The latest request for a team that I've received is based on the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare computer game franchise.
I must be one of the only people in the world to not have played this game, so for me to paint it was quite a challenge as I was not at all familiar with the characters.
Hopefully they have all turned out as you would expect
Figures and bases are by Superfooty; available from World Table Soccer. There's a link at the bottom of the blog for their website
"That's Captain Jack Sparrow"
If you haven't seen the film series "Pirates of the Caribbean", where have you been for the past 10 years?!?
I went to watch the 4th film last week; I completely forgot what a great range of characters there are. I think that the first film has to be my favourite out of all 4. Watching the latest film really inspired me to paint a team up on the little plastic men.
Here's how it turned out
I've been contacted by a local football club to paint a few players for their end of season presentation evening.
The Drakes Broughton Rangers FC is based just outside of Pershore in Worcestershire. The clubs players range from 8 - 15 years of age. Their website is http://www.drakesbroughtonrangersfc.co.uk/ Hopefully they will like the teams that have been painted up in their home and away strips.
The below picture is a sample of the home and away kits
If you would like me to paint you a Subbuteo team of your local football club strip, please get in touch.
Next up in the LW teams that I'm painting is a team called Flamurtari, a team from Albania that played in the UEFA cup against FC Barcelona in 1987. This is my interpretation of how the kit looked
If there is a team that you would like to be part of your collection, please get in contact. I am happy to paint anything within reason!
Yesterday's Royal wedding has made me feel all patriotic. It's really inspired me to paint up a "Team GB" kit. Perhaps this is what the real Team GB will use in the 2012 Olympics? Or then again maybe not.....
The second kit I've been asked to paint is a Palermo away kit from the 1960's.
Here's how it turned out
I've received a request to paint a couple of teams from a top 20 ESTFA ranked player. What an honour! The ESTFA (English Subbuteo Table Football Association http://www.estfa.com/) oversee the playing side of subbuteo in England. If you are interested in playing subbuteo and you're in England, the ESTFA website is a great source of information. Not only does it provide you with updates of the current playing scene in England, it provides you with links to current active clubs, playing rules and current suppliers of equipment. If you haven't done so already, please check out their website!
The first of 2 teams that I've been asked to paint is the current Middlesbrough away kit......but with a twist! The away kit doesn't have the famous white band across the middle of the shirt; you'll notice that in the pictures below this kit does.
The figures are LW figures from the 80's. Check out the hairdo's (or hairdon'ts as it should be called) it looks like they are wearing helmets!
