Following up my post on my recent painting of 54mm Mixtec and Zapotec figures, I saw this and thought South American stone carving!
Unfortunately we had already eaten the rest of the packet of these ‘speculoos‘ or Spekulatius spicy Christmas ginger biscuits by this time, delicious seasonal picture biscuits which are:
“traditionally baked for consumption on or just before St Nicholas’ Day in the Netherlands (5 December), Belgium and Luxembourg (6 December) and around Christmas in Germany and Austria.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculaas
Unfortunately we had already eaten the rest of the packet of these ‘spekulaties’ spicy Christmas ginger biscuits by the time I found this odd one.
I coated this biscuit with several coats of PVA, having thoroughly dried it out first on the heater.
I then painted this Revell Aquacolor Acrylic stone grey and mounted this into a wooden block, painted grey.
Chintoy 54mm Conquistadors puzzle over these mysterious fierce stone carvings.
The original Spekulatis design up close. I wonder what is it supposed to be?
I’m not sure how long this biscuit will last before it breaks down, the PVA glue coating will only preserve it for so long.
But it will be fun while it lasts!
To keep this super cheap or Pound Store, even the jungle foliage is scrounged, being unwanted old cleaned-up fake aquarium or vivarium plants …
Blog posted by Mark Man of TIN, 7 December 2020
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An excellent project to get your teeth into, it really takes the biscuit as far as I am concerned!
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I wouldn’t be surprised if it lasts a very long time. You could coat it with varnish as well.
I never saw those biscuits before but wish I had! Your use of everyday objects in your hobby us inspiring!
As for the Aussie, a very old Plastic Warrior article was about converting him into Indiana Jones, including giving him a whip. (By the way black plastic coated wire used to hold objects, such as toys fast in packaging, make good whips and reins).The set of Airfix Aussies has potential for various conversions; I converted some into Spanish American War Americans.
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Yes varnish would preserve this longer until it disintegrates internally … I have seen some inspired Airfix Aussie conversions such as Doug Shane’s dollar store Airfix copies conversions into Thirty Years War http://dougssoldiers.blogspot.com/2012/08/dollar-store-thirty-years-war.html
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More research into these mysterious markings obviously needed …
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No longer just the food packaging gets eyed up for potential gaming use …
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Wondering now whether the biscuit was firm enough to take a plaster of paris cast from 🙂
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Yes I wondered if I could do some reverse casting from it … However I think buying more and eating all the ‘useless’ ones (whoever heard of an elephant or windmill in meso-America?) might be another plan.
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Yes it sounds like a plan 🙂
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This might be the best justification for buying and eating cookies I have heard in a long while.
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As I mentioned before, it is a sad day when you start looking at the food as well as the packaging and start thinking “Hmm. I wonder how that fits into my gaming ….”
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Inspired use of a biscuit – Garibaldi and the Bourbons would be proud.
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Ha ha! Very good. I loved the bizarre pun or punchline in The Goons (or some such 50s Radio Show) about Garibaldi that called him “Luigi Biscuits”
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Yum! but Chewy! 🙂
Regards, Chris
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Especially chewy after the PVA coating …
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I can see a face in the markings… Maybe Mixtec and Zapotec but surely can’t be Aztec as it would be dipped in chocolate not pva?
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Very wise and hystoricall comment. I have no idea what human the original biscuit carving is supposed to be …
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That is brilliant, lateral thinking Mark. Classic wargamer to look at a biscuit and see wargames terrain piece! I love the Aussie officer as Dr Jones.
Regards, James
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Thank you. Remarkable that this figure came our well before Raiders of the Lost Ark …
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