tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post9215124403415681970..comments2023-12-06T00:37:58.468-08:00Comments on Saxe-Bearstein: Bluebear Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-63870002540163156332009-12-08T15:57:44.897-08:002009-12-08T15:57:44.897-08:00Ross, I must agree.
I also have to try it!
But ...Ross, I must agree. <br />I also have to try it! <br /><br />But I understand that the Austrians actually had prepared Chevaux au Frise which they painted and carried with them, while others would not have had time to age ... <br />Then again, I could say they were made out of old fence rails! <br />:)<br />ArthurFrankfurterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155625152395130957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-19696661713404321052009-12-08T13:35:17.242-08:002009-12-08T13:35:17.242-08:00Ross,
What an excellent suggestion! Thank you.
...Ross,<br /><br />What an excellent suggestion! Thank you.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-63032758910572714032009-12-08T12:50:47.980-08:002009-12-08T12:50:47.980-08:00Its a bit late but.... if you soak the toothpicks ...Its a bit late but.... if you soak the toothpicks for a couple of hours in a very thin black wash then let them dry, they will come out looking a nicely weathered wood-grey and be much less work than painting avter assembly.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-74668133136124227842009-10-07T06:08:14.576-07:002009-10-07T06:08:14.576-07:00Nice one Jeff - thanks for the hints and tips - mi...Nice one Jeff - thanks for the hints and tips - mine are made from long matches (in the UK they are sold as BBQ matches) - you can see them here...<br /><br />http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk179/Steve-the-Wargamer/P1010176.jpg<br /><br />...what I do need to do is re-paint them or dry brush them as you're absolutely right about the colour..Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-74683193013435327552009-10-07T05:32:31.174-07:002009-10-07T05:32:31.174-07:00Thanks for the fence technique, will have to build...Thanks for the fence technique, will have to build some of those.<br /><br />thanks,Prinz Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409013870510548637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-21650980914081981152009-10-06T23:50:50.988-07:002009-10-06T23:50:50.988-07:00I'd been building chevaux au frise out of roun...I'd been building chevaux au frise out of round toothpicks with a very similar technique ... but I was still dithering on ways to plump together some nice fencing ... <br />:)<br />AFrankfurterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155625152395130957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-22259655261447359142009-10-06T07:26:26.182-07:002009-10-06T07:26:26.182-07:00They look excellent, Jeff. Nice build, easily obta...They look excellent, Jeff. Nice build, easily obtainable materials.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30139647.post-9996266023468343022009-10-06T06:26:35.132-07:002009-10-06T06:26:35.132-07:00Hi Jeff!
That is an EXCELLENT idea! What really ...Hi Jeff!<br /><br />That is an EXCELLENT idea! What really impresses me is the dead simple technique that will look good on the tabletop! Miles and miles of fencing for next to nothing. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440393996804815125noreply@blogger.com