadays with a high gloss varnish .

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  6. Thats a very fair price! I assume you've tried an acrylic scarlet, with perhaps a touch of red added. But have a care, a coat of varnish sometimes redefines what appeared a perfect match. Been caught out a few times!
    Michael

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  7. I cannot remember the name for sure (and it has probably been changed now anyway) but Games Workshop did an orangey red used for highlighting their Blood Angels Space Marines.

    Lovely little find however!

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    1. Thanks I'll have a look at their paint chart when I'm next in the shop .

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