Asterix and the "vlaai"!

It could have been the title of a new Asterix adventure, but it isn't. It just the contribution I made for the multiple figures painting competition at the FIGZ meeting, of which the pictures can be seen in my previous post.

This is something that started years ago, and now it is a tradition at the meeting that I bring "Limburgse vlaai" as a tractation to the organisation and contributors of the meeting. the "vlaaien" are made of green stuff by my good friend Dirk in 2015 but he couldn't paint them in time so he gave them to me. Finally this year I found the right inspiration to do something with them and with the bubble gum Asterix figures I've been given by my other great friend Remco, I had the perfect combination. And the result can be seen here. Pity enough no prize with this work but it was fun doing it. I hope you like it to!

Thanks Dirk for making these "vlaaien" and thank you Remco for organising a day full of fun! 

Oh and if you are wondering where that Asterix is, well he is hunting wild boars together with Obelix, otherwise there would be no "vlaai" to show, because Obelix could have eaten them! :-D

Painted in 2022:

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 50

    - Horses: 4

    - Cannons: 2

    - Wagons: 1

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 5

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 6

Asterix and the Britains 1

Today two figures of the Asterix in Britain comic book. One is the greenkeeper I painted for a duel against my good friend Remco from Remco Miniatures. The figures were a gift from him and his daughter in law picked one for the duel. The duel and the result of it can be seen here.

I tried to paint the figures like they look in the comic book, what is not always easy because I saw in the newer versions the colors have been changed a bit. Also the name was different from the first edition to the last one. The greenkeeper has no name as far that I know, but the cousin of Asterix has one. First he is called Notax, then it became Flegmatix and the latest version it is Anticlimax. For me, because I'm an old man, it stays Notax. Also because it is a little wink to my British friends!

So now I have written enough blabla, time for the pictures.

The two of them together.

Notax front.

Notax back.

Greenkeeper front.

Greenkeeper back.

Picture of Greenkeeper that I used as example.

I hope you like my two little friends and once again Remco, thank you for the figures. I hope to paint the other ones as soon as possible.

Painted in 2022:

- 20 mm:

    - Figures: 6

    - Horses: 2

    - Cannons: 1

- 28 mm

    - Figures: 2

- 54 mm

    - Figures: 1

Asterix and the Vikings - Unknown figure

Last day of the month and here is a quick post. When I started painting this figure I didn't realise that this figure didn't exist in the comic book, but a figure from the cartoon movie. Never seen it and so I don't know his name. And that's why in top title he is marked as unknown. If someone can tell me his name I would be grateful.

The figure came out of an surprise egg long time ago. Now I repainted him so he doesn't look that glossy anymore. I tried to keep the same colors as he came with. I have a few more of this range and I will try to repaint them some day.

Enjoy the pictures.

The whole set.

I hope you like him!