tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27597883965157629962024-03-13T05:36:45.571+00:00Light Bobs and Paint BlobsA wargamer's never ending battle to paint and playJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-91444085248618412232024-02-17T20:49:00.002+00:002024-02-17T20:49:53.304+00:0028mm - Napoleonic French - 13e Regiment de Chasseurs a Cheval<p> </p><p>As if finishing one cavalry regiment recently wasn't enough, I have now done another one! This time a regiment of Chasseurs a Cheval, equipped and painted as the 13th Regiment in the Peninsular War.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_hLfZjtQvmhwbwsv-labM0_WoEiSyvL4uq3YWimxX96EllYs0qeOtVW8egIG0EZiEP3TA8Dp2VI5SFPSNZeRnh0XYB9pEH2nhwI0f1dPUCHn3zv79Z9DsYWV2xpHSPmja5IDXKqLmUMGoP87ytX2IdhPioFuG6AdHi8g1nth2cfbdQvM1tRASaTVBhg8/s3072/P2170002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_hLfZjtQvmhwbwsv-labM0_WoEiSyvL4uq3YWimxX96EllYs0qeOtVW8egIG0EZiEP3TA8Dp2VI5SFPSNZeRnh0XYB9pEH2nhwI0f1dPUCHn3zv79Z9DsYWV2xpHSPmja5IDXKqLmUMGoP87ytX2IdhPioFuG6AdHi8g1nth2cfbdQvM1tRASaTVBhg8/s320/P2170002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The figures are from the Perry's box set of 14 very nice plastic cavalrymen. As so often, the Perry's have given a lot of extras and options, so that the unit can be a little more parade ground or dressed in the later Bardin reform Spencer coat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY1SWXczUobfKbNRwVQa1J-_PSlqu6i-ULlwGD9-CNvNAuIdgaI1WyDDwJzU-7m0vYsVLqQy0PpOcx7xyw6UyKizDx8Vki-5EucF7-_x4ShKNZj4wjtmhZtbVY009SmVm-97CGPW8FkFbMN08RHcZ7d1e53o4nDtypPpVq37aUbiiLcovfmXln-WUnWIg/s3072/P2170003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY1SWXczUobfKbNRwVQa1J-_PSlqu6i-ULlwGD9-CNvNAuIdgaI1WyDDwJzU-7m0vYsVLqQy0PpOcx7xyw6UyKizDx8Vki-5EucF7-_x4ShKNZj4wjtmhZtbVY009SmVm-97CGPW8FkFbMN08RHcZ7d1e53o4nDtypPpVq37aUbiiLcovfmXln-WUnWIg/s320/P2170003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I opted to go for the earlier Kinski coat and gave the unit a campaign look with covered shakos and a mix of trousers. These are either the issued pattern or the locally Spanish fabricated versions in brown wool but with the leather trim and buttons.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4sUg7FDceQ1ev3EFV3J6urcCt2B8SOYi8GC59PwBLF213W08cWi1Ezs3jHrse-8vyuMzK-X_syI2Zf_YpL8qH_Nd-pDTeAUmvkjkuM43tqMEiNjTK6Vu6395T_9u0gEID8gDjdcbSuCCr6frItq2U-P1h2t_avIQekC2950P-TO6-PYbke9uwGNj-OOH/s3072/P2170004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4sUg7FDceQ1ev3EFV3J6urcCt2B8SOYi8GC59PwBLF213W08cWi1Ezs3jHrse-8vyuMzK-X_syI2Zf_YpL8qH_Nd-pDTeAUmvkjkuM43tqMEiNjTK6Vu6395T_9u0gEID8gDjdcbSuCCr6frItq2U-P1h2t_avIQekC2950P-TO6-PYbke9uwGNj-OOH/s320/P2170004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I chose to represent this regiment because it was in so many of the Peninsular War battles. At Salamanca it appears to have had the most squadrons in the field of any French light cavalry formation.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLLa5e5tp7MWd8oeFgo67NyX82ABpdarDn_jTIePgfgC2vYyqVU2vwGNP-057_r8SgzrfZdaOi8bra9zV8IfPnXCUYF9pKputxNqFPcZwJVUoFtFFr0WoO7mtoTHDiPhGEBj37ru657wmIaK6XAA2FnWy3j9ufgLAo-RUgPyxAao_doGM02HKE4pHrrAI/s3072/P2170005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLLa5e5tp7MWd8oeFgo67NyX82ABpdarDn_jTIePgfgC2vYyqVU2vwGNP-057_r8SgzrfZdaOi8bra9zV8IfPnXCUYF9pKputxNqFPcZwJVUoFtFFr0WoO7mtoTHDiPhGEBj37ru657wmIaK6XAA2FnWy3j9ufgLAo-RUgPyxAao_doGM02HKE4pHrrAI/s320/P2170005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvqH4p1vPsDwUP38QkCzmA55xYQwaUPmDiV07duMq5N9_2hq0fDQrLQsABXPjs7wPeTk-VVpjQxf7mB2-ndb5jP-Jhd0sbSB2Wl6GI-WEgkzqzsQKSA6YoYZAy6UHTfAkCURhF8W3CEXi7W8LQK1PT0_QXpvROAkwnko-L23UGwHlx7pLm8CVb-JKEgFg/s2275/P2170006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="2275" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvqH4p1vPsDwUP38QkCzmA55xYQwaUPmDiV07duMq5N9_2hq0fDQrLQsABXPjs7wPeTk-VVpjQxf7mB2-ndb5jP-Jhd0sbSB2Wl6GI-WEgkzqzsQKSA6YoYZAy6UHTfAkCURhF8W3CEXi7W8LQK1PT0_QXpvROAkwnko-L23UGwHlx7pLm8CVb-JKEgFg/s320/P2170006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the added bonuses of painting this unit was the magnificent contrasting facing colour of light orange which really sets them off. I really like the trumpeter in his reverse facing coat, one benefit of going pre-Bardin reform. The orange shade probably looks very light due to the camera flash (the daylight bulb went bang this evening!), </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4n0QTfaDLxBxXxjbnYx92ZS1qxZ0awlFQbfvLjgqm8oeFOgHS9Ks0OHsY3Q1LTUBfzzV1MPH-FbJRb-EyRLcplRmuM85cpkWJw0B7L9CVK2af6O8gA2SwCgNYaldNqfFNPWBKZwrp-9kfGo7anQqUU8G4tEEVHce_4C4QjIWTKIEQtyii4TRc0EfSu6n/s2391/P2170007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2391" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4n0QTfaDLxBxXxjbnYx92ZS1qxZ0awlFQbfvLjgqm8oeFOgHS9Ks0OHsY3Q1LTUBfzzV1MPH-FbJRb-EyRLcplRmuM85cpkWJw0B7L9CVK2af6O8gA2SwCgNYaldNqfFNPWBKZwrp-9kfGo7anQqUU8G4tEEVHce_4C4QjIWTKIEQtyii4TRc0EfSu6n/s320/P2170007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Officer was a joy to paint also. His uniform is also quite magnificent. I bought an Osprey book just to assist me with some of the small details, though it does not take much in the way of reasons for me to purchase an Osprey uniform book!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuI8__gZ0P88oZKhi2jxIvzVtNi78O8K_aOuUjigCntB70wqMP8kgf1lAt85Gw8kOUoj5Goi1hlGlMJ_KSmXqurvN2X7vTy9g80QNgDVhm82RjJ3yzPYto-u0ePBeVCvUPFcGv4CxicWZguEoeA3jwO-yoVd0gtggw7HLM0FNb92mpywGJye8qw1DBdZN/s2502/P2170008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2502" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuI8__gZ0P88oZKhi2jxIvzVtNi78O8K_aOuUjigCntB70wqMP8kgf1lAt85Gw8kOUoj5Goi1hlGlMJ_KSmXqurvN2X7vTy9g80QNgDVhm82RjJ3yzPYto-u0ePBeVCvUPFcGv4CxicWZguEoeA3jwO-yoVd0gtggw7HLM0FNb92mpywGJye8qw1DBdZN/s320/P2170008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lOAZZT14NMnUWQ0hZNWx4kRu3G7L6UUHrB5UaT9Pf0_S13kG3Wc-4ljKr_24H8XKsdRYACxbyl0hQJtg5FDeB3cCpMioZf1CojvZs86-w5Lq5UBjsP-1CYOovNtCbpCYDMIs4sVIRHnCHvJHhKB3j8oFfr4UKknjieooj1hbPlbOhh7Vfn6GEot4O2U7/s2321/P2170010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2321" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lOAZZT14NMnUWQ0hZNWx4kRu3G7L6UUHrB5UaT9Pf0_S13kG3Wc-4ljKr_24H8XKsdRYACxbyl0hQJtg5FDeB3cCpMioZf1CojvZs86-w5Lq5UBjsP-1CYOovNtCbpCYDMIs4sVIRHnCHvJHhKB3j8oFfr4UKknjieooj1hbPlbOhh7Vfn6GEot4O2U7/s320/P2170010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to paint the unit with pom-poms for the 4 x squadrons. As I wanted to base the figures in pairs (I have tried them in threes previously but found it made the bases unwieldy on the board), I had to have stands where the two cavalrymen are from different squadrons. This is something that I am ok with. When the unit is acting as a regiment I only have to place the the mixed stand between the others and it works. The pictures of the regiment together demonstrates this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTTEx9_UNCqSRcsrVio7XlwkUS96FeM7_cabADNB53_taBKteh3zG0BVOQ0SRZVMYOeUTpShNhX3rIR35h3RgDhGRUSrruLScmUo_nhDqg0DSsgY06QpUQFc9MWElShahS2PdZwDDCzomM5nFZcJf1Mqztm1jlpB3h8px_wqkjqr2p8ujX65AuSpoJNKH/s2360/P2170011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2360" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTTEx9_UNCqSRcsrVio7XlwkUS96FeM7_cabADNB53_taBKteh3zG0BVOQ0SRZVMYOeUTpShNhX3rIR35h3RgDhGRUSrruLScmUo_nhDqg0DSsgY06QpUQFc9MWElShahS2PdZwDDCzomM5nFZcJf1Mqztm1jlpB3h8px_wqkjqr2p8ujX65AuSpoJNKH/s320/P2170011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Numbering on saddle rolls is something that I'll hold off on until I can get some transfers. Badly painted numbers would spoil the effect, and I don't trust myself to get the numbering looking correct (my handwriting is bad enough, never mind painting digits!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rmtzFSeXMCuOxG_SMUc4zhYIQGc4fyAeNl_-Ouq7Jh02FBOYOOCvd3gcJ7EKeHcaW_THFtMIPlUnImSk0PYfTRFbQRItJKw32-55N4OqiQkBd4ToE_UXZ9k1GcNHZbOzVZYlRKwEffdqXW6T6mEDzVuVZ_3B-JW9vBJk_FnXBm4uklQfRhdT8LgA8l5O/s2534/P2170012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2534" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rmtzFSeXMCuOxG_SMUc4zhYIQGc4fyAeNl_-Ouq7Jh02FBOYOOCvd3gcJ7EKeHcaW_THFtMIPlUnImSk0PYfTRFbQRItJKw32-55N4OqiQkBd4ToE_UXZ9k1GcNHZbOzVZYlRKwEffdqXW6T6mEDzVuVZ_3B-JW9vBJk_FnXBm4uklQfRhdT8LgA8l5O/s320/P2170012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Paints used were a mixture of Wargames Foundry and Vallejo. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMxTJnKt7dfWCNhE4F11CfjEV1HUZVcSU-cTi7ctbaZtullxlttDGGHnaN0HsMNGl0ng3gXkpqktejiwhN8uJYw05NE4jiUW8qPc6LiuCZIj0hbFVse4Fw6nnoCtT6996Ei7PhLIQr4B7fV53JJFtswq1vtG4onFdoAj6pNy3GRAQ54yE0XXjf3an5cmv/s2488/P2170013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2488" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMxTJnKt7dfWCNhE4F11CfjEV1HUZVcSU-cTi7ctbaZtullxlttDGGHnaN0HsMNGl0ng3gXkpqktejiwhN8uJYw05NE4jiUW8qPc6LiuCZIj0hbFVse4Fw6nnoCtT6996Ei7PhLIQr4B7fV53JJFtswq1vtG4onFdoAj6pNy3GRAQ54yE0XXjf3an5cmv/s320/P2170013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalaoElZXI_aY4BQ1yhwPQpTC8T36Os0YfSnTvB4A5Gj0QmxuwXFQZ-WS3yySovqVC84BC83FOCaK0xQBI8ocQpPevXmm5BuDK_r9xrgA1Cdp_s-pNQhbZ8QSG4qlzaMGUpX3sfeE-SuI8GB_r1QO0IPDSzlzlCli6dZlWQYyxBupNuTUaWlJj534bPn_m/s2370/P2170014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="2370" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalaoElZXI_aY4BQ1yhwPQpTC8T36Os0YfSnTvB4A5Gj0QmxuwXFQZ-WS3yySovqVC84BC83FOCaK0xQBI8ocQpPevXmm5BuDK_r9xrgA1Cdp_s-pNQhbZ8QSG4qlzaMGUpX3sfeE-SuI8GB_r1QO0IPDSzlzlCli6dZlWQYyxBupNuTUaWlJj534bPn_m/s320/P2170014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I really do like the character that the Perry's sculpt into the faces of their figures. It is not to excess but they do have character!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7hw-VkyOW8xG725pWwmUJ7PaiAZYgnKjhu-8r9tAGtzFwGVza2YhnW23mJFKDHMHFzc0OjgOb-t-dDvJp6dCuZicVSCn4pBLMrOKGI6rWUuyL3HVgCh5gqg6LfovFYwvU01y9pRCQZUecrUUicIMiomxCO-tf5qij2HAwezJrt-Y4axkoCPc4DdQRsu/s2506/P2170015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="2506" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7hw-VkyOW8xG725pWwmUJ7PaiAZYgnKjhu-8r9tAGtzFwGVza2YhnW23mJFKDHMHFzc0OjgOb-t-dDvJp6dCuZicVSCn4pBLMrOKGI6rWUuyL3HVgCh5gqg6LfovFYwvU01y9pRCQZUecrUUicIMiomxCO-tf5qij2HAwezJrt-Y4axkoCPc4DdQRsu/s320/P2170015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiX8sjWl_hECZizW0QBrQSBOhIbenqGmrGXQYOSyiPdPbFLZO4Ey0jmfH13WFCw-_g8ksPhfbfXi_jiHP5cxiSACq8IMQmrsDsgdDDNA42vZDVsENGjR47GJmfbqscDvs6iA-96ihngUcquAdxThngBQX9Q39LXqCqZoCW0y6loifYEH9m51yaKs0wAP4/s2367/P2170016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2367" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiX8sjWl_hECZizW0QBrQSBOhIbenqGmrGXQYOSyiPdPbFLZO4Ey0jmfH13WFCw-_g8ksPhfbfXi_jiHP5cxiSACq8IMQmrsDsgdDDNA42vZDVsENGjR47GJmfbqscDvs6iA-96ihngUcquAdxThngBQX9Q39LXqCqZoCW0y6loifYEH9m51yaKs0wAP4/s320/P2170016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I still have a large coffee jar of cat litter which I use for rocks. As I probably place about 50 or so rocks in total per regiment, I might consider the coffee jar to be a lifetime supply!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IC44N11x-2Ihmew42JQT2E5p-Wg14w0PhUBSbQPEZo__CkPci7cgUtLYTP86F5T7eS8VPWASdDTvu-Z9Kd_tB8JgFNuvrGx8mtk0oVcGHLLnkQrqdiuzSIGes4vNyy01MTv-CCMIV49d4aLuBqVnmER_qJIBIcbEthU7onlYg_dehtRtbqpbOnkItOuQ/s2463/P2170017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2463" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IC44N11x-2Ihmew42JQT2E5p-Wg14w0PhUBSbQPEZo__CkPci7cgUtLYTP86F5T7eS8VPWASdDTvu-Z9Kd_tB8JgFNuvrGx8mtk0oVcGHLLnkQrqdiuzSIGes4vNyy01MTv-CCMIV49d4aLuBqVnmER_qJIBIcbEthU7onlYg_dehtRtbqpbOnkItOuQ/s320/P2170017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8zjPUdNRZY1rihksI4x7qsoduNPiX0WvBTCzY2Td7aGxT9d1ZghvTApJOC-HO8YWzOnGxN2Sb_atgPZxnUozlUW2Ix5c69jqW3uNqxgopY0dx08Uyv3uVIzQzzp9v-yng0YXqR9idTIorfl5I8VHxzRfMWLIpmaUPn_kLEO8h4HjAuoySc5kJWlYfW5J/s2420/P2170018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2420" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8zjPUdNRZY1rihksI4x7qsoduNPiX0WvBTCzY2Td7aGxT9d1ZghvTApJOC-HO8YWzOnGxN2Sb_atgPZxnUozlUW2Ix5c69jqW3uNqxgopY0dx08Uyv3uVIzQzzp9v-yng0YXqR9idTIorfl5I8VHxzRfMWLIpmaUPn_kLEO8h4HjAuoySc5kJWlYfW5J/s320/P2170018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I normally spray the horses with a matt varnish. I do wonder if they are little too dull and a semi-gloss sheen might be of benefit. I guess the dust might tone down the sheen in reality. I don't spend time around horses to know how much effort it takes to make them go as shiny as a racehorse. I might have to research this further.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOb-VtevQ4JWaTl2yhn8mh7zk-KZTSY-B4xAcefkIGzc_6UEu43MT-FvMXTqWg_9hx4wHbiMGDvh-ZWVmBKBWBZyMG-K8FStGw_hN9yDH93ABdRsedhRYnHlaHzdwr7B4iqRmGdKv8E9SjqyQWuPzanYSWk0NhA1_aWGY8bEEw6CAJHBcWZtmVwrBZqEf/s2396/P2170019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2396" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOb-VtevQ4JWaTl2yhn8mh7zk-KZTSY-B4xAcefkIGzc_6UEu43MT-FvMXTqWg_9hx4wHbiMGDvh-ZWVmBKBWBZyMG-K8FStGw_hN9yDH93ABdRsedhRYnHlaHzdwr7B4iqRmGdKv8E9SjqyQWuPzanYSWk0NhA1_aWGY8bEEw6CAJHBcWZtmVwrBZqEf/s320/P2170019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXITy5F7qPPfyz3pmIXz_3zqjKjpLbspMcxhvdjXKujTRkChKZTkkw4r8zUzWSyDHZkGoaMqCfV86HPVHeS4jgv9jmnaMDggsPlnT8U1-AwdYMmtsMzP0qOojHYLW-19-VL9_zs8o92_7K41uskCa7X35Sgynyr1_S47jz2ULZIdTzbTXX57oR6l3WW5H9/s2559/P2170020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEaosfBd4YbbEKFxt7c4Ab-JeeFw89YUtQggLWkxfWJsBgIiOfWAnHQEOcfjJ8lF4DX33CB82LHV6833Ig45BS0LbPIw5sep9v9L45ILLDUnWtUer8NBzPKC52Pbb-rcAjLHc6AppxysLzTbuqjIbMSY550Kyw330ihhz1301fEmDDdnyeSChPe1rYJCn/s2275/P2170025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2275" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEaosfBd4YbbEKFxt7c4Ab-JeeFw89YUtQggLWkxfWJsBgIiOfWAnHQEOcfjJ8lF4DX33CB82LHV6833Ig45BS0LbPIw5sep9v9L45ILLDUnWtUer8NBzPKC52Pbb-rcAjLHc6AppxysLzTbuqjIbMSY550Kyw330ihhz1301fEmDDdnyeSChPe1rYJCn/s320/P2170025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Elite Companies always look something quite special. I kept the colpak and plumes as befitting an elite squadron who undoubtedly would want everyone to know they are the elite of the regiment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmidHWaG0a6vT43N7smcfVO1_WDfz9Q-q2aoSh0C9LgCbaQXu7B172_KlsTagdV2wdhleo4e8nfMuR0-O4P0J_fYBOX_PfM_iv32oAtuQ17G45kSqmHvZuZLjOMakyPrakwTZiJvHokISRM9ZUkWj3NJOXfXPQL-wGZTUJpgFGd982WWRa2SDoKZMQ8GDW/s2304/P2170026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmidHWaG0a6vT43N7smcfVO1_WDfz9Q-q2aoSh0C9LgCbaQXu7B172_KlsTagdV2wdhleo4e8nfMuR0-O4P0J_fYBOX_PfM_iv32oAtuQ17G45kSqmHvZuZLjOMakyPrakwTZiJvHokISRM9ZUkWj3NJOXfXPQL-wGZTUJpgFGd982WWRa2SDoKZMQ8GDW/s320/P2170026.JPG" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpWcCIsWJBOlloAu8L873u1rCL0REpgcwk2ARVw3IFFGBSt_HlrB2AkJe9o3UuNhqYWmKZ_i7k0Rn4KI4OvpEC9GES03SA8I06HbacloNjsjj-tAWbjZeaNiNEH6EedX7WmLxvswni5xIh2n7urFPeDMphlgQ5-HajvAMdvajTaGufPnisY14BgzQpcAt/s2338/P2170027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2338" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpWcCIsWJBOlloAu8L873u1rCL0REpgcwk2ARVw3IFFGBSt_HlrB2AkJe9o3UuNhqYWmKZ_i7k0Rn4KI4OvpEC9GES03SA8I06HbacloNjsjj-tAWbjZeaNiNEH6EedX7WmLxvswni5xIh2n7urFPeDMphlgQ5-HajvAMdvajTaGufPnisY14BgzQpcAt/s320/P2170027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And it was left to label up the magnetic base with the regiment details and take photos for the blog.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsl9tpbguB71Up1ZM5jE1qJ7HJMaKvd_5op1-wRRd_ScaChPfGaV20ibcLN94eAzyvjAZNoXqs7VBlzA52qX5Fa8mkRBpyzpY3jYyfXaJrcGy-MBVbqc4pqsjRq0Pb4T5x_lw6RkhuuuRbhI8fled-nTTYuQY8BQI9zrmwjlv-CRhhYQZlR7CfaF5fRkR/s2599/P2170028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2083" data-original-width="2599" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsl9tpbguB71Up1ZM5jE1qJ7HJMaKvd_5op1-wRRd_ScaChPfGaV20ibcLN94eAzyvjAZNoXqs7VBlzA52qX5Fa8mkRBpyzpY3jYyfXaJrcGy-MBVbqc4pqsjRq0Pb4T5x_lw6RkhuuuRbhI8fled-nTTYuQY8BQI9zrmwjlv-CRhhYQZlR7CfaF5fRkR/s320/P2170028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I'm not sure I can paint any more cavalry regiments at the moment. The effort of painting two up in a couple of months was quite hard going. I fancy doing something completely different now, something a lot simpler!</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-27080775960471594372024-01-19T21:22:00.001+00:002024-01-20T23:07:05.222+00:0028mm - Spanish Hermitage Building - Charlie Foxtrot Models<p>Ha! No one expects the Spanish Hermitage! And apologies to Monty Python for that. It's not often that I make buildings so there is an element of surprise here. Fitting in with my Peninsular War project is this building made by Charlie Foxtrot Models. Charlie Foxtrot really do make some lovely MDF buildings. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_sh5Fs_d3sMn6GM62VegsnXS-5ZM6YpHBe8Psrg1fUY9Ewu-NpDSqLLn4WEJSatrFZXThN0TZeCTtbVx6J0EER9JJqJXZXq1BOodOAi2vpthAuQQR5VnUk2TojTSsGn1bxyo9heFvKln8LFHqlKWVUtR4wc76j2dYWaxkyA6Y4BnJNKz6Kt9HcObNx8K/s3072/P1190001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_sh5Fs_d3sMn6GM62VegsnXS-5ZM6YpHBe8Psrg1fUY9Ewu-NpDSqLLn4WEJSatrFZXThN0TZeCTtbVx6J0EER9JJqJXZXq1BOodOAi2vpthAuQQR5VnUk2TojTSsGn1bxyo9heFvKln8LFHqlKWVUtR4wc76j2dYWaxkyA6Y4BnJNKz6Kt9HcObNx8K/s320/P1190001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I must say that it all went together really well. I checked out the company website for guidance and ideas and from this I was really impressed how it all went together. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHS4YfyBGo1vRkDXbXM_S3o85C5vp81W3WpQ2ntZ2I_t7lt8MlLXbey_PaQMaZa7XRgFyiZy6Q-XK25jM0rZLlVm3EtAzslTI3sJituReCy0ANXZkVvgKZ1VzdEkmeutoe7ReyEmxlBrNeICUFV-JSNknmtBXf27fdo99asoQCDcCsoW5Apxef_M2LrSY/s2819/With%20Figures.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2097" data-original-width="2819" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHS4YfyBGo1vRkDXbXM_S3o85C5vp81W3WpQ2ntZ2I_t7lt8MlLXbey_PaQMaZa7XRgFyiZy6Q-XK25jM0rZLlVm3EtAzslTI3sJituReCy0ANXZkVvgKZ1VzdEkmeutoe7ReyEmxlBrNeICUFV-JSNknmtBXf27fdo99asoQCDcCsoW5Apxef_M2LrSY/s320/With%20Figures.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the details like the missing areas of plaster showing brickwork. This was neatly done by inserting the brickwork mouldings into the purposely left gaps in the MDF. I have included some Cacadores here for scale.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocB0xZZpZq8qey2GvWEPcaL-exYM8xT3PgrDEIWSv0hyphenhypheni1a8Fgnl8RX0gS7A_w1-pdaL8AmL9A4Sp2RJHXUc194KeDro6ComFdIXrOxnDF9yuqVA8VjyUe-8d3ZdzrU7SfXM-twAWyUXMjv3R-1cGJOQFqd_RdAJ3wAfDZs2z5ruCn9UY3RRjWwWhN-zM/s2628/P1190006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="2628" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocB0xZZpZq8qey2GvWEPcaL-exYM8xT3PgrDEIWSv0hyphenhypheni1a8Fgnl8RX0gS7A_w1-pdaL8AmL9A4Sp2RJHXUc194KeDro6ComFdIXrOxnDF9yuqVA8VjyUe-8d3ZdzrU7SfXM-twAWyUXMjv3R-1cGJOQFqd_RdAJ3wAfDZs2z5ruCn9UY3RRjWwWhN-zM/s320/P1190006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used the recommended method of putting a sharp blade to the stone work and cutting away chunks of MDF to give the stonework a worn appearance. I did the same with the step too, to show erosion over time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRB0iaCJwIFDc1tPsOE5IjONxqfLGXc5ZwFti8AWFvEwQBe3PBo4VHmsFJUlQK_Rj9tJbI2k3ae8Cz_GEpoMkj3gJ1oVqMnAf_Magv8JNLCewOdLVIP6TDvs6B9lsl-zcM88J9UAtjknbN21p7CbGkTGGBRTuwMLwkrLpRcU_8A8V8rq8Nw8PR1qxVtNw/s3072/P1190005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRB0iaCJwIFDc1tPsOE5IjONxqfLGXc5ZwFti8AWFvEwQBe3PBo4VHmsFJUlQK_Rj9tJbI2k3ae8Cz_GEpoMkj3gJ1oVqMnAf_Magv8JNLCewOdLVIP6TDvs6B9lsl-zcM88J9UAtjknbN21p7CbGkTGGBRTuwMLwkrLpRcU_8A8V8rq8Nw8PR1qxVtNw/s320/P1190005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I like the little touches. Even the bell is included. It comes gorgeously shiny but, alas, I felt it needed some weathering to keep it in character with the somewhat neglected hermitage. A black green wash was liberally painted on to the bell. It has a rustic charm all of it's own now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistLQEOxPhf4Dq2HkYwN9KBKS8ytx3mUm8BXdVYKLECPlbBLCJ6TtsQxSoy9uAWwgo1JF4MjKyn2g2Y2ZPgML5e7L1v5YgkMqPQROid8NCnUTrGTAMW-Vq4A7XOKz3xvHQiEKd42qj7mmM8jqaC5VcNWW93pwySReKNkJA1lmoldBaALjz4BROIEETuOFt/s3072/P1190004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistLQEOxPhf4Dq2HkYwN9KBKS8ytx3mUm8BXdVYKLECPlbBLCJ6TtsQxSoy9uAWwgo1JF4MjKyn2g2Y2ZPgML5e7L1v5YgkMqPQROid8NCnUTrGTAMW-Vq4A7XOKz3xvHQiEKd42qj7mmM8jqaC5VcNWW93pwySReKNkJA1lmoldBaALjz4BROIEETuOFt/s320/P1190004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The roof comes as a resin casting and again it fits well. The whole construction does not feel weak at all but solid and sturdy once glued together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjISIX3F2gXhCnwQHjKnlFIeQj3UsK-JWbMX07FypslgjJwzX6DRP44_rf_HLnXPwVBabUoWKkuL2-3e3i8x0dlLBYvTRyCjyR-c0ngzSwG_XZmHZ1faPGzRttbQ5cNJHQzSaNxXrI7p38mO9F7k3DGoLJfFcGI9lQSdz-LYMqmAGb9DoAZipAh1-HylT/s3072/P1190003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjISIX3F2gXhCnwQHjKnlFIeQj3UsK-JWbMX07FypslgjJwzX6DRP44_rf_HLnXPwVBabUoWKkuL2-3e3i8x0dlLBYvTRyCjyR-c0ngzSwG_XZmHZ1faPGzRttbQ5cNJHQzSaNxXrI7p38mO9F7k3DGoLJfFcGI9lQSdz-LYMqmAGb9DoAZipAh1-HylT/s320/P1190003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used Polyfilla (sorry if it is called something else in the colonies) to texture the walls. I did this fairly roughly, leaving gaps and gouges. A gentle sanding removed excesses of the polyfilla and gave a really nice surface ready for the paints.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT70Sn97zQRqbnHBW-EOsu9K-NJO-FoawGVnQd0zedFJKkldi-t9IxtzIfsukpF2ug6mQxKSRCQtFd7GUOFkj2XVA1fYIW3GRx5qHtvH6eVchWXQlKFYew8kiRLhm8yFTcq3wDRLN-B0nqLUZLvhMemAO3teTzbUgZwp2v3Ut-aitKFn9K340Zi2GaSyQu/s3072/P1190002.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT70Sn97zQRqbnHBW-EOsu9K-NJO-FoawGVnQd0zedFJKkldi-t9IxtzIfsukpF2ug6mQxKSRCQtFd7GUOFkj2XVA1fYIW3GRx5qHtvH6eVchWXQlKFYew8kiRLhm8yFTcq3wDRLN-B0nqLUZLvhMemAO3teTzbUgZwp2v3Ut-aitKFn9K340Zi2GaSyQu/s320/P1190002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally I used various shades of Dark yellow and patches of terracotta and dry brushed to light on the walls. I drizzled in some watered down green wash where damp and water might gather or run. The roofing was done with Foundry Terracotta paint, washed with a mid-tone wash and then lightened progressively. I've kept notes of the exact colours used (I keep a folder which has all the colours used for all of my projects!), should anyone find the information useful.<div><br /></div><div>The building was actually really enjoyable to put together, texture and paint. I will definitely be getting more wonderful buildings from Charlie Foxtrot models.</div><div><br /></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-1986276596673611082024-01-12T01:13:00.000+00:002024-01-12T01:13:20.758+00:0028mm - Napoleonic British - 14th Light Dragoons<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwd03r5cQpeNrY3KlspbGRhFYWEHGYZ9XPvfeSEfMD9NLXClN7mfgOXZuLKwztRlNoQDcnhEDNvn0WNHzvBEP8Sb2t4yr3LL0isk6SNbQC8adQY94t2IfQO915upd5EmpcnE70lyY026Rs6B5NcBmAzil2af4G9RMTMju1bkofbLMpZ0iVttdhF22l2-L/s3072/P1120023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwd03r5cQpeNrY3KlspbGRhFYWEHGYZ9XPvfeSEfMD9NLXClN7mfgOXZuLKwztRlNoQDcnhEDNvn0WNHzvBEP8Sb2t4yr3LL0isk6SNbQC8adQY94t2IfQO915upd5EmpcnE70lyY026Rs6B5NcBmAzil2af4G9RMTMju1bkofbLMpZ0iVttdhF22l2-L/s320/P1120023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's been a good while since I painted a cavalry unit. In fact its been a good while since I painted a Napoleonic Cavalry unit, in particular...it would probably have been about 1987 and that would have been 20mm Airfix or Esci. </p><p>I can now see why it's been a while. Painting these was a labour of love that has taken about 4 weeks including 2 weeks where I did nothing but paint every day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAOACDPqskOXtvmGcZX9ySbGEwPy9mqET1UNCQBP-DJELqgbA3u5mtD68g57l6aJSboH1W4tzVLgzUoBxTqllAzi6DqcBADvZuogC7UoDrM9twkjoZsArIXHjHml7QuTTm67ZlTk-G0SegGYs2ddSknSllpbARHZ2XQQozpuOhwAjpyagPxIaEd18-auB/s3072/P1120025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAOACDPqskOXtvmGcZX9ySbGEwPy9mqET1UNCQBP-DJELqgbA3u5mtD68g57l6aJSboH1W4tzVLgzUoBxTqllAzi6DqcBADvZuogC7UoDrM9twkjoZsArIXHjHml7QuTTm67ZlTk-G0SegGYs2ddSknSllpbARHZ2XQQozpuOhwAjpyagPxIaEd18-auB/s320/P1120025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Was it worth it? At times I wondered if the Sistine Chapel might have been an easier painting task. The sheer amount of detail to go on Napoleonic cavalry is never ending. Yet, there was a joy in seeing that detail come together and create something greater than the sum of it's parts (to use a slight cliche). Once finished there is something magnificent about Napoleonic cavalry that little else compares with.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8kPbhv9lHeNXA1Bo_L6apLVwhGxJhemR4cfN7iQznXUvGXMldXMuwguEG3YVO4vGIrqMw3MLoAjQhI0V6diOnpdgqervjJAVjuWp88CxCc2Vfe4eQeM0nVWwSHWwdEA67KH4cUizZ1ae5UfrqMqx0Yd1Q9yrpdM5CQTftSkdCYzvuJSopONh6kRQnEt1/s2476/P1120001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2476" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8kPbhv9lHeNXA1Bo_L6apLVwhGxJhemR4cfN7iQznXUvGXMldXMuwguEG3YVO4vGIrqMw3MLoAjQhI0V6diOnpdgqervjJAVjuWp88CxCc2Vfe4eQeM0nVWwSHWwdEA67KH4cUizZ1ae5UfrqMqx0Yd1Q9yrpdM5CQTftSkdCYzvuJSopONh6kRQnEt1/s320/P1120001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These figures are painted as the 14th Light Dragoons. A regiment that saw action throughout the Peninsular War. They retained their beloved Tarleton helmets throughout the campaign and still wore it even when the new French style uniform was being introduced for British light dragoons.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6fbAOXPO1fvqNgCln3K-ioegmN0g1W9B0bBowGLG1sJ12AGbTTXnmEQbBePgD1h3ycj2W5efmzL7wQWSDd1RozeBkNM1i9Jwy9TeISwLG04Sihc563fDV6TRSyTpDcw74EbbYoWsuakH8XWGNsPQebsISIt8JW2rmNkfb7OVP-8iL8sYO0uu14iQMfu7/s3072/P1120002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6fbAOXPO1fvqNgCln3K-ioegmN0g1W9B0bBowGLG1sJ12AGbTTXnmEQbBePgD1h3ycj2W5efmzL7wQWSDd1RozeBkNM1i9Jwy9TeISwLG04Sihc563fDV6TRSyTpDcw74EbbYoWsuakH8XWGNsPQebsISIt8JW2rmNkfb7OVP-8iL8sYO0uu14iQMfu7/s320/P1120002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was particularly taken with the orange facings, which also meant that the Trumpeter was going to wear an orange coat in the reverse colours. Orange frequently has difficulty in being quite a thin paint, so a certain delicacy and accuracy had to be used with it. A black line on it would take several touch ups of orange to hide it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUn9XsGV_wx3o5sg-zMwzinp3RU6YDcB76m2O0km6pEjCNnwhpc0XE1P_FrCtwqiJrjDLhx6tmpB_5F0F5Qkrrr4nRcMusr0zCvNN3YhbK0cBBA9h_btZO7WFIgg3EzLBoxeWpyOnknw2lVeb21qu5DTHTnNQ5yL5DH1Gt-X4_5QfNs0ys29kdj8werHJ/s3072/P1120004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="3072" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUn9XsGV_wx3o5sg-zMwzinp3RU6YDcB76m2O0km6pEjCNnwhpc0XE1P_FrCtwqiJrjDLhx6tmpB_5F0F5Qkrrr4nRcMusr0zCvNN3YhbK0cBBA9h_btZO7WFIgg3EzLBoxeWpyOnknw2lVeb21qu5DTHTnNQ5yL5DH1Gt-X4_5QfNs0ys29kdj8werHJ/s320/P1120004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The figures are from the magnificent Perry Miniatures plastic range. The British Light Dragoons boxed set give 14 figures with horses and options to use the '1815' French style uniform with Shako or the earlier Peninsular Hussar style uniform with Tarleton helmet, as well as mixing to make transitional uniforms. This flexibility of options is really good. One box gives a lot of choice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP9JSKFZmGaHjbbu0zC3nrJ764ZQKBj1-yEZs2Yy9Lcsg38D7Uz8G7pyL-K9v2FfORcxilxX17OeT3vk1OFhg83UIBDo_ltKgyt3sq60iyi3xlkbLStu4be5wXCouzzld5zyG3l27EdTdm0fZnYZuuXKJIpeCNVediq5fCi6tU24FfItsN_HzQCYANW1Q/s2285/P1120005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2285" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP9JSKFZmGaHjbbu0zC3nrJ764ZQKBj1-yEZs2Yy9Lcsg38D7Uz8G7pyL-K9v2FfORcxilxX17OeT3vk1OFhg83UIBDo_ltKgyt3sq60iyi3xlkbLStu4be5wXCouzzld5zyG3l27EdTdm0fZnYZuuXKJIpeCNVediq5fCi6tU24FfItsN_HzQCYANW1Q/s320/P1120005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I moved away from using Micron Pigment pens for the lining in. I had used this recently but found there were just to many inaccessible parts that a brush could get to and a pen couldn't. In addition to this, I found I had to keep going over bits with the pen and this removed paint from the figure...not good!</div><div><br /></div><div>The brush just flowed nicely and I could thin the paint as necessary too to aid the lining in flow. This was an interesting experiment to try the pens but the old methods of the brush and thinned black came out as supreme.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtnEQrwBsbNM9qevEwffxhtrLI5d4omWdyC68amNdx1ihSkuNUJA8aZBymWrhm6tLCdchUQf3oWP5yOnRq-B3tlDapYE6UJKbSZZYrOZUY_BNghHPxd7LJFY7T674sGGZ2iJLcgoemP-s1S9IAcej-fJL1DYMXZfoNjqGnwRB7cvJcw9RoS5k6grwTOTT/s2304/P1120006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2281" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtnEQrwBsbNM9qevEwffxhtrLI5d4omWdyC68amNdx1ihSkuNUJA8aZBymWrhm6tLCdchUQf3oWP5yOnRq-B3tlDapYE6UJKbSZZYrOZUY_BNghHPxd7LJFY7T674sGGZ2iJLcgoemP-s1S9IAcej-fJL1DYMXZfoNjqGnwRB7cvJcw9RoS5k6grwTOTT/s320/P1120006.JPG" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvlAcUM61q-JjOE3LXM4bk4n5o8mH71LM3I2WrmbbMGIyrphCR1keCb2YOAyZlY0Ht_i6EVCAefu4bFxLSIAByOvuPJfqZAjUP0zmiEh5qYPZujT-5-XE-ISXal-fiQBdNvrbGNDv3dpu2f5SJrfX9VbvwRNYKsef88LmWKIOATyCfdUqhSZUSyQLOmbc/s2523/P1120007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2523" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvlAcUM61q-JjOE3LXM4bk4n5o8mH71LM3I2WrmbbMGIyrphCR1keCb2YOAyZlY0Ht_i6EVCAefu4bFxLSIAByOvuPJfqZAjUP0zmiEh5qYPZujT-5-XE-ISXal-fiQBdNvrbGNDv3dpu2f5SJrfX9VbvwRNYKsef88LmWKIOATyCfdUqhSZUSyQLOmbc/s320/P1120007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-51tKJfY_DO-wXd988rUX5-PMcKXSh9sZSZVe_xGnp42dJlPiaUNZXl09vO9u5p-LLfoZSVozZyarhHgOqbpbWN4hwLRnrJ1iFosbAG08jb33RcL-KJtW6zLrylb-humkE0LZ-9rrE44xww12kc8yIHMclKBe0Gm7Ciwfd98PweX6GQt2BDkCCXoXBj-/s2510/P1120008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2510" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-51tKJfY_DO-wXd988rUX5-PMcKXSh9sZSZVe_xGnp42dJlPiaUNZXl09vO9u5p-LLfoZSVozZyarhHgOqbpbWN4hwLRnrJ1iFosbAG08jb33RcL-KJtW6zLrylb-humkE0LZ-9rrE44xww12kc8yIHMclKBe0Gm7Ciwfd98PweX6GQt2BDkCCXoXBj-/s320/P1120008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtl2AmEWWQwvusUAqNIVxz-v9i0ZzUaiSRoMgdgnk36LNiYWR0XmC2AsG8oVB9su_n3C0w2YcNcC8owCF8euZZ5crstPMrUupAsT-c31TBCGgeGjSNU-ZeLz_0mrgp-cuuoWWZUDl6XGSddQjAOMP01DVJLCXkdOZaLcg3HXuaigj4GewCzzLfTFyxh27y/s2304/P1120009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2211" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtl2AmEWWQwvusUAqNIVxz-v9i0ZzUaiSRoMgdgnk36LNiYWR0XmC2AsG8oVB9su_n3C0w2YcNcC8owCF8euZZ5crstPMrUupAsT-c31TBCGgeGjSNU-ZeLz_0mrgp-cuuoWWZUDl6XGSddQjAOMP01DVJLCXkdOZaLcg3HXuaigj4GewCzzLfTFyxh27y/s320/P1120009.JPG" width="307" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You might notice one omission after all the effort put in to get the detail right. Yes, I have not put the regimental numbers on the saddle roll or water canteens. I nearly did but I find that unreadable hieroglyphs done in a scrappy way undo the detailed work done on the rest of the figure. </div><div><br /></div><div>Napoleonics seems to be getting a renewed popularity. There seems to be more rules, blog posts and You Tube videos relating to the period (and some darned awful movie!), and I think that someone will bring out canteen, back pack and saddle roll regimental numbers as decals/transfers. I have seen them years ago but they seem unobtainable now. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think this absence will be picked up on soon and a manufacturer will fill the void (or at least I hope so!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpkrRN758mkZJfkohcQmmUAlqeLH9zSfd0947hIW-dXODyh8PSNLdcJw0SZgyvpNGn2gESLIKW6aCTh7LqBTmhHxdAxow64h4ZTM9ltNH8zUS7lLKGj3Eu06iJz8s-hm7O58yKzPgEbN06t1JvPVUaTr4iP6Xl1_wajlOTGbf1DhpJcyZiy66KljE8hBW/s2304/P1120010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2295" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpkrRN758mkZJfkohcQmmUAlqeLH9zSfd0947hIW-dXODyh8PSNLdcJw0SZgyvpNGn2gESLIKW6aCTh7LqBTmhHxdAxow64h4ZTM9ltNH8zUS7lLKGj3Eu06iJz8s-hm7O58yKzPgEbN06t1JvPVUaTr4iP6Xl1_wajlOTGbf1DhpJcyZiy66KljE8hBW/s320/P1120010.JPG" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuAVQftFLzyDldeRb28SdZmNRS2XLsP0GZstuweUtSUHAj-Prx2RcFnQHgT_NyzuqWCn5EJFPfs8XlVcNUB_af3rGgEfoDXLXucO0-Z5Bk5ikpLYlfJyK2Ly3eU0N5nOpYLdNCw3_gUVVh-eMI-W_GIGxQ-Bcvjf0ZYacFZxzQh_vwsEFKPIOg_u_eQ8_/s2314/P1120011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2314" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuAVQftFLzyDldeRb28SdZmNRS2XLsP0GZstuweUtSUHAj-Prx2RcFnQHgT_NyzuqWCn5EJFPfs8XlVcNUB_af3rGgEfoDXLXucO0-Z5Bk5ikpLYlfJyK2Ly3eU0N5nOpYLdNCw3_gUVVh-eMI-W_GIGxQ-Bcvjf0ZYacFZxzQh_vwsEFKPIOg_u_eQ8_/s320/P1120011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8T6Iv1MXyiV7llJJ02Bf4eqQKHcCvwAPtsAhGkd8fn2Nbwtk8n6wAmcPH5iBOyIhq-rqAZubBCRZv13B2rMYyYJ_cKfQirQ4tIvedYT7ZlOEupMLgIo1kKGvulOL4XpCdKeZB1F8knVkIw8Da78N7lm96o5nU-fVzDlcUb-032x54k_l-NnUkpOCI63/s2363/P1120012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2363" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiH8T6Iv1MXyiV7llJJ02Bf4eqQKHcCvwAPtsAhGkd8fn2Nbwtk8n6wAmcPH5iBOyIhq-rqAZubBCRZv13B2rMYyYJ_cKfQirQ4tIvedYT7ZlOEupMLgIo1kKGvulOL4XpCdKeZB1F8knVkIw8Da78N7lm96o5nU-fVzDlcUb-032x54k_l-NnUkpOCI63/s320/P1120012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So is there anything about the figures that I don't like? Not much. I had to do a little bit of filling with plastic putty on the joins of the saddle rolls. I think the only thing I would change would be for the Paget carbines to be slung from the carbine belt rather than being stowed on the horse. I just can't imagine that in action the carbine would be stowed and with the lock cover left on. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2887" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hAX_7mBeWNGHSypGKD_z8kWhjIS4BWii5ewcgKgCTy2ovgEX4x1TIGBbiWrMscdLFtBuW3nPGUaQKAFaKd3PTw9aqIvraV6BpIZ2jd9NPTS99FajbrJEQJRMm1HqelfJG_l_VIaUfu2tJAU3p7FKdhw3DrCYnGAi_YbcjNBhUlA5mTbXHlyu2lztX80k/s320/P1120024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So what's next. Well I don't know. I actually have sore elbows which I think was caused by too much painting and supporting my elbows on the arms of my painting chair. A short break would therefore probably be sensible! I noticed that I have actually removed the plastic stippled texture on the chair arms and they have become smooth and polished by this very motion (rather like the wooden tools of the old timer's where the handles reshape to their hands)!</div><div><br /></div><div>I do have more cavalry to paint - Chasseurs a Cheval and this is tempting. I also did the crazy thing of buying a boxed set of the Warlord Games epic scale Prussians with an eye to playing Placenoit with General d'Armee rules. This Christmas madness was compounded by me also buying myself as a present the Warlord Games, La Haye Sainte set in 28mm! Same period in different scales...crazy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Something simple to paint - Ewoks for Star Wars or something similar is also awfully tempting! Dry brush, big teeth and eyes - job done, no dolman's, Tarleton's or Shabraques! We will see!</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-88639535153213683802023-12-17T13:24:00.005+00:002023-12-17T22:58:42.315+00:0028mm - Napoleonic Portuguese - 9th Cazadores Battalion<p> </p><p>The latest work from my painting table. This is the 9th Cazadore Battalion, one of the very fine Portuguese light infantry battalions raised during the Napoleonic Wars.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGh0uqsAgCvf9_C9e5aNkpKwzIfDOSchyphenhyphenEI8BxNMx5XrdEcpdg_mbYGuaQs9msYevRn-CzOgWvemdkvgmYDhNXC6S3xlCztsXOMOm3kTlA6B3avr5oZzCj-lYjsT9KmfGMmJ4AOzRV6Dj84X8jwVuAWRdkPY73A1Q31bVBs3qWuBTKGx7568ZH9auGyvy0/s3072/PC170074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGh0uqsAgCvf9_C9e5aNkpKwzIfDOSchyphenhyphenEI8BxNMx5XrdEcpdg_mbYGuaQs9msYevRn-CzOgWvemdkvgmYDhNXC6S3xlCztsXOMOm3kTlA6B3avr5oZzCj-lYjsT9KmfGMmJ4AOzRV6Dj84X8jwVuAWRdkPY73A1Q31bVBs3qWuBTKGx7568ZH9auGyvy0/s320/PC170074.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The figures are from the wonderful Perry Miniatures range. I did wonder how best to base these; skirmish order, or in line or in threes, so I can send some out to skirmish? In the end I opted to base the musket armed men in Line but for the rifle armed company, the Atiradores to be in skirmish order.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYWAwdaT5urQ2Xa8b-IF1v_l0aQrr_wTOx1sPsBKysEDhzu5M4CyVaVfd1Zbcn26f5iL0A_Io7ch5LTcJX8ArA4QMaIg94-w4eyL-OA7QtzP2FqlnoDYjpQy5xEApfSV5y50Aw3rsYD88YkXRuHmlaMbwrcUBiP0EoWq98NbgQMnt1U2DH_FNHXGO5HBA/s3072/PC170076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYWAwdaT5urQ2Xa8b-IF1v_l0aQrr_wTOx1sPsBKysEDhzu5M4CyVaVfd1Zbcn26f5iL0A_Io7ch5LTcJX8ArA4QMaIg94-w4eyL-OA7QtzP2FqlnoDYjpQy5xEApfSV5y50Aw3rsYD88YkXRuHmlaMbwrcUBiP0EoWq98NbgQMnt1U2DH_FNHXGO5HBA/s320/PC170076.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not too fond of having too many figures on small bases. I find that muskets and bayonets get damaged too easily, especially when forming close order again. If I really needed to deploy the main musket companies in skirmish order I can always space the stands out and declare them to be skirmishing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1yBC9NttUPfp7hkv8wX5_gyzTdZD0uVQs3Uj0YeBLMTMaP58wOujb5QqFm5Q_yeth9w5Lm1s7FOxhyYDS4RQuEBBKhHCf1x-svZZblf7S5evi0rn3yUkI0n4GckF1PlGX7dzAyezZK-savRIXXuuVzsqltKCuhyoAdmeJQwS9_G1QpNKofJCoqWxJnRv/s3072/PC170077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1yBC9NttUPfp7hkv8wX5_gyzTdZD0uVQs3Uj0YeBLMTMaP58wOujb5QqFm5Q_yeth9w5Lm1s7FOxhyYDS4RQuEBBKhHCf1x-svZZblf7S5evi0rn3yUkI0n4GckF1PlGX7dzAyezZK-savRIXXuuVzsqltKCuhyoAdmeJQwS9_G1QpNKofJCoqWxJnRv/s320/PC170077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I opted for the 9th Battalion. The main reasons for this being that they were in a lot of the actions of the Peninsular wars (as were the other Battalions), and also I just liked the combination of black cuffs and red collars lined with black. It was fun to paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRoUQAqmcTvCXdhnszslNEs6ShClKn3l_WZARInDOEq-dDCSWV5RzIUCw0FNG6WP0yUY8IdNufQ1UXn7v3-6pj2wa7xNrmX_NGF2oEwiRwqiy11bx-ufP6NqSuZdqEq-YylKbIKOdTJa8bMcDlAw3u37F7vixDOaCCwoniQdDTVAgIaURrCtEVmJPWAVz/s3072/PC170078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRoUQAqmcTvCXdhnszslNEs6ShClKn3l_WZARInDOEq-dDCSWV5RzIUCw0FNG6WP0yUY8IdNufQ1UXn7v3-6pj2wa7xNrmX_NGF2oEwiRwqiy11bx-ufP6NqSuZdqEq-YylKbIKOdTJa8bMcDlAw3u37F7vixDOaCCwoniQdDTVAgIaURrCtEVmJPWAVz/s320/PC170078.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite fairly sombre brown uniforms made from local wool, there is enough detail and colour to make them interesting. I like to add a few different trouser shades to reflect the hardships of campaigning. The white summer uniform trousers being worn in some instances and browns and greys among the remainder. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4fGzzksqWw2lbni_nG5ZaRMWO624QAtvxK2kuSwhJKGdAUJugOLDrJpXeyn7BSqCRYHX39q3SGFuKMgLKlGT37yKa6FmDn4TCrib8JqetgHfMq9W4yDYJKXyWnmG7jY2skDXjuTdrZlOauR90vKse6GZuyNtBTIsqu6BsR0U5XuC1cP12524YjpCT7W9/s3072/PC170079.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="3072" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4fGzzksqWw2lbni_nG5ZaRMWO624QAtvxK2kuSwhJKGdAUJugOLDrJpXeyn7BSqCRYHX39q3SGFuKMgLKlGT37yKa6FmDn4TCrib8JqetgHfMq9W4yDYJKXyWnmG7jY2skDXjuTdrZlOauR90vKse6GZuyNtBTIsqu6BsR0U5XuC1cP12524YjpCT7W9/s320/PC170079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The brown lent itself well to lightening with dusty shades on knees and elbows, in a measured way. Enough to suggest these are men professionally happy to use cover and get down and dirty when they need to.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk9BiUuPM5-nxtlsWVLs1nwGhRDzLwtlVGstVyrU3b4kFdNfnSJymzyHqAWO-iWl3QRt8r9tf-g6_9HxhTbsAIhW9A2ZoV_yZpW0Xm_sdvUeDVPcNuR5Y2g5SDdVKdHeJvnGixYDUmAGQA2Dgm_4oYHoXvm0-ThLC2CimZvwdXjA-udQS_aYKX44Tmacb/s3072/PC170080.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkk9BiUuPM5-nxtlsWVLs1nwGhRDzLwtlVGstVyrU3b4kFdNfnSJymzyHqAWO-iWl3QRt8r9tf-g6_9HxhTbsAIhW9A2ZoV_yZpW0Xm_sdvUeDVPcNuR5Y2g5SDdVKdHeJvnGixYDUmAGQA2Dgm_4oYHoXvm0-ThLC2CimZvwdXjA-udQS_aYKX44Tmacb/s320/PC170080.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I think one of the most difficult things about them was deciding whether they are called Cacadores or Casadores! Different books have different spellings. I lean towards the latter as it appears that this is how it is pronounced. I think the 'c' in Cacadores misses the accent in English script, hence the confusion (but I know little of languages).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BDLn7lwMmg-mgYQioaFOt88KtQXYkiw2l82s4K5M7tohbZIlIGxoDwh3baatZ_0IPtxE_m2gVXqUOX1aZXjoC_5x8p8X3nRkfKY15gun8jWXF-8anP6ZW2DVzsStg3ET4Ft215K_3BokZdXH87l1BO7sLFus4m788yyKV8rat2B5msZK5rPPqY9Skzp4/s3072/PC170082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BDLn7lwMmg-mgYQioaFOt88KtQXYkiw2l82s4K5M7tohbZIlIGxoDwh3baatZ_0IPtxE_m2gVXqUOX1aZXjoC_5x8p8X3nRkfKY15gun8jWXF-8anP6ZW2DVzsStg3ET4Ft215K_3BokZdXH87l1BO7sLFus4m788yyKV8rat2B5msZK5rPPqY9Skzp4/s320/PC170082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRU7rJ1KVEiHOsfiCOEt7ZpuPum1i4w7J9e_BG5HvHT_6JLQ3SvcXloRMrD0v4PRZs5kuks5jYu8X6sk9qgAWdiAoLHezeXbz_AUFkznN9LzQP8qciqE65VXWePUUPupXRx30ppFUAYNyrAydIxv31Bm0lw75ncneY6FxGJt2D6OVraltEX1eZ-KGvW5gw/s3072/PC170083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRU7rJ1KVEiHOsfiCOEt7ZpuPum1i4w7J9e_BG5HvHT_6JLQ3SvcXloRMrD0v4PRZs5kuks5jYu8X6sk9qgAWdiAoLHezeXbz_AUFkznN9LzQP8qciqE65VXWePUUPupXRx30ppFUAYNyrAydIxv31Bm0lw75ncneY6FxGJt2D6OVraltEX1eZ-KGvW5gw/s320/PC170083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The poses on the Baker rifle armed Atiradores are very much to my liking. To my mind these really suited being on Skirmish bases.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnaWiDr-Fys2eyLSh81JrJcMLZN20NTuG5Ifl3iW0gFO_zYZZPe4CCgh2s2TZB986D1fKGMnApZfAv5m247aDB8RLpEJDwYf0x88sWemvlv1WHb-aL-kWigB70XxGXQ1lvbdeAhrlxCX3wEbLTG4249uvUTtYvAhpGymTv1XO3nvaWJC1PjBouQ7SsGod/s3072/PC170084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2147" data-original-width="3072" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnaWiDr-Fys2eyLSh81JrJcMLZN20NTuG5Ifl3iW0gFO_zYZZPe4CCgh2s2TZB986D1fKGMnApZfAv5m247aDB8RLpEJDwYf0x88sWemvlv1WHb-aL-kWigB70XxGXQ1lvbdeAhrlxCX3wEbLTG4249uvUTtYvAhpGymTv1XO3nvaWJC1PjBouQ7SsGod/s320/PC170084.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57yfVu2HFYfsfB3NkrFb3wV0B3YfDwFkA_cIE9HYoH5cbyXcGTrlPNhIF1PXpgSY0lsUKIXO24GAFN_lDtesJwqIwKRnNeho-frNfySmzGG6zmgevxnH1M8jbr_TBKT2CnGCBm3BkzDbbrhTW0GuNbu3lb9v_9kyXmept6dMmVi2jzs8Bua-W7MfWbD_t/s3072/PC170085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3072" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57yfVu2HFYfsfB3NkrFb3wV0B3YfDwFkA_cIE9HYoH5cbyXcGTrlPNhIF1PXpgSY0lsUKIXO24GAFN_lDtesJwqIwKRnNeho-frNfySmzGG6zmgevxnH1M8jbr_TBKT2CnGCBm3BkzDbbrhTW0GuNbu3lb9v_9kyXmept6dMmVi2jzs8Bua-W7MfWbD_t/s320/PC170085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhnkkD2pAlerp-p9qkt6eH8cWqfkP6G4nQmOrCTeyE3cVxsxm3Y-GJxBFRZtreqMWnTD-maQqQlG9Gq-vZ_pyomqhSKjXzuOZxKx8bWvUgO0Oj_n6SN-cNJS3rUUdcNtAr8TET27fJSD4oOD25mBm9W-FqH4l_N9W-2hgmONWuMTFFuNvYfXnz8kyslbC/s3072/PC170086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="3072" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhnkkD2pAlerp-p9qkt6eH8cWqfkP6G4nQmOrCTeyE3cVxsxm3Y-GJxBFRZtreqMWnTD-maQqQlG9Gq-vZ_pyomqhSKjXzuOZxKx8bWvUgO0Oj_n6SN-cNJS3rUUdcNtAr8TET27fJSD4oOD25mBm9W-FqH4l_N9W-2hgmONWuMTFFuNvYfXnz8kyslbC/s320/PC170086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz8-nt0AN5yeh3YYjhlTXOaL6-jqFAiGUummykgTrVP0n8w0sOCyY3Hh40NiwkCduidxvZQUo_U9Tv7gqetpqSTzHXPNNk2j1r2w33PUrg2MbQttlhW-B3oz7ThuT5oInjD0QI0Fe3gUtOFzqzBIXKz1Yu-Ze9E1xYV18J8eCIs4fYFmiEFCOEZxX0FLM/s3072/PC170087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="3072" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz8-nt0AN5yeh3YYjhlTXOaL6-jqFAiGUummykgTrVP0n8w0sOCyY3Hh40NiwkCduidxvZQUo_U9Tv7gqetpqSTzHXPNNk2j1r2w33PUrg2MbQttlhW-B3oz7ThuT5oInjD0QI0Fe3gUtOFzqzBIXKz1Yu-Ze9E1xYV18J8eCIs4fYFmiEFCOEZxX0FLM/s320/PC170087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB3C_38uuxtHycPw5oGJJw8sUBT8d7Vf8eJnkASX0V2cMHYJKvAEdl-oDD2lhK19_jiGzbh5U23VTbsoQ11Ql50Hrh8jetIO9WQgrbglJoH8LmWTMXiDRpJA4Hbe1oXoGQf-MfU4dbZsdqVztDKiREFXOeK017nhFelF9qOZaU7-xxOyZEbPHFsxFHA2d/s3072/PC170088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="3072" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB3C_38uuxtHycPw5oGJJw8sUBT8d7Vf8eJnkASX0V2cMHYJKvAEdl-oDD2lhK19_jiGzbh5U23VTbsoQ11Ql50Hrh8jetIO9WQgrbglJoH8LmWTMXiDRpJA4Hbe1oXoGQf-MfU4dbZsdqVztDKiREFXOeK017nhFelF9qOZaU7-xxOyZEbPHFsxFHA2d/s320/PC170088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5FXGd01v3kyfk_dAj-Ui-JAr13AtnzoUXhxhU7_mpt9E16p3C_Gbo3hlcvpqXa4t_HYjTe-RWpiw-PNytISoMlgr3WOF6yWnmyZIUI_8OQg8vpXTwxsrS16Kb08kupfj9yzXqaauylA2agjfmAQL6W8jBUhxBWc5TLpQoxJbA2y-Kk-vl7oCpbqBxXtn/s3072/PC170090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5FXGd01v3kyfk_dAj-Ui-JAr13AtnzoUXhxhU7_mpt9E16p3C_Gbo3hlcvpqXa4t_HYjTe-RWpiw-PNytISoMlgr3WOF6yWnmyZIUI_8OQg8vpXTwxsrS16Kb08kupfj9yzXqaauylA2agjfmAQL6W8jBUhxBWc5TLpQoxJbA2y-Kk-vl7oCpbqBxXtn/s320/PC170090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I'll be using different rule sets, I wanted a commander on a single stand just to be able to use for 'Sharp Practice' skirmish rules. These characters come in very handy and indeed, in last night's game (the first we have played of 28mm Napoleonics despite many many years of dabbling in the period in this scale!), this particular battalion gained glory by taking key ground in the centre of the field. The Sergeant controlled his men wonderfully! It has to be said Sharp Practice is a great set of rules to play without the need to paint hundreds of figures. It actually made having fun with them attainable without a further 15 years of painting before I can begin to play with them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7w7Tg1u-_SIt5qKJJO_sr_YJNyRnauMRxkMl1Bh7tW3Jw-5zzu5uG6wBAdJ_a3PyUjmTetnJfcDlXLSsfiWrfgZ1Z5xiVWPRLtHXbS0GAsdTsR1K0Lo_wo1InVoez0PHAGQKYj4i9Inyz0Bv9jn7hlc819uFC1VarN5g0c0x0Kdn78K8nWIFBhQlLbnc/s3072/PC170091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7w7Tg1u-_SIt5qKJJO_sr_YJNyRnauMRxkMl1Bh7tW3Jw-5zzu5uG6wBAdJ_a3PyUjmTetnJfcDlXLSsfiWrfgZ1Z5xiVWPRLtHXbS0GAsdTsR1K0Lo_wo1InVoez0PHAGQKYj4i9Inyz0Bv9jn7hlc819uFC1VarN5g0c0x0Kdn78K8nWIFBhQlLbnc/s320/PC170091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwONJdoJBNX7RqhxmgNiQbScQozJ9na3-dyWCOVwW_80typ3gZDwcVvWfSLikTCGJSHtTFuhFyGMOO8XvsR7Sx_uR7xvkOkd-ypxa7CobhBK8U8JN6o9GnKCY59lXEIhx-b1GBQGWMGv2FGGVOMTMNujkGDNPZKRTN-GAqQn5IZAsd9X2YyBp-Nlqh4X4S/s3072/PC170092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwONJdoJBNX7RqhxmgNiQbScQozJ9na3-dyWCOVwW_80typ3gZDwcVvWfSLikTCGJSHtTFuhFyGMOO8XvsR7Sx_uR7xvkOkd-ypxa7CobhBK8U8JN6o9GnKCY59lXEIhx-b1GBQGWMGv2FGGVOMTMNujkGDNPZKRTN-GAqQn5IZAsd9X2YyBp-Nlqh4X4S/s320/PC170092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So what's next? I'm in that position of not having made my mind up. I'm currently gathering source materials to see what I feel like doing...I think it will still be Napoleonics though!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-10170041183020334202023-11-09T19:35:00.004+00:002023-11-09T21:45:51.152+00:0028mm - Napoleonic Portuguese - 9th Line Infantry Regiment<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Well, this is a happy moment. The fruition of two months of work. Napoleonics are a real joy to see completed and they are an immense and enjoyable challenge for me, but they do take so much longer for me to paint than just about anything else from any other period.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMYKpPC5uIs81WIbPHDw5yFrF_Sjp6NFsaRFDFLLa9KoruNref7IoQkxLoQbPra9R7uiZphsFe41Pvw2QD6T6M-Nr7SVkBKY22a26kayb1wxfch3eyFQ62Qpvvpem2rwDmo4Cu3AfDNn4Zr3BA2D4ma6lyzAuzSo4DAl7eLO4EJMkrGyX9Ed6_Kqx-gBd/s3072/PB090022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMYKpPC5uIs81WIbPHDw5yFrF_Sjp6NFsaRFDFLLa9KoruNref7IoQkxLoQbPra9R7uiZphsFe41Pvw2QD6T6M-Nr7SVkBKY22a26kayb1wxfch3eyFQ62Qpvvpem2rwDmo4Cu3AfDNn4Zr3BA2D4ma6lyzAuzSo4DAl7eLO4EJMkrGyX9Ed6_Kqx-gBd/s320/PB090022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuUvFZmK5e0qCQA5IzLNLYTXW2DcqbvSQBqshyphenhyphenj2RcfNDWWbdXnJhNCwFiFAdNlqRBjf4cLAH0UiIzuF5KEXpUu7mG55hBRYwPlNeBPLlXep3Cgzx8EwrtMwmMFtqj6ya1j3UA0Zp21dhM_WupxzbkF__pis8BLWoWhJ5Q7UjKn0djFZaTaQ3pGOhkVdi/s3072/PB090026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuUvFZmK5e0qCQA5IzLNLYTXW2DcqbvSQBqshyphenhyphenj2RcfNDWWbdXnJhNCwFiFAdNlqRBjf4cLAH0UiIzuF5KEXpUu7mG55hBRYwPlNeBPLlXep3Cgzx8EwrtMwmMFtqj6ya1j3UA0Zp21dhM_WupxzbkF__pis8BLWoWhJ5Q7UjKn0djFZaTaQ3pGOhkVdi/s320/PB090026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These are the 28mm Portuguese Line Infantry from Warlord Games. Well I say that but in fact there are 6 interlopers to bring their numbers up. Warlord put 24 figures in a box and I wanted to have a battalion 30 figures strong. I wasn't sure whether to buy another box of Warlord or go elsewhere for the remaining 6 figures. In the end I found that Perry Miniatures also produce Portuguese Infantry but in lead. They fit in pretty well...See if you can spot them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLgRGT3cwNcFlsvdHpm30-2nWLHhWMuEL-NdkrtOiDoHth9qLduqGzgvElZpfcA8UXSYwlPxJMqF7JG2cqWzrRPT2HvlU663i8RQCNyk0NTrpJc8qNMEEfWfVzCE1fRUpBKGsqseb3RAaHm0Z41ZIYoZOo4VsxYwLBoqIVD1KSEFkUql3sZp-X1wmxLbd/s3072/PB090027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLgRGT3cwNcFlsvdHpm30-2nWLHhWMuEL-NdkrtOiDoHth9qLduqGzgvElZpfcA8UXSYwlPxJMqF7JG2cqWzrRPT2HvlU663i8RQCNyk0NTrpJc8qNMEEfWfVzCE1fRUpBKGsqseb3RAaHm0Z41ZIYoZOo4VsxYwLBoqIVD1KSEFkUql3sZp-X1wmxLbd/s320/PB090027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I must say that the Warlord figures didn't seem like the poorer cousin. They are really nice plastic figures, very cleanly moulded and nice distinct detail. This, unfortunately, was more than I could say for the other 6 figures which took a lot of blade work to get them devoid of flash and blobby detail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3aYFVpW1M_7nA73K-Vnh8ACbKJ0v4zJi-G01ov3JqRr7KfCr6ZsnK9wAIQjQlV-NjvWUhjAP8DDlyrqZ9JBVGshMM6v8DrP9YRcs6iIW78NDVYN1OwyDTng0XbnDucK4sO-JTpolApN08lYdyZ_EInxy_CbebmbhRngEgt7Poo4LtnhUy_v4l-nrYaOa/s3072/PB090028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3aYFVpW1M_7nA73K-Vnh8ACbKJ0v4zJi-G01ov3JqRr7KfCr6ZsnK9wAIQjQlV-NjvWUhjAP8DDlyrqZ9JBVGshMM6v8DrP9YRcs6iIW78NDVYN1OwyDTng0XbnDucK4sO-JTpolApN08lYdyZ_EInxy_CbebmbhRngEgt7Poo4LtnhUy_v4l-nrYaOa/s320/PB090028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really do like the Portuguese infantry. Their uniforms have a distinct look with their own style of the British stovepipe cap (replacing the Barratina, that very smart piece of headgear which some believe lead to the design of the British Belgic Cap (trying not to say 'shako' as I have been picked up for this by British Napoleonic re-enactors). It was always referred to as a cap in contemporary sources apparently).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQdvchry4HGotvdH-Mxki0to2CeTvIkm8V4jGUkjpxGqVh73eGkFSPALcQVIGIIUSVTG3GA3nUv5K5_h1iaqVJQIHOQVz4NOKH5LS-polATQq7yhQyxcLqQVIBGpSH0cJKMRm3ssPNb6iHbvNavv68-xsGAS5q7hx13JMT796huWt-qehrxTldpOAgmUL/s3072/PB090029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQdvchry4HGotvdH-Mxki0to2CeTvIkm8V4jGUkjpxGqVh73eGkFSPALcQVIGIIUSVTG3GA3nUv5K5_h1iaqVJQIHOQVz4NOKH5LS-polATQq7yhQyxcLqQVIBGpSH0cJKMRm3ssPNb6iHbvNavv68-xsGAS5q7hx13JMT796huWt-qehrxTldpOAgmUL/s320/PB090029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The flags are by the wonderful GMB Flags. In this instance, they had the very flags that I was after. The 9th were in many of the Peninsular War battles and there is a very nice colour plate in the Osprey book on Portuguese uniforms (first book of the series).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDHKlBaSansV824gD63CWk_T3cPaXTzIOFdCQ24yBd2x6SHHL9BlZNRM_5DzUD4qP39s9fqkRVPFId4Flfv7FLRjs0MK2ddKE9IYFm-bLHVuaDqAD0X-muQp-Z8skwtBBVYVcgSPvX46-1zfPiifV6TTOq97eXlSiVpA48yoZZgwn2Ut2Ny6PAf6FmrFl/s3072/PB090030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDHKlBaSansV824gD63CWk_T3cPaXTzIOFdCQ24yBd2x6SHHL9BlZNRM_5DzUD4qP39s9fqkRVPFId4Flfv7FLRjs0MK2ddKE9IYFm-bLHVuaDqAD0X-muQp-Z8skwtBBVYVcgSPvX46-1zfPiifV6TTOq97eXlSiVpA48yoZZgwn2Ut2Ny6PAf6FmrFl/s320/PB090030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below we have the Grenadiers of the line battalion. Their identifying features are moustaches, Sabre Briquets and yellow and blue shoulder laced wings (at least in the 9th). As I decided to expand my unit size I added two of the line figures (with moustaches - non-regulation for non- Grenadiers), I used Vallejo plastic putty to make the laced wings. Plumes seem to be the same colour for an entire battalion and did not follow the British model.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79marokysrL1-NxiJR6YGZ-nptEldqHpN46kIJMKXBpMSnlnT1nmlXmfyzl7dBtYztm9I9-0t6bG1osEtVldAu05D2C8sup-ma_DTYmMbgBeXBrgSEEaXAPCYAhUcidrDs5CsahFouKqubntSAAIJGNIRdiJuWGztBYafTnaHsfqkwcYxYIs58NrYGMSx/s3072/PB090031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79marokysrL1-NxiJR6YGZ-nptEldqHpN46kIJMKXBpMSnlnT1nmlXmfyzl7dBtYztm9I9-0t6bG1osEtVldAu05D2C8sup-ma_DTYmMbgBeXBrgSEEaXAPCYAhUcidrDs5CsahFouKqubntSAAIJGNIRdiJuWGztBYafTnaHsfqkwcYxYIs58NrYGMSx/s320/PB090031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKMHwFt5pk0PZsWMRpeiLqJ28nCksVl9bn4gECZCxsN0NQ1dDIot_bueMbDn5TBtHDGtUMXYIfjXZgIceMTRJ4RQKrSz9H7P_DF5MDWgxavoNaR7nR2t2uqNryb_bHQoB4kS_9BtymgdhLcOs52pdAyK8IOBSvoZHUgPpTVO-J1wM14HpLH1mdM6nrIMR/s3072/PB090032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKMHwFt5pk0PZsWMRpeiLqJ28nCksVl9bn4gECZCxsN0NQ1dDIot_bueMbDn5TBtHDGtUMXYIfjXZgIceMTRJ4RQKrSz9H7P_DF5MDWgxavoNaR7nR2t2uqNryb_bHQoB4kS_9BtymgdhLcOs52pdAyK8IOBSvoZHUgPpTVO-J1wM14HpLH1mdM6nrIMR/s320/PB090032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of my newly transferred Grenadiers didn't have sabre briquets, but I could live with that, I could imagine that supply shortages meant that uniformity was really a dream for almost any unit during that very hard war. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgm2zilSRv2-8pfKrCXWKqAbWgSBlIJnkezRdrBHAjUCyBTtkUZz67d2ijqfpgJtOU-MY5_0jHQ_EI_FwfInsqJdfZl1z2yHh9eWuRtz2r9sS9ndpjjprll_2hDRNihGsXfpdcK6frAlnAVwssSji7JI9-yHwb-Kdt3LNK-OtcnB1zuCyCZmdiFAI-BHx/s3072/PB090033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgm2zilSRv2-8pfKrCXWKqAbWgSBlIJnkezRdrBHAjUCyBTtkUZz67d2ijqfpgJtOU-MY5_0jHQ_EI_FwfInsqJdfZl1z2yHh9eWuRtz2r9sS9ndpjjprll_2hDRNihGsXfpdcK6frAlnAVwssSji7JI9-yHwb-Kdt3LNK-OtcnB1zuCyCZmdiFAI-BHx/s320/PB090033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As can be seen, I went for a mixture of trousers; winter, summer, locally produced and grey overalls. I can only imagine how quickly these would wear out on campaign. I still kept a general uniformity as I wanted my units to look nice. A true campaign uniform figure might make an interesting large figure vignette, but for wargaming it would make it pretty unappealing in my eyes. Uniforms of rags are not much fun to paint for whole armies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxym5w8D5UOP9bpIxqPzt3BFueO_d1I8n9iXVESXmwz47t1ysCEZAYB49WTzeCnY4wqcUuG1o3vqJ0GocBQ3HUnRc0VX_g6iXNeMWJ45n31lwMIOkfu0mQlEx6lUUijDGebSG5H_sSE39b3kXMf8o7lGUr4EKJwHjRF-rKxc2bPPlX2daHRBNzEqRxbZbW/s3072/PB090034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxym5w8D5UOP9bpIxqPzt3BFueO_d1I8n9iXVESXmwz47t1ysCEZAYB49WTzeCnY4wqcUuG1o3vqJ0GocBQ3HUnRc0VX_g6iXNeMWJ45n31lwMIOkfu0mQlEx6lUUijDGebSG5H_sSE39b3kXMf8o7lGUr4EKJwHjRF-rKxc2bPPlX2daHRBNzEqRxbZbW/s320/PB090034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I based the unit in close order on 50mm x 50mm bases. The exception being the command stand that had to be on a 60mm x 50mm as it was the only way that the flags were going to fit on there as well as 6 figures. The drummer is slightly obscured alas, a shame as so much detail went into him and his drum!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu_tOuInQFTuzzhS5noyjfyf_zAwfjpKZ-NlpyB5C9c7n-FRsyIJkA3kFBp2ckly9Tjsc91Jhf4dEtobmtI2cxF3lxsq63hehyphenhyphen2UzC8KAmeVizYpnRA3vIEqPWUzS3FBr30FaoooqilLJSiANX8Qq6OkD6yrTrWWyP7Iz3HbcifTNfI-uz0qydU6ewbcJ/s3072/PB090035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCu_tOuInQFTuzzhS5noyjfyf_zAwfjpKZ-NlpyB5C9c7n-FRsyIJkA3kFBp2ckly9Tjsc91Jhf4dEtobmtI2cxF3lxsq63hehyphenhyphen2UzC8KAmeVizYpnRA3vIEqPWUzS3FBr30FaoooqilLJSiANX8Qq6OkD6yrTrWWyP7Iz3HbcifTNfI-uz0qydU6ewbcJ/s320/PB090035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOWETu41C6ExVZWxMKu8IL4p60bwaony1_UJS8z6_4CUC5-JD7M4OX7jtqqRciboitQPgvUQlfOOHTSSUdI9boAXf7Q2jA4svkE9CB-9prxWoCkFNtvNuWfUVW1b2YCni7X7nsVh4vJABlBj4z_YcdwuptGok-HygvApEIBirzY1sNusJmu_r3XuNZ5Hd/s3072/PB090036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOWETu41C6ExVZWxMKu8IL4p60bwaony1_UJS8z6_4CUC5-JD7M4OX7jtqqRciboitQPgvUQlfOOHTSSUdI9boAXf7Q2jA4svkE9CB-9prxWoCkFNtvNuWfUVW1b2YCni7X7nsVh4vJABlBj4z_YcdwuptGok-HygvApEIBirzY1sNusJmu_r3XuNZ5Hd/s320/PB090036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div>My plan is to use these for just about all of my Napoleonic rules; Black Powder, Sharpe Practice and Valour and Fortitude when I get those play tested. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaySLqMkJGUXCGDisRLGlrQaI_SFlVsWI1yJx3WxGqten7P34fr7ksfEsi88NclEe4uWrx7XgK8agZWs7wau2oH6QU9hqHjSuQSGwC9V06Uqhla6CDZdo7OgRnLgThMYW7Cm-J6zXAjqfCwNmr99Ol09kKfaeDdBgdECJrh5NEumMnxtwtEkPVQEJpAcM/s3072/PB090037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaySLqMkJGUXCGDisRLGlrQaI_SFlVsWI1yJx3WxGqten7P34fr7ksfEsi88NclEe4uWrx7XgK8agZWs7wau2oH6QU9hqHjSuQSGwC9V06Uqhla6CDZdo7OgRnLgThMYW7Cm-J6zXAjqfCwNmr99Ol09kKfaeDdBgdECJrh5NEumMnxtwtEkPVQEJpAcM/s320/PB090037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCa7CpqscqCkTQOLvHWfBNkOKhYQKYe0bIe1dSCODEXnWmuAcb06jeYq7jxL06zy2MITUcRG7KxYwyes4XDSA2zZHUO3bHwN1PqM4VF7zlydIoE_6wnbsvr1yH1QcSwKeaP5_7mzlIhx4VdWQh27r3euvfHnZEmSQ_ttV7dJaWMh8G3J0h1hBWZ4XehxJ/s3072/PB090038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCa7CpqscqCkTQOLvHWfBNkOKhYQKYe0bIe1dSCODEXnWmuAcb06jeYq7jxL06zy2MITUcRG7KxYwyes4XDSA2zZHUO3bHwN1PqM4VF7zlydIoE_6wnbsvr1yH1QcSwKeaP5_7mzlIhx4VdWQh27r3euvfHnZEmSQ_ttV7dJaWMh8G3J0h1hBWZ4XehxJ/s320/PB090038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As usual, I tried to give my unit a bit of personalisation with a decent unit label printed and glued beneath the magnetic sheet under the base.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheN9EO6AsIWOjx4KPQSiqyZvolVpUQBTbuCKsRvEcrgivcCVrTVwI1Vbsqk7gZjT73OxrCXR-UL17w6KkNJsX24OmYSDyNvali5AfN8hQB9LHJcjtZ9yA9HUiUQUadBJSLbK_u5vixKWltB_n1Es9IzvgPl0jtgpSg0csvFM7u_uO0hPkBEB1hmI4K1sjx/s3072/PB090040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheN9EO6AsIWOjx4KPQSiqyZvolVpUQBTbuCKsRvEcrgivcCVrTVwI1Vbsqk7gZjT73OxrCXR-UL17w6KkNJsX24OmYSDyNvali5AfN8hQB9LHJcjtZ9yA9HUiUQUadBJSLbK_u5vixKWltB_n1Es9IzvgPl0jtgpSg0csvFM7u_uO0hPkBEB1hmI4K1sjx/s320/PB090040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So what's next? I have about 3 units on my desk from different periods that I'm de-flashing and undercoating. It could be any of them...I'm just awaiting the inspiration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-87969401764521638202023-08-21T00:51:00.000+01:002023-08-21T00:51:59.167+01:0028mm - Napoleonic Spanish Guerrillas - Perry Miniatures<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My mission to build up forces for 'Sharp Practice' continues. Here we have Spanish Napoleonic Guerrillas by Perry Miniatures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJh1DUmEJ3bi8SIeMjqGCizXrMlqdmgb0qcEh6LjlgisjANrU934Yw7mD68bxx4_RCMytTxFzn2zbenGTuozcxM_uxUZYrZPdQ5l1Y1_ojrkl-91oq3THBkRjYaIvxcp0BrSXA8oKVctmChXecIMIV9eoGFCvQ-YIcW6Ow6MwyHIW5vhMzYqRWxAS9roa/s3072/P8200005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJh1DUmEJ3bi8SIeMjqGCizXrMlqdmgb0qcEh6LjlgisjANrU934Yw7mD68bxx4_RCMytTxFzn2zbenGTuozcxM_uxUZYrZPdQ5l1Y1_ojrkl-91oq3THBkRjYaIvxcp0BrSXA8oKVctmChXecIMIV9eoGFCvQ-YIcW6Ow6MwyHIW5vhMzYqRWxAS9roa/s320/P8200005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The figures are up to the usual very high standard of the Perry's and I really enjoyed painting them. There was lots of scope for colour and to just be imaginative with them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo54XGJ8fTlp_RjKsJFlrV6Du20fz4aKrJ_OqTnnBs0HDJ-r-xDaGLMrWdp5o7wlnmGw6mVtmLHFZjnrOFcoNWqMlVjw3jRvSyH3YAkjEpmBlBLDXq65P9-tTaqDhCP1myktRFRGlrlhZOsl9QzoAGh3uhKrHeFGDnbbsJfxv9VFLy7LDnna0JEjX9kcVo/s3072/P8200007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo54XGJ8fTlp_RjKsJFlrV6Du20fz4aKrJ_OqTnnBs0HDJ-r-xDaGLMrWdp5o7wlnmGw6mVtmLHFZjnrOFcoNWqMlVjw3jRvSyH3YAkjEpmBlBLDXq65P9-tTaqDhCP1myktRFRGlrlhZOsl9QzoAGh3uhKrHeFGDnbbsJfxv9VFLy7LDnna0JEjX9kcVo/s320/P8200007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The challenge was to get them looking like rough and ready guerrillas and yet have them dressing with elements of national/regional dress and also add some of the fashionable military brighter colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJlF3ct5XeT_xSGNzl7dLbGlPXGyxuYmz_tvgjr6kpHTa38lO2mR7nbS8gBO6W7sKfr-hdp_afBY5sNiQFPTXoqUJhWMj3ZsIvdNShcEyEofTyNskJ9HOZvu-Mo7YW8HNLK9yD5fpIGtgfs1nHVr0S-7pckH9EN4yXdiIFJDp6GlRp5fCYycC-ERMgic8/s3072/P8200008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJlF3ct5XeT_xSGNzl7dLbGlPXGyxuYmz_tvgjr6kpHTa38lO2mR7nbS8gBO6W7sKfr-hdp_afBY5sNiQFPTXoqUJhWMj3ZsIvdNShcEyEofTyNskJ9HOZvu-Mo7YW8HNLK9yD5fpIGtgfs1nHVr0S-7pckH9EN4yXdiIFJDp6GlRp5fCYycC-ERMgic8/s320/P8200008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Brown wool seems to get a lot of mentions in texts, this being from the native brown sheep, so it was often left undyed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSQ1PbfBrPdH8BVQUTFqaFElN747F_57JXm3qBqX0Cj3FH3e3FsZnnBgd4Ye6qrpmx5o04JeSfNePeRDbej-KqNeiQ3XgGHRRpzwXc6DbvfCwuP1jwQDIOeqLP1pHEmalOIDCxt0A0IF7AIAjGBK9T30TkLmCZJSIt6z7COdytGb-ALHZUL7WRm8mEscj/s3072/P8200009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSQ1PbfBrPdH8BVQUTFqaFElN747F_57JXm3qBqX0Cj3FH3e3FsZnnBgd4Ye6qrpmx5o04JeSfNePeRDbej-KqNeiQ3XgGHRRpzwXc6DbvfCwuP1jwQDIOeqLP1pHEmalOIDCxt0A0IF7AIAjGBK9T30TkLmCZJSIt6z7COdytGb-ALHZUL7WRm8mEscj/s320/P8200009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The assortment of weaponry allowed me to use brass on the barrels of the blunderbusses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOZcmLFUdfprTe4-6uPi0zVRpmBQalSa_aaKayKRFO9rSIOUlPWYje6fkVvwEc22U7thIjHU5utXRSYP7th2LlWdLf7e4-0n2Nssjy-NQWWkAjYbG89vI4V-1f9S3H7VxUI8HynbLGDH8WT0ue3FxFiwvmtKSqRFVPxL2KC_nTdQf7xX0nHMCP2xUqSvr/s3072/P8200010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOZcmLFUdfprTe4-6uPi0zVRpmBQalSa_aaKayKRFO9rSIOUlPWYje6fkVvwEc22U7thIjHU5utXRSYP7th2LlWdLf7e4-0n2Nssjy-NQWWkAjYbG89vI4V-1f9S3H7VxUI8HynbLGDH8WT0ue3FxFiwvmtKSqRFVPxL2KC_nTdQf7xX0nHMCP2xUqSvr/s320/P8200010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was also fun to experiment with unshaven faces with a few days stubble!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QAExE3WSgr5nsMNMm6WJIkkr4GJo-jxbftqMkzMtRWyAxxmD2dATo99iU7Zqm3jnrWNK1vrYNiflexxoSBUpmLQgo4Dqa6muLp8TTmFfx1nrY5HfoTklj8Y93TX-IjPeALOCnRarpeBScRPOYEF_nA2-N4txbTqejGvIORYXa4uh4dv8fa_nenb5mSst/s3072/P8200011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QAExE3WSgr5nsMNMm6WJIkkr4GJo-jxbftqMkzMtRWyAxxmD2dATo99iU7Zqm3jnrWNK1vrYNiflexxoSBUpmLQgo4Dqa6muLp8TTmFfx1nrY5HfoTklj8Y93TX-IjPeALOCnRarpeBScRPOYEF_nA2-N4txbTqejGvIORYXa4uh4dv8fa_nenb5mSst/s320/P8200011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The only thing that caused me any real issue was trying to work out what they were wearing on their feet. Googling 'Espadrilles' brought answers and pictures of how they would be worn what colours they were.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJaPFrAYT9KMmmEdzFaxYPbPQ0Zj3MopYH2OCuOJJGGAEDPxNRtiVF-WZz1tQRkp4sPzcEOgh8pqEK50YwIhYSjcTuMWF9P0PUqMvO-nJ3r7dgi4gd7hpCqzMLTgPh94l0ts1crr2jsj7Y6XnGDKGAJYefmPZYOrxIHIGtrtznCQifXOMoRk-7p97vYtI/s3072/P8200012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJaPFrAYT9KMmmEdzFaxYPbPQ0Zj3MopYH2OCuOJJGGAEDPxNRtiVF-WZz1tQRkp4sPzcEOgh8pqEK50YwIhYSjcTuMWF9P0PUqMvO-nJ3r7dgi4gd7hpCqzMLTgPh94l0ts1crr2jsj7Y6XnGDKGAJYefmPZYOrxIHIGtrtznCQifXOMoRk-7p97vYtI/s320/P8200012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My painting method with these consists of white undercoat followed by basic shades of all of the main colours. When this is dry I use Army Painter washes. This gives plenty of depth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLM3wb9zrkahEYg9u-BLP8ZW8r-nzCTHaXxMpr3hdWkwRIxnr-WWDm4-9gcmvNOBa-bhA3Thzaq5NlEQBFxCleGBdlmd2IyADaA4PrNsGq1BqxM5FVTNZ4I_wFLlqW1W1n861SbAPkPfZfm5L5MO3fostjxRuncBciEPBWox_mbHgk5VlxNIy72T3DOxF/s3072/P8200013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLM3wb9zrkahEYg9u-BLP8ZW8r-nzCTHaXxMpr3hdWkwRIxnr-WWDm4-9gcmvNOBa-bhA3Thzaq5NlEQBFxCleGBdlmd2IyADaA4PrNsGq1BqxM5FVTNZ4I_wFLlqW1W1n861SbAPkPfZfm5L5MO3fostjxRuncBciEPBWox_mbHgk5VlxNIy72T3DOxF/s320/P8200013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once the washes are dry, I usually put the basic shades back on (avoiding creases etc). More detail can then be applied, until highlights for each colour are added.</div><div><br /></div><div>I then black line is as necessary before touching up. I like to very lightly dry brush Vallejo Iraqi Sand as desired too.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf3kPYaUYb5U5fTJ04VTPSXe0ci_jhW2-D82itTxEdyqE67Yk7H8lUXolskbg1M7RHgDvB6Vul0ceDipj4oZf32lA8qG9B_C0wfXe-ZMTsQhM03xu8Yu-kLaK2lx4Let63ESHbTpBCkCwyceY_E9Cq7GkflhOf3yTfq9VF2_1nbcqtYLe4t1OOkHF1lHG/s3072/P8200014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsf3kPYaUYb5U5fTJ04VTPSXe0ci_jhW2-D82itTxEdyqE67Yk7H8lUXolskbg1M7RHgDvB6Vul0ceDipj4oZf32lA8qG9B_C0wfXe-ZMTsQhM03xu8Yu-kLaK2lx4Let63ESHbTpBCkCwyceY_E9Cq7GkflhOf3yTfq9VF2_1nbcqtYLe4t1OOkHF1lHG/s320/P8200014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This method seems very successful for combining speed with depth of colour and and accuracy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-mUCshNM7XR8NiyICTLw-i-JtWnNskyLMi6O-ZCYQ51GCY7atuozFEcTnh6kHr9Fw6INVsyDOplCo9Lcxac2Qe-7PTlVfANPrBnqSNbPfcEIxSYX8JeAqdRxF-qZTBxyXPgTIx7892rRkDf_kWPLYnkFrezhb0IMR9tGUcs18mFy3OHoIGfXZj3AFnpi/s3072/P8200015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-mUCshNM7XR8NiyICTLw-i-JtWnNskyLMi6O-ZCYQ51GCY7atuozFEcTnh6kHr9Fw6INVsyDOplCo9Lcxac2Qe-7PTlVfANPrBnqSNbPfcEIxSYX8JeAqdRxF-qZTBxyXPgTIx7892rRkDf_kWPLYnkFrezhb0IMR9tGUcs18mFy3OHoIGfXZj3AFnpi/s320/P8200015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bases are from warbases and have a small magnet at centre for holding them down to the magnetic sheet in their boxes, or to movement trays.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU4_vfCSFE5mUb1MRMN3wuBBaTOiRGUWvpKia7sTUEC7MXz9kqe1e55HwT5MSofCnxqrcXwmdWM_wadFJLK2aM3JrEv4XxsWv87e5Klt6qtSJDxRFYhtEbh6lwcyDUMCFBoxA0M4z0mOUspvENNZ8SFZw_4FLiA2EtILEanAyyNH_N9mreUWdL8X0C9In/s3072/P8200016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU4_vfCSFE5mUb1MRMN3wuBBaTOiRGUWvpKia7sTUEC7MXz9kqe1e55HwT5MSofCnxqrcXwmdWM_wadFJLK2aM3JrEv4XxsWv87e5Klt6qtSJDxRFYhtEbh6lwcyDUMCFBoxA0M4z0mOUspvENNZ8SFZw_4FLiA2EtILEanAyyNH_N9mreUWdL8X0C9In/s320/P8200016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The rocks are cat litter, glued on with UHU glue (though this seems to react and give glue bubbles - which I deal with with a sharp blade). Grass tufts are by Mini Nature. I dry brush Iraqi sand over the tufts too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz8aoXCeJqE_xAosYrJC8gqEfLb56YtzSF4ce3SgAqBjHq0_qm23qdbNI37R35zpWTRdGH8fCVD4hAucXh32u4N-iZM8yZiPK8nt17zPCSb3oSjjn7GwnBPc1mNx6rrVFVLeDkb6D7xLXRKKnu7Nr_ecf_FqkGZktSibtt5_fD6hJyJ6_GX1VFiMhHFwk/s3072/P8200017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz8aoXCeJqE_xAosYrJC8gqEfLb56YtzSF4ce3SgAqBjHq0_qm23qdbNI37R35zpWTRdGH8fCVD4hAucXh32u4N-iZM8yZiPK8nt17zPCSb3oSjjn7GwnBPc1mNx6rrVFVLeDkb6D7xLXRKKnu7Nr_ecf_FqkGZktSibtt5_fD6hJyJ6_GX1VFiMhHFwk/s320/P8200017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm very pleased with these. This year is turning into the year of Sharp Practice. The Peninsula War is one of my favourite periods yet I have never wargamed anything from it. I am looking forward to changing this soon! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhHkaliXkuSmlh49u9EfjS9R_YnaW-eLswJJIWLjI99_hyAQseMBhuai-lpz8JR8IkFZGAZkDg6MWtP0g2c1TJEUDrfWv8qMzKc-ia3gucC06UzSuGUfe_xtA3zdrljPjDRmlx54LvY1igF8JXbomsgdwRcImSv9KpHGnx1C3x4iA9BIF-tcHlKTulf05/s3072/P8200018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhHkaliXkuSmlh49u9EfjS9R_YnaW-eLswJJIWLjI99_hyAQseMBhuai-lpz8JR8IkFZGAZkDg6MWtP0g2c1TJEUDrfWv8qMzKc-ia3gucC06UzSuGUfe_xtA3zdrljPjDRmlx54LvY1igF8JXbomsgdwRcImSv9KpHGnx1C3x4iA9BIF-tcHlKTulf05/s320/P8200018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-67816887332321429842023-07-27T00:44:00.000+01:002023-07-27T00:44:14.842+01:0028mm French Voltigeurs - Peninsular War - Perry Miniatures<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejxjgMRnrzlvLDrsfPcOzEVtBZIiUznQqjfSjDS5OXRGughhaCY-1N2xK8lNhtJyGZlKnc1sj9C4LxkE8tvOeExFQVgZqjS5zjHBRLLoNZKhmr0MYN6e1EjFC4Kc5g8KKg3gA7NCSIcO_t5OnV8X2JvVRW2uAlejIVW-CspCJCaa2sNcLOhHCDTffVaVD/s2426/P7260007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2426" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejxjgMRnrzlvLDrsfPcOzEVtBZIiUznQqjfSjDS5OXRGughhaCY-1N2xK8lNhtJyGZlKnc1sj9C4LxkE8tvOeExFQVgZqjS5zjHBRLLoNZKhmr0MYN6e1EjFC4Kc5g8KKg3gA7NCSIcO_t5OnV8X2JvVRW2uAlejIVW-CspCJCaa2sNcLOhHCDTffVaVD/s320/P7260007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Were you expecting this? I'm not sure that I was to be honest. My last few blog posts have hopped around time and continents like the Dr Who Sci-fi character. From Victorian Sudan, Sassanid Persia and now to this...the Napoleonic Peninsular War.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0dpFFIkX5elzCS5cf_gL6XgNlCi6UQkByZiOZbif-WZhZQJLIPb3WHVZ1mUc00iyYV-_LPFszn4cS1Oi0Dkf7yfgA1UamOkJ7I87z8ZjIN-WbS2YrsTdbdWW5cwOL9K_xKCzZTRHphjzIkJKKECz94v8x-GA6h3qakHCBEDuort9cxvbW19vDbbAY3Nv/s3057/P7260001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="3057" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0dpFFIkX5elzCS5cf_gL6XgNlCi6UQkByZiOZbif-WZhZQJLIPb3WHVZ1mUc00iyYV-_LPFszn4cS1Oi0Dkf7yfgA1UamOkJ7I87z8ZjIN-WbS2YrsTdbdWW5cwOL9K_xKCzZTRHphjzIkJKKECz94v8x-GA6h3qakHCBEDuort9cxvbW19vDbbAY3Nv/s320/P7260001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Napoleonics - an early wargaming interest of mine. My teenage years seem to have spent largely painting and converting the basic Airfix and Esci sets of 20mm plastic Napoleonics. Trying to ignore the paint flaking off and of course all figures based individually on bits of card. I would write my own sets of very basic rules... basic but my goodness it was fun.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPzAq2bpbDECZisxvi2xC4Oe49YNITaSlTdQhxzWRfpUVFiGoQfUU_nF115g2sB2vy6wwkYgTrEQsMpsoBp0nx97bajHvYcDZDVUugxlyJZazCvYft5xaoI329OZcio4sSm1vROdjZ_jRyLfRFb79T0udb5cNsR1M_oMp0j62N8rjVHRfYp3aphbj1z04/s3072/P7260002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="3072" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPzAq2bpbDECZisxvi2xC4Oe49YNITaSlTdQhxzWRfpUVFiGoQfUU_nF115g2sB2vy6wwkYgTrEQsMpsoBp0nx97bajHvYcDZDVUugxlyJZazCvYft5xaoI329OZcio4sSm1vROdjZ_jRyLfRFb79T0udb5cNsR1M_oMp0j62N8rjVHRfYp3aphbj1z04/s320/P7260002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I got into metal figures I realised that I wanted big armies and so I tended to go for things easier to paint. English Civil War was another early interest, so Minifigs gave a way to get big fairly easily paintable armies. Napoleonics just took too long with all that lace.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IPPi-ptDH4U8uJC5yF95ZHOwHFoeCvHyuWua5n5GQ5uUuJ-Twltxn9SXtKbCfvmNYbAYudOlMv7lwNCsOsqEC8NuZWnEbZOc94cF96ZpEIvLo-ZS5VRvY4Uze3_kRnlpfWuc09ngavHNRdM4sH8oVYMdlKCSlYS_jj-dWSHxYwMWWawiNQJRPgwF2j4C/s1914/P7260003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1914" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IPPi-ptDH4U8uJC5yF95ZHOwHFoeCvHyuWua5n5GQ5uUuJ-Twltxn9SXtKbCfvmNYbAYudOlMv7lwNCsOsqEC8NuZWnEbZOc94cF96ZpEIvLo-ZS5VRvY4Uze3_kRnlpfWuc09ngavHNRdM4sH8oVYMdlKCSlYS_jj-dWSHxYwMWWawiNQJRPgwF2j4C/s320/P7260003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure I have given a brief background to this dilemma before. I do really like Napoleonics but I can paint up 30 Sassanid Persians in the time it takes to paint 6 Napoleonic figures. The scales have always perplexed me too. I always wanted big battles, but surely 6mm would be the way to go. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXBifkSelZQnRID_Sf7L0HFqHs8EMArowwU0tXrrnL_ZP8QOR3pZVumrD7Zi-S7KkbyZ-J6BVN4ICeSOcvc8jXDuexpgZfrVxFAnzfF_d4UoQ52j25egj7BPn4ZtqmVMTBLLgSD069iCXo8obStLnFkGmm7cu5zRXZE-F31KpYORHCjRGzOjpGntOk3xl/s2481/P7260004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="2481" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXBifkSelZQnRID_Sf7L0HFqHs8EMArowwU0tXrrnL_ZP8QOR3pZVumrD7Zi-S7KkbyZ-J6BVN4ICeSOcvc8jXDuexpgZfrVxFAnzfF_d4UoQ52j25egj7BPn4ZtqmVMTBLLgSD069iCXo8obStLnFkGmm7cu5zRXZE-F31KpYORHCjRGzOjpGntOk3xl/s320/P7260004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoy wargaming but I must confess that I don't get anywhere near the same satisfaction of painting smaller scales, as realistic as they look on the table. 6mm and 10mm look great en-masse and I know they can be painted quickly...but for me I get immense satisfaction out of just looking at 28mm figures painted as best as I can (without going to excess). Not painting to competition standard but to a point where I feel that any further work will be wasted time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx-DndFrjyHhDJnqEhm6vpAnbDg44t8njBCNsTpiP9zJPkl1HclTgviRbRpYUAX6-X8eoZno0t6nHXlp1IV2tA8rIZaGiX54As6iqDzbV-LbHM8EG-UaHlCp-sN2LRVBNVhvJM6Ccp74sH1ZZMqF0Hp4zoWE0vsUaMLK4I-L7r3brAmJmh8PpcncsrXme/s3072/P7260005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="3072" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx-DndFrjyHhDJnqEhm6vpAnbDg44t8njBCNsTpiP9zJPkl1HclTgviRbRpYUAX6-X8eoZno0t6nHXlp1IV2tA8rIZaGiX54As6iqDzbV-LbHM8EG-UaHlCp-sN2LRVBNVhvJM6Ccp74sH1ZZMqF0Hp4zoWE0vsUaMLK4I-L7r3brAmJmh8PpcncsrXme/s320/P7260005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I digress. I recently discovered the Too Fat Lardies rules 'Sharpe Practice. I used it for French Indian Wars recently and it is superb. This is a game changer for me, quite literally. I realised that with these rules I really don't need that many troops painted up. So a few groups of French Voltigeurs and some Line and perhaps some Spanish Guerrillas, Portuguese Cacadores and of course British 95th Rifles and this will give a superb game and let me play a period that I find fascinating.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWEutTSaWOoEjMgM01pah9xUMHlbJEii4udfeJHHdrciZ7fhcpfEu6K551tbOORYwGU2IyHbuLUkLM5JISlH7eZ2ZldV4Q9nVqHXpF15urN2-6Au9ZQVUH8GthydG5jKVWJmAG7ve5URFSVjYrbzVfONoBeJun6ZpDaSQU3BMIKF46SU-805xnkViA-UO/s2459/P7260006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="2459" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWEutTSaWOoEjMgM01pah9xUMHlbJEii4udfeJHHdrciZ7fhcpfEu6K551tbOORYwGU2IyHbuLUkLM5JISlH7eZ2ZldV4Q9nVqHXpF15urN2-6Au9ZQVUH8GthydG5jKVWJmAG7ve5URFSVjYrbzVfONoBeJun6ZpDaSQU3BMIKF46SU-805xnkViA-UO/s320/P7260006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to base the figures in pairs. This has several advantages. It seems that fighting in pairs seems fairly standard for skirmishers for the French and British so this will be a normal formation. In addition the larger base gives the plastic figures more protection. I have tried to make angled muskets incline in towards the centre of the base. Firing figures have been set back to protect the musket and bayonet as far as possible. This should hopeful protect the figure in normal handling. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34vGGrXDEIfrG3MFkQdxMkm2_LVnN5YIuzBSDSszL3zveu2BXfozF-GYUK0pU2G_GUTgG_94UY1Vs0I_9KE7KitjKaozdrUrmLHJhytwmF7hNhBDYauNU_JZgV1Z91yseQSBU-1TdgSOBaWnjWG_E_Utu-OwMqi6fK79RXpsywtfVXaS5LGFNjR9w5z1H/s2864/P7260008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2864" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34vGGrXDEIfrG3MFkQdxMkm2_LVnN5YIuzBSDSszL3zveu2BXfozF-GYUK0pU2G_GUTgG_94UY1Vs0I_9KE7KitjKaozdrUrmLHJhytwmF7hNhBDYauNU_JZgV1Z91yseQSBU-1TdgSOBaWnjWG_E_Utu-OwMqi6fK79RXpsywtfVXaS5LGFNjR9w5z1H/s320/P7260008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In addition, if I can keep my interest going in this period without deviating ('Impossible' I hear you say!) then as I play larger games with Black Powder it will be easier and quicker to move figures as I look at getting Brigades and Divisions on to the table. This is a long time off perhaps!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YbrO_2WFG94fbONUID0uitiFgWKcZrBb0jbni8_5jjnyLxNUIThR9NTSS9RZxlgCoBBI3TZYkn57OyLHO1XkqwRnhGwM6XP4qNzLqhjSegKQveizoRBmKotXV7cANCybgjgiIDGP2rTXAtGD9itUCcx93zlXWWq20EmZu_juhiMi0xdNC92EXcPvzXbi/s2244/P7260009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YbrO_2WFG94fbONUID0uitiFgWKcZrBb0jbni8_5jjnyLxNUIThR9NTSS9RZxlgCoBBI3TZYkn57OyLHO1XkqwRnhGwM6XP4qNzLqhjSegKQveizoRBmKotXV7cANCybgjgiIDGP2rTXAtGD9itUCcx93zlXWWq20EmZu_juhiMi0xdNC92EXcPvzXbi/s320/P7260009.JPG" width="311" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The figures are from the Perry's Elite Companies French Infantry 1807-14 plastic boxed set. This is a lovely boxed set with a lot more than just these Voltigeurs in the box! Assembly is straight forward with nice simple large pieces - just what I like!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZySdWJzZzgGt8LvNd-6HuifuDTH4WUg7bs-CIPpGRfjLqljBCjQT5r740ugRdkdF_AKhPxNB9eUihwSuhrpNpOR-dnJcqCds36xkU-sRcOQEx7exCKSboJykQGC7PtiJr76FZp_MVJjqkp85lV7pg8Sxff507K2NVuSuQq36KHjnBwJiCmVvh_LNqZE6/s2318/P7260010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2318" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZySdWJzZzgGt8LvNd-6HuifuDTH4WUg7bs-CIPpGRfjLqljBCjQT5r740ugRdkdF_AKhPxNB9eUihwSuhrpNpOR-dnJcqCds36xkU-sRcOQEx7exCKSboJykQGC7PtiJr76FZp_MVJjqkp85lV7pg8Sxff507K2NVuSuQq36KHjnBwJiCmVvh_LNqZE6/s320/P7260010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The painting guide in the box is superb. It folds out to a double sided colour A3 sheet with lots of illustrations for French and their allied troops and flags too. It is an immensely useful guide, one of the best I have ever seen with a box of figures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HXRLBBEDFh-UI9UB3JPHI09LyEyAqmPC1RYsnnJ8khgSH_ly0PnG7vnNUqpgdHuP3ReT4-UKOAxh6xZwrWo0y4ytfe8s3o4G0eHqXE4gVxwriG_QCqQ6QeaLyLUSlQJs2oNF4e-B5RbQg-aeTbVpBGjiYVlTsg7IgtE2_Bt2mLO-PUSccGIb3oTCE5vN/s3057/P7260012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="3057" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HXRLBBEDFh-UI9UB3JPHI09LyEyAqmPC1RYsnnJ8khgSH_ly0PnG7vnNUqpgdHuP3ReT4-UKOAxh6xZwrWo0y4ytfe8s3o4G0eHqXE4gVxwriG_QCqQ6QeaLyLUSlQJs2oNF4e-B5RbQg-aeTbVpBGjiYVlTsg7IgtE2_Bt2mLO-PUSccGIb3oTCE5vN/s320/P7260012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm using 6 figures for each group for skirmish gaming. When I play Black Powder rules the 6 figures will represent a Battalion's entire Voltigeur Company. I have so far based just one officer on a single base as he will be a senior leader in the skirmish games.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kxcDCwJ0ndVcexQBqP5qq_OH0jqScRaQCP-wNF_5fet-RD7xAeUSLF4U5lKCALmpAz5HTpu-vPvgHM1_SBHwaUtc9KveM78OsioE_dpxWLsD2G13I7pR6Mrjdvldh1e1XW-HcFkF0bOaqT8Y1uHjZRyFsxWnyAq18HyQVVhO6DIrQ8Lh_FnxaDT1M9RE/s2991/P7260013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2991" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kxcDCwJ0ndVcexQBqP5qq_OH0jqScRaQCP-wNF_5fet-RD7xAeUSLF4U5lKCALmpAz5HTpu-vPvgHM1_SBHwaUtc9KveM78OsioE_dpxWLsD2G13I7pR6Mrjdvldh1e1XW-HcFkF0bOaqT8Y1uHjZRyFsxWnyAq18HyQVVhO6DIrQ8Lh_FnxaDT1M9RE/s320/P7260013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are small differences between the 2 groups that I have so far painted. The 26th Regiment were at Busacco and their Voltigeurs have green plumes with yellow tips. Their epaulettes are green with a yellow crescent. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 63rd were at Fuentas d'Onoro and Vittoria and their Voltigeurs have yellow plumes with green tips. Their epaulettes are yellow with green worsted fringes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLfYdlX5C_R-epRnJNNzXkw49T4wVbpz1obT02Dys71dm_IG01C0Iprxstx7NJ44fNlQxhIGxAm2Sylh_qiR2JE3qNTYfyRNpQYkDA_IJm9RuT4Bai_ZfGku2AWgjtVJMCQDsHhC_z4c6Jo3_8JaWSgEyuQhI-i-3399X6mzIpXt2uvYM9e-oJ8TxG63X/s3072/P7260014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLfYdlX5C_R-epRnJNNzXkw49T4wVbpz1obT02Dys71dm_IG01C0Iprxstx7NJ44fNlQxhIGxAm2Sylh_qiR2JE3qNTYfyRNpQYkDA_IJm9RuT4Bai_ZfGku2AWgjtVJMCQDsHhC_z4c6Jo3_8JaWSgEyuQhI-i-3399X6mzIpXt2uvYM9e-oJ8TxG63X/s320/P7260014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After painting 2 x groups of these I can now add them to the group of Victrix Voltigeurs that I already have and some Line troops...and that is my French contingent ready to play!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MY6eThk_j62__NZ2Dpoh4Eop6sAlgO9Eek02DpMlr9hLnjus2UGpMrWTH9OCFIZ5UG2-3O0hV-5U8Z56c4XlgJ3qSEHUl-stOQhCgu0EW7MVWYsMC5ClL5cx6Hndc3yq6Sj7QqCfZ8UJaeIMz4lmpGH1ZQxuvNZ0RCn6qi4A0NaoelQOg1hC0uj68kpk/s3072/P7260015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="1684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MY6eThk_j62__NZ2Dpoh4Eop6sAlgO9Eek02DpMlr9hLnjus2UGpMrWTH9OCFIZ5UG2-3O0hV-5U8Z56c4XlgJ3qSEHUl-stOQhCgu0EW7MVWYsMC5ClL5cx6Hndc3yq6Sj7QqCfZ8UJaeIMz4lmpGH1ZQxuvNZ0RCn6qi4A0NaoelQOg1hC0uj68kpk/s320/P7260015.JPG" width="175" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have 3 groups of Spanish Guerrillas on my painting desk right now. I shall probably place an order shortly to the Perry's for Cacadores and the 95th and that should be enough to get me playing for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXewfhAm_77DC4njh5cX6SB_ncYlstKSuHtll8dzfhdzZfA_iDXb3bSbj6nIzqjLT7NxBxYH5v6wYMRM-PEU1nXB3F1hhcSVZuzeNsk4gBZsVeshGOPxt_-Um5LmEHbagrj6pCd3ROinZA6uWOO395hPcKIwU3uxYKuPCzDZi3MMEiP7s5g-qmuRd-Bfoa/s3072/P7260016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="1230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXewfhAm_77DC4njh5cX6SB_ncYlstKSuHtll8dzfhdzZfA_iDXb3bSbj6nIzqjLT7NxBxYH5v6wYMRM-PEU1nXB3F1hhcSVZuzeNsk4gBZsVeshGOPxt_-Um5LmEHbagrj6pCd3ROinZA6uWOO395hPcKIwU3uxYKuPCzDZi3MMEiP7s5g-qmuRd-Bfoa/s320/P7260016.JPG" width="128" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am sure I once saw some 95th characters based on the Bernard Cornwell/TV Series'Sharp' characters - that would be good fun to play some scenarios with. The opportunity to say various phrases from the TV series show during play would be irresistible too! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So that's the plan anyway. Lets see how long I stick to it! A few more photos below for the fun of it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XHdINA5Mu1pJz9xzv455faHdIJMfTE3aSXLrr2MV1rV4Ct8dJnzI8IJNk0PTqODf97MwWXaEhoUAq7H0OLzsRYlI_JucCRx4RB2WTe-r_cSYLyj2ey_hbCMZ1VRkP10IZffiGVVDDorjyDKarKRXPyzhLYI9he6JcmVof7iV-bE3LV5TQ7X9LMEkfTVK/s3068/P7260019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="1594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XHdINA5Mu1pJz9xzv455faHdIJMfTE3aSXLrr2MV1rV4Ct8dJnzI8IJNk0PTqODf97MwWXaEhoUAq7H0OLzsRYlI_JucCRx4RB2WTe-r_cSYLyj2ey_hbCMZ1VRkP10IZffiGVVDDorjyDKarKRXPyzhLYI9he6JcmVof7iV-bE3LV5TQ7X9LMEkfTVK/s320/P7260019.JPG" width="166" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7l2MxaUD_KW8Vbk-0C5vfo0y1WjfcJvp_Z9ThsBpdOsGMu5JLAHorYBtFkSrBHKe0QlHrhKpopk6pv1yKNX-1vmAbZfhGLwbAQWv43rdY5eZkEfrh1mbv6-uZKxCrETCuPvMhh-Bek2AT7r1MPFUspjGLWz6KsL4sztKdoyh0gDurcDfb9kA_HIg_inI/s2906/P7260020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3YPYzVCJIOvMSSLPuhx9XEEolu_zlHfi6NIMKNcVyxTQ5yzyu91NCtN474s7sw0VtaL9tj8eZk9q6U9PBFTELEosaDnouscPlybcmmxxLTlQy7M9Va9AAoQV69YlzPAlrI3Ha0z_lvG3sKfJBjRcBRI2EEv5hyGwEX47g09dagCudd4Vev9x74h9akoA/s3072/P6250002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3YPYzVCJIOvMSSLPuhx9XEEolu_zlHfi6NIMKNcVyxTQ5yzyu91NCtN474s7sw0VtaL9tj8eZk9q6U9PBFTELEosaDnouscPlybcmmxxLTlQy7M9Va9AAoQV69YlzPAlrI3Ha0z_lvG3sKfJBjRcBRI2EEv5hyGwEX47g09dagCudd4Vev9x74h9akoA/s320/P6250002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Figures are being completed thick and fast at the moment. The reason for this is that I had nearly finished some units and then got side-tracked on to new shiny things. Finally they are all coming into fruition! These Spartans were painted in May but basing has just been completed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESohLg1y6EFWbn9usWrryD9M8hSSsoCicNuxA-QDOzfSQY5ztUjGa5Q5WgUAU22YhCQjX9rKCIvrRYInD1Qvq8wKxBkmZQZNSZREv4lzCkUjB9DD_PrYUxnaX8I1HJ77Tk9OlgUB4ErFpJhqT-QqrE5Q1Obz7NnQr6eu0rKtQosvghZqWyTJHapjFl9em/s3072/P6250003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESohLg1y6EFWbn9usWrryD9M8hSSsoCicNuxA-QDOzfSQY5ztUjGa5Q5WgUAU22YhCQjX9rKCIvrRYInD1Qvq8wKxBkmZQZNSZREv4lzCkUjB9DD_PrYUxnaX8I1HJ77Tk9OlgUB4ErFpJhqT-QqrE5Q1Obz7NnQr6eu0rKtQosvghZqWyTJHapjFl9em/s320/P6250003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to add some more troops to my Greek collection. I started off doing Thebans, then Athenians and now on to Spartans. I tend to just do whichever ones I fancy doing and add them to their respective boxes. My Greek project is more of a Marathon than a Sprint...which I guess is appropriate! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7EKQmZ_YyQ2OlUSZwXa0yA5uHQrVj_w0_Hhq7cJwgNqvwdWhbD6kHfl4_cCQ7Dp5y3IWubCV-8VxWsSL7Mj50nTLIYm-6AcIuH9midtUdIh6oqby4WjYkb9EBiFV2mp6CT0FPS4ftMGBWPKP6sPENVAry179rzEuOYkzjt-y40JjMorstRgD-Etzr4kC/s3072/P6250004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7EKQmZ_YyQ2OlUSZwXa0yA5uHQrVj_w0_Hhq7cJwgNqvwdWhbD6kHfl4_cCQ7Dp5y3IWubCV-8VxWsSL7Mj50nTLIYm-6AcIuH9midtUdIh6oqby4WjYkb9EBiFV2mp6CT0FPS4ftMGBWPKP6sPENVAry179rzEuOYkzjt-y40JjMorstRgD-Etzr4kC/s320/P6250004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Spartans can be a little more straightforward to paint than the Athenians in that most sources seem to indicate clothing and cloaks in red and simple shield designs. This suits me. The Victrix Spartans do wear linen armour so I put some different colours in to represent captures from Athenians etc.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIL6kgA9LxUOH4_sdN9yFIiKKOLhXkpcYy2Mm_2hb48jMigqBxWIdp9-aNKxwTxN2coQDOcKQYIQHb_SCmWrIY4DU0qnEXOUaiUnKcd1rMrUTGV3_wSvsQNQe87mbTEgXZQwmOZFzvu6clo19S2AQ0ZhdJrwzA49Jwv46F8cu5ieUwLaYAqQjq-oyF5P40/s3072/P6250005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIL6kgA9LxUOH4_sdN9yFIiKKOLhXkpcYy2Mm_2hb48jMigqBxWIdp9-aNKxwTxN2coQDOcKQYIQHb_SCmWrIY4DU0qnEXOUaiUnKcd1rMrUTGV3_wSvsQNQe87mbTEgXZQwmOZFzvu6clo19S2AQ0ZhdJrwzA49Jwv46F8cu5ieUwLaYAqQjq-oyF5P40/s320/P6250005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Whilst painting up the Spartan infantry I decided to paint up some 'Brigade' leader stands too. I really enjoy using Hail Caesar rules (much modified over the last decade), so leader stands are needed. I normally neglect leader stands so the policy of doing them at the same time as the troops seemed a good way to get them done painlessly. </p><p>The leader stands used Wargames Foundry figures. These are really nice and it was a pleasure to just have to just de-flash them and they were basically ready for painting. This is a nice contrast to the plastic figures which seem to take ages to build and prepare.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwH5ZwF6rHfC022yrH5JuyHQUASMee4GcjkhF6PmbDt0Lr9zY6Z2TmRv3ZunKnQBb-G4c--Gb_Jkj6TXPNNkOJilVmtIRDzRQeao6U0IWGvcGi2s0sDD9QaKKmaIbRNohTG7izFgKkcBNjV_g04iOzg84L8gEOjPxCuK8Pm3AtL6vqbH176XdVzIgthpCh/s3072/P6250006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwH5ZwF6rHfC022yrH5JuyHQUASMee4GcjkhF6PmbDt0Lr9zY6Z2TmRv3ZunKnQBb-G4c--Gb_Jkj6TXPNNkOJilVmtIRDzRQeao6U0IWGvcGi2s0sDD9QaKKmaIbRNohTG7izFgKkcBNjV_g04iOzg84L8gEOjPxCuK8Pm3AtL6vqbH176XdVzIgthpCh/s320/P6250006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Having said that, I don't help myself. The one issue that I had with the Victrix Spartans is that most of them are wearing footwear of various types. One thing that seems to appear in sources was that the Spartans had a contempt for those who wore shoes/sandals etc. So it did irk somewhat. I wondered if a sharp scalpel would work to scrape the shoes off and make more into feet shapes. It actually worked really well and I was able to do this quite quickly. Basing also covers many sins too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjqDwR63aaUApYvGy_B3bo3-stqSlTK01KfdQUer5UDwuM_-zqIAwOjrCehrJhBK6_3ELajQEQo2Qr6IypEkzvkSVja9IsV-dotlCpBJWcv_CPbZPXHdRmOBB8BttNmR9MLHoyDU5j7E4VTy8HAUR8Hl0CEZpUg5ujlKliTD0xwwo1RpfD80lPsoqCDsj/s3072/P6250007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjqDwR63aaUApYvGy_B3bo3-stqSlTK01KfdQUer5UDwuM_-zqIAwOjrCehrJhBK6_3ELajQEQo2Qr6IypEkzvkSVja9IsV-dotlCpBJWcv_CPbZPXHdRmOBB8BttNmR9MLHoyDU5j7E4VTy8HAUR8Hl0CEZpUg5ujlKliTD0xwwo1RpfD80lPsoqCDsj/s320/P6250007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The Victrix figures are very nice. I find I do have to read the instructions carefully, and practice putting things together (usually cloaks etc). I had to bend the hair a little to get the heads to fit on necks, but I am sure that is from me doing something amiss. The finished result was pleasing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zEzk0LnNT1Sbwav75TMfQMnAfWv2qGrFMDgxbOI0PaSFBjDoBywenYMgJ9XwIQkjWvp1weqx6gCnyhRdeWel7CgMrkmv9pmUDXBLhD_PDOeLnBGqcjxbiy-UiA4DLyrRESvCVvcLyNDc_zxwh0Ho5g6ypjR6s26VCjnwivBkMdwNPWuuLsmxD5o2xUbB/s3072/P6250008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zEzk0LnNT1Sbwav75TMfQMnAfWv2qGrFMDgxbOI0PaSFBjDoBywenYMgJ9XwIQkjWvp1weqx6gCnyhRdeWel7CgMrkmv9pmUDXBLhD_PDOeLnBGqcjxbiy-UiA4DLyrRESvCVvcLyNDc_zxwh0Ho5g6ypjR6s26VCjnwivBkMdwNPWuuLsmxD5o2xUbB/s320/P6250008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>A few more pics below to finish off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ak1zknqCVhmmn5CyMxzYLccL_NKvnZ6-ijWa2ZCGSmg7ummI8y1MYS5E8QUCfhcqofvisaqYvXDJqnVQgML7OOPqKIMIO9ixe5GA52x2RG6AqcHWjNXs_rtyWA3wFpMBYT-1G8EieJBMue6VHu2LLFofe5i5W7EIL6IIYAo-9vqveVomUoUb55JxWo5w/s3072/P6250009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ak1zknqCVhmmn5CyMxzYLccL_NKvnZ6-ijWa2ZCGSmg7ummI8y1MYS5E8QUCfhcqofvisaqYvXDJqnVQgML7OOPqKIMIO9ixe5GA52x2RG6AqcHWjNXs_rtyWA3wFpMBYT-1G8EieJBMue6VHu2LLFofe5i5W7EIL6IIYAo-9vqveVomUoUb55JxWo5w/s320/P6250009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdmrl4M5qDHSfyfzLeXLDL-JzpbhdcOwSKwkx-LC42cQJ87ZrMm-_x0_UhWJ_igsGUtY_y32NByXT9YhV_rII45LvqyNFjZqMz8m2riMqc1RQly5Xsoa9qAHY9iT_rKyNZDcbvW1Dk0DEJu8H4zewWthJt-kvjl7XwfHCFt-HUzLWHr3OrYsd8T9DzGu1/s3072/P6250010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdmrl4M5qDHSfyfzLeXLDL-JzpbhdcOwSKwkx-LC42cQJ87ZrMm-_x0_UhWJ_igsGUtY_y32NByXT9YhV_rII45LvqyNFjZqMz8m2riMqc1RQly5Xsoa9qAHY9iT_rKyNZDcbvW1Dk0DEJu8H4zewWthJt-kvjl7XwfHCFt-HUzLWHr3OrYsd8T9DzGu1/s320/P6250010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0XPuS8EiwCyQnuzxGs4-XGX7mH1N93hEuIrpe2Hx2CwVfP1acb4PY0L5sPZd3b7z89FDyWRtdrGhoKhd4BQymPWI3IWpNgn2Jew9-JyH8LoXZXC--FAbVKczPqhIyzCCVP6uhCiUSr0yfnSS1Ko1xGUyGun7SDV-8Fou-quHBgui98Z9StpLnuXe4BA-/s3072/P6250011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0XPuS8EiwCyQnuzxGs4-XGX7mH1N93hEuIrpe2Hx2CwVfP1acb4PY0L5sPZd3b7z89FDyWRtdrGhoKhd4BQymPWI3IWpNgn2Jew9-JyH8LoXZXC--FAbVKczPqhIyzCCVP6uhCiUSr0yfnSS1Ko1xGUyGun7SDV-8Fou-quHBgui98Z9StpLnuXe4BA-/s320/P6250011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK7mq_HaBw-gfg7Cn6C-4MhBUdOEpDJVoCdvY97khrhcWeARGEPl1eSq3wv7cV8VT1SmsAWYWaANEC-TfSkWxkbW58klWIXzjEIG40ip3_G-PoDXIoa9TBHlZGac62gBUzdjPD_5gyNgGhRa9AnVMJGTkH0xWY4PwvUl7GSLrbdqeIUmbP3kJop_aBJ6N/s3072/P6250012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK7mq_HaBw-gfg7Cn6C-4MhBUdOEpDJVoCdvY97khrhcWeARGEPl1eSq3wv7cV8VT1SmsAWYWaANEC-TfSkWxkbW58klWIXzjEIG40ip3_G-PoDXIoa9TBHlZGac62gBUzdjPD_5gyNgGhRa9AnVMJGTkH0xWY4PwvUl7GSLrbdqeIUmbP3kJop_aBJ6N/s320/P6250012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />There are lots of outside distractions going on for me at the minute which might affect output, so I am not sure what to do next and indeed when I will finish the next unit. It has got very warm here now. The UK is not great in the summer heat. The air is humid, people outside are noisy and paint dries too darned fast (might need to use a wet palette). . I am also extra tired from work. Air con is not really a UK thing but I think it will be the way it seems to be getting hotter year on year...maybe I should paint some more desert stuff! <p></p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-25828119337726852992023-06-18T10:22:00.000+01:002023-06-18T10:22:05.223+01:0028mm - Sudan Campaign - British Infantry - 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOWAin1q1d9KGSv7BkdynGj3Y1lTQI3qf95ukL5efY_-7zVb1vcaijSgAy_tbfYUjsrrsCDv-kEk9d3z_KUOHZZDz6yvek6PghPMKuUHmeUENl_7LxnhmrqpoK9_iCIXmB4HYcyTNLvUHS4YFUr1GzB2meX0l2XLzIC05JlNBGFpoMk6XZuvGPxPqvQ/s3072/P6170016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOWAin1q1d9KGSv7BkdynGj3Y1lTQI3qf95ukL5efY_-7zVb1vcaijSgAy_tbfYUjsrrsCDv-kEk9d3z_KUOHZZDz6yvek6PghPMKuUHmeUENl_7LxnhmrqpoK9_iCIXmB4HYcyTNLvUHS4YFUr1GzB2meX0l2XLzIC05JlNBGFpoMk6XZuvGPxPqvQ/s320/P6170016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's a new project and a whole change of period! What madness is this! Yes, of all the many projects that I have unfinished, I have decided to start a new one. This time it is the Sudan campaign, one of the many colonial campaigns in Queen Victoria's reign. It is also another involving really interesting uniforms, fascinating characters, and enemies who are colourful and very dangerous and determined (and with amazing hair in the case of the Bija!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGk22XnQenpZR2VLAprrGy0RSZATfw-ze77ghzWetduLAHqqiNeiVKE1ql7Cg4DP3szzg6wVCECOy4rloOKYKknWbKqJFBis3rYz3Cn4IBAMbm_GP0TvGSsMI0Mwp7ULWQC4DL3DZbG1gCZzo4wOV6kRYvdYvpawq9BB_QEjOPiksARx2wzA2M_YoZA/s3072/P6170017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGk22XnQenpZR2VLAprrGy0RSZATfw-ze77ghzWetduLAHqqiNeiVKE1ql7Cg4DP3szzg6wVCECOy4rloOKYKknWbKqJFBis3rYz3Cn4IBAMbm_GP0TvGSsMI0Mwp7ULWQC4DL3DZbG1gCZzo4wOV6kRYvdYvpawq9BB_QEjOPiksARx2wzA2M_YoZA/s320/P6170017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I have been drawn into the Victorian period again, largely sparked by using my Martini Henry rifle in a competition based on the service rifle shooting of the day. This event required accurate shooting on true copies of the original targets, but it also had a time element and the requirement to shoot from different positions. This shoot was fascinating and the results showed for me what an excellent rifle the Martini Henry was as a combat rifle of it's time (and my goodness doesn't that barrel get hot after 6 shots in a minute!). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmCAo28wkPJIAON6AKi8346n1Vk6WED2NRuIqyuKsCizEj72vAksXpwbxVnqJcEjmfGLiCWYkFUJwpko4wA7ukO1sjs1UQEph3CBLa-RAWlF45ozbg465usS5oI1ya6qai2chS1vy3C25kHXxpTAz1WOB1tu8Z8TAbdmLP92qDnY_ypm4h-Rv9dlE6A/s3072/P6170018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmCAo28wkPJIAON6AKi8346n1Vk6WED2NRuIqyuKsCizEj72vAksXpwbxVnqJcEjmfGLiCWYkFUJwpko4wA7ukO1sjs1UQEph3CBLa-RAWlF45ozbg465usS5oI1ya6qai2chS1vy3C25kHXxpTAz1WOB1tu8Z8TAbdmLP92qDnY_ypm4h-Rv9dlE6A/s320/P6170018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With this enthusiasm still burning I dropped everything else and started work on these wonderful Perry's miniatures from their plastic boxed set. I also bought as many good source books as I could and started reading and learning more about a campaign that I previously knew little about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjQHI-AeB2JrCddlRWVb5BHLahubAUKbylG1zvg2tAtafTD1HbBQlwQmhvxq4NhtK5b0GGzqjrxUi7F1nBmLdLZMK9Em1iwYytq1PWyPJQl_9XE7o7clCvkQOGUwNBuXw1Y_cX5DgXUEEl99BWsL1xQx1Noniw6Vwfd2XuTZkY2MqDYe07XcMI5K-0g/s3072/P6170019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjQHI-AeB2JrCddlRWVb5BHLahubAUKbylG1zvg2tAtafTD1HbBQlwQmhvxq4NhtK5b0GGzqjrxUi7F1nBmLdLZMK9Em1iwYytq1PWyPJQl_9XE7o7clCvkQOGUwNBuXw1Y_cX5DgXUEEl99BWsL1xQx1Noniw6Vwfd2XuTZkY2MqDYe07XcMI5K-0g/s320/P6170019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One thing that struck me was the wide variety of uniforms and clothing (on both sides), and how it all evolved during the 15 or so years of the war. Even the Ansars changed their dress following the Mahdi's decrees, the 'Fuzzy Wuzzies' having to shave their hair off near the very start of the war, and the purposely patched 'uniform' becoming formalised.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DhZV3W9JgSQEUxS1TW_l6HvyqYqogMpmKQf8cDtxeN3KAKu-FoXV-wi93AqWt9V0sWp1BqODJA4HrOMSbMx2XZOKPqMcJ7-l6NGlH5tMF-azQ2GmK_QPiJ_Hib3Afl-yWmdPBCwWnAfvB6czmX8xj9qdwd03ohoVsJ3rAofhg3TqVDhJ8cw0fbrOQg/s3072/P6170020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DhZV3W9JgSQEUxS1TW_l6HvyqYqogMpmKQf8cDtxeN3KAKu-FoXV-wi93AqWt9V0sWp1BqODJA4HrOMSbMx2XZOKPqMcJ7-l6NGlH5tMF-azQ2GmK_QPiJ_Hib3Afl-yWmdPBCwWnAfvB6czmX8xj9qdwd03ohoVsJ3rAofhg3TqVDhJ8cw0fbrOQg/s320/P6170020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems that this particular British uniform (as per the figures) was only really worn like this by the troops who arrived via India (actually on their way home to the UK from India until they were recalled and diverted!). The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers seems to be the only regiment that I have so far found that wore the equipment and uniform pretty exactly like this. One battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment, came via Aden but illustrations show them not wearing the pugree and having the chin strap wrapped across the front of the pith helmet at a diagonal . They also seem to be shown wearing the blanket roll across the body.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1k-uAcXr7-wGjaQZHY622KtfRLv8Z5VZtL7Nl_Fow6br_fml--2XbshijAKJNdKp8PzCt61UG7EmitbCiFgdHz3KEBJx3rO04eV8TWCWgNRieuthNCvqdTH7N1QFDVzfplHHnqIhXFU-ynDcNLkVB72JXXE9MPbXZ45DMN2vydpqtYryPfhggLeqkw/s3072/P6170021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1k-uAcXr7-wGjaQZHY622KtfRLv8Z5VZtL7Nl_Fow6br_fml--2XbshijAKJNdKp8PzCt61UG7EmitbCiFgdHz3KEBJx3rO04eV8TWCWgNRieuthNCvqdTH7N1QFDVzfplHHnqIhXFU-ynDcNLkVB72JXXE9MPbXZ45DMN2vydpqtYryPfhggLeqkw/s320/P6170021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So it might be that I can only really use the plastic boxed set for this one regiment in Sudan, if I'm really pedantic about it. I would love to hear of any other units who wore the unform exactly like this with Martini Henry Rifle. In the meantime I will buy the lead troops from the Perry's who are modelled to match the York and Lancaster's and the many grey clad regiments.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do realise that the plastic boxed set will be perfect for other colonial wars such as Afghanistan and NW frontier etc, so will see if my interest spreads out that way too...it probably will!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PtmXwwLZ1kkbYvJVFsdozq0-mDFsTJ-HGNo54u8kGkq-ZLpL9SRp8R3l8hyTJ1sQJ2oViF1vK0OPs31L-sqdOBUnI0EVyKrd6ir23EsxA_06NCnzBqko8KTmzP8lWfoCUOI3Lc0T5Hb78kF31Y-zUJm2WYtmFV_xhKadN9E8JMa70JzXbdrGc39gvw/s3072/P6170022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PtmXwwLZ1kkbYvJVFsdozq0-mDFsTJ-HGNo54u8kGkq-ZLpL9SRp8R3l8hyTJ1sQJ2oViF1vK0OPs31L-sqdOBUnI0EVyKrd6ir23EsxA_06NCnzBqko8KTmzP8lWfoCUOI3Lc0T5Hb78kF31Y-zUJm2WYtmFV_xhKadN9E8JMa70JzXbdrGc39gvw/s320/P6170022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back to the figures themselves, the troops assembled really well and the poses are wonderful. I really <u>really</u> like these figures, and I enjoyed building them. This is not something that I say about all plastic figures. I really am not keen on putting loads of bits onto a figure and thankfully these do not require too much assembly. One has just enough choice to make it really interesting and add variety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEauboUidMiQ27oFIQNRG2Ivw-P3FP8cIOTZw00EiA-fvza4I1kdsfHDVTgcwguWyLgdVQ_UBwDLqyp8w5FgzEvi4ehVE6KDebCHfw5DOZRm3Z0eUfuiulZ_maCCGKPDurw7a1lyaxkOz9iN3k5BeXWWOnyNeshrB8yzrnnwr2lxbYODj0v_yQ9Tc0ig/s3072/P6170023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEauboUidMiQ27oFIQNRG2Ivw-P3FP8cIOTZw00EiA-fvza4I1kdsfHDVTgcwguWyLgdVQ_UBwDLqyp8w5FgzEvi4ehVE6KDebCHfw5DOZRm3Z0eUfuiulZ_maCCGKPDurw7a1lyaxkOz9iN3k5BeXWWOnyNeshrB8yzrnnwr2lxbYODj0v_yQ9Tc0ig/s320/P6170023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Painting involved using Army Painter washes of different hues and thickness to get the desired effects. I wanted lots of shadow and for shades to be a touch lighter than they would be in Europe. For instance, I made the blankets a little lighter to show the effect of the brighter sunlight. In Europe I would have used a slightly darker shade. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV7L2SZHo-IocTPmt1YjXFbr8mCgxd5tEbNEeeJ5HA176AR1Q_WxzE8cKCfhK8OHSTqoaEN4V9SUpNpN04IQ_CKf8J8vDH3bq53KqliatxESy_s99bqrZ-_BJBAyCGINSShUyP2UjMcTUDD0EvPTTc0qkI5p_Azw9UHoNL0YsCaulIrN5q33pW6PKxQ/s3072/P6170024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV7L2SZHo-IocTPmt1YjXFbr8mCgxd5tEbNEeeJ5HA176AR1Q_WxzE8cKCfhK8OHSTqoaEN4V9SUpNpN04IQ_CKf8J8vDH3bq53KqliatxESy_s99bqrZ-_BJBAyCGINSShUyP2UjMcTUDD0EvPTTc0qkI5p_Azw9UHoNL0YsCaulIrN5q33pW6PKxQ/s320/P6170024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to go back and use black to line in and used a Pigma Micron 04 black ink pen to draw the lining in. This proved effective I think, and seemed to be quicker and easier than using a brush. I must remember to do this more often.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL9WJ4Cb82DlHMGW6I_1oilIlfEfPkei4y27p_xdwDQOt_BfJmiolzVALSqMhTGid91E_BCUWI2SXIOsusMs8oV7YU71wBm-MlAfTda_EdhIvX0iC0DME5uUWm6cGdhEtfXMSy7vU-ScSeVIgVC2Y8m2qkp1yFR9jOY4wxrfsQETjWeH7easDxn995A/s3072/P6170025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL9WJ4Cb82DlHMGW6I_1oilIlfEfPkei4y27p_xdwDQOt_BfJmiolzVALSqMhTGid91E_BCUWI2SXIOsusMs8oV7YU71wBm-MlAfTda_EdhIvX0iC0DME5uUWm6cGdhEtfXMSy7vU-ScSeVIgVC2Y8m2qkp1yFR9jOY4wxrfsQETjWeH7easDxn995A/s320/P6170025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The basing required some thought. I wanted to try to capture the right look. One really useful acquisition has been the book 'Go Strong into the Desert' by Lt Col Mike Snook and sold by the Perrys. This book is so well laid out and is perfect for the wargamer. It also has many colour photos of the battlefield (so much unchanged it is amazing!). One thing of note was the contrast of sand and greyish rock. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had feared making the bases too 'sandy' and losing the figures in the sand as they might blur in. With more confidence from the photos in Lt Col Snook's book, I used some thinned AP strong tone in patches and other shades before dry brushing with Vallejo Iraqi Sand and a top layer mixed with white. A few tufts, AP washed cat litter and static dead grass put on sparingly finished the effect.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaUESGWlbBzKXlyt99WIAq-i2Mh56B3IT-H9TmKpD1FHO32g0nSBceti7uTt3fQdYRG4Ir_0cY7g9Ae3vYFQje3bi43OTyPH1m7b7rz7FssOijRAiidNCswuUrja7vfjcYFN8WENLn-w-1ISGhg4zibQQaUPZmLQCCcqxUSbQduNCRK1Jy963V0CwBQ/s3072/P6170026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaUESGWlbBzKXlyt99WIAq-i2Mh56B3IT-H9TmKpD1FHO32g0nSBceti7uTt3fQdYRG4Ir_0cY7g9Ae3vYFQje3bi43OTyPH1m7b7rz7FssOijRAiidNCswuUrja7vfjcYFN8WENLn-w-1ISGhg4zibQQaUPZmLQCCcqxUSbQduNCRK1Jy963V0CwBQ/s320/P6170026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I finished the figures last night and put them on the Barrage Miniatures desert mat. I must say that I am really pleased with the overall look.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2bCMp4qDI17kfFaEYYp1F90CMcbGOpmTfXJn4sAtEWiHrjqlI6o0pNOprgqTFIGKbpGTzvoYH9S-SNHqg0SmHvq-53FgIR2ZAG8XMdIhnj2igjq5DrD3E5dsBrH-mtBAdV5pfomxUfshu92BX9lUN6M6Gv0DkAolHbavfJpnbRTq6Eh3zzzSSXyflg/s3072/P6170027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2bCMp4qDI17kfFaEYYp1F90CMcbGOpmTfXJn4sAtEWiHrjqlI6o0pNOprgqTFIGKbpGTzvoYH9S-SNHqg0SmHvq-53FgIR2ZAG8XMdIhnj2igjq5DrD3E5dsBrH-mtBAdV5pfomxUfshu92BX9lUN6M6Gv0DkAolHbavfJpnbRTq6Eh3zzzSSXyflg/s320/P6170027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To finish off I did my usual thing of printing a label and naming the unit. It just helps to tie them into history more for me and make that connection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdiNpxegnKIUjHG3LUjqQtdcqHfdceKBaCDJRmAiGKvrGgBA3Chv_bh629UZZ4hFPG8QWfJal_FcUiC32AT745JFZZltRHxU5uUPz3J9g1Lyx2uR-kBDFzzjV2IFUWMk7iDyVJt9nstfhjgzhi4g5DygjqHfALhBQI0-V5Z-r1ODidZU2RKJMI4tIoA/s3072/P6170028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMdiNpxegnKIUjHG3LUjqQtdcqHfdceKBaCDJRmAiGKvrGgBA3Chv_bh629UZZ4hFPG8QWfJal_FcUiC32AT745JFZZltRHxU5uUPz3J9g1Lyx2uR-kBDFzzjV2IFUWMk7iDyVJt9nstfhjgzhi4g5DygjqHfALhBQI0-V5Z-r1ODidZU2RKJMI4tIoA/s320/P6170028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>So what to do next? I should do my box of Mahdists, but then last night I had a great game of Sassanid Persians vs Late Romans with Ian using 'Hail Caesar' rules and I want to fill in some army gaps...oh choices, choices! 😀</p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-69147885867105458552023-05-22T03:48:00.002+01:002023-05-22T03:49:10.855+01:00Partizan Wargaming Show - 21 May 2023<p>This is a rarity for me, a write up after a wargaming show. Well, I made my first visit to the Partizan wargaming show yesterday with Ian, my regular wargaming opponent. Partizan is a show I have heard so much about and always wanted to go to see why it was so special.</p><p>We attend many of the more local shows; Overlord at Abingdon, Attack at Devizes and Colours at Newbury (and Reading before that). Years ago I have also worked assisting a trader at Salute and Sheffield and we have been to the show at Bovington Tank Museum too. So we have been to many shows.</p><p>Over this time, the shows have always been mostly, as expected. Devizes was one of the first shows we ever went to and still continue to go to, about 30 years later. I think the location in the town, the drive through the spectacular scenery of Avebury and the valley of Long Barrow burial grounds, as well as the proximity of Roundway Down have always acted as a draw and made it something to look forward to. The traders and games have always been good too.</p><p>Overlord at Abingdon was an amazingly very local thing when it first started, and we have continued to support that show up to this year. It's move to the college next to the School where it used to be held was definitely retrograde and this seems to be reflected by the drop off in known traders. I gave it a miss this year. A real shame as it would it have been great to have kept supporting the local event.</p><p>Colours is always good and well attended. The Octagon at Reading was a hideous location though, and the labyrinth-like tight corridors (and most wargamers have rucksacks, large bellies and sticks!) made moving around difficult, but it did always have good traders. The move to Newbury was a great improvement.</p><p>So why go to Partizan? It is in Nottinghamshire and thus not all that close to home in Oxfordshire. Well, its reputation made us both curious as to why it has always been described in glowing terms for years. I was very curious to find out why. </p><p>The show has its own website and the first clues started to appear. This show seemed very well organised. The games and traders were known in advance and they all looked very good indeed. I could see it could be expensive for my pocket, the traders were very good ones indeed, and many of them.</p><p>The drive up to Newark on the Sunday morning was very smooth. A warm day and bright sunshine and hardly any traffic meant that we had an hour in hand still. I decided this would be a perfect opportunity to visit the Wars of the Roses battlefield at Stoke Field. This is located where Wargames Foundry is too. This proved to a good decision and it was an excellent use of time.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoG36ySU9k2v6L6jClFLvQ7jEmzwYbs5mLPpWGVCz9eHRHJv_kmGblHm4U4LMjk3_QUslkuOroY0PFDi2HHZ5bRn1NAsU4Yj1o-gOg0j4GrdK0iVtV5lTMW78ha1k1r14q58MiNaE9Y4cQin5JJUccl3348nB6iiGLbT-pqKaHqbAzjCvBq6gSwMl90w/s4080/Stoke%20Field%20-%20Display%20board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoG36ySU9k2v6L6jClFLvQ7jEmzwYbs5mLPpWGVCz9eHRHJv_kmGblHm4U4LMjk3_QUslkuOroY0PFDi2HHZ5bRn1NAsU4Yj1o-gOg0j4GrdK0iVtV5lTMW78ha1k1r14q58MiNaE9Y4cQin5JJUccl3348nB6iiGLbT-pqKaHqbAzjCvBq6gSwMl90w/s320/Stoke%20Field%20-%20Display%20board.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4GXbePzyEmeap0xqWV9W5_qARpriCrpDLIT9mQeia7Yge1i7JP1_g3xeIPnkeBfZpdu0Ip3faLiLnfjX1G12ErP6r8SfKBcuASB4QViGjLjlyvCVrH6VmWuXfVO-mgBU2buJ6Zv--OoO6h9JVQkOlOn8pXA_JV9ZohBetKP8LbyhLeYfVe3beUQ6Pw/s4080/Stoke%20field%20-%20Display%20Board%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4GXbePzyEmeap0xqWV9W5_qARpriCrpDLIT9mQeia7Yge1i7JP1_g3xeIPnkeBfZpdu0Ip3faLiLnfjX1G12ErP6r8SfKBcuASB4QViGjLjlyvCVrH6VmWuXfVO-mgBU2buJ6Zv--OoO6h9JVQkOlOn8pXA_JV9ZohBetKP8LbyhLeYfVe3beUQ6Pw/s320/Stoke%20field%20-%20Display%20Board%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i-EkVZsgDAWP7DmOJAq3plPpcrLm3a61yQnJKcRzo5NAfGm6jldLwJhAdn717VFthbtLDF6cwrMCpZlIS4C6H_sGv_B-xA75-0xDLPoN9FKhTLNQpSfy9-JAtvk8JclcGJEqsg8wGvBkrYckJiEOSgKrZcovd_wbZV7ZWktHPbltC6ARR1iM40FrAA/s4080/Stoke%20Field%20-%20Probably%20Crest%20of%20Battlefield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i-EkVZsgDAWP7DmOJAq3plPpcrLm3a61yQnJKcRzo5NAfGm6jldLwJhAdn717VFthbtLDF6cwrMCpZlIS4C6H_sGv_B-xA75-0xDLPoN9FKhTLNQpSfy9-JAtvk8JclcGJEqsg8wGvBkrYckJiEOSgKrZcovd_wbZV7ZWktHPbltC6ARR1iM40FrAA/s320/Stoke%20Field%20-%20Probably%20Crest%20of%20Battlefield.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Stoke Field - The ridge is probably the location of the Earl of Oxford's position - I say 'probable' for now, as I have yet to do a full tour/walk of the field, but it seemed from the viewing spot to be the most likely</i></div></i><p><br /></p><p>For anyone who has never been, Partizan is well located outside of Newark and easily accessible. A bit of signage on entry would have been helpful as other events were being held on the large site, but it proved no real bother in the end. Parking was plentiful and right next to the hall. The hall is spacious and well laid out. There is also plenty of room to move between traders and to walk around games.</p><p>It was clear quite quickly that it was going to be an expensive day, there was a lot of goodies on offer and all of the well known (and lesser known) traders were there. </p><p>However, there was something else in addition to this which I didn't really expect and this made the day really special. There were several legends and well known figures in the hobby who were present, some of who have influenced my wargaming over decades and quite radically with their game concepts in more recent years. Not only were they present, but they took the time to chat and every one of them without exception, was a delight to chat to. </p><p>Henry Hyde was the first I met in the car park and he proved to be exactly as everyone says he is, an absolute gentleman. I was delighted to meet the man behind so many great works including 'The Wargaming Compendium' and so influential in our hobby.</p><p>I also got to chat with Richard Clarke and Nick Skinner of 'Too Fat Lardies'. I disturbed Richard as he took the last bite of a rushed lunch as he was so busy running games. Nevertheless, he didn't seem to mind and was a delight to chat with as was Nick who presented me with a picture of Sidney Roundwood - unsigned alas(!), but we all had a great and very funny chat. Nick was playing on his amazing Arnhem table in the 'Lard Zone'. The Too Fat Lardies have been incredibly influential in the last few years on my wargaming, with their philosophy and thinking behind their games. Their 'oddcast' podcasts on YouTube were also an absolute godsend during the Covid lockdown, a welcome bit of insanity and inspiring. I really appreciate the amount of work they put into producing rules which are both so well researched and yet are fun and enjoyable to play too.</p><p>By now, my day had been made, but then I saw Alex from 'Storm of Steel' wargaming and we had a great chat too. Alex proved to be as decent a gentleman as he comes across on his channel. For anyone who hasn't seen his channel, I would really recommend it. His rules playthroughs are really useful and I have made decisions on buying rules based on his games. Alex's paint and chat sessions are ideal to paint to whilst listening. </p><p>Also seen were the Perry Twins, my goodness the amount of figures of theirs that Ian and I both own must be in the thousands. Their figures were so heavily influential over three decades, dragging me deeper into the hobby so far that I have never looked back. They were both tied up in games so I never got to chat with them but would like to on another occasion.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_bm0A7C3uWmqX5u0JTZdSWpgb1SNM5wrJUWO24W2BB1B-jZjzhVc-DY_vlY4EeWk6Um9N10q_ib8zD09hJoeOYB-DPMYxt7GNg_jmylyTMRHlJxM7QFwpYPKrOPuEIIzWq2xUYOVphrJSN3aM33iLEo-MvjmfiPfK6q7K5HlgtBr0gP351OG70cUUw/s4080/Ipsus%20-%20Simon%20Miller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_bm0A7C3uWmqX5u0JTZdSWpgb1SNM5wrJUWO24W2BB1B-jZjzhVc-DY_vlY4EeWk6Um9N10q_ib8zD09hJoeOYB-DPMYxt7GNg_jmylyTMRHlJxM7QFwpYPKrOPuEIIzWq2xUYOVphrJSN3aM33iLEo-MvjmfiPfK6q7K5HlgtBr0gP351OG70cUUw/s320/Ipsus%20-%20Simon%20Miller.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This game just made me stop in my tracks. It was the Battle of Ipsus, put on by Simon Miller of Big Red Bat Cave (https://bigredbat.blogspot.com/). Simon's games are always awesome. This was simply amazing. I tried to estimate the number of figures in the pike phalanxes who are 6 deep. I lost count, there must be thousands!</i></div><p><br /></p><p>I have to say that the people running the games were all amazingly friendly and that was the one thing that I think I can say really stood out about this show and what made it special. Every single person who chatted to me was just so friendly and happy to chat. </p><p>True enough, both Ian myself spent several hundred pounds each...the figures and kit being sold was remarkable, but that wasn't the key thing about the show. It was the people we met and chatted with. I can honestly say it was the nicest and most pleasant show I have ever been to.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz4B14XMe1slSB4CX_VCcDjf2Xne6wBI1IV4wrWzASFGaKjLC1m8iRUOzwivN7wPAAHs8JmdJDXOFtzdO_I_ksv4z4gStfk4nWgJbUESYYNg0fQCqDRjhjpiNlHvgQPwbggHZDUcuAV-7ASdAJjbVDwEUddOpjYSRQ1Ge6-knSeEI-5bYKitmlciJLw/s3072/P5210003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpz4B14XMe1slSB4CX_VCcDjf2Xne6wBI1IV4wrWzASFGaKjLC1m8iRUOzwivN7wPAAHs8JmdJDXOFtzdO_I_ksv4z4gStfk4nWgJbUESYYNg0fQCqDRjhjpiNlHvgQPwbggHZDUcuAV-7ASdAJjbVDwEUddOpjYSRQ1Ge6-knSeEI-5bYKitmlciJLw/s320/P5210003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My 'loot' haul from the show. I went with a list. Some items were on the list, most were not and bought on impulse! Included are Spanish Napoleonic Guerrilla's by the Perry's. Also seen here is the picture of Too Fat Lardies' Sidney Roundwood given to me by Lardy Nick!</i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p>Will I go back? Oh yes! This is going to be a regular event in my diary from now on.</p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-32816456408296491212023-04-14T00:34:00.000+01:002023-04-14T00:34:07.939+01:0028mm - Last of the Mohicans <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Something rather fun this time. I have been busy painting up the characters from the 1992 movie - Last of the Mohicans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMcntAOfruQ4EbZixf9GuJ0i7WILJt26ZfWDdynhgAnraRuMSyy28Rh3VWx_6tE8udpZ9-a1q23w9HiyawbiAvF1SsXxhycoudqh8QFbU4_eLPTTB1DkdBRLF4v3DeEc2FNqlK9EZbX3mMvEt3NGipkE9w9o32FOqgKQo4VZBAv8rSCwWran0_kZzZw/s3072/P4130004.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMcntAOfruQ4EbZixf9GuJ0i7WILJt26ZfWDdynhgAnraRuMSyy28Rh3VWx_6tE8udpZ9-a1q23w9HiyawbiAvF1SsXxhycoudqh8QFbU4_eLPTTB1DkdBRLF4v3DeEc2FNqlK9EZbX3mMvEt3NGipkE9w9o32FOqgKQo4VZBAv8rSCwWran0_kZzZw/s320/P4130004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Nathaniel 'Hawkeye' Poe</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI1dwLwUe7S5Zwp2Y-wL37cVjOZZF9eeDGdt--EOnKfQYxeKuKFst-gKkRk5oFw9oMJEeX0fNesBf_W7eWTIwvOcDO5eNjVX0mDuesLu8c4nZJeFePIoKCKuE7_Z7Qa0nRiJvirl1CDp0wfVgXhhzi0TjmaGaAH59jOO0pdSObRhQhrjQmfMYimEXfA/s3072/P4130003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNI1dwLwUe7S5Zwp2Y-wL37cVjOZZF9eeDGdt--EOnKfQYxeKuKFst-gKkRk5oFw9oMJEeX0fNesBf_W7eWTIwvOcDO5eNjVX0mDuesLu8c4nZJeFePIoKCKuE7_Z7Qa0nRiJvirl1CDp0wfVgXhhzi0TjmaGaAH59jOO0pdSObRhQhrjQmfMYimEXfA/s320/P4130003.JPG" width="320" /></i></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like command figures, character figures need a lot of care and attention as these are the figures that get the most scrutiny. Unlike most of the figures I paint, I couldn't really use Osprey books for these. I had to make do with freezing images of the movie on the DVD and trying to find images online! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hawkeye was a particularly nice figure to paint. I thought the sculptor had done a really good job of getting Daniel Day-Lewis's features on 28mm figure. The various buff shades were fun to do and it was interesting to get the lighter tone of Hawkeye's rifle wood compared with the usual dark musket wood tones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA2DqFweWiMWLWI_60gOMWrcyEiYB6FZx-IOPuWSRQh8iL7JqsDrc-_HQFycm88LtxhSPEDJfmIWPMA_-tlz-eRVhJJYL7jh7GnMgFpoQCS2V-iwZMVgb35i44150Qc0Fg3iOgeugZZAX3V-zeKJNfYcgS3sNRmtyD4y-PonAPgkdHOYIYnIFXH5aMg/s3059/P4130001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="3059" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA2DqFweWiMWLWI_60gOMWrcyEiYB6FZx-IOPuWSRQh8iL7JqsDrc-_HQFycm88LtxhSPEDJfmIWPMA_-tlz-eRVhJJYL7jh7GnMgFpoQCS2V-iwZMVgb35i44150Qc0Fg3iOgeugZZAX3V-zeKJNfYcgS3sNRmtyD4y-PonAPgkdHOYIYnIFXH5aMg/s320/P4130001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The set is from Warlord Games and it is a great little set that I did enjoy painting. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yx2knZHXcSmr93MVa_985UwdsjTjSOfiYWBbxj1f1An35pJYBVLX5ct-ozMcua7Qo0uHAApJxk8JYKN47KVlR0v1IXag0Xqa1_98PJ_MHalIl5E5leNyC8li1J_6-_3HnxK8ZTB202DymylarAalwQvfAZlSeABfydrR3E5dIqLLUEAXcSpepMLUJw/s3072/P4130005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yx2knZHXcSmr93MVa_985UwdsjTjSOfiYWBbxj1f1An35pJYBVLX5ct-ozMcua7Qo0uHAApJxk8JYKN47KVlR0v1IXag0Xqa1_98PJ_MHalIl5E5leNyC8li1J_6-_3HnxK8ZTB202DymylarAalwQvfAZlSeABfydrR3E5dIqLLUEAXcSpepMLUJw/s320/P4130005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Chingachgook</b></i> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhem-7HX_prUCmE_PtGO3bpDTMuc_7LawCF_4kv89RgSrFWjCDVNIVkTrpVUzgeoTp2Wt9btnotYhEgYFKYsWXKmIC0FShpIBPXk7wHN6SBNCS9S3UBrmeuur8e0y4dgCypP1zjDQ2XOvaIomLIyMx68Z4yr1eDk8wlYcm9Us60i9G34NlfM1gCZLGExw/s3072/P4130006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhem-7HX_prUCmE_PtGO3bpDTMuc_7LawCF_4kv89RgSrFWjCDVNIVkTrpVUzgeoTp2Wt9btnotYhEgYFKYsWXKmIC0FShpIBPXk7wHN6SBNCS9S3UBrmeuur8e0y4dgCypP1zjDQ2XOvaIomLIyMx68Z4yr1eDk8wlYcm9Us60i9G34NlfM1gCZLGExw/s320/P4130006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge21idrvd7TEplg8RKjndzMFHryBS6TF6Qa1REfiYfO7gXNFkIPEe_4eG3yqpz1mnDCFY1lHf3ApBkeJiwQKGiSugjWfl4QddFxn24zhKS7wlppgJfJDHxse3pybC6S-tKj8-_JD6JXEl8HDX71sY7Xh7g1GcCtz-9X4txjIbq3b98ZS9Rz_xwrx6Z4A/s3072/P4130007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge21idrvd7TEplg8RKjndzMFHryBS6TF6Qa1REfiYfO7gXNFkIPEe_4eG3yqpz1mnDCFY1lHf3ApBkeJiwQKGiSugjWfl4QddFxn24zhKS7wlppgJfJDHxse3pybC6S-tKj8-_JD6JXEl8HDX71sY7Xh7g1GcCtz-9X4txjIbq3b98ZS9Rz_xwrx6Z4A/s320/P4130007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Chingachgook has his gunstock war club on his back. On screen it does appear to be exactly the same shade of blue as his shirt, which from the figure painting standpoint was a little unfortunate as it doesn't stand out, and it is the weapon which makes one of the greatest impressions in the movie (it makes a great impression on Magua at any rate!).<p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9kcr9PkYw5FdJMUw1sUBzaaOKPcjNW6nYFk1OKXKhCWTiCZm5tGc7wpQcq8WpGEtAN4NBhdjXFb8ZmHD885Ozwyp02oK9RDZCpV-T3wFCdUTjXWJIHvBFn-50pUfVx0Q85Ml4bMqjWAqRfii7aKv_OadyDR5FSmUci2TzDzI5f7B7OXCQ23MiyiBg/s3072/P4130008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilq9kcr9PkYw5FdJMUw1sUBzaaOKPcjNW6nYFk1OKXKhCWTiCZm5tGc7wpQcq8WpGEtAN4NBhdjXFb8ZmHD885Ozwyp02oK9RDZCpV-T3wFCdUTjXWJIHvBFn-50pUfVx0Q85Ml4bMqjWAqRfii7aKv_OadyDR5FSmUci2TzDzI5f7B7OXCQ23MiyiBg/s320/P4130008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Uncas</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOay5LFtAV8mb8DDrUS2WsQYWG6bvndcLtd8NylT_q38C03tpe1x1RDbC1oMP54Lu0C63pVZrC1nq2G_oeBPsv94FW3QXPp0Wez3BEpb8uQ4ZLivyux4-6_jfNDniTeqx6ArB671CvLyD0Qg3awmtzH5_7-uPXtAbA-w-uDj79R7fyxxBnl6B63nOtGw/s3072/P4130009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOay5LFtAV8mb8DDrUS2WsQYWG6bvndcLtd8NylT_q38C03tpe1x1RDbC1oMP54Lu0C63pVZrC1nq2G_oeBPsv94FW3QXPp0Wez3BEpb8uQ4ZLivyux4-6_jfNDniTeqx6ArB671CvLyD0Qg3awmtzH5_7-uPXtAbA-w-uDj79R7fyxxBnl6B63nOtGw/s320/P4130009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghTxpe9k_tCFqbqDKHqHJEIC-Bu399gJD0OI74TEuFK6ZKf0NqrAZ6lTHP4UtW5RcBH9MYLcs2If3_6jGSerqB58tkESOxUFq4435Ed1J9WytzxlxJAXcJ84Bl96SdYkYTs27J03V0ilwClCU91lGx93CvrEvQSwvVbJvAPZHpcD3wvxKW67zyGNR5A/s3072/P4130010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghTxpe9k_tCFqbqDKHqHJEIC-Bu399gJD0OI74TEuFK6ZKf0NqrAZ6lTHP4UtW5RcBH9MYLcs2If3_6jGSerqB58tkESOxUFq4435Ed1J9WytzxlxJAXcJ84Bl96SdYkYTs27J03V0ilwClCU91lGx93CvrEvQSwvVbJvAPZHpcD3wvxKW67zyGNR5A/s320/P4130010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Alice Munro</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j_dp6Mrqk-h9hoZDyrNZXSElHifsCgjzhYKLqLaOJftEf5nvpitjPSbxW9rCirmKkDgn3PctnKjGbl3r6KWxhLtkh1lo7YUHuMdpF75LNxYG5rz33ElDmaYfX5rnrdHyDKexQ2bqsc9tcq-UnKC9B9Dzmx0S_lkkRApML-GYXuIP5WsZ4MZrcAzvpQ/s3072/P4130011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3j_dp6Mrqk-h9hoZDyrNZXSElHifsCgjzhYKLqLaOJftEf5nvpitjPSbxW9rCirmKkDgn3PctnKjGbl3r6KWxhLtkh1lo7YUHuMdpF75LNxYG5rz33ElDmaYfX5rnrdHyDKexQ2bqsc9tcq-UnKC9B9Dzmx0S_lkkRApML-GYXuIP5WsZ4MZrcAzvpQ/s320/P4130011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Colonel Munro's daughters presented an interesting challenge. I was somewhat daunted at painting dresses. If it is not uniform- like then I am way out of my comfort zone! The dresses needed some colour research and it was only near the beginning of the film when these particular dresses appear to be worn. Getting the colour of Alice's dress right took some experimenting and mixing and involved orange and pink in varying proportions.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTb6-QczePqKzm9B1ueTygbkyhx-lAiJC3BsLgtppwyCfUZLJrvT5iUaYlLwm28gYoEwcnLOtN8C9zvKLsa0kYvm7_LB1sxVWJL9KyNJGfGi5YnUil5vkQcjSlijYTGP0PNGshda7WYKrvuLnUoYP90hJQ2dQr7db_Ga2CLkujRJwrGHhBYz6-zmQ-g/s3072/P4130012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTb6-QczePqKzm9B1ueTygbkyhx-lAiJC3BsLgtppwyCfUZLJrvT5iUaYlLwm28gYoEwcnLOtN8C9zvKLsa0kYvm7_LB1sxVWJL9KyNJGfGi5YnUil5vkQcjSlijYTGP0PNGshda7WYKrvuLnUoYP90hJQ2dQr7db_Ga2CLkujRJwrGHhBYz6-zmQ-g/s320/P4130012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Cora Munro</b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0r4ML6Cb2ltEJcaCeCF6qt3wUwEijhyjfdkBcUNO0sZApl0qAr8gW25mp1zpRnirvEvOUmzWk5sq3b3NHTFzB_EpiM1jyoVuufduEGlMH04WBRTCDDSJcUgeOZ4KVuA-_sDLIFpDkCtY5R2gNaf581vTe0typqPaLI7T1e1olb9LqnrBl5HkldOvnQ/s3072/P4130013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0r4ML6Cb2ltEJcaCeCF6qt3wUwEijhyjfdkBcUNO0sZApl0qAr8gW25mp1zpRnirvEvOUmzWk5sq3b3NHTFzB_EpiM1jyoVuufduEGlMH04WBRTCDDSJcUgeOZ4KVuA-_sDLIFpDkCtY5R2gNaf581vTe0typqPaLI7T1e1olb9LqnrBl5HkldOvnQ/s320/P4130013.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgonu5D0LOAxcjA09kgG3Wwd1YpFwqCSUxN0Um6dpF9fnfFv99dAR2QGpzm7ImCpMV6LZI7HIlybhLM-5ikBiPZgB-KJo7fkr4C7dBZ6YDpKUBn77tkf-Lqteou9dEKrkctivezCEyQL5P835DrlhUbfxZYem1OycIpGZ9E06mj0F-87qIjv8Ll8YAg/s3072/P4130014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgonu5D0LOAxcjA09kgG3Wwd1YpFwqCSUxN0Um6dpF9fnfFv99dAR2QGpzm7ImCpMV6LZI7HIlybhLM-5ikBiPZgB-KJo7fkr4C7dBZ6YDpKUBn77tkf-Lqteou9dEKrkctivezCEyQL5P835DrlhUbfxZYem1OycIpGZ9E06mj0F-87qIjv8Ll8YAg/s320/P4130014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The dresses did prove interesting to paint with their many folds and allowed me to play with shading techniques. Wargamers...paint more dresses! They can be fun! 😀</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhSivS24hVf8GDArHEX8qw_W5UUJ7zDp8SdsHM2dvw0HcbQ22b4r6mTdPtQvkEW3Vnxr_zVfNhqaG8tuODlj7Nk5Hqq6-KQQg3X17xxIdFc65arHFsvShK_AvLMamzMXRgxW2HVeDLVuZ6rgKJYVpUZspULKv2kdi7gZdhIQvvicOAiPQACNbsTCMeg/s3072/P4130016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhSivS24hVf8GDArHEX8qw_W5UUJ7zDp8SdsHM2dvw0HcbQ22b4r6mTdPtQvkEW3Vnxr_zVfNhqaG8tuODlj7Nk5Hqq6-KQQg3X17xxIdFc65arHFsvShK_AvLMamzMXRgxW2HVeDLVuZ6rgKJYVpUZspULKv2kdi7gZdhIQvvicOAiPQACNbsTCMeg/s320/P4130016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Magua</b></i></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c5Ssq6h4B2OBtJlflsEY_8rpe31fxYfDREa3aA6_X6Ox776xXHH1-POWdNQSra7kDyOn8LDn-KFs4Tl7yMu7cVgXsDRenXj1F9_ECKTlwcg0W_ugsJYGfxakBXWJ_xKB76fAPHN6V9h4bKI39snLMqrGtNtVr5Y2VE5MdXrlY8RnA8aL-rMuL0NWIg/s3072/P4130017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c5Ssq6h4B2OBtJlflsEY_8rpe31fxYfDREa3aA6_X6Ox776xXHH1-POWdNQSra7kDyOn8LDn-KFs4Tl7yMu7cVgXsDRenXj1F9_ECKTlwcg0W_ugsJYGfxakBXWJ_xKB76fAPHN6V9h4bKI39snLMqrGtNtVr5Y2VE5MdXrlY8RnA8aL-rMuL0NWIg/s320/P4130017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Magua wore this particular outfit when he was pretending to be a Mohican Scout. The blanket proved challenging but I think I got there in the end.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnIwWD7QgfTmUppHXrSxziJgb9u5zz_BmrmPdZb3aMdL04zWA4B015byLiwRODX_bGSGtAAWAHCinnIuQUCH9MD5rqrB0_mokvvkMEY4rFEBcJNKnSOTrRWLd74EdQzI5JnofAKRQszmsw28zfPucRqfpaiBp2cC_HT9hABpEN7pAGRyozLcy7dCITg/s3072/P4130018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnIwWD7QgfTmUppHXrSxziJgb9u5zz_BmrmPdZb3aMdL04zWA4B015byLiwRODX_bGSGtAAWAHCinnIuQUCH9MD5rqrB0_mokvvkMEY4rFEBcJNKnSOTrRWLd74EdQzI5JnofAKRQszmsw28zfPucRqfpaiBp2cC_HT9hABpEN7pAGRyozLcy7dCITg/s320/P4130018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Huron - War Party Leader</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINO_7vzTbnjvHdBVrKnWpxte7FA-bXT_8hdefezrW40qYYwBkKim0wl_ffOtaXwsPwX59mX3QFdPQegLZC8ksXS_2qbaiOXekcLn7lOoETjY39b97HpKCxny0sb0UNorb96xfpLrnV08M5DPkY9zLlSWG1JPv41MHNQC0E-3SUNNxvCPCR9hDahPfYA/s3072/P4130019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINO_7vzTbnjvHdBVrKnWpxte7FA-bXT_8hdefezrW40qYYwBkKim0wl_ffOtaXwsPwX59mX3QFdPQegLZC8ksXS_2qbaiOXekcLn7lOoETjY39b97HpKCxny0sb0UNorb96xfpLrnV08M5DPkY9zLlSWG1JPv41MHNQC0E-3SUNNxvCPCR9hDahPfYA/s320/P4130019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>This figure is sold separately as 'Magua- Huron Chief'. However, having got Magua in the main set, I decided to make this figure into another Huron commander.</div><div><br /></div><div>These figures should fit in well with my expanding French and Indian Wars collection. I do have Colonel Munro and General Montcalm still to paint (and I think Duncan is with the Munro set). I plan to use these figure in scenarios in games such as 'Sharp Practice' and 'Muskets and Tomahawks'. They should be good fun and add lots of colour to an already very colourful period of history.</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-21786593465921042502023-03-29T23:27:00.001+01:002023-03-29T23:27:03.761+01:0028mm French and Indian Wars - British Light Infantry<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5oSkfbVdIieQNBBM2yLuAsfHuVxLSP0OEBZzneDjMwcmXB075dGiMipuXKECrvhPkil6CZ71TkVqSHOCosVBpTARp_yU4L7s8ypFaHHxUtRCtaZ_Ocnup1HjVVphgobU7JPq_qUGszFSlngMG2gjF7Cn-5iyoTwqD-SYlbtLnNJ1NU-1WJcGO2lv1g/s3072/P3150001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3072" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5oSkfbVdIieQNBBM2yLuAsfHuVxLSP0OEBZzneDjMwcmXB075dGiMipuXKECrvhPkil6CZ71TkVqSHOCosVBpTARp_yU4L7s8ypFaHHxUtRCtaZ_Ocnup1HjVVphgobU7JPq_qUGszFSlngMG2gjF7Cn-5iyoTwqD-SYlbtLnNJ1NU-1WJcGO2lv1g/s320/P3150001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I am pleased to report some more progress with my French & Indian Wars collection. This time we have some British Light Infantry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2O8rRg-8FlOrHnz1YfjKj3XTORmu6TsUIVtOGkW6gxX60xJbLHGm6_kwiDDysx7wElAmhrf09_B6w3n1tTLQBGPdLZHPH-owlAs81LiPW3-jPEAooTLxKKri5GrHEnX0Jz7tSyNuiK_NlmKSVi7ot0tsmQevwM4cmzcnNoeH11qz93dIw5_2hY5Mmg/s3059/P3150003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2039" data-original-width="3059" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2O8rRg-8FlOrHnz1YfjKj3XTORmu6TsUIVtOGkW6gxX60xJbLHGm6_kwiDDysx7wElAmhrf09_B6w3n1tTLQBGPdLZHPH-owlAs81LiPW3-jPEAooTLxKKri5GrHEnX0Jz7tSyNuiK_NlmKSVi7ot0tsmQevwM4cmzcnNoeH11qz93dIw5_2hY5Mmg/s320/P3150003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These are based to maximise their flexibility. I can use them for Black Powder or in skirmish games for such rules as Muskets and Tomahawks and Sharpe Practice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdVMPtmWVcPkSASXzx99wU8XXYRvaXsbD9hAUU0O1_PQFw7gu7yzDpGcIAkP3MVtG1FzYiYeoh_9EkJJ5i1xmIl5RV74E3WdurQ6NKgAOz2i4tHKV1duC2g-vSuoXI6yTZcHYRY6qO6HkMbS71CtdBL4SD0OikLtNjTi4H-_b7xAexGXULzbn3jHchw/s1600/20230315_015622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdVMPtmWVcPkSASXzx99wU8XXYRvaXsbD9hAUU0O1_PQFw7gu7yzDpGcIAkP3MVtG1FzYiYeoh_9EkJJ5i1xmIl5RV74E3WdurQ6NKgAOz2i4tHKV1duC2g-vSuoXI6yTZcHYRY6qO6HkMbS71CtdBL4SD0OikLtNjTi4H-_b7xAexGXULzbn3jHchw/s320/20230315_015622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The figures are sold by Warlord Games (I think these were originally Conquest Games figures), but now boxed and sold by the former.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Xpw-ri4eDDIlnSe1jdEV4gNxhWDW7t83l1uLDmQ__rbCOirsj4GlQj0GhvkCE2O3HdBeiI-eTXQXa-xZ2FIGYmGnPMaUVoUQrRiBwUBxzqpcrONkO7F1jtqThkVLz05_pAQfCgRa9FYfcK-NOP_y61wOrbhOAy9LwpOi_DhmNLQrnfAZU4BmSfsfA/s1600/20230315_015550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07Xpw-ri4eDDIlnSe1jdEV4gNxhWDW7t83l1uLDmQ__rbCOirsj4GlQj0GhvkCE2O3HdBeiI-eTXQXa-xZ2FIGYmGnPMaUVoUQrRiBwUBxzqpcrONkO7F1jtqThkVLz05_pAQfCgRa9FYfcK-NOP_y61wOrbhOAy9LwpOi_DhmNLQrnfAZU4BmSfsfA/s320/20230315_015550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The figures are very nice, dressed as they are in their cropped down uniforms modified to be much more practical for the tough wooded terrain. Tomahawks/axes are carried and native American Mitasses leggings worn by several of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAof2-4_ceTOulN7hqdqCM6mB7-SXr4aCYTH7IZOa4_KDhnyzwZg6_rwv3j4DrJngDJGr8meDpSUJVUhVDVSa4B3aJkp4TEnp1gkzV0NhK9xomAA0pFrhsUKlwS-OOosb1IxXzUl-pB9ydS5L9B8_LW5RHQXysL598PbF3oktFM3TuOH43kQTRVz6_dw/s1600/20230315_015527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAof2-4_ceTOulN7hqdqCM6mB7-SXr4aCYTH7IZOa4_KDhnyzwZg6_rwv3j4DrJngDJGr8meDpSUJVUhVDVSa4B3aJkp4TEnp1gkzV0NhK9xomAA0pFrhsUKlwS-OOosb1IxXzUl-pB9ydS5L9B8_LW5RHQXysL598PbF3oktFM3TuOH43kQTRVz6_dw/s320/20230315_015527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To my understanding the troops carried cut down Infantry Tower Muskets but there seems to be some French muskets being carried by half of the troops. I can't imagine that this would have been too likely as the calibres were different and the French muskets were even longer than the British Tower Muskets. Logistics were hard enough without introducing additional calibre balls to the mix. I removed the barrel bands on the French muskets to try to help them blend in with the British muskets.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMcCFKovpOPe85E2YxaAsmz74Zo4kZxJv-eCC2Hjq3_Ui9PeEqqWsXcA4FoBqAIqxht_jBNLAVB_NtQYlAdMSbVrNWH2THU1rwCqiG_TX6RlgxEHOAtsQYu5kfCkrDHAEvUesJmOrGsq6pUIzn7khFtozVQ6GO_3L-LFWhIdDbjAzc8HijtoT-aPHoQ/s1600/20230315_015513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMcCFKovpOPe85E2YxaAsmz74Zo4kZxJv-eCC2Hjq3_Ui9PeEqqWsXcA4FoBqAIqxht_jBNLAVB_NtQYlAdMSbVrNWH2THU1rwCqiG_TX6RlgxEHOAtsQYu5kfCkrDHAEvUesJmOrGsq6pUIzn7khFtozVQ6GO_3L-LFWhIdDbjAzc8HijtoT-aPHoQ/s320/20230315_015513.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used my current painting method of applying 'mid-shades' neither dark nor too light of the main colours, and then applying Army Painter Washes to do the hard work of lowlighting the detail. Finally finishing by highlighting and adding detail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymk49dyLey72imGZHRjvdlZx4E-iXcBokFhRAvIwRAI1-hh2fOrSJUjcAeuoZDD-TmvyXNnBBMKcWqTfzYR-loygCoD_DxDvDx6hqR4GyjTX-w9M3YkPMCmb_xpaAP_KDBvnK9ypyeiy3KoBkahFKU4p4oHHobpinbcqkx2eLkOEJNwEJQbfWpKQz7w/s1600/20230315_015458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymk49dyLey72imGZHRjvdlZx4E-iXcBokFhRAvIwRAI1-hh2fOrSJUjcAeuoZDD-TmvyXNnBBMKcWqTfzYR-loygCoD_DxDvDx6hqR4GyjTX-w9M3YkPMCmb_xpaAP_KDBvnK9ypyeiy3KoBkahFKU4p4oHHobpinbcqkx2eLkOEJNwEJQbfWpKQz7w/s320/20230315_015458.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The circular bases are by Warbases and have a central hole in which I have inserted a magnet so that they can remain stationary in their metal sheet based plastic storage boxes. As the bases are small I didn't use static grass but went for gluing on twigs as branches and various tufts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZJ1O2WhcYuQOPCSbU4UaM8fVnbPWsIVOxG_jqnoTKMEuisJMHyiJBGC-uoEhsWIshvVPHtMQcYpT6vPqEM3Y4zhfeitV5rJC4rrApGoJ20ApKSX4dLxnQVkDpplQIaRS2rZl1POzGlZTfWTvQeFwwLzRJ0VQn2k52nhiJdzzE4x1lDYmpJKNFlJiew/s1600/20230315_015352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZJ1O2WhcYuQOPCSbU4UaM8fVnbPWsIVOxG_jqnoTKMEuisJMHyiJBGC-uoEhsWIshvVPHtMQcYpT6vPqEM3Y4zhfeitV5rJC4rrApGoJ20ApKSX4dLxnQVkDpplQIaRS2rZl1POzGlZTfWTvQeFwwLzRJ0VQn2k52nhiJdzzE4x1lDYmpJKNFlJiew/s320/20230315_015352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The plan has been to continue painting FIW troops but wargaming WW2 in the last month or so has made me split my interests somewhat - this happens so often! We shall see how this project continues.</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-4706810052825327772023-02-16T00:13:00.001+00:002023-02-16T21:35:15.848+00:0028mm French and Indian Wars - Compagnie Franches de la Marine<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMa66TIDIHOZa-Fr-Txj9_wkueLSz-4Qv2wWNRRit1wM96kV4RSL5YHDf2Z8cRPFnXc-KWvlX0RbiUgijeT6n0eTtE7Q52cNOHrVzwBLAQ1V8WsefLZ7Gyk_ZXuOg4He08e0iwGk2XWwChlab0mH0JYt7uZm6DbRca1NegLjSdL7oxZilWkshPTMFGA/s3072/P2150006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMa66TIDIHOZa-Fr-Txj9_wkueLSz-4Qv2wWNRRit1wM96kV4RSL5YHDf2Z8cRPFnXc-KWvlX0RbiUgijeT6n0eTtE7Q52cNOHrVzwBLAQ1V8WsefLZ7Gyk_ZXuOg4He08e0iwGk2XWwChlab0mH0JYt7uZm6DbRca1NegLjSdL7oxZilWkshPTMFGA/s320/P2150006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back to one of my favourite periods of history, the French and Indian Wars. Oddly I don't have a lot of figures for it. I started playing the period with 'Age of Reason' rules over 20 years ago. This was ok at the time, but I did switch to Black Powder a few years ago. As all of my troops were based for Age of Reason, it meant 12 man units and very tightly based figures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdux5SBasO_LWMd7jQy0WeXuWs_c97w-BOLuMJmzeXmER1cKaW9J8AzjbmX_gcXuB6KAT7K1KfwY_IX4IBTpY0PdC1re1FQrC73d0R4X6-yqtmG4qvwXoYZF6ax-UE0idQhk8ScHyZU8rSywexAjeCY5GFFv-lzQZiuuJ6-sH30JcGdb9ER5I9vfi1cQ/s3072/P2150048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdux5SBasO_LWMd7jQy0WeXuWs_c97w-BOLuMJmzeXmER1cKaW9J8AzjbmX_gcXuB6KAT7K1KfwY_IX4IBTpY0PdC1re1FQrC73d0R4X6-yqtmG4qvwXoYZF6ax-UE0idQhk8ScHyZU8rSywexAjeCY5GFFv-lzQZiuuJ6-sH30JcGdb9ER5I9vfi1cQ/s320/P2150048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Black Powder played well and the 12 man units didn't seem to matter as the casualties are recorded separately anyway. Despite being a favourite period I just never added any more figures after an initial delve and I have not added any figures for at least 20 years!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcAFTCRULUlB4qS_mkXgTgcQfuLh0gkA9JnREiGghNVzdM3WTbp0Hiy9bJiChrfu29LpJUqOe0rp3jThTCyKXGdCnasVA6W6f_pB3aNk-tQSsLY4XfC1uMVlOIedobYllgH6E9oeBXC4d82zFjoBvavW3AcsHo1MtBRQgBA9RQqLplIRWvzj3dfav8Q/s3072/P2150047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhcAFTCRULUlB4qS_mkXgTgcQfuLh0gkA9JnREiGghNVzdM3WTbp0Hiy9bJiChrfu29LpJUqOe0rp3jThTCyKXGdCnasVA6W6f_pB3aNk-tQSsLY4XfC1uMVlOIedobYllgH6E9oeBXC4d82zFjoBvavW3AcsHo1MtBRQgBA9RQqLplIRWvzj3dfav8Q/s320/P2150047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My most recent game rekindled my interest in the FIW (first time on the table for about 6 years!). Watching 'Last of the Mohicans' combined to push me even further in. I found some more Osprey books and also purchased a 1930's ex-school book on General Wolfe on Ebay. In addition I purchased 'A Dark and Bloody Ground' published by Warlord Games and this ensured that the whole thing snowballed again! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1wuvqxPUtcknWjMmKu3OoRjASVLK5Ltw8Gkx8Zrydi_JgJrZor1Ih3m7kb66qaG0xO4dxvosDxjeZ3e7bS3Fz-Z-CrfQbhtYXpOCmkoiokDzR37PU9NhyU0rzYvLVbFCffu-4ToRWH1nlFQPzE25tYujDXJnUG-hsMl9WQ_pN-H1RtKCrA8SoJOngw/s3072/P2150046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1wuvqxPUtcknWjMmKu3OoRjASVLK5Ltw8Gkx8Zrydi_JgJrZor1Ih3m7kb66qaG0xO4dxvosDxjeZ3e7bS3Fz-Z-CrfQbhtYXpOCmkoiokDzR37PU9NhyU0rzYvLVbFCffu-4ToRWH1nlFQPzE25tYujDXJnUG-hsMl9WQ_pN-H1RtKCrA8SoJOngw/s320/P2150046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have been toying with doing more skirmish gaming and I realised this period could lend itself to some really good games. This means that I could get more use from the troops in skirmishes as well as the larger battles. There are so many raids and missions which can be played and with really interesting terrain, a land that must have seemed as strange and as distant as the planet Mars for those living in Britain or France!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLJ_nMBrlm9iId_uFLIawtMCQfBhvHQPmQePaqEp3yzmXlCZxbEonISINoDclZhlJJUYnjj2DmdzDwj2MwKPXA8CnYkbMh7fZ-GOdwlZz9FU4LYSWr6Wbslr3qmAl2khVuG6T5mRuLPejPAkRnXQnXTBb1kaoIrAaOgu9f31gn2tinKuEvOq2FVPaxw/s3072/P2150045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLJ_nMBrlm9iId_uFLIawtMCQfBhvHQPmQePaqEp3yzmXlCZxbEonISINoDclZhlJJUYnjj2DmdzDwj2MwKPXA8CnYkbMh7fZ-GOdwlZz9FU4LYSWr6Wbslr3qmAl2khVuG6T5mRuLPejPAkRnXQnXTBb1kaoIrAaOgu9f31gn2tinKuEvOq2FVPaxw/s320/P2150045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I bought 2 sets of rules recently which gained my attention. 'Musket's and Tomahawks' and 'Sharp Practice'. I have read through both sets of rules and am really looking forward to playing them both. I suspect that I might find Sharp Practice easier to get into as I have several sets of rules by the Too Fat Lardies already and find them very enjoyable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjg8uKjPNWwTcYISmsEfe5bcrAdbWk-kEcL5lqI-4FtPNxULYuJ-9WIUxvMwy50BthWXnSA1J0mofNl4BmY4sjNpzKV6WUR2kq1UXjQ9ylQyXsq0Ju41jFUXxoH69eGmUh0bBnWr9P4T5CxQHsK7hnxIBd4IlsrPFZWXaTq1n4o5JnLcikoOjqBMs0Qw/s3072/P2150042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjg8uKjPNWwTcYISmsEfe5bcrAdbWk-kEcL5lqI-4FtPNxULYuJ-9WIUxvMwy50BthWXnSA1J0mofNl4BmY4sjNpzKV6WUR2kq1UXjQ9ylQyXsq0Ju41jFUXxoH69eGmUh0bBnWr9P4T5CxQHsK7hnxIBd4IlsrPFZWXaTq1n4o5JnLcikoOjqBMs0Qw/s320/P2150042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's quite funny but I used to think skirmish gaming was a really inferior way to play games. I think it was caused by early experience in the 1980's with some really bad sets of rules (15 turns to load a matchlock!) and other oddball things. These days there are so many really fine sets of rules and there are many that I have not yet tried.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HSkOjHAoE7bkByGe7sJIMdGVQj4y4xyuFIOY0pgEds-clzaPCoVVtez9jy_v_7pzt_EenLJrkXft7sL7NrOrrhWbglwJDWSRbp7daV1bV1QGtFWu2E-5J1rJAvnGCDUn_xNFEk8pG-Xa5G4eHJzxlnHkkRsC0vsldY9Qw613U2VqUI0_rbfrPS2_tA/s3072/P2150041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HSkOjHAoE7bkByGe7sJIMdGVQj4y4xyuFIOY0pgEds-clzaPCoVVtez9jy_v_7pzt_EenLJrkXft7sL7NrOrrhWbglwJDWSRbp7daV1bV1QGtFWu2E-5J1rJAvnGCDUn_xNFEk8pG-Xa5G4eHJzxlnHkkRsC0vsldY9Qw613U2VqUI0_rbfrPS2_tA/s320/P2150041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back to the figures, these are 28mm Compagnie Franches de la Marine produced by Warlord Games in metal. I understand that these were originally made by Conquest Games.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6a6jw79-bSDVYEEt2UTOIpewxva_E6MowCTucoCGBBcj8UWR-JN9ONr4doopTxQ0voKbk3zMUgXTRSW-jlX5aG8UsGcmsN23ozO11FXnzo-xlm9ETAr2eW8nAGCLGKjxZpMM7l6uNwM5-6sgRix39x1Z1DV9imPeJthgXTO0ZsPeO_Kw7g5bw4uoZQ/s3072/P2150040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6a6jw79-bSDVYEEt2UTOIpewxva_E6MowCTucoCGBBcj8UWR-JN9ONr4doopTxQ0voKbk3zMUgXTRSW-jlX5aG8UsGcmsN23ozO11FXnzo-xlm9ETAr2eW8nAGCLGKjxZpMM7l6uNwM5-6sgRix39x1Z1DV9imPeJthgXTO0ZsPeO_Kw7g5bw4uoZQ/s320/P2150040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Compagnie Franches de la Marine are really interesting. They were formed as Companies under the budgets of the Navy. So they are designated 'Marine' being under the Ministry of the Marine but they are not Marines as we know them. The companies were formed throughout New France as Independent companies. As a result they could be mixed in their background, training and operational service. The troops from non-urban areas could be superb woodland fighters and greatly skilled. Dress and equipment would have been adapted with many native American items. The troops in the urban garrisons probably wore the more formal uniform of tricorns and uniform coats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswxmM72KnBI4oTxXXzhD5y-N3v1B356vusPyJLB45-5-Qxx4ETy-J3KwNtoEWMYBqpwfFKtxCQV70GM3FtRBeaMVZ2xwEPIGKiRibVNbQFcJG80BTXWFXkkjMjoM27CQdGN1wUBZoKTdI_5cPAEcCxBPIJ07h1NUFvdrlDgqW10UpHR2JvxcHeRwY0Q/s3072/P2150039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswxmM72KnBI4oTxXXzhD5y-N3v1B356vusPyJLB45-5-Qxx4ETy-J3KwNtoEWMYBqpwfFKtxCQV70GM3FtRBeaMVZ2xwEPIGKiRibVNbQFcJG80BTXWFXkkjMjoM27CQdGN1wUBZoKTdI_5cPAEcCxBPIJ07h1NUFvdrlDgqW10UpHR2JvxcHeRwY0Q/s320/P2150039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Warlord figures were great fun to paint up and my enthusiasm for them ensured that I finished painting them in 9 evenings and basing took a further 3 evenings. There is a small magnet in the base which will help them to stay in their storage boxes on the magnetic sheet, as well as keeping them in movement trays. I need to give movement trays more thought, as they might just speed up group movement.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1eEzcCJUsHShsyANc-enCB15WIvTe5IvxtUJiEizuqdAhfRzG9YVJRX2HiC6TxwNcscvaBwGXPwO4_Ds6oTJF_5_6G0qK1V7jMJvIshJFyExjHu2GYZdPQ9wqleycRM6BZLwUsC0iEFt8omRuf1ze26roZP_6M3LLj8f2-dTaEHPfSCmvjuAiqUMFw/s3072/P2150038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1eEzcCJUsHShsyANc-enCB15WIvTe5IvxtUJiEizuqdAhfRzG9YVJRX2HiC6TxwNcscvaBwGXPwO4_Ds6oTJF_5_6G0qK1V7jMJvIshJFyExjHu2GYZdPQ9wqleycRM6BZLwUsC0iEFt8omRuf1ze26roZP_6M3LLj8f2-dTaEHPfSCmvjuAiqUMFw/s320/P2150038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What added to the fun of painting was the mixture of equipment, The native American items added lots of colour and interest. Getting the uniform shades of colour right led to lots of research and I think this is pretty close.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OtRA40Ocg-goiO33yY_O0ZChjesRCJN-jwQkk3QSkRHJYrfsUqwc9BlpwaXfqd3ke_t68gRhjAcLb6VoAwOqcZk7DVceWSlJWFuYLpQ4t_-7gfsuNuesbtkWkDH2f_Bepev8jhKlDn3AvL55tFxzB7b-y1GWHlbZFaykThS1Ocoj-YnhUQrf4JQDHw/s3072/P2150037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OtRA40Ocg-goiO33yY_O0ZChjesRCJN-jwQkk3QSkRHJYrfsUqwc9BlpwaXfqd3ke_t68gRhjAcLb6VoAwOqcZk7DVceWSlJWFuYLpQ4t_-7gfsuNuesbtkWkDH2f_Bepev8jhKlDn3AvL55tFxzB7b-y1GWHlbZFaykThS1Ocoj-YnhUQrf4JQDHw/s320/P2150037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Paints used were largely Vallejo. Basing was made with less grass than usual and more pieces of tree. I wanted a good 'forest floor' look to them</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVxYSdfmqEI8MXnbioYrbDDD8N3YY7x2K5Bf6ZxkS_APJL_5SUFyBdZ9A2lx3tAbTOX75lgRmZi92WPE5CffyOUxHgPNtyiDpI6eRUwOAp6sfvfzsaD6IoQCEoRkTWdGGzEgtCMOU0isjkIXyBkwHKMzK3laq6sxnOT58VyE4fGtZaL1U4oFQLLoXBg/s3072/P2150036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVxYSdfmqEI8MXnbioYrbDDD8N3YY7x2K5Bf6ZxkS_APJL_5SUFyBdZ9A2lx3tAbTOX75lgRmZi92WPE5CffyOUxHgPNtyiDpI6eRUwOAp6sfvfzsaD6IoQCEoRkTWdGGzEgtCMOU0isjkIXyBkwHKMzK3laq6sxnOT58VyE4fGtZaL1U4oFQLLoXBg/s320/P2150036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite using less static grass than usual, I still managed to get grass over the figures. In my joy of completing the figures today, I again completely forgot to brush off the figures before taking photos. So please excuse the bits of grass on the troops faces and uniforms! It will all brush or blow off!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHAe6A3No1Kj4AluuyeS8l4Ast-3ifLR80I5YgMfHzBVfjY4ygA3SDpSx-j-Ezin_ex3pRHnKMAHcHsyuiMAplbmSjkYfmwuk_62CiV5CuDOm1fS6gkfjDV9-yWmal7Q5cdPW_vg6b_OeTeL7arD77RS4bE1bCN_fgu_qXjBqQOXDPBv7db7swJcgew/s3072/P2150035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHAe6A3No1Kj4AluuyeS8l4Ast-3ifLR80I5YgMfHzBVfjY4ygA3SDpSx-j-Ezin_ex3pRHnKMAHcHsyuiMAplbmSjkYfmwuk_62CiV5CuDOm1fS6gkfjDV9-yWmal7Q5cdPW_vg6b_OeTeL7arD77RS4bE1bCN_fgu_qXjBqQOXDPBv7db7swJcgew/s320/P2150035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There are some quite dynamic poses and also some marching/more static figures. These again lend themselves well to being characters in skirmish games..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIftN1ues7_G51Qyn2xJ2ZGgXbEPl5zyow6ETMOay2sbPGEAyCkKjvLKx_afVNOIRr0g83G_T0ZTEGVfMOZShsX-0ILYodCfNvS8TvXgwXIPlojv-r8FKIcHOYcQvzPCAQiAJYYkwqgsiS-2D6Apa-GLNzXIOLe5aN76eAg8TwFn_uUaZxG0uViAYsSw/s3072/P2150034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIftN1ues7_G51Qyn2xJ2ZGgXbEPl5zyow6ETMOay2sbPGEAyCkKjvLKx_afVNOIRr0g83G_T0ZTEGVfMOZShsX-0ILYodCfNvS8TvXgwXIPlojv-r8FKIcHOYcQvzPCAQiAJYYkwqgsiS-2D6Apa-GLNzXIOLe5aN76eAg8TwFn_uUaZxG0uViAYsSw/s320/P2150034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have some more figures to paint for this collection and I look forward doing them soon. This weekend will be a challenge as my interest might get diverted by a planned WW2 game using 'Panzergrenadier Deluxe'. Hopefully I will still remain focussed on painting FIW as I really do want to play with these soon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIye1EySZ-mo49fbBLjCwfoVv_9M6CPopvJ4Vm0Yt9yTZ6E10wosstst-KsFLDBxFiDuZluzuux_OybZhPZVBUNku0foe_P8b0k9HvxaYGyjc9pYognQjwrOhEL4FO0gTTPRLmsGrEu_elyefMJHfrgI-tOAlGwuPK2m0Ut2q07pAujMBoQ3AEbCQwag/s3072/P2150033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIye1EySZ-mo49fbBLjCwfoVv_9M6CPopvJ4Vm0Yt9yTZ6E10wosstst-KsFLDBxFiDuZluzuux_OybZhPZVBUNku0foe_P8b0k9HvxaYGyjc9pYognQjwrOhEL4FO0gTTPRLmsGrEu_elyefMJHfrgI-tOAlGwuPK2m0Ut2q07pAujMBoQ3AEbCQwag/s320/P2150033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll stop typing now and let you enjoy the many pictures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope you are having a splendid day and getting time to unwrap your presents and have the joy of more things to add to your projects. Will it jump to the front of the queue in the lead/plastic mountain? The big question!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhw_tYHfoy3CGVVa3G8a2Tymi4OVwyGw3UOm7WLnj-gmGSiVM1IZ8RE53uEUHBoD6qQnFslcappDst1anyDvIRjgnbJUHPCEzkbY88DnbYKVxaF8GikPu1kKI77IL3OMyyuIfX5SVOaG0naMUrmQNjycDxL58y0NtFK05_Q6YHWqdeDuyASz_dIX5ZQ/s1178/20221224_133325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1178" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhw_tYHfoy3CGVVa3G8a2Tymi4OVwyGw3UOm7WLnj-gmGSiVM1IZ8RE53uEUHBoD6qQnFslcappDst1anyDvIRjgnbJUHPCEzkbY88DnbYKVxaF8GikPu1kKI77IL3OMyyuIfX5SVOaG0naMUrmQNjycDxL58y0NtFK05_Q6YHWqdeDuyASz_dIX5ZQ/s320/20221224_133325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Secondly, it feels like Christmas as I have finally had time to sit down and complete something. This time the opposing Rebel force for the Stormtroopers in my last post. I have been a way for much of the last couple of months, and when I haven't been away, I have been preparing to go. Life seems to be a case of packing and unpacking all the time but there we go, I cannot complain as it pays for my hobbies.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsdRBiiYcnXxzUvidaEhfRe8ct9AtAEfD8OoKA7kvYogvxhTU9gpJyKCkswgMXh_I-1t_HvUE-Jl67Q2dZzJqi-Ffhz1AQeA3UyA1hHGz47PkTQChQP63wQPUHT2iYqeJ1m7kt_FE0M4k5cfu4NXH7BfmbTyH25VesyrAOou_Ys3Crtg-DBHJKZMRhA/s888/20221224_133424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTsdRBiiYcnXxzUvidaEhfRe8ct9AtAEfD8OoKA7kvYogvxhTU9gpJyKCkswgMXh_I-1t_HvUE-Jl67Q2dZzJqi-Ffhz1AQeA3UyA1hHGz47PkTQChQP63wQPUHT2iYqeJ1m7kt_FE0M4k5cfu4NXH7BfmbTyH25VesyrAOou_Ys3Crtg-DBHJKZMRhA/s320/20221224_133424.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These are from the Star Wars Legion Boxed set. It is a fine boxed set too, with many figures inside and three Star Wars machines, a walker and two speeder bikes. Everything is really well sculpted and it all fits together really well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTzOrSpLT6jNUAO_6gbp4I5vda_U_2fF85luoEdYpnrezHwzFpQR-ks-aer_O0YqUPFKOSxdK6Oi_5wYXQ5X8jSoqsHQj1Sxu61jLfJS6SPRI3UXiJ3iYHbaEqwvJ8-qDWskfofyTjR5y3ZDnq2a3vE2AHBOABtY1K0at7bBE0AUf12CIzu7rYv320w/s933/20221224_133434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTzOrSpLT6jNUAO_6gbp4I5vda_U_2fF85luoEdYpnrezHwzFpQR-ks-aer_O0YqUPFKOSxdK6Oi_5wYXQ5X8jSoqsHQj1Sxu61jLfJS6SPRI3UXiJ3iYHbaEqwvJ8-qDWskfofyTjR5y3ZDnq2a3vE2AHBOABtY1K0at7bBE0AUf12CIzu7rYv320w/s320/20221224_133434.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to use the Army painter washes to do a lot of the work for me. They really are excellent and it only leaves a little further lowlighting, highlighting and touching up after the block painting. I think choosing the colours for the equipment was the hardest bit. I had to do some image searching on Google and make some best guesses for colours, but I think these are not too far off. There was a lot of Vallejo Iraqi Sand paint in use!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHYgsukj-G9NMUTTrcp65iEVu-qY0iPexyXxWBQKsflYR4bpnt0QcU56hw3jPeeNZIeDpHBb24rxw9NGlNAMPBYGkCdMMPH-S3q8JSh7tASjWgWtC-FzR-3PKUnKgd5PnloVy8PSSmDuTa73CEnpBGG1kIJ30kVhtpAloMx8kca8etNegU5NdqrVdTw/s947/20221224_133440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHYgsukj-G9NMUTTrcp65iEVu-qY0iPexyXxWBQKsflYR4bpnt0QcU56hw3jPeeNZIeDpHBb24rxw9NGlNAMPBYGkCdMMPH-S3q8JSh7tASjWgWtC-FzR-3PKUnKgd5PnloVy8PSSmDuTa73CEnpBGG1kIJ30kVhtpAloMx8kca8etNegU5NdqrVdTw/s320/20221224_133440.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One effect of the wash was to show some of the moulding seams that I had initially missed. These are always apparent in our figures so its something we are used to, but some of these were quite thick and ran deeply down creases, needing some good work with a sharp blade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9YQQG1dLLoTwCKuViEvI5nnOt8l8Q3MmbK5mpUJhJZFbYt0TMkU2oJiJpKZks7hEQsLyww0bCq41E30h0WdWDehwhfcSpnr8QxTXiwUKH4x2NwAp0qtCUtcFxNj_19QvloFiDq-G5cJ0RQEwHgpvvaSJW-K_P2hgMVscneFCV5eG9kG7rAdj3YZBtA/s787/20221224_133513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9YQQG1dLLoTwCKuViEvI5nnOt8l8Q3MmbK5mpUJhJZFbYt0TMkU2oJiJpKZks7hEQsLyww0bCq41E30h0WdWDehwhfcSpnr8QxTXiwUKH4x2NwAp0qtCUtcFxNj_19QvloFiDq-G5cJ0RQEwHgpvvaSJW-K_P2hgMVscneFCV5eG9kG7rAdj3YZBtA/s320/20221224_133513.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I really like the poses of the figures. This officer (of which there are two in the set) is excellent. I love the way the great coat is lifted by the wind as he walks. The only thing that troubles me with the figure is that his rifle muzzle is in the ground or just touching it. Anyone who collects firearms or is ex/serving military is going to be constantly bothered by this and wanting to yell at the figure! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUf3amxRupOF_1rrlmfIzpnkhTzTiB5fH1f5Qx-YAObaYJ997u1JBApGexsjDXLcLKTZi-LI5bxG5CAIIaI0qhT70NFWDs0ap_O9BZH2jdR9KQi84f42CN-_352LJ8NlXrbH1xJn08DulLmTBBb74QDxQLwpfSsTwl15Gqop0lkB5WePOZ2Tf25UX-A/s783/20221224_133521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUf3amxRupOF_1rrlmfIzpnkhTzTiB5fH1f5Qx-YAObaYJ997u1JBApGexsjDXLcLKTZi-LI5bxG5CAIIaI0qhT70NFWDs0ap_O9BZH2jdR9KQi84f42CN-_352LJ8NlXrbH1xJn08DulLmTBBb74QDxQLwpfSsTwl15Gqop0lkB5WePOZ2Tf25UX-A/s320/20221224_133521.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was asked by Jonathan Freitag in my last post to tell more on how I intend to use these figures for Chain of Command Rules. I have wanted to play a land-based Star Wars game for years and I am still amazed that no-one has produced the Battle of Hoth as a commercial game in 6mm or similar. That would be superb! I imagine it is all about copyrights etc. When I saw these Legion figure sets it got me thinking. I liked the idea of playing a game with them, but I was put off by the huge number of cards and special attributes to remember.<div><br /></div><div>I just wanted a game where the command decisions of the commanders were what really mattered, ok and with a few Jedi tricks for the right 'movie feel'. Chain of Command I like a lot as a set of rules and I wondered how I could modify it. When I gave it more thought I then wondered if it had been done by anyone else. The answer....oh yes! There is even a Facebook group set up just for this. If you don't have Facebook as it is a sapper of time then set yourself up with a silly name and subscribe with that so that no-one you know can send you links about amusing kittens etc, and just subscribe to the group. There are downloads of all the data you need to modify Chain of Command for Star Wars. The group link is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2038080069817639 or just search 'Star Wars Chain of Command' and it should come up.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPQIA1SxGw2n7ehKP8Kl75ork9TWA2WX--N6rS9Ct1XypZGo9QxOZfQdSaa_QFN-HnDS_54B5TC46EsHu3szzoznpAf3_qh1xnWcQbI4SNT5TDZsZI-OrlPlSOwrkqyhsuLf0TidBBmIcRVVu68z8I5E7LnuuoWA3-WluZcKSnod_ABVqzKmsLAEb3w/s818/20221224_133529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPQIA1SxGw2n7ehKP8Kl75ork9TWA2WX--N6rS9Ct1XypZGo9QxOZfQdSaa_QFN-HnDS_54B5TC46EsHu3szzoznpAf3_qh1xnWcQbI4SNT5TDZsZI-OrlPlSOwrkqyhsuLf0TidBBmIcRVVu68z8I5E7LnuuoWA3-WluZcKSnod_ABVqzKmsLAEb3w/s320/20221224_133529.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully that will be of use. I am looking forward to adding more to this collection over time. I have been given the wonderful present of 3D printed Ewoks for Christmas, compatible for Star Wars Legion (an Etsy purchase). This should give plenty of variety of play. I can imagine Ewoks being great in the woods, but awful at running in the open and very squishy should the walkers get them. Lots of fun all round!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_3F1tWakeIHWTQT_JSBddkb6oCwu_SAWU1pTsdo3u_o6z2tyus_aSTbK-RFSoN-uSrz5R2OZvSERYhZ-jOk0Awu6GPujL0DhHJD4023LCpr7bC3i5XPlb5Cx3pnBfw-36sG3iluPkb9iJNcUU7ijOsFuIn5x1rgSGjq8ZtlmcMW733xMZtoMpWFDzg/s746/20221224_133534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_3F1tWakeIHWTQT_JSBddkb6oCwu_SAWU1pTsdo3u_o6z2tyus_aSTbK-RFSoN-uSrz5R2OZvSERYhZ-jOk0Awu6GPujL0DhHJD4023LCpr7bC3i5XPlb5Cx3pnBfw-36sG3iluPkb9iJNcUU7ijOsFuIn5x1rgSGjq8ZtlmcMW733xMZtoMpWFDzg/s320/20221224_133534.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For anyone wondering, the different colour bases are just a way I keep track of my command figures at a glance. I could even do my different sections in different colour bases but I might just use dots or numbers as per my WW1 Chain of Command collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZy4Iohk_zQOZ7lrBLxNHim_gnl6WaDkoqf0wrQbkP4JlbmyLI_oaDYBZd-bAWatcEGXOmBY_vX8m6CMJJwwkZH9XP_jXFXNxfSb3zi7PkJ6J41s9o5lW_Ug11OeXLm5EIUtqpuBKYKR2tEuPfChkITnfB_kRqVANjY4Vh3uFwbV3GSNuBUb8uwLHsg/s920/20221224_133620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="920" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZy4Iohk_zQOZ7lrBLxNHim_gnl6WaDkoqf0wrQbkP4JlbmyLI_oaDYBZd-bAWatcEGXOmBY_vX8m6CMJJwwkZH9XP_jXFXNxfSb3zi7PkJ6J41s9o5lW_Ug11OeXLm5EIUtqpuBKYKR2tEuPfChkITnfB_kRqVANjY4Vh3uFwbV3GSNuBUb8uwLHsg/s320/20221224_133620.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 12 basic infantrymen follow in the pics now. There are two of each pose in the set. Nice poses, lots of interesting kit and two figures with blue heads which remind me of the 'Blue Man Group' that entertaining music band.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjRSiUpSQkye-6cIBoFM6AYj3LLfvaeut0sBGEwKsDmrE8BsW6DfM-pFxOmqQTNx_V_PknZb_WomqxyV0l17MHC1zTmYFwSbVmzBXYl8qti7uWzyd989GbbXKy-wfLxhu8j0BDStnErySJ7eNWxTjZuV3aw6GTSVkqbTFd8hiD16CI0L3HC6byJnxhA/s769/20221224_133631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="769" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjRSiUpSQkye-6cIBoFM6AYj3LLfvaeut0sBGEwKsDmrE8BsW6DfM-pFxOmqQTNx_V_PknZb_WomqxyV0l17MHC1zTmYFwSbVmzBXYl8qti7uWzyd989GbbXKy-wfLxhu8j0BDStnErySJ7eNWxTjZuV3aw6GTSVkqbTFd8hiD16CI0L3HC6byJnxhA/s320/20221224_133631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have glued a small round magnet beneath each stand to enable them to stand up and not move on the magnetic sheets in their box. This saves me the expense of having to buy their special boxes with individual cut outs. I don't plan on taking these anywhere anyway but at least they won't rattle about when I pull their box down from the shelf.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAtVdphFzZDnvQB-joX186HEDPMhHBtjDMtW6pO4onZC0iwpySWc3Uqv-KGOzOfb2aEpLGPlUm1EsZVG_1Z6gAYq6NtUz4duONvLZygOMrHphcPsmsvV1jEhnQOmhi0okJ44azrXtrAgbKmkAvv0LV8AqYEG8cOcLKanQSrF_qyA3XZuTlpiYu-qtbQ/s1016/20221224_133729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1016" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAtVdphFzZDnvQB-joX186HEDPMhHBtjDMtW6pO4onZC0iwpySWc3Uqv-KGOzOfb2aEpLGPlUm1EsZVG_1Z6gAYq6NtUz4duONvLZygOMrHphcPsmsvV1jEhnQOmhi0okJ44azrXtrAgbKmkAvv0LV8AqYEG8cOcLKanQSrF_qyA3XZuTlpiYu-qtbQ/s320/20221224_133729.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll stop here and let you scroll through the last remaining pictures. I think I will be going back to proper history figures again next. I feel the need to do something of the redcoat and tricorn period.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRZQuh-dcXjl6V-79POuPnbZ95Nnp0rudv6kHnrwXTsZIcd97CC7LNk5XtbPmrHoglBoLw4IzHzis79_qoPbgk3FVdqqjl4cEAryYXJMc--IYMMhUO2qPxKhnv3ULEGFu5uGJAlKwep6yjpvPkRtSF4sDvwI65MTwKlcF8dxm0V3p-A7DR788dzcZUg/s1104/20221224_133742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1104" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRZQuh-dcXjl6V-79POuPnbZ95Nnp0rudv6kHnrwXTsZIcd97CC7LNk5XtbPmrHoglBoLw4IzHzis79_qoPbgk3FVdqqjl4cEAryYXJMc--IYMMhUO2qPxKhnv3ULEGFu5uGJAlKwep6yjpvPkRtSF4sDvwI65MTwKlcF8dxm0V3p-A7DR788dzcZUg/s320/20221224_133742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="937" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdjTUL6ezfmLH4H3uFQWBJz_cOKOdFlCfuOrHvxHTGLkigkwsRS55zb-TXJrhKchj3JZV5THZBVYotmYMZjlpwc9hHOFYpfoINe3czqyvyvnqMhnSmNvni6tLG8qkyf5vrYP8utmSU3CxiNiTHs-uOY_cfbZHClGsGm7D9UGXb58w_j-cNvEUx1WBew/s320/20221224_133934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><div>Have a wonderful Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason</div></div><div><br /></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-7577668024357372662022-10-30T22:34:00.002+00:002022-10-31T13:27:37.625+00:00Star Wars - Imperial Stormtroopers - Star Wars Legion Set<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdz2-8ByPv19FbJK-lmhN2mW3Z2MaFZsjzMz2bjzPyJfN2DPyDvGhTwHT0eYctry7QOsYwPUnXxNE42384DfCZ7wPGb1-eGa488kK6GUKKFYwUbC0x-OP8qdlwvjN4w7fJfSUz5zKd6jHf_EYqJR3yPgZNL2WwDBmYsGbzY062NfS9YsZB7_6INR_gQ/s3072/PA300004%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdz2-8ByPv19FbJK-lmhN2mW3Z2MaFZsjzMz2bjzPyJfN2DPyDvGhTwHT0eYctry7QOsYwPUnXxNE42384DfCZ7wPGb1-eGa488kK6GUKKFYwUbC0x-OP8qdlwvjN4w7fJfSUz5zKd6jHf_EYqJR3yPgZNL2WwDBmYsGbzY062NfS9YsZB7_6INR_gQ/s320/PA300004%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>This has to be my first non-historical post! Though I will use the reasoning that 'Little Wars TV' used to explain... Star Wars...it is history. It just happened a long time ago in a galaxy far far away!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcBD5Bm518YydJFm8WdDz6FpTXOMRml3nSBWnNCTIQn3l-rIYCPsjKQwyFHXBwz8BvcNftRGIxk4Ae7OtgW8UCR2k0Y9tfJSt7LJZI4W_Hz-Y8UbyPHlypr6lgtNs-NaiBFcwtwuNgEC6PDrXqo1ehBRPtkVP7dJk7SJKuvImybWxNeEBuMSb1FQYEg/s3072/PA300005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcBD5Bm518YydJFm8WdDz6FpTXOMRml3nSBWnNCTIQn3l-rIYCPsjKQwyFHXBwz8BvcNftRGIxk4Ae7OtgW8UCR2k0Y9tfJSt7LJZI4W_Hz-Y8UbyPHlypr6lgtNs-NaiBFcwtwuNgEC6PDrXqo1ehBRPtkVP7dJk7SJKuvImybWxNeEBuMSb1FQYEg/s320/PA300005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I must confess, I always liked the first 3 Star Wars Movies. I saw one of them at the cinema when it came out (Return of the Jedi, I think). I have always been baffled as to why no one has brought out a full battle set of the Hoth battle in miniature. It would be great fun. A missed opportunity I think.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdbqXLuoS47SpU0Af2VUK6RE2I3o8OBE5GypPcSZXSm0TfncjFlvx6WDLmkGWvR52WSS716eK7oitgvqlSv5QeAyZj0POQLt6sW-z5vhtHipW4QBhBlVa96oTxp1qOZWs0Qrb3ErOJbxs8Kl10z4_LNsHOSz8HF3jGfuLMawSV8zctmqwppBnXvxR_Q/s2148/PA300007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="2111" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdbqXLuoS47SpU0Af2VUK6RE2I3o8OBE5GypPcSZXSm0TfncjFlvx6WDLmkGWvR52WSS716eK7oitgvqlSv5QeAyZj0POQLt6sW-z5vhtHipW4QBhBlVa96oTxp1qOZWs0Qrb3ErOJbxs8Kl10z4_LNsHOSz8HF3jGfuLMawSV8zctmqwppBnXvxR_Q/s320/PA300007.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I gave in to temptation. I bought the Star Wars Legion set as I have been having so much fun with Star Wars 'X-Wing', I am opening my mind a little bit more to Sci-Fi type games.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7-7gCQucjcKZc8wHJRRRUyoYIVWvhi4eVmFtNXsfzft8u_EM1QFzw8_4zjvMHQrxvZdPx1fej6cLSYj0uchuqrxm4twEruzO2MCwUi-gy8BBJMmBClKAQD0CTAz_CCoL9g5o49U3vpP5qLQxZogAcglZUI2CtCIkxvZZUv0hPSJuuT9RqfXPRQ1gHQ/s1936/PA300008%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7-7gCQucjcKZc8wHJRRRUyoYIVWvhi4eVmFtNXsfzft8u_EM1QFzw8_4zjvMHQrxvZdPx1fej6cLSYj0uchuqrxm4twEruzO2MCwUi-gy8BBJMmBClKAQD0CTAz_CCoL9g5o49U3vpP5qLQxZogAcglZUI2CtCIkxvZZUv0hPSJuuT9RqfXPRQ1gHQ/s320/PA300008%20(2).JPG" width="250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Imperial Stormtroopers were my starting point. I have painted MG34's and Sterling SMG's before so I felt a bit more on familiar ground! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkcJuziiDB7399NOrPTNNQNljW1W-XQIBI1hM3qeQw1yCvbty1bUHg5B-YW6xqveAsk1V2SXdh-38K3_P04GjtwTkYxkSSkqaELHVMIGtUUpjaWZ-moT9CehcLE9yS7vRqX98Kxx6PgTNCoJ4wVCiw3j2ylk9CE09ZMj-gChc6S2mRyRqPv-qAZOGwQ/s2304/PA300009.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdkcJuziiDB7399NOrPTNNQNljW1W-XQIBI1hM3qeQw1yCvbty1bUHg5B-YW6xqveAsk1V2SXdh-38K3_P04GjtwTkYxkSSkqaELHVMIGtUUpjaWZ-moT9CehcLE9yS7vRqX98Kxx6PgTNCoJ4wVCiw3j2ylk9CE09ZMj-gChc6S2mRyRqPv-qAZOGwQ/s320/PA300009.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Star Wars Legion boxed set also contains a squad of Rebel troops, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, an AT-RT walker, 2 x 74-Z Speeder bikes and some barricades. In addition there are loads of markers and tokens and cards, as well as dice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt7jp1XWESDM253g-e_fXN0qu9oGak4iSKuppISTGKjT7OMWO-PIUClRq--LxcG8m6-bMV8n2iHbq04QLBff9bpbrky56OCE2ocWBV7kVt8LJ64I9w3huWkuA-lJlsdF0WX2bRTgc8WJh6EGqo4FG8o2p7XmC-dmHbXgzrFbe0lgA2CA3KdpiBE6ERQ/s2304/PA300010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1476" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrt7jp1XWESDM253g-e_fXN0qu9oGak4iSKuppISTGKjT7OMWO-PIUClRq--LxcG8m6-bMV8n2iHbq04QLBff9bpbrky56OCE2ocWBV7kVt8LJ64I9w3huWkuA-lJlsdF0WX2bRTgc8WJh6EGqo4FG8o2p7XmC-dmHbXgzrFbe0lgA2CA3KdpiBE6ERQ/s320/PA300010.JPG" width="205" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The boxed set is very nice indeed. I was impressed by all of the plastic figures and assembling them was fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRaE9JKpKyF6OQeY2ZW2o6Y3EM2LHlSsd-FkEbAFR2viQT5kaiBkxkUm6ZTdiCAVUBv3jTn_RWiKojdmTMXu9F08Ryzy4aTo9yhue327EEu4IuMMaHbk4coTUi9Yub5oqk9nNrBKvhyVcxXBR6iX8gO3FTYD3zkX0f40bqEUj15DVjJitwoRwRYljOg/s2077/PA300011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="1862" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRaE9JKpKyF6OQeY2ZW2o6Y3EM2LHlSsd-FkEbAFR2viQT5kaiBkxkUm6ZTdiCAVUBv3jTn_RWiKojdmTMXu9F08Ryzy4aTo9yhue327EEu4IuMMaHbk4coTUi9Yub5oqk9nNrBKvhyVcxXBR6iX8gO3FTYD3zkX0f40bqEUj15DVjJitwoRwRYljOg/s320/PA300011.JPG" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The figures are close to 40mm in height and are substantial and well detailed. There is lots of character about them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1Z4CRDtIwVUeeC0DLtZaJVwfPmW1iStqXMEFIniK3II88wh8uqYC6R_bzvqZ1culQiLjvIMdHFvwAaSuVGZ1GENEuRt-w_MW2l9KpgwBcOsCqUuVyt9ed5gBXWByAA2nzG9aIbWTqxI2rgTDwFXxD4EwQkOtOKMFM-oDMZawW-o_QgbKAWj_nd65Rg/s2128/PA300012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="1991" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1Z4CRDtIwVUeeC0DLtZaJVwfPmW1iStqXMEFIniK3II88wh8uqYC6R_bzvqZ1culQiLjvIMdHFvwAaSuVGZ1GENEuRt-w_MW2l9KpgwBcOsCqUuVyt9ed5gBXWByAA2nzG9aIbWTqxI2rgTDwFXxD4EwQkOtOKMFM-oDMZawW-o_QgbKAWj_nd65Rg/s320/PA300012.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When researching what colours the various equipment should be, I used Google a great deal and was surprised that there are re-enactment units who recreate all of this in great deal. The images they used helped me enormously</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFSk2JLkA53IqoPiHCAzyIFQVRvzTr1XtrakcVVGHF4AzTXc_ZAPLbV4RQniOhyjjXplq73lYoQXOqxzrQp0I-uYJbO_UV5xNu1iUIYq0yhGs8E6cVNBtwlBCJnoJDu5KliS0g56-p_hhHzjcPc2_DSDJ8uazEBhgXCM92Rm_fXS30gu32qTUAafPPg/s1982/PA300013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="1519" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFSk2JLkA53IqoPiHCAzyIFQVRvzTr1XtrakcVVGHF4AzTXc_ZAPLbV4RQniOhyjjXplq73lYoQXOqxzrQp0I-uYJbO_UV5xNu1iUIYq0yhGs8E6cVNBtwlBCJnoJDu5KliS0g56-p_hhHzjcPc2_DSDJ8uazEBhgXCM92Rm_fXS30gu32qTUAafPPg/s320/PA300013.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There is as you can see, a lot of white. I realised that I would have to take some care to lowlight items or they would just become amorphous white blobs and appear too toy-like.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ4SX9St3-6bz24nUkeip3jfE3aFK2Qq7hnSV2qdmSgGENi3YcMZAISiSbZsOtjsfPf6NgQPZ_-BHZauZXxSwqAqyVKtDzVOYwP9hp5xrFCfSblWFn7bG1H5QLgJSZyOittEfkgdzX9IyxhSxDUxSFNDgL_ldovvHiNb_KKo_3isHbUxaah7rvsue1A/s2030/PA300014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ4SX9St3-6bz24nUkeip3jfE3aFK2Qq7hnSV2qdmSgGENi3YcMZAISiSbZsOtjsfPf6NgQPZ_-BHZauZXxSwqAqyVKtDzVOYwP9hp5xrFCfSblWFn7bG1H5QLgJSZyOittEfkgdzX9IyxhSxDUxSFNDgL_ldovvHiNb_KKo_3isHbUxaah7rvsue1A/s320/PA300014.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I undercoated with Vallejo Dark Sea Grey and applied matt white as a semi-wet application. I did this twice where it needed it. When dry I applied a wash of Army Painter Dark Tone over the whole figure to assist me in giving lowlight.</div><div><br /></div><div>White was re-applied. The black areas and weapons were painted and dark sea grey was applied as a dry brush.</div><div><br /></div><div>Final touching up was applied.</div><div><br /></div><div>I finished with 2 x coats of hand applied Vallejo Gloss Varnish and then when dry, matt varnish on the dull items.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SZLmOia8Hc62wuDgmQ2Ai6SHRXCW9fTg6hOjtYLd8CAytmwgyt8XIqLytzhbv42EjeavKX-_G5NqctjG2TNLiexZ6y5EP4vSP61Qsa9gTRAjiuYENq1Xy4SZiUt7ELbFTvnI78dOe8ltS6Z6oONd_NPP3NmDIEcMUBA8YlMSTwYYOZjt-ibZmEIeHg/s1726/PA300015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="1509" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SZLmOia8Hc62wuDgmQ2Ai6SHRXCW9fTg6hOjtYLd8CAytmwgyt8XIqLytzhbv42EjeavKX-_G5NqctjG2TNLiexZ6y5EP4vSP61Qsa9gTRAjiuYENq1Xy4SZiUt7ELbFTvnI78dOe8ltS6Z6oONd_NPP3NmDIEcMUBA8YlMSTwYYOZjt-ibZmEIeHg/s320/PA300015.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used my usual method of applying a sand/acrylic paint/water mix for the basing. This was painted brown and gradually lightened. A few random tufts were added to add interest. The idea being that the terrain could double for tundra/desert/ grasslands.</div><div><br /></div><div>I toyed with the idea of painting the grass blue or purple like it was an alien planet...but I think that would have just looked too weird.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5pF0MXDzTv1bO08EGllerkzjW-xVdhI6pEVR8OurUUYfRNksvXjF1tg2uYTvNVXdlPi0ELrN3xpwuPdt5sve1meo-Zkc4a-sY9wt4R59Zl-wWMTk1JL-ZL_w6Seb-P1FFMo5bVMS0C3bXj-XVpgfVvaYQHFTb5XwMlT9XAv3DCt0m3k-hZQSTDDGFQ/s1851/PA300016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="1387" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5pF0MXDzTv1bO08EGllerkzjW-xVdhI6pEVR8OurUUYfRNksvXjF1tg2uYTvNVXdlPi0ELrN3xpwuPdt5sve1meo-Zkc4a-sY9wt4R59Zl-wWMTk1JL-ZL_w6Seb-P1FFMo5bVMS0C3bXj-XVpgfVvaYQHFTb5XwMlT9XAv3DCt0m3k-hZQSTDDGFQ/s320/PA300016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>All in all I am quite happy with these. I have made progress on the Speeder Bikes (which are again, lovely models). However, I came to a stop as I just needed to paint some 'proper' historical troops. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sfwk6clEEaP1XGX332P3Uijl3bdm5L3_fmcxbt1skC6Cvw3V6FvejwbcKY90JhUzYQl2YGDzbYA-aKpF2bFECs_XYkBN_jgj8-yYlhjjVs8rc2Xj8dXpl93YnD22UAG6PX-J_5Yt4zFIyWkMuMMylJLJJnBU12s9HcIvfe_LSvbGcG6NXOcyML2vQw/s2158/PA300017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2158" data-original-width="1437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sfwk6clEEaP1XGX332P3Uijl3bdm5L3_fmcxbt1skC6Cvw3V6FvejwbcKY90JhUzYQl2YGDzbYA-aKpF2bFECs_XYkBN_jgj8-yYlhjjVs8rc2Xj8dXpl93YnD22UAG6PX-J_5Yt4zFIyWkMuMMylJLJJnBU12s9HcIvfe_LSvbGcG6NXOcyML2vQw/s320/PA300017.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzFDCbP3H7cRFvNky1O_sbMjtt9ScOnyGjlkxuee_cBqjj0_Kt5wcvd0oAK1wX622RKjL-vC0WY_QA7Dj0-LHo2yywLky2e_TMMMYAd9In7YyCeT04Dn9Rsrvyb6nXB0NEZrvfW0HpD5tDyerNmOrAcmNct5t-Fwj-eQ0ITz9uYlza0Ifii1NLXAYgQ/s1864/PA300018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzFDCbP3H7cRFvNky1O_sbMjtt9ScOnyGjlkxuee_cBqjj0_Kt5wcvd0oAK1wX622RKjL-vC0WY_QA7Dj0-LHo2yywLky2e_TMMMYAd9In7YyCeT04Dn9Rsrvyb6nXB0NEZrvfW0HpD5tDyerNmOrAcmNct5t-Fwj-eQ0ITz9uYlza0Ifii1NLXAYgQ/s320/PA300018.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I will get back to doing these again soon though. I don't plan on having a massive Star Wars collection, but more something I can do skirmish games with, and almost play to a narrative.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm inclining to playing these with 'Chain of Command' Rules as there is a group on Facebook who have already produced a lot of excellent information. I already like the rules and it has the advantage of not needing to cover the playing surface in cards and tokens all over the place. It might even be that 'Muskets and Tomahawks' can be adapted well, I'm open to trying anything and having some fun with them.</div><div><br /></div><div>More to follow...!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oe9lFzIiFQnRMWvaUtswUrMZUInC2WXml0paqN56qQth3CGtEk7TA2iXkgXPVdpmmeR4ZQkr_k1zx5B2wT-IBH_-JyI0sw0gA48-VKsJGyWWUJl5PfdLZgFpAyMfqN5uyJhD5ZHUv_HVpWnbnQ6LBSWD21KA1wp02WenPcET_jE3xS4AXYogVfyzHw/s3072/PA300019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Oe9lFzIiFQnRMWvaUtswUrMZUInC2WXml0paqN56qQth3CGtEk7TA2iXkgXPVdpmmeR4ZQkr_k1zx5B2wT-IBH_-JyI0sw0gA48-VKsJGyWWUJl5PfdLZgFpAyMfqN5uyJhD5ZHUv_HVpWnbnQ6LBSWD21KA1wp02WenPcET_jE3xS4AXYogVfyzHw/s320/PA300019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-39906618411861494902022-09-03T01:09:00.000+01:002022-09-03T01:09:21.751+01:0028mm - English Civil War - Earl of Caernarvon's Regiment of Horse<p> </p><p>Back to my favourite period of history this time. If there are figures that I really enjoy painting, it is the English Civil War range by Bicorne Miniatures. </p><p>I bought a lot of these when they were first produced and each time I see the Bicorne stand at a show, I saunter over to take a look at the figures. I nearly did this again at Attack at Devizes in July, but thankfully before leaving I had got my lead box out of the loft to find around £500 worth of unpainted figures still stored. I decided against buying any more...yet!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9b0zuzGeTQ7a5Fw7HLh5XHn3JL60Sc0yMjrxKI8ObYFMW0YS5IrjTI9olMSLq5gtdPQxN1A_nd6hLKw1bdcyai924U0Hto0Nbb3RmPgNGnf-GaTkv__eyN_xb3IFbtLd9gVWpIG6ap77u66mwxpOCfwEGlIvIHgxA0fECv13DJ5ajuLNNMZOzLCiQg/s3072/P9020021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9b0zuzGeTQ7a5Fw7HLh5XHn3JL60Sc0yMjrxKI8ObYFMW0YS5IrjTI9olMSLq5gtdPQxN1A_nd6hLKw1bdcyai924U0Hto0Nbb3RmPgNGnf-GaTkv__eyN_xb3IFbtLd9gVWpIG6ap77u66mwxpOCfwEGlIvIHgxA0fECv13DJ5ajuLNNMZOzLCiQg/s320/P9020021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I have had two terrific games with Ian in the last two months. The Battle of Babylon Hill of 1642 and the Battle of Chalgrove Field of 1643. Both of these battles are fairly small scale affairs and ideally suited for 28mm on an 8 x 4 foot table. Both games were superb with so many things happening as occurred at the actual battles. If I can find the time to to do full write-ups of these then I shall do so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnA10rFWr61dGx98eS80bxYnRxlzfSjFiG8baMhyMwG2ewafZvlnQi209zY_861aawzXvWryvB_JHNZBrJStYSNt_KgDQVHisefr0JSqBtsMeO2fH6yt4h2HlmXqJYD-yhO2LrvNbc3Plyrq4W_sowmoyVp5p9K7Y3qe4VUcM_jQJ-8ErOEmJhz6nQw/s3072/P9020018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnA10rFWr61dGx98eS80bxYnRxlzfSjFiG8baMhyMwG2ewafZvlnQi209zY_861aawzXvWryvB_JHNZBrJStYSNt_KgDQVHisefr0JSqBtsMeO2fH6yt4h2HlmXqJYD-yhO2LrvNbc3Plyrq4W_sowmoyVp5p9K7Y3qe4VUcM_jQJ-8ErOEmJhz6nQw/s320/P9020018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As I work through the excellent Scenario books published by Caliver Books, I realised that I needed some more cavalry for both sides. Therefore I was very pleased to put brush to figure to produce another regiment of horse..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEHsZOxILt0Tfh9QCfzuoS4h2Ib6fJ5Z5SxQWqKS83srmTEExmor-_acf9diFOv-emoogYX7Vjtf9JGDuJit6GiLdoj1Vm3HJDM1ki_qqk5GeoPE1zDbzeyrDDHCYEo58oPqIXrCLw__jQYqiV9kl1XlW2jwpqgl5Z5tKoN5Iu1m3nQ6FEqsQ3f1uNw/s3072/P9020023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEHsZOxILt0Tfh9QCfzuoS4h2Ib6fJ5Z5SxQWqKS83srmTEExmor-_acf9diFOv-emoogYX7Vjtf9JGDuJit6GiLdoj1Vm3HJDM1ki_qqk5GeoPE1zDbzeyrDDHCYEo58oPqIXrCLw__jQYqiV9kl1XlW2jwpqgl5Z5tKoN5Iu1m3nQ6FEqsQ3f1uNw/s320/P9020023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to paint up a regiment that had seen a good number of actions, as I like to to try to use the actual regiments as far as possible, for the battles that they were involved in. Essentially though, only the standard really ties the figures to any particular unit, indeed they could be used for either side as only the command figures wear a 'scarfe' showing their allegiances. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL-WaZQJVWKm7O_P6vNsvAE53tKv8Ho8-GyP3gM7owiuxN0XQ2gdjbNafVYU1NeHUreX_jbUncu74M0D958XpDK0o4o48dG4fMO_1ub3-2cdpYdMgN7q-1ASXaulCAPBNK58skSOmrWIwWN8YnC-fhC2ogiOr-FM-INWjphf25gRbfx3lFQwqVLJGUg/s3072/P9020025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrL-WaZQJVWKm7O_P6vNsvAE53tKv8Ho8-GyP3gM7owiuxN0XQ2gdjbNafVYU1NeHUreX_jbUncu74M0D958XpDK0o4o48dG4fMO_1ub3-2cdpYdMgN7q-1ASXaulCAPBNK58skSOmrWIwWN8YnC-fhC2ogiOr-FM-INWjphf25gRbfx3lFQwqVLJGUg/s320/P9020025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I mainly focus on Waller and Hopton's campaigns in the West. With this in mind I started studying unit histories. One stood out in particular. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Earl of Caernarvon's Regiment of Horse had been in the West Country and in the Oxford Army. As well as being in the West Country, there was a local connection in that they appear to have formed the garrison at Eynsham in West Oxfordshire and were also at the skirmish at Bampton in the Bush. They would have therefore had ridden on the road going past my house many times (my house not existing at the time though), in their patrolling and marching with the field armies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPwl62ruksLt70c4Rzq-3Wjng3-gJAGqccwbFu78wOknh7BSH_oDuDtK-AVJFpKR_evgtv_2_iWBL5SeLbZeXtzdGQSBafLWhU7PauBWIjcMox06hz9DgDWnkG8jtSebylVhOj4F1PU58drMHYlXIwm5arLy6noEUIpsKjXCDGPm6WEM00F-kNyJIxg/s3072/P9020027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPwl62ruksLt70c4Rzq-3Wjng3-gJAGqccwbFu78wOknh7BSH_oDuDtK-AVJFpKR_evgtv_2_iWBL5SeLbZeXtzdGQSBafLWhU7PauBWIjcMox06hz9DgDWnkG8jtSebylVhOj4F1PU58drMHYlXIwm5arLy6noEUIpsKjXCDGPm6WEM00F-kNyJIxg/s320/P9020027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The excellent BCW-Project website provided flag information and more unit history. The Regiment also served at Southam, Edgehill, Lansdown, Roundway Down, First Newbury and after the death of Caernarvon at Newbury, under their new Colonel, Richard Neville, they also served at Cheriton, Cropredy Bridge, Lostwithiel, Second Newbury, and Langport among many other actions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z_sFqnXbNYovNLeu9_Rs6vzOlsCIbRIE_0HMM_OnGGhI4ZbTDUMX-jpQREu2IcD2znnTjVzjV3xZwHpb2jbRiTAw-V-G_5gdHnFCvErK6KSNmYUoIF15oHh6PJHKc869lDcs0aa7kL0EbjIJYXCakLif8iUZEZBazPFLNAQobp6-ESrkMN879XXang/s3072/P9020028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4z_sFqnXbNYovNLeu9_Rs6vzOlsCIbRIE_0HMM_OnGGhI4ZbTDUMX-jpQREu2IcD2znnTjVzjV3xZwHpb2jbRiTAw-V-G_5gdHnFCvErK6KSNmYUoIF15oHh6PJHKc869lDcs0aa7kL0EbjIJYXCakLif8iUZEZBazPFLNAQobp6-ESrkMN879XXang/s320/P9020028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The BCW Project gave details of the flag which enabled me to paint at least one of the Troop standards.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMtpqf5IxyBkMWjhfiNrh-sDEXtY1wFtO34goCaFkLU7Z22n_j3EQ-h92FYE5Aauq6bYgt6IGI1Y0SGyqKmo3CJPWMcCcH3YCe9nlwEIFX2UCUNPKPoJ7dq86FS_58FsWXDBaQcatT_kUZcwP6f58yS93_UR5T3I61K9fgffkaQ0BaKOx8cFWe9fLJw/s3072/P9020029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMtpqf5IxyBkMWjhfiNrh-sDEXtY1wFtO34goCaFkLU7Z22n_j3EQ-h92FYE5Aauq6bYgt6IGI1Y0SGyqKmo3CJPWMcCcH3YCe9nlwEIFX2UCUNPKPoJ7dq86FS_58FsWXDBaQcatT_kUZcwP6f58yS93_UR5T3I61K9fgffkaQ0BaKOx8cFWe9fLJw/s320/P9020029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I tried different techniques again to try to give more depth of colour and to try to speed up my painting.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztDwjUZXUFMcuUMw2xldNiN3NUDjxiBssoNGUpEMhiTjj9SM3S9N3LRx-z1kc_-g1CyhIl3xMZj8LYhwBCcScKDC04aDoQyZYkgD7HFkfSyjkH6Co7eVXZGBayOvW6N1fN5gdret2esh306HJZXrbRF4frCYiCOGclA4XMm2Zbi72l2HA25npQtTjQg/s3072/P9020030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztDwjUZXUFMcuUMw2xldNiN3NUDjxiBssoNGUpEMhiTjj9SM3S9N3LRx-z1kc_-g1CyhIl3xMZj8LYhwBCcScKDC04aDoQyZYkgD7HFkfSyjkH6Co7eVXZGBayOvW6N1fN5gdret2esh306HJZXrbRF4frCYiCOGclA4XMm2Zbi72l2HA25npQtTjQg/s320/P9020030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I also glued the rider to the horse before painting. I think I spent too long previously, painting saddle details that never get seen. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBw2Qsq1E16o2rknzSqZ04m6JSt0iKj7eQKb7_RNFS8YgpTPV0RVjb_YlkVag2WC95h2nURnSVBMB-4QmZ4ZZW0FYzjsDz-o44M4rCnjxlKL6iooMlMqgNXa4lTc0Y-KkmMIp6Lzp4x3lAbHRogP4tMsaTtRMe7J0STtIuijH55PdgXaOfB8EeXhB8g/s3072/P9020031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBw2Qsq1E16o2rknzSqZ04m6JSt0iKj7eQKb7_RNFS8YgpTPV0RVjb_YlkVag2WC95h2nURnSVBMB-4QmZ4ZZW0FYzjsDz-o44M4rCnjxlKL6iooMlMqgNXa4lTc0Y-KkmMIp6Lzp4x3lAbHRogP4tMsaTtRMe7J0STtIuijH55PdgXaOfB8EeXhB8g/s320/P9020031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Bicorne miniatures really are great to paint. The detail stands out crisply. I was able to use washes which fell into folds really well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bpTed2hUGjVEE_KNmwK9rMNh3Eq8WjNrFKeMF_EVs5034NAsKI-eF0ehDoB_IY29GWbO5n4eF2VF9MOT_0MiKzQWSTIC7JIWHMAiLNdpDHgi8bltHg68zAULmh8iiO_UzD0UEUWR3Jqr_Hj0FBDfELbuSwiQdzajfLglv6e-qfsh0EN1xsFPU0PjYA/s3072/P9020032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bpTed2hUGjVEE_KNmwK9rMNh3Eq8WjNrFKeMF_EVs5034NAsKI-eF0ehDoB_IY29GWbO5n4eF2VF9MOT_0MiKzQWSTIC7JIWHMAiLNdpDHgi8bltHg68zAULmh8iiO_UzD0UEUWR3Jqr_Hj0FBDfELbuSwiQdzajfLglv6e-qfsh0EN1xsFPU0PjYA/s320/P9020032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The trumpeter was good fun to paint too. Normally I saw trumpeters as a necessary evil, but this time I just wanted to make a good job on him and make him stand out. More time was spent on lace than I usually do.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyBT9FrQUwxEl3gHyz_M-MgInAfq0VNeRRlGGJN_o6w1l99HAwPLbsMAlWO-PJ_H8jZKaQtPtdj6GuRdUljCz6NAiDMWCTDU7hnkMLXPYgycXDC6_yB8PD667IOwUPgvtRtWwPTeVqAU9ZtpA9yY4x4m8Lm1NVLNYJNjJxdrxVzOYus82Fz-JB1Sj2g/s3072/P9020033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyBT9FrQUwxEl3gHyz_M-MgInAfq0VNeRRlGGJN_o6w1l99HAwPLbsMAlWO-PJ_H8jZKaQtPtdj6GuRdUljCz6NAiDMWCTDU7hnkMLXPYgycXDC6_yB8PD667IOwUPgvtRtWwPTeVqAU9ZtpA9yY4x4m8Lm1NVLNYJNjJxdrxVzOYus82Fz-JB1Sj2g/s320/P9020033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_R53JeGUHK32FfNjjpTLj3brQ32bWnLGoVtX6fdUa0hF553WcozYWbwFxfF17dHJK7tBsi666AXUDiRHDXQuyOpANj2WUenKCEmI_cjZNJZUK1F9Zh4hEK-kSdtHmliJgujaZRHteMo94EgVgkCIaHXIh6-GoxUOySNU1LvdHdGXF31kf6p2qeGunQ/s3072/P9020034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_R53JeGUHK32FfNjjpTLj3brQ32bWnLGoVtX6fdUa0hF553WcozYWbwFxfF17dHJK7tBsi666AXUDiRHDXQuyOpANj2WUenKCEmI_cjZNJZUK1F9Zh4hEK-kSdtHmliJgujaZRHteMo94EgVgkCIaHXIh6-GoxUOySNU1LvdHdGXF31kf6p2qeGunQ/s320/P9020034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxcztk0HezQv1leDTEeR0Q6fk_Ew2YRHxTXs-cV2kXVqYrSu25IZQk0bmvlnz_oTvGxcTLfdu6eSawltvCA1Dmym3CXfx8l7_ujNvMbKTMfbKPhCrTPeaDVNIoTyqpk5Mhdb96sA52cDMCkwZIOOdGlNO6SNDT6Qh7tTphZfVgTzwvLowNYnNGDOKBw/s3072/P9020035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxcztk0HezQv1leDTEeR0Q6fk_Ew2YRHxTXs-cV2kXVqYrSu25IZQk0bmvlnz_oTvGxcTLfdu6eSawltvCA1Dmym3CXfx8l7_ujNvMbKTMfbKPhCrTPeaDVNIoTyqpk5Mhdb96sA52cDMCkwZIOOdGlNO6SNDT6Qh7tTphZfVgTzwvLowNYnNGDOKBw/s320/P9020035.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have to admit that I don't think I spent any less time than I normally spend painting, even with the increased use of washes. I just enjoyed applying the colours.and trying to make a good job of it all.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tZ4yErERjIbeN4fb3QCNjvGMngB3ZfYOZXk72x3xiPDPBKfneJIj1zAfV2e-gpMc4lp-BVnvTm2NlpTuaQ1YOjSINLPnyS1CQhY8h7qBAKyvjdkL9h9ysuv0loggJNSVHJwzkL-XtiEwuZfw63x6ag0z31NpZXTRSEqFASFxnD12j0hARkDKMpVMAQ/s3072/P9020036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tZ4yErERjIbeN4fb3QCNjvGMngB3ZfYOZXk72x3xiPDPBKfneJIj1zAfV2e-gpMc4lp-BVnvTm2NlpTuaQ1YOjSINLPnyS1CQhY8h7qBAKyvjdkL9h9ysuv0loggJNSVHJwzkL-XtiEwuZfw63x6ag0z31NpZXTRSEqFASFxnD12j0hARkDKMpVMAQ/s320/P9020036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7pIahywP7ziMVvbOGc54qQiacffFri8rXucr6mhFLtw4AEcD9dc0LuBcXDczffhH16pnVxe0pQyhhMba2LgIayj4Od7BZAx6FwAL2fr7fPDOXOEwdTMyqzqIg3jpZcaSd3JDb2EH8XroXUZaajGCouSUtCBk-tyjhGfubaBWxAve8xHoAhzd3t_cjw/s3072/P9020037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7pIahywP7ziMVvbOGc54qQiacffFri8rXucr6mhFLtw4AEcD9dc0LuBcXDczffhH16pnVxe0pQyhhMba2LgIayj4Od7BZAx6FwAL2fr7fPDOXOEwdTMyqzqIg3jpZcaSd3JDb2EH8XroXUZaajGCouSUtCBk-tyjhGfubaBWxAve8xHoAhzd3t_cjw/s320/P9020037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMGJA22cqodZasjhjYAPq9Gn1ZxWjDUXDyyBqWhvDyjK7J0KK4UcuoXxPntwSAtntBze4oEw3P4mLFRT12IDdw7EbFgd7gLMMXK0gYC79XChsRjk77X0vj11I7S8b3rEFsLnHJ9TQsi7bCTinS2A7HkZCxchC9ixkx4j2ALsa6hJdYrVQe0r5gscCTA/s3072/P9020038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMGJA22cqodZasjhjYAPq9Gn1ZxWjDUXDyyBqWhvDyjK7J0KK4UcuoXxPntwSAtntBze4oEw3P4mLFRT12IDdw7EbFgd7gLMMXK0gYC79XChsRjk77X0vj11I7S8b3rEFsLnHJ9TQsi7bCTinS2A7HkZCxchC9ixkx4j2ALsa6hJdYrVQe0r5gscCTA/s320/P9020038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-CCJMpQ_GTQAwCh77dOAJNitOjnAkrlsGd_5GEumAZDeSuM-LCmSri6s7LOUHLsxJREH5VcgDLq0BkMYINp95u_p12dgSmNNOa5bSCyxwY1iUnioxNSN1OI4AsgDSwCvBIDKER-eFIBw5_HX7brwb5UhqRoIA0hO9ANgiLKDHgj_-e7aD4lgafPRsA/s3072/P9020039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-CCJMpQ_GTQAwCh77dOAJNitOjnAkrlsGd_5GEumAZDeSuM-LCmSri6s7LOUHLsxJREH5VcgDLq0BkMYINp95u_p12dgSmNNOa5bSCyxwY1iUnioxNSN1OI4AsgDSwCvBIDKER-eFIBw5_HX7brwb5UhqRoIA0hO9ANgiLKDHgj_-e7aD4lgafPRsA/s320/P9020039.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJgC5GbGizpvl63P4mecIgPGCgEMUIsJS24pqJVYvqITSFR-kqLOMUNVO6TDQ_SozFwInYP-O76wz0OQkciZ2kCIld845K4xXdBd4iBYUlOHknS2rfrhQsjAe1r8prX4ldyzciyMjENJEwndIJe0T0hSHvBW4J_43kIpsDU9LmB_-ulL1zn3BoGZyVA/s3072/P9020040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJgC5GbGizpvl63P4mecIgPGCgEMUIsJS24pqJVYvqITSFR-kqLOMUNVO6TDQ_SozFwInYP-O76wz0OQkciZ2kCIld845K4xXdBd4iBYUlOHknS2rfrhQsjAe1r8prX4ldyzciyMjENJEwndIJe0T0hSHvBW4J_43kIpsDU9LmB_-ulL1zn3BoGZyVA/s320/P9020040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscKFv9IrstRlaogIoFSRVZPaoAKape9yLWvBOaShB28SLjjolkg1b78E_L4nnHfD1A1m8TJOXzb1lqAR_vjoMsvbCl6Lzw2G3oq7dHmdjsIERch_wkA2tCqNILAC5YvJ75ImYwar7uNBc_RJYQaAtKy977utPXWBq31Hd98LGeX0OIPTlFOhJEf4LZw/s3072/P9020041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscKFv9IrstRlaogIoFSRVZPaoAKape9yLWvBOaShB28SLjjolkg1b78E_L4nnHfD1A1m8TJOXzb1lqAR_vjoMsvbCl6Lzw2G3oq7dHmdjsIERch_wkA2tCqNILAC5YvJ75ImYwar7uNBc_RJYQaAtKy977utPXWBq31Hd98LGeX0OIPTlFOhJEf4LZw/s320/P9020041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bicorne figures have really good faces. Lots of detail but without 'silly' faces - no heroic massive chins or gurning expressions. These are all quite believable characters.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdBYqGZE-W6eF2sd-bB2uQbU-MK6BmSZRG979rxpWWAUveB0wsgYDfMwFiIwFntRHx0L3hcPDZIFAQoe4fZWOU6o7JUqASW69huoWC7RrtbjSnDvnFq_qE122q_IwbjXNBWXWXKIEa4MT1hSywgshuydStwLSb4aFQaaCrncegZaidg7UOXOksrsp9g/s3072/P9020042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdBYqGZE-W6eF2sd-bB2uQbU-MK6BmSZRG979rxpWWAUveB0wsgYDfMwFiIwFntRHx0L3hcPDZIFAQoe4fZWOU6o7JUqASW69huoWC7RrtbjSnDvnFq_qE122q_IwbjXNBWXWXKIEa4MT1hSywgshuydStwLSb4aFQaaCrncegZaidg7UOXOksrsp9g/s320/P9020042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGWcPu7ztNNwxc7Lvpvp422V1EspHzlaQ4QFLozP5dsY9bL9s7yg-spYdb0kt1DTnbvYd0QEdqmGipnq1nlUP0vXSSzadTFhyUGEyNMZyly57Zbm9ZoCR_Szt9sln5D64tn2bmInDCXCC96Kv0zueEUX7uICR4V0nYrQJ2O4j5JNJ5IdT21UXvfaGWQ/s3072/P9020043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGWcPu7ztNNwxc7Lvpvp422V1EspHzlaQ4QFLozP5dsY9bL9s7yg-spYdb0kt1DTnbvYd0QEdqmGipnq1nlUP0vXSSzadTFhyUGEyNMZyly57Zbm9ZoCR_Szt9sln5D64tn2bmInDCXCC96Kv0zueEUX7uICR4V0nYrQJ2O4j5JNJ5IdT21UXvfaGWQ/s320/P9020043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHWPigXhqugdNd69Pc7cz_4YKNQnAKUZ481Wd1fyhece0ASPZhTcEpyvv5iibOaVuRZYc4YigZXk0nAdoeSaT4375ie7_YaNN5jz4UsDo_duOHvXP9i3qtsPEhiDC5_qN5xidAaooaUFHT3gR26aXoQwSdFYU-V2Rg9-LgP-9WAN-2r1lBRFzcwNcfQ/s3072/P9020044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHWPigXhqugdNd69Pc7cz_4YKNQnAKUZ481Wd1fyhece0ASPZhTcEpyvv5iibOaVuRZYc4YigZXk0nAdoeSaT4375ie7_YaNN5jz4UsDo_duOHvXP9i3qtsPEhiDC5_qN5xidAaooaUFHT3gR26aXoQwSdFYU-V2Rg9-LgP-9WAN-2r1lBRFzcwNcfQ/s320/P9020044.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOloaZgDxaDkLuEy2ZVum_foYOBeFmSXRKtR39vHjSdxk54iFkRK9qbTVUdszScXthR8tccJQsMQgalzLxyf25o-sQ-qhebTaiNd7IsS-2RruEvJqcOpCGZXeFrgQNExJm39XF-G_MhcKMmEmIey_F70C502WeLwYBsYlOseP3lIINvLdNoVtHqowg_w/s3072/P9020045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOloaZgDxaDkLuEy2ZVum_foYOBeFmSXRKtR39vHjSdxk54iFkRK9qbTVUdszScXthR8tccJQsMQgalzLxyf25o-sQ-qhebTaiNd7IsS-2RruEvJqcOpCGZXeFrgQNExJm39XF-G_MhcKMmEmIey_F70C502WeLwYBsYlOseP3lIINvLdNoVtHqowg_w/s320/P9020045.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These took about 3 weeks of evening and some weekend days. I suspect that they are going to see a lot of action. Now I have painted these up I feel like doing more, maybe for Parliament...but again, we will see. So many projects to do!</p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-44170260044518355182022-07-30T02:42:00.002+01:002022-07-30T02:42:23.069+01:0028mm -Grand Manner - Late Medieval Buildings<p>Recently Grand Manner had a sale of unpainted buildings. Usually they sell only their painted resin buildings. I have eyed their superb buildings for many years but the painted goodies were beyond my pocket. The unpainted buildings were a different matter though. </p><p>Firstly I bought some Dark Age (early medieval) Buildings which I painted up, to a better standard than I thought I could (I'm a figure painter really). These featured in a post a few months back.</p><p>I liked those buildings so much that I took the plunge and ordered a large set of late medieval buildings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dQ8Sa32y1k9VkTRUYGsu3YMkBzghl55AZ3CIoJxX1k_AjwcktcWYJJ1xPGotTiiiYjYbGyCFgkzX_nM1p4NwIDj7Cu20oIXNzH-PChrbatYvsW0JGec9N1lgMKu7MjxzkTKe_ir9mgAU6XU4MAPvgJlWFaywoVSmDTJGPfFY5ImK5OnjwNGCj-QDxg/s3072/P7240012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dQ8Sa32y1k9VkTRUYGsu3YMkBzghl55AZ3CIoJxX1k_AjwcktcWYJJ1xPGotTiiiYjYbGyCFgkzX_nM1p4NwIDj7Cu20oIXNzH-PChrbatYvsW0JGec9N1lgMKu7MjxzkTKe_ir9mgAU6XU4MAPvgJlWFaywoVSmDTJGPfFY5ImK5OnjwNGCj-QDxg/s320/P7240012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The numbering in the above picture was done by me so I didn't get confused as to which bit belongs to which building! I had lovely afternoon sat in the sunshine with a bucket of water and a nail brush and had an enjoyable unwrapping session followed by cleaning off the resin residue.<div><br /></div><div>I have to compliment Grand Manner on their packaging. Their care and attention is on another level altogether. I should have taken photos of the neatly individually bubble wrapped parts, with polystyrene foam inside supporting walls and beams. As a result each building was most definitely undamaged and arrived very safely. It was a joy to unwrap them and examine each one in turn. If it wasn't for the intense heat of the blazing sun, I would have said that it felt like Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz3mV4liyKx9RDtcoTGbV-AiKYlMyHqBGqwTsvdGVHFFv2ABiQmwXf6mvRfNxbSb1nJn22mLSF14Mec0AFZX9Vm2yRcvqMdfoBJaeNGQOGoyZIJj4rIyofZ-GQr-599vRNJUhVyPjl7zEtJN3EGrvab8VWAke7zUO3Q3r0R75GIqxlekaXEE6FaUTOQ/s3072/P7240014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdz3mV4liyKx9RDtcoTGbV-AiKYlMyHqBGqwTsvdGVHFFv2ABiQmwXf6mvRfNxbSb1nJn22mLSF14Mec0AFZX9Vm2yRcvqMdfoBJaeNGQOGoyZIJj4rIyofZ-GQr-599vRNJUhVyPjl7zEtJN3EGrvab8VWAke7zUO3Q3r0R75GIqxlekaXEE6FaUTOQ/s320/P7240014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The sculpting on the buildings is magnificent. On the market square buttercross above, there are even pigeons sculpted on. Quite wonderful!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFBkbGL7DaeL01BqDYVZmFupjSpbciuGQ6IZDEmx6r1P8dd1-mESaq2002pscRQTkXjVMeioBARaTzfUw26MDKeridPqC8rj-kXYUKM0hD8Vy3vqgHvEmSd8beSD4LAL9EhZy1zs0Z2ciY9LhQp2S3JeWHnaUjgtZZon40sQyCyVN3vRd2RdTJ2DYdw/s3072/P7240016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFBkbGL7DaeL01BqDYVZmFupjSpbciuGQ6IZDEmx6r1P8dd1-mESaq2002pscRQTkXjVMeioBARaTzfUw26MDKeridPqC8rj-kXYUKM0hD8Vy3vqgHvEmSd8beSD4LAL9EhZy1zs0Z2ciY9LhQp2S3JeWHnaUjgtZZon40sQyCyVN3vRd2RdTJ2DYdw/s320/P7240016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Close up - the blurring is down to my poor camera-work!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Mh1NtxgIgQKzrmmyMJ8QZ9Fvr54L3bPqcV8RnIGiFm5RWCTOeuGvdTHmX0Ln6c-Gv8xeNu_020HIwMYzuNwkSVnbGO0d-OJ6xcZ7CnzLGyW8NE6mMxDZx1KrlKm4Jkdfihi1KseWkzkNhmu4oZofGO_C2wC43cPqMIaYFCr982SSMs10ID0iclwVSA/s3072/P7240017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Mh1NtxgIgQKzrmmyMJ8QZ9Fvr54L3bPqcV8RnIGiFm5RWCTOeuGvdTHmX0Ln6c-Gv8xeNu_020HIwMYzuNwkSVnbGO0d-OJ6xcZ7CnzLGyW8NE6mMxDZx1KrlKm4Jkdfihi1KseWkzkNhmu4oZofGO_C2wC43cPqMIaYFCr982SSMs10ID0iclwVSA/s320/P7240017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see there is a market cross and stocks too</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYLz2jLxCOJphimILUlfd5qkz37CTyXW2X-kmkTt4Wgyr_p0bu0Sx6F7QarvacA2E_xdpLJyOwE54IghWrXo0i10_Jt6lHe2kBBJVeRAYDFQ40MEgQYCXiGvK9FFV4k1yUszcUhNGsjrfFpukhiKwmnfMlrln3M9fQclUaT8_GfIEgPDuV34hMn6Qzg/s3072/P7240018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYLz2jLxCOJphimILUlfd5qkz37CTyXW2X-kmkTt4Wgyr_p0bu0Sx6F7QarvacA2E_xdpLJyOwE54IghWrXo0i10_Jt6lHe2kBBJVeRAYDFQ40MEgQYCXiGvK9FFV4k1yUszcUhNGsjrfFpukhiKwmnfMlrln3M9fQclUaT8_GfIEgPDuV34hMn6Qzg/s320/P7240018.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6hcz4revaQBAr-DUXgb1IIRAkruO-8D_gG3DyvwJAQ0IDO0Um1Yd22sIjmre9MCKYotOL6UQ08H6zKB24b57ufZOx_lwEjKmOvt_6KqLnYBH3zEAq9eYx16ewoLPvSmP6rtrns8uhF-XXTOHU0ckOiDgZP-aZH4nNuR8CqfqJ18cMgWm70FBbOrusA/s3072/P7240019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6hcz4revaQBAr-DUXgb1IIRAkruO-8D_gG3DyvwJAQ0IDO0Um1Yd22sIjmre9MCKYotOL6UQ08H6zKB24b57ufZOx_lwEjKmOvt_6KqLnYBH3zEAq9eYx16ewoLPvSmP6rtrns8uhF-XXTOHU0ckOiDgZP-aZH4nNuR8CqfqJ18cMgWm70FBbOrusA/s320/P7240019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And lots of buildings and also cobbled streets. </div><div><br /></div><div>I thought I would post the pics of these now, because it will probably quite some time before they all get painted up!</div><div><br /></div><div>Their uses will be frequent though, and I suspect they will become part of St Albans for the Wars of the Roses, and numerous English Towns for Civil War battles too.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-7080710328972420162022-07-04T01:27:00.002+01:002022-07-04T01:29:00.102+01:0028mm - Napoleonic British - 69th South Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot - Perry Miniatures<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O9FPnrhxlpTyJXKG7o-UldKOJK7qsxKJhScfWFpXVjtT8NgVErbWjizmSb-gbVy6p-7Zh2etf03Oj1LXOdmVFskg3x3oRPwQiABiJairFVzQ08I0WkuNqqvM_AnkNw2cdgu_4kAXWtNfZ2L71OPaq2jVfs8M6ZRjraOwO9YgGDmCJHInNCkxUwWNxQ/s1511/P7040029%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O9FPnrhxlpTyJXKG7o-UldKOJK7qsxKJhScfWFpXVjtT8NgVErbWjizmSb-gbVy6p-7Zh2etf03Oj1LXOdmVFskg3x3oRPwQiABiJairFVzQ08I0WkuNqqvM_AnkNw2cdgu_4kAXWtNfZ2L71OPaq2jVfs8M6ZRjraOwO9YgGDmCJHInNCkxUwWNxQ/s320/P7040029%20(2).JPG" width="185" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Napoleonics...probably my first real wargaming interest. I started with Airfix 20mm plastic figures like so many of us, after having collected 1/32 plastics and loving the box art. 20mm gave bigger battles and with tape measures and dice instead of throwing marbles. I don't need to go down a well trodden path, I think we mostly share the same journey.</p><p>I then had some of the 25mm Prince August moulds and in the late 1980's and made some lead figures on my dad's electric cooker in the kitchen. I added some Minifigs from the shop at Devizes in Wiltshire and made some units. I still have memories of the shop keeper going back to the back of the shop after every hand written order line and checking to see how many he had. Sometimes, a few...sometimes none. Making full units was hard in those pre-internet days!</p><p>I properly got back into wargaming when I bought my first house and took over the spare room in 1993. This is the Status Quo. There has been no change, other than the troop numbers and storage boxes in my spare room...which have got larger and larger and larger...</p><p>..and yet...my Napoleonic armies have been stop/start ever since. I can barely call them armies. I'll paint a stand and then stop! Then I'll try 15mm then 6mm and then back to a stand of 28mm after a gap of several more years. It's odd. I have probably 10-15 wargaming periods that I play and Napoleonics has always been neglected since that early start in my teenage years. Is it the lace and detail? Probably - I can paint American Revolutionary War troops, lace too with no qualms. Napoleonics always seems a level too far. I can paint a unit of 30 Normans in the time it takes me to paint 6 Napoleonic figures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCveA8BhI-6BvN1KljLIWaS2pRp2U_hWKTr_hsF7RcOv_ikuD4JfmugfhaOisyMXPsE8Q3jvluIMZeDp2PbaCHuWdr141_wUQYiOFZKCQFAshOduYS6xcPLldQwtCVutNcFtN5mnRWszF3dKUOLf0A7rS2gNWquBATgalCcqh9fO5xPYYMuokBW8CwEA/s3072/P7040035%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCveA8BhI-6BvN1KljLIWaS2pRp2U_hWKTr_hsF7RcOv_ikuD4JfmugfhaOisyMXPsE8Q3jvluIMZeDp2PbaCHuWdr141_wUQYiOFZKCQFAshOduYS6xcPLldQwtCVutNcFtN5mnRWszF3dKUOLf0A7rS2gNWquBATgalCcqh9fO5xPYYMuokBW8CwEA/s320/P7040035%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H2eXblbX5P-FGPHJajNVtka8CXA16Q6KJ0izBm4pktz5zCG-Uol8gRY6iWY8oqzX5EAf-gg-1oC6k24OCD7jo8LkN9slu_DYrpj9OfaNrpLRw0M3pm9XOajM2eFrkEx1yRhsnnLR5GTH0A9IJNiIjk9XDNeHGTnkb6XN7meyTylEhMxP4g72nX1qpg/s3072/P7040036%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H2eXblbX5P-FGPHJajNVtka8CXA16Q6KJ0izBm4pktz5zCG-Uol8gRY6iWY8oqzX5EAf-gg-1oC6k24OCD7jo8LkN9slu_DYrpj9OfaNrpLRw0M3pm9XOajM2eFrkEx1yRhsnnLR5GTH0A9IJNiIjk9XDNeHGTnkb6XN7meyTylEhMxP4g72nX1qpg/s320/P7040036%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I started this Regiment back in 2015, inspired by the Waterloo 200 years commemoration. They are the wonderful 28mm plastic British Infantry produced by Perry Miniatures. I painted a stand at time to get into it it and then just stopped. Reading some Napoleonic memoirs recently and also purchasing an original Napoleonic carbine a few weeks ago, inspired me to look at my collection again. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgH-KPworHvOIapf0aCjtnAWgwUCBAbxamlWE9yqVN0DpTY08gp19WaDMeOmNlodE8iVuww_Ol9pTEwUvmEa1fLQ-_NphasaoaJKrY2AlyZ0BPoOXQ5NvD14Zzo6BmkunS1RTiEKOXIXuas6LBzD-CH7up9UKISqG8JQHf3srkK8m-E2UIsAhaL04jA/s3072/P7040029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgH-KPworHvOIapf0aCjtnAWgwUCBAbxamlWE9yqVN0DpTY08gp19WaDMeOmNlodE8iVuww_Ol9pTEwUvmEa1fLQ-_NphasaoaJKrY2AlyZ0BPoOXQ5NvD14Zzo6BmkunS1RTiEKOXIXuas6LBzD-CH7up9UKISqG8JQHf3srkK8m-E2UIsAhaL04jA/s320/P7040029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjKRxsolDxhCk3SsA5xArWmBadwRRG2HQPnOOkQTKti22kfssbZjhE9X8DqQhq-z2suXV2ZP2TrU4Ga2kJrX8MKVH0eKTpEElL5Fpsa5zz2-3YJM1EurJ7Tf2VE2CFq9StN6jVm3Vf3EMyvVYuK3VIhKF7PAZR8Zk6BtMaIwPn4xW7TDKVDbpRzY3MQ/s3072/P7040030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjKRxsolDxhCk3SsA5xArWmBadwRRG2HQPnOOkQTKti22kfssbZjhE9X8DqQhq-z2suXV2ZP2TrU4Ga2kJrX8MKVH0eKTpEElL5Fpsa5zz2-3YJM1EurJ7Tf2VE2CFq9StN6jVm3Vf3EMyvVYuK3VIhKF7PAZR8Zk6BtMaIwPn4xW7TDKVDbpRzY3MQ/s320/P7040030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I had one stand with flank company men and the command stand to go to complete the Regiment...the dreaded command stand. Research was required on the drummers uniform, drums, officers lace etc etc nothing was straightforward! I just had to go for it. Three weeks later they were done!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLHPGapyLWu0nlAE3ahmzql3Ieb3_QZzVJISuTSOB88vJB5Xu_WdQmTb99IjX5arx71HaQqnctYwCnPRKwcRWjWr5bFy7FyT8kOFaW-gXH-ylfhMqzMEtd2K--xgsx0mFxvIeVS-gFgeVTsFdyD9TSLaqtr3XHD2FDitxQ-LIE2cy6BytV1XBREq-_Q/s3072/P7040032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLHPGapyLWu0nlAE3ahmzql3Ieb3_QZzVJISuTSOB88vJB5Xu_WdQmTb99IjX5arx71HaQqnctYwCnPRKwcRWjWr5bFy7FyT8kOFaW-gXH-ylfhMqzMEtd2K--xgsx0mFxvIeVS-gFgeVTsFdyD9TSLaqtr3XHD2FDitxQ-LIE2cy6BytV1XBREq-_Q/s320/P7040032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcibWeI4VpLapcP0xiC7hSoYCoJyCm4gJB5nmGKAjaTwoQiU32nYil6szQmIU0g5Bw-9DQhvI6nmgAmDvi0r15zJVOj1ddr_Uo1J8bfWkUvkTRRUUrTrSnjlvHI0-mLu47wz0rKdUvuUtYHbH3nZXH7O4tCv-yoZxoD1SlCn3IuMJ4vnYTb_yDcIZ2Xw/s3072/P7040033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcibWeI4VpLapcP0xiC7hSoYCoJyCm4gJB5nmGKAjaTwoQiU32nYil6szQmIU0g5Bw-9DQhvI6nmgAmDvi0r15zJVOj1ddr_Uo1J8bfWkUvkTRRUUrTrSnjlvHI0-mLu47wz0rKdUvuUtYHbH3nZXH7O4tCv-yoZxoD1SlCn3IuMJ4vnYTb_yDcIZ2Xw/s320/P7040033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The flag is by GMB. This is slightly larger than the prints that the Perry's thoughtfully provide on their on painting guide in each box. I like the flags by GMB so try to use them whenever possible. However they did require some trimming to fit on the gap between finial and hand. I did kind of wish I used the Perry's supplied flags with just a bit of extra highlighting afterwards.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-x2yxiHD69TXYGxvMxOw6OMZwAThB85N_4PST07gB7hhB7Je48UUgx5JibO0MdnCmcmiUa_uFm9VuOWHbxI4ifpasQJD1WMktP6DVGWXLdk4w848KzSUZSCQ5B_sWm_E97PRlGmI8UXf45ZIgv-A4CM-425aPaeZFxd3VGcAxGDhKYDsBwUXJ1PKDw/s3072/P7040038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-x2yxiHD69TXYGxvMxOw6OMZwAThB85N_4PST07gB7hhB7Je48UUgx5JibO0MdnCmcmiUa_uFm9VuOWHbxI4ifpasQJD1WMktP6DVGWXLdk4w848KzSUZSCQ5B_sWm_E97PRlGmI8UXf45ZIgv-A4CM-425aPaeZFxd3VGcAxGDhKYDsBwUXJ1PKDw/s320/P7040038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Ip_OJCBDnOnCYfQCNHgW_mul0xuTkMZvJiD8qa01Gm2f9wQ_VpfNXJftkJDmQ84mxAQfBlvAof49XTmamyT2J0p_cBAdO5DGm5huUjEzFKg0AJwqHZR_WA3h060yu89idtLQqLScM-QahfwvQIr2NRwITCq_yqhSpjoCoBrtEkKtTVpP7ExbIVFtg/s3072/P7040042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Ip_OJCBDnOnCYfQCNHgW_mul0xuTkMZvJiD8qa01Gm2f9wQ_VpfNXJftkJDmQ84mxAQfBlvAof49XTmamyT2J0p_cBAdO5DGm5huUjEzFKg0AJwqHZR_WA3h060yu89idtLQqLScM-QahfwvQIr2NRwITCq_yqhSpjoCoBrtEkKtTVpP7ExbIVFtg/s320/P7040042.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApu0mDgGRibxDEi3W8JSk_VSWgMIsj2L19Izzv1Hvj_sT66MOne2KIrzta3ogibObQMCc0px2i5SoIg84X7P9MYanF2mNL5_RHEWWOmxyitaGaCFKrIR16suaRkjLypqfy0fn1w1sj-ditqrq4AcuMrhwvB0csZVVjUp-Ix-GofaW2WVcdYy35UAkpA/s3072/P7040046%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApu0mDgGRibxDEi3W8JSk_VSWgMIsj2L19Izzv1Hvj_sT66MOne2KIrzta3ogibObQMCc0px2i5SoIg84X7P9MYanF2mNL5_RHEWWOmxyitaGaCFKrIR16suaRkjLypqfy0fn1w1sj-ditqrq4AcuMrhwvB0csZVVjUp-Ix-GofaW2WVcdYy35UAkpA/s320/P7040046%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRF4ZwWONUOhQGtDJFhJ5TFeAusS_USEStoyUlMadaT4LP0SjVHcmULAsnKhdTwQbdP2cziMGfuRAzC0pkzGIVLr3BDyiB6bJUMsWHTxoyA0SM37pA36jTb0Xeg3te-l9P7_Ho4XVQSSJy4voC3-Ag06im00HYX8zqv7DPO-RYQXv3jl9Dcm3ZRcE7w/s3072/P7040047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRF4ZwWONUOhQGtDJFhJ5TFeAusS_USEStoyUlMadaT4LP0SjVHcmULAsnKhdTwQbdP2cziMGfuRAzC0pkzGIVLr3BDyiB6bJUMsWHTxoyA0SM37pA36jTb0Xeg3te-l9P7_Ho4XVQSSJy4voC3-Ag06im00HYX8zqv7DPO-RYQXv3jl9Dcm3ZRcE7w/s320/P7040047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Once I finished these today, I just looked at them and wondered why I don't paint these and nothing else. I am really pleased with them. There is something so iconic in that Waterloo campaign uniform, with oilskins over shako caps and grey overalls. A mix of the decorative and practical that shouldn't work but somehow does. The Perry's did a wonderful job in giving each figure character and the right look. They were a joy to assemble too. I could have gone more regimented with their appearance, but I wanted a line of battle appearance, when fire is coming in and hearing goes!</div><div><br /></div><div>Will I be painting more of these...oh yes. When will it be? I don't know. I put excessive detail in (again) for wargaming figures, despite telling myself that I wouldn't. I feel like doing something lace free now.</div><div><br /></div><div>I suspect that once I take my Paget carbine down the range the inspiration to paint more will come straight back again as soon as I get the whiff of powder!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-71256840557683050722022-06-16T22:44:00.004+01:002022-06-16T22:44:51.750+01:00Battle of Southam - 24 August 1642 - 28mm Pike and Shotte Rules<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kzhgw-d_8Qz5T9hvznKWB1DY8qWZje85De1n-DfGMoXHr0FVGCWG7BpEYhW3qs5LSKYou5zN5wkg-HpdkcKT6gCzcVCPV25ptzOKy__ELpEGZiUQBEau1YJ0fasWYsITNH8dnOsfqwGd4Lz16x64SwFDH4J65BMEycUW8v6koogWcrwKhE4U6IgmtQ/s3035/P6020009%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="3035" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kzhgw-d_8Qz5T9hvznKWB1DY8qWZje85De1n-DfGMoXHr0FVGCWG7BpEYhW3qs5LSKYou5zN5wkg-HpdkcKT6gCzcVCPV25ptzOKy__ELpEGZiUQBEau1YJ0fasWYsITNH8dnOsfqwGd4Lz16x64SwFDH4J65BMEycUW8v6koogWcrwKhE4U6IgmtQ/s320/P6020009%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>It's not often that I do write ups of the games I play. I think its more to do with the fact that I don't really take photos all the way through the game to create a good narrative. I also forget what happened! It's also considerably easier and less time consuming to show painted figures instead. </p><p>However, I should really do more write ups, if only to remember the really great games that I played.</p><p>The battle that Ian and I played the other week was from the excellent series of scenario books produced by Caliver Books entitled 'English Civil War Gaming Scenarios'. This battle is from Volume 3 by Robert Giglio. The books are excellent in that the scenarios are transferable to any set of ECW rules and the information contained within is just excellent.</p><p>This battle looked interesting for several reasons. Not least because it was actually before Edgehill, and its not really that well known. The armies are a mix of troop types and it is not totally equal. One side is stronger in infantry but weaker in cavalry. Both sides are largely raw troops too...so care needs to be taken to avoid units breaking too soon.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_6riuhQmtnrtRnPm-U2zFeyf2WRkTeLj2VD6IXK03KIJouNqIZVrqIFKrVcArpkN9qYGBlc9uuAKLtEUre0pQ9IypbVic4Z4s9Io6jxGUaSsKBQpUInjPOLInQAB8AGai-97yLJSJbEHjaVAFwkOisaiYJsZeaSmHZeloYKkYHsRgEsrPLQI_ttf6Q/s1280/Southam%20Labelled%20Overview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_6riuhQmtnrtRnPm-U2zFeyf2WRkTeLj2VD6IXK03KIJouNqIZVrqIFKrVcArpkN9qYGBlc9uuAKLtEUre0pQ9IypbVic4Z4s9Io6jxGUaSsKBQpUInjPOLInQAB8AGai-97yLJSJbEHjaVAFwkOisaiYJsZeaSmHZeloYKkYHsRgEsrPLQI_ttf6Q/w611-h342/Southam%20Labelled%20Overview.jpg" width="611" /></a></div>The above image shows the start dispositions. The horse units on the furthest end have been labelled as 'wings' for image space. The Royalists have the River Itchen and bridge to their rear. The road runs from Coventry, behind the Royalists towards Southam, behind the Parliament army.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxLHFpKnkyvlXNtRJAtDFHIkkFDaTbmvzNQDOvbwmj_MDnbjUrTFhXmfPubfUpNTw3X9UoLszn07B1E6invzsOM1W4a7XeS3wzjdo-59r_z9a8HgJc0Jib0lUsTkjBFrgt_UVKSfvNtUA-rSMoBaM_6aaFsG7cYbFzcSLEvHX9APHr3UCE9HGElKzjw/s2593/P6020002%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2593" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxLHFpKnkyvlXNtRJAtDFHIkkFDaTbmvzNQDOvbwmj_MDnbjUrTFhXmfPubfUpNTw3X9UoLszn07B1E6invzsOM1W4a7XeS3wzjdo-59r_z9a8HgJc0Jib0lUsTkjBFrgt_UVKSfvNtUA-rSMoBaM_6aaFsG7cYbFzcSLEvHX9APHr3UCE9HGElKzjw/s320/P6020002%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Above we have the Royalist foote unit of the Earl of Northampton's Regiment (though it is actually painted up as a Cornish Regiment with possible flag colours - there can't be many ECW wargaming armies with correct flags throughout!). Stand-in units playing the part of the historical unit are going to be seen throughout this blog post..so ignore the flags! I think only my Northampton's Horse regiment has the correct flag.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMxKFEQa_fw7p2fDi1JebM2IR2YPE8HH_mae5VX1QDNyXGlfT6Q8GIKKaY-a8RSogs2riUZlzVHD2itLtS1eJDt5WQdo26V0BPC3ZgPRu348YJTCREpr4bKmUUbRhoYHBXywuxn19BLFnJybVaD3_iekbzD9WM0jPJWt_PT7l3EkO6ESwJw2oXCFBiw/s3068/P6020003%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="3068" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMxKFEQa_fw7p2fDi1JebM2IR2YPE8HH_mae5VX1QDNyXGlfT6Q8GIKKaY-a8RSogs2riUZlzVHD2itLtS1eJDt5WQdo26V0BPC3ZgPRu348YJTCREpr4bKmUUbRhoYHBXywuxn19BLFnJybVaD3_iekbzD9WM0jPJWt_PT7l3EkO6ESwJw2oXCFBiw/s320/P6020003%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A view from behind the Royalist right wing. These cavalry troops are from the Redoubt Enterprises range which still look good, but when they came out nearly 30 years ago, were just incredible.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKjCcDzdt9z467ULSXMPra1f0XTi3foBXugDUosgN8NpD7jjh_xDBE0p6D5D9vUpYQunFn4qh_FKOAW559bYNQa37Xj8ZHtr9VVOEi9UNWogozeiWseCEfxg7C_GzvdRcZH2Pw7N8Gdx2cPWKDHaxJF7a7eVApUdFFrAvoiN1rlbaHg8kXXjD77ABKQ/s3072/P6020004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKjCcDzdt9z467ULSXMPra1f0XTi3foBXugDUosgN8NpD7jjh_xDBE0p6D5D9vUpYQunFn4qh_FKOAW559bYNQa37Xj8ZHtr9VVOEi9UNWogozeiWseCEfxg7C_GzvdRcZH2Pw7N8Gdx2cPWKDHaxJF7a7eVApUdFFrAvoiN1rlbaHg8kXXjD77ABKQ/s320/P6020004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Still behind the Royalist lines. The light gun and Saville's Dragoons get ready in the Royalist Centre.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEDl7xwaifPORVCdqn-lgoJ-MljL8qMGbMu85Kgl7PR6zvl6fa8ljlevjrY71luUreP8UvBJSySAktjVfMRWl8ZIAUco1St2X6wveDrcLeA9_sL6ALmOa-TRlkstL7M-oUAxXfgUsv5JvnfWoCpQwOo2gcofKfAFF1vjpWd8eI5svuRNqGpZqCC2ueg/s3060/P6020005%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="3060" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEDl7xwaifPORVCdqn-lgoJ-MljL8qMGbMu85Kgl7PR6zvl6fa8ljlevjrY71luUreP8UvBJSySAktjVfMRWl8ZIAUco1St2X6wveDrcLeA9_sL6ALmOa-TRlkstL7M-oUAxXfgUsv5JvnfWoCpQwOo2gcofKfAFF1vjpWd8eI5svuRNqGpZqCC2ueg/s320/P6020005%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>View from behind the Royalist Left. The cavalry are a mix of Redoubt and Bicorne figures. This Royalist wing refused all orders to make it move throughout the entire game!)<br /><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtga_OlRtr-Iy1kKhhsgvdxHw3Dox7MvlMyz8OYKcccZ6fvNuN3ACG1cFqMHI-JmSA9IPAJf-Z8J7G6thj6C8THASecCAIyJZNdhy24NTp2-OZMMIbrRXpJmHxJYkjm_Fo8jhkMTzmqFPVhVQnJ038ggQvXIONb55Qa2vcPO3I0-wwzPpbr4_IFxagpQ/s3072/P6020007%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtga_OlRtr-Iy1kKhhsgvdxHw3Dox7MvlMyz8OYKcccZ6fvNuN3ACG1cFqMHI-JmSA9IPAJf-Z8J7G6thj6C8THASecCAIyJZNdhy24NTp2-OZMMIbrRXpJmHxJYkjm_Fo8jhkMTzmqFPVhVQnJ038ggQvXIONb55Qa2vcPO3I0-wwzPpbr4_IFxagpQ/s320/P6020007%20(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The left half of the Parliament army arrayed above.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tuCDxT1PUKSTcyhFVZri0geHly9m3dDpJYGQC24w5kmOWOsm35egbiXjApxJJiKdx11lR7C6zTtG7tDR2Nm2dCR1u2o1h5flePrw0bf3jEB7WptjGLFgO9j0GkoQPHj3iIFIRGCYJ7Jn41Jm5FA5mdF0pt6aZTmm--Mjn2mGWXl3PfI0Dsh8w3-ZOQ/s2724/P6020008%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="2303" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tuCDxT1PUKSTcyhFVZri0geHly9m3dDpJYGQC24w5kmOWOsm35egbiXjApxJJiKdx11lR7C6zTtG7tDR2Nm2dCR1u2o1h5flePrw0bf3jEB7WptjGLFgO9j0GkoQPHj3iIFIRGCYJ7Jn41Jm5FA5mdF0pt6aZTmm--Mjn2mGWXl3PfI0Dsh8w3-ZOQ/s320/P6020008%20(2).JPG" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another overview shot</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJtIBwNX13s_YNoqemylDvxw6FkXnq5sCh6zJxkhNfHqDPqMzh_675LCr_xGQQVBlyHLnfXdNt6AGON90Tzo2SGdvc41Yxvn5J8_G5vrPEC06xVLzJ87bj2rzcv3ipts1UCpVRWX34PbMYA1gx2ZyxxLLWNs7W8RECeNXYPxhGT3xCa1FBD8cit0GPA/s3072/P6020010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJtIBwNX13s_YNoqemylDvxw6FkXnq5sCh6zJxkhNfHqDPqMzh_675LCr_xGQQVBlyHLnfXdNt6AGON90Tzo2SGdvc41Yxvn5J8_G5vrPEC06xVLzJ87bj2rzcv3ipts1UCpVRWX34PbMYA1gx2ZyxxLLWNs7W8RECeNXYPxhGT3xCa1FBD8cit0GPA/s320/P6020010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A close up of fine Bicorne Miniatures cavalry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfUjTNKUyVa_trAS8WRarlkhOwyjWP1Dg8i2QbuEcTbpeEdCedtX8bwyq0RfvAWD3MeLh6F-vA33Z7HkO9UUDpUB-wUKNVbCTPHRzD9XkKE739OtOK1uuoM3TLjV3r2IYb9ouGyQJppYaVYm2j1o-JUw_LkYlZc7zBk3-joF0FJLiCT3ufRBExzZswA/s2646/P6020011%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="2646" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfUjTNKUyVa_trAS8WRarlkhOwyjWP1Dg8i2QbuEcTbpeEdCedtX8bwyq0RfvAWD3MeLh6F-vA33Z7HkO9UUDpUB-wUKNVbCTPHRzD9XkKE739OtOK1uuoM3TLjV3r2IYb9ouGyQJppYaVYm2j1o-JUw_LkYlZc7zBk3-joF0FJLiCT3ufRBExzZswA/s320/P6020011%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A rare sight, some of the English Civil War cavalry produced by Front Rank (closest to camera). I painted these in around 1991. They have been re-based several time but they have held up well to the decades. The Royalist cavalry have the better of the fight on their right and push break the Parliamentarians. Above, the reserve Parliament line attempts to make a charge to hold back the tide.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Q6WYukBBt1nvRc3PCnxyBQq9M3E4cVO6eqVNzXasZD2AScn3-QMa8k4dm3PxNROvXgBweh-ijNEFk2hOK34S7f9H_v3fBaJ8GiQ2o90E7hrOhYEg_AgtEVR4N9aj1MnadyLuItRX6fg74dFhew0cKgPZkVouISfETrgruXSvw1vDXjt98blK-crFQ/s3072/P6020013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3Q6WYukBBt1nvRc3PCnxyBQq9M3E4cVO6eqVNzXasZD2AScn3-QMa8k4dm3PxNROvXgBweh-ijNEFk2hOK34S7f9H_v3fBaJ8GiQ2o90E7hrOhYEg_AgtEVR4N9aj1MnadyLuItRX6fg74dFhew0cKgPZkVouISfETrgruXSvw1vDXjt98blK-crFQ/s320/P6020013.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><div>On the Parliament right, things should have gone much better. The Royalist cavalry they were facing consistently disobeyed the orders they receive to charge. As my Parliament cavalry wing receive the order to advance to take advantage, they 'blunder' their order and move off to their left oblique to stand in front of my infantry. This was not the 'infantry protection' movement that they were intended to make...someone blundered for sure!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjYr3Gh0VtxNze9CD4HkpK8R05As32iy-Lb4FXD31z9wZvMaUx6cqwVPWU4ebw_-91sRFkfYan3dPCaYVYEqu0yCJOxKM0PMTK9uMGNf1t9uhGWBpbix-dOKiiAM0UwFX0pOzgbjdECqa1MYdJsLX2M58BLi3FacRGhgFELBcaoohlEwyh9Se3qb23A/s3072/P6020014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjYr3Gh0VtxNze9CD4HkpK8R05As32iy-Lb4FXD31z9wZvMaUx6cqwVPWU4ebw_-91sRFkfYan3dPCaYVYEqu0yCJOxKM0PMTK9uMGNf1t9uhGWBpbix-dOKiiAM0UwFX0pOzgbjdECqa1MYdJsLX2M58BLi3FacRGhgFELBcaoohlEwyh9Se3qb23A/s320/P6020014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>A view of Northampton's Infantry from the point end. Figures are Bicorne with possibly some of the old Renegade troops mixed in.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRhukO_3od1dHeYJXl1H759-EErFGfuLuoH9nIl1hyB415QhrTNj9WlWlzOJiwTKf_-4e_XF2fIcxHXs4VEWxLVqYPRbuW4yxfDl3J0OgbC-uhaOs2sEQdTJx7AnXzXkff2A2SWTPaTxoCPH4GsFIfewcmMfEK0A6juVwrg52XGdnxQhSm16tAT5qJQ/s3039/P6020015%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3039" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRhukO_3od1dHeYJXl1H759-EErFGfuLuoH9nIl1hyB415QhrTNj9WlWlzOJiwTKf_-4e_XF2fIcxHXs4VEWxLVqYPRbuW4yxfDl3J0OgbC-uhaOs2sEQdTJx7AnXzXkff2A2SWTPaTxoCPH4GsFIfewcmMfEK0A6juVwrg52XGdnxQhSm16tAT5qJQ/s320/P6020015%20(3).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With my left wing of horse routing and my right blundering, it was down to the infantry to save the day. my Parliament army was stronger in Infantry so I had to make use of it. I decided to advance down the hill and attack. Unfortunately the cavalry blunder blocked my infantry from moving, except for Col Denzil Holles's Regiment. A raw regiment but imbued with courage (or imbued with something!)</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a bloody affair. The red marker shows they unit has become spent and the cotton wool smoke is disorder. The Royalist light gun and infantry fire poured a deadly fire into Holles's men. It was too much for them and alas they discarded their arms and broke and ran.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ObWZu5ljCi6bAvZwcpMEg_-f6lPVKGJp5o6UyWa18Z_Zifp9hDzuHqfksDIouEgrQLL0alW17PasBBWrUfywg9up2ck80SAvp4-fBmJzObpFmWkHeJQ82ZbmU9vszQ5NgsjkbpiHQzXC8kcGDs-oviysYx7JmOwctAfdJ_rsNP3nIfZB6UyB65iycA/s3072/P6020016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ObWZu5ljCi6bAvZwcpMEg_-f6lPVKGJp5o6UyWa18Z_Zifp9hDzuHqfksDIouEgrQLL0alW17PasBBWrUfywg9up2ck80SAvp4-fBmJzObpFmWkHeJQ82ZbmU9vszQ5NgsjkbpiHQzXC8kcGDs-oviysYx7JmOwctAfdJ_rsNP3nIfZB6UyB65iycA/s320/P6020016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was effectively the end of the battle. My narration makes it seem short but the game lasted a few hours and several game turns (we chat lots too!). It played like many of the smaller battles of the Civil War historically seemed to. Raw troops fighting with major collapses once things start going wrong.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChwLjNhWLPQ-1FX4DvpzGHTJv9_20UxDgCTQxbkzs35zwIO39lCAewR-oVK5pc8Te7yY5QFwgJefWd5-iNhSBWb-EoNY8wjrcS-tT_oVA_w6a49xe-xKiKBcYGQQRz690CYRq6Pzw5jNAthw1BFlr58syiX9bK3nLmkaIMY31xT54TMylRkOLedASBA/s1623/P6020017%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1623" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChwLjNhWLPQ-1FX4DvpzGHTJv9_20UxDgCTQxbkzs35zwIO39lCAewR-oVK5pc8Te7yY5QFwgJefWd5-iNhSBWb-EoNY8wjrcS-tT_oVA_w6a49xe-xKiKBcYGQQRz690CYRq6Pzw5jNAthw1BFlr58syiX9bK3nLmkaIMY31xT54TMylRkOLedASBA/s320/P6020017%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>With one broken cavalry wing and my Infantry brigade with most of its units spent, this meant that 2 of the 3 brigades were counted as beaten, so the last brigade had no choice but to turn tail and flee.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDUVZv9u9O5s9JNTM7QQ2Dz6CoJiZjY8JNQZ0Opgf3YhR8typf4F6y55rybUAj30DdMkSflVKZs_CChyw_ZjnBK3h0oC5kkwDG3yE0L8nYEeQA02OAorAugB_4dqBPeGaagjJb3hL5OnnZm34wPAZYTPMHUbP-9w5KaYzUW7DdRfjdUajL_IWtVEN_w/s2998/P6020018%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2998" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDUVZv9u9O5s9JNTM7QQ2Dz6CoJiZjY8JNQZ0Opgf3YhR8typf4F6y55rybUAj30DdMkSflVKZs_CChyw_ZjnBK3h0oC5kkwDG3yE0L8nYEeQA02OAorAugB_4dqBPeGaagjJb3hL5OnnZm34wPAZYTPMHUbP-9w5KaYzUW7DdRfjdUajL_IWtVEN_w/s320/P6020018%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>All in all it was a great game and made me wonder how 3 years could go by without playing one of my favourite periods (and probably with my biggest collection). The game played well and it was brilliant to read about and play another battle in a war that set the whole area around where I live between Oxford and Burford, ablaze with battles, sieges and skirmishes.<div><br /></div><div>In the actual historical battle, it appears that Colonel John Hampden's Parliament regiment made a determined assault down the hill, with the light guns advancing and firing to support with grapeshot at close range, causing the Royalists to break and flee (offering to sell their weapons in the nearby townes '<i>for 12 pence a peece'). </i>So in history it was a Parliamentarian victory.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>I look forward to playing more Civil War games soon, though with the arrival of hot weather, my mind often wanders to the Western Deserts of WW2...</div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-46191680424400365652022-06-01T01:21:00.000+01:002022-06-01T01:21:04.940+01:0028mm Greek Casualties - Wargames Foundry<p> </p><p>Not the most delightful of figure types, but for fitting in with the battlefield and avoiding obstructive markers, these are a necessity. Here we have casualties for Ancient Greece.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzSCWiJqeVR3hHvFlA0obslV2WaS-Xh_BP11_duvusHAclnL5t__N7i4Q8J-zy9T6agTnvuNX18SoFVru_4gMdI5vc1xdb17byIRyYV5jSH20_Hkf2mIujEI1qzpkbXAnVbpQ8erpUuvPYywmaEsQ7PXLHsv56HeersjuxNzdUVNFKktN9ElOtabSQQ/s3072/P6010010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzSCWiJqeVR3hHvFlA0obslV2WaS-Xh_BP11_duvusHAclnL5t__N7i4Q8J-zy9T6agTnvuNX18SoFVru_4gMdI5vc1xdb17byIRyYV5jSH20_Hkf2mIujEI1qzpkbXAnVbpQ8erpUuvPYywmaEsQ7PXLHsv56HeersjuxNzdUVNFKktN9ElOtabSQQ/s320/P6010010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>These are Wargames Foundry figures, which have stood the test of time very well indeed. They were just what I needed for the inevitable casualty/strength record keeping that is an essential in our particular hobby.</p><p>These are based with 'Hail Caesar' rules in mind, with the left hand dial keeping track of the unit 'Stamina' level and the dice square on the right to keep a track of the excess casualties which will need to be checked on break tests. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCnAb3BUB5ccmTFJghftRAUBg_N1sB9E_cPvv-bWUUop1IDPqvnnhgZvpvvVKQeeGn0OiOZgbtCVELxt5r4cadEqxnr4tkIs3-WFV1vDAreQLZytMcfyXg7gyy_HGvf4BmnMzsZvFYS-nRc6_RNjMJVEF6Tcfgfy1fmL03nil8tL4Znxs9YzYHGq6iA/s3072/P6010012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCnAb3BUB5ccmTFJghftRAUBg_N1sB9E_cPvv-bWUUop1IDPqvnnhgZvpvvVKQeeGn0OiOZgbtCVELxt5r4cadEqxnr4tkIs3-WFV1vDAreQLZytMcfyXg7gyy_HGvf4BmnMzsZvFYS-nRc6_RNjMJVEF6Tcfgfy1fmL03nil8tL4Znxs9YzYHGq6iA/s320/P6010012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The figures are up to the usual standard of Foundry. You do tend to know what you are getting with Foundry (except with some of their weird 18th century figures with odd square chins) and these are excellent.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGgsrTDs0loV8v_vkbbMxA9bZjOLqMn99Lk2Ay8kv_GJL3OOA74Tu5G6tf9omXWdW3VyVXq01bR8suUGw2Kp-o7nF85Vy0IDbrHRXBQSOvnxCGzYxGiBdydtaT4rE0optpdzY0xS0SKWfXy1jwaB0IXrspN1tTEtPEvY-sDMyET_qBzU0fJecDNVEiw/s3072/P6010011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGgsrTDs0loV8v_vkbbMxA9bZjOLqMn99Lk2Ay8kv_GJL3OOA74Tu5G6tf9omXWdW3VyVXq01bR8suUGw2Kp-o7nF85Vy0IDbrHRXBQSOvnxCGzYxGiBdydtaT4rE0optpdzY0xS0SKWfXy1jwaB0IXrspN1tTEtPEvY-sDMyET_qBzU0fJecDNVEiw/s320/P6010011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>I didn't want anything too gory, there is no extra red paint splashed about on these! So these are perfect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qplBi-iHi-sr5gFgXnQwUrq_Ucgd0FwMDa7YtdX4i7LkE22YUqEWo3W_5f05O2C7QG0xPqhXzGhKZ-qSM8iXNC5s6qBg4Xmh61STjVK2Ev4nQN19JaIEDwyJ9mkCorw3k7HGr1uidPOYY1Wpdfiy64lPm99OaNjzKGhuZZOgsYLgQYpZXK8bT9E_kA/s3072/P6010009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qplBi-iHi-sr5gFgXnQwUrq_Ucgd0FwMDa7YtdX4i7LkE22YUqEWo3W_5f05O2C7QG0xPqhXzGhKZ-qSM8iXNC5s6qBg4Xmh61STjVK2Ev4nQN19JaIEDwyJ9mkCorw3k7HGr1uidPOYY1Wpdfiy64lPm99OaNjzKGhuZZOgsYLgQYpZXK8bT9E_kA/s320/P6010009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Some Spartans are also mixed in and these are very effective too.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhFeo0XoMqVS_4hALZcmBYqDTgu8cl7pl5XetOFEES4nwCjbrdlPtjpocnQRhQ-cA0HZg0syqHi8goNJaEpo7YDqL55Kc0QemFcN3lmL8nLMbjhXT-Fff20j92TWChShcp5haDHeTJ6uaIZKU7vtmWEk9b21XggSAQ4cJACixC-DTqp_M2_ou5k4PtA/s3072/P6010008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhFeo0XoMqVS_4hALZcmBYqDTgu8cl7pl5XetOFEES4nwCjbrdlPtjpocnQRhQ-cA0HZg0syqHi8goNJaEpo7YDqL55Kc0QemFcN3lmL8nLMbjhXT-Fff20j92TWChShcp5haDHeTJ6uaIZKU7vtmWEk9b21XggSAQ4cJACixC-DTqp_M2_ou5k4PtA/s320/P6010008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The shield transfers are a mix - I can't recall which company did the Spartan transfers but the remainder are from Little Big Man studios.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeniFnWGLnrHGokfIamsXBRCejJ6rLESdlYUd-R2nDrw5hP1L-OUBoNFVoPzeUfpwnEtYlSPhdxna7qvLSP6TM1ZN61eyklvcp9XhfBt3rCOAa0H9GvzeXSjEacMtFqcRvHgDwthIilB2ET5O1bvxHLtDGuRMCp8jYIHONn6hw0BSa30n7bEo-hu-CA/s3072/P6010007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeniFnWGLnrHGokfIamsXBRCejJ6rLESdlYUd-R2nDrw5hP1L-OUBoNFVoPzeUfpwnEtYlSPhdxna7qvLSP6TM1ZN61eyklvcp9XhfBt3rCOAa0H9GvzeXSjEacMtFqcRvHgDwthIilB2ET5O1bvxHLtDGuRMCp8jYIHONn6hw0BSa30n7bEo-hu-CA/s320/P6010007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The dial turning casualty bases are from Warbases, as are the dice squares. I bought a huge batch of these bases in 2013 (yes I actually still have the receipt!) but have recently used the last one up. I ordered a good number more the other week and was shocked to find nearly half of the dials did not turn. </p><p>I have to hand it to Warbases, as soon as I told them, they sent more out to me and they will be receiving the sticking ones back to see what caused the glues to jam movement. Hopefully their 'post-mortem' of the stands will sort the problem out. I do like good customer service.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVLQg9TshXf87U-ibGdc1mlVXqQoeDu0KwXFJqYo-HP3p1Wq6B39p8qaIK7I-o4PGEu9hO4W-tXgiEOlaBbGQmjxddzQRRzEqbk48BLTCn80YeKx_Qh8A-iiQCu_ZOmUq0dn3UZIZ7VCD-9Pp4AGpAdVA1LNY2p6O1i_0vDhiDGxHTae50bdZYnwbsA/s3072/P6010006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVLQg9TshXf87U-ibGdc1mlVXqQoeDu0KwXFJqYo-HP3p1Wq6B39p8qaIK7I-o4PGEu9hO4W-tXgiEOlaBbGQmjxddzQRRzEqbk48BLTCn80YeKx_Qh8A-iiQCu_ZOmUq0dn3UZIZ7VCD-9Pp4AGpAdVA1LNY2p6O1i_0vDhiDGxHTae50bdZYnwbsA/s320/P6010006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Overall I am very pleased with the way these have turned out. These 21 bases took me a couple of weeks to paint and prior to that I was painting Union and Confederate dead on dial turning bases too. More than a month of painting dead figures has left me a bit jaded though. I feel like painting something a bit more alive now.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGGR-X2qCwjIj6pa5QJE8trjBVZzN-1_CRsXzcRKsl5XEces7tqkcBa1mPgpZP88-bSnl8cHWXJxrZla-g5Zyi849dCw-pA2OIWYITkMDnp8As1LRBLiiRi5M29E210wCyY_fpI6quvIL09-lpQa3bQGYadncqUHig81JYkYXocDatlABOpPDkIXew/s3072/P6010005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuGGGR-X2qCwjIj6pa5QJE8trjBVZzN-1_CRsXzcRKsl5XEces7tqkcBa1mPgpZP88-bSnl8cHWXJxrZla-g5Zyi849dCw-pA2OIWYITkMDnp8As1LRBLiiRi5M29E210wCyY_fpI6quvIL09-lpQa3bQGYadncqUHig81JYkYXocDatlABOpPDkIXew/s320/P6010005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KMsY3amObb_Ws1onaoI2eYlua_uOS9ivrDputQ13j5yXeT5zaPQDg4_MTSVM6WTZvYh1E897V0MqYxXbQpv34Za_Y-khAdfpSVKHwzXu0dbX81Q5ULor0t3J8Azm-DqB1qnYQPVQIMV3qLtZEyh88AvlVdIT8xbHSIqrwvIIf34D7v_56X977h_-eQ/s3072/P6010004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6KMsY3amObb_Ws1onaoI2eYlua_uOS9ivrDputQ13j5yXeT5zaPQDg4_MTSVM6WTZvYh1E897V0MqYxXbQpv34Za_Y-khAdfpSVKHwzXu0dbX81Q5ULor0t3J8Azm-DqB1qnYQPVQIMV3qLtZEyh88AvlVdIT8xbHSIqrwvIIf34D7v_56X977h_-eQ/s320/P6010004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPOMrhGCKvUXHLygdqVAf0bYlFpBUMlL9yfW1c4uNb8zCBlKWv_hblyvqU05RuYGU6Cj3NlHvIXqE9Qg4O0o_sX7T3Cm1TjOPTkh5rOIr9pkHsOhxenIoVedWODYtLLnUrdZDxCXAmfkleDe_1DJ1NwFvVkgHPkCZEWoGnzI2HkFosmCnNWlljTYA_w/s3072/P6010001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPOMrhGCKvUXHLygdqVAf0bYlFpBUMlL9yfW1c4uNb8zCBlKWv_hblyvqU05RuYGU6Cj3NlHvIXqE9Qg4O0o_sX7T3Cm1TjOPTkh5rOIr9pkHsOhxenIoVedWODYtLLnUrdZDxCXAmfkleDe_1DJ1NwFvVkgHPkCZEWoGnzI2HkFosmCnNWlljTYA_w/s320/P6010001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Hopefully this will keep me going for a couple of decades. The way I hop about between time periods it will probably be months/years before I do anymore Greeks - though I am awaiting an order of Spartans from Victrix. I just need to get some more command stands painted up and then I can declare my Greek armies to be of a properly playable state..I just need more units now though!<p></p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-38414454263331536372022-05-13T02:38:00.002+01:002022-05-13T02:38:32.293+01:00Dark Age Buildings - Part 3<p> Only two more buildings to go, so I thought I would include these so they were not left out. These are great as they are livestock buildings, so a little different to the dwellings that I have painted and posted previously.</p><p><b><u>Building 6</u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC12fpHE3NS0dhxWi_yWzuRkLTr9dwAuwUk2PMSBVqheBCrBeiQYjuAjK_mNhx6OFojvAopRAwUm6SWwMe9dLcHRyMmbmNe3jII6DxlxyhUK_YJMoizNY29_OwgMNsOIPzvoJFOA474YC6pjL_CWESP_bCwbLPnS8Gqh1scmXVoKw-2UfGuqQLUQQ3g/s3072/P4240054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC12fpHE3NS0dhxWi_yWzuRkLTr9dwAuwUk2PMSBVqheBCrBeiQYjuAjK_mNhx6OFojvAopRAwUm6SWwMe9dLcHRyMmbmNe3jII6DxlxyhUK_YJMoizNY29_OwgMNsOIPzvoJFOA474YC6pjL_CWESP_bCwbLPnS8Gqh1scmXVoKw-2UfGuqQLUQQ3g/s320/P4240054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyMBj-OAuhwcOLQXaG5cagbWea6vboQ_0N9hM5KhFoZ9_GEoIQbSyTk9F7MzENIBiVsScI4ZcS9mNCO4qdu2JzPyn9hQzLhyRc_7OEM6ycl4isc8e-gy15h85FyxcAKwdgqQrd18X21cfdr7dWJ2Ywhh5Tpp8ygGvRQnP21QLyiBhqK81HKLDglhAbw/s3072/P4240051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These will play a crucial role. I would also like to play some of the lesser known Dark Age battles such as the one at Nether Wallop near Winchester in Hampshire UK. This was also known as the Battle of Guoloph. The only issue will be the Order of Battle, the terrain and the exact location...but hey, we are wargamers, since when has that ever stopped us! </p><p>On a different topic, I have received my massive parcel of Medieval buildings now from Grand Manner. These are all from the magnificent unpainted limited sale from earlier in the year. To say they have been lovingly individually packed is an understatement. They are clearly very customer service focussed as they were determined that they arrived in a superb undamaged state. I have not finished unpacking them yet, but my goodness, they look superb! The Battle of St Albans and many others including English Civil War, will be played out with these new buildings...when I get around to painting them! First of all, I really need to paint some soldiers! </p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-80574061021497743352022-04-26T19:06:00.002+01:002022-04-26T19:06:35.431+01:00Dark Age Buildings Part 2<p style="text-align: right;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSoUm0IhAg8Mob-EWrsUXts7ePOUegMmDAkLOAcoUD7jtXLxBm3CMSIUXWYV9HH4SA7Cd2djMaCoGJJhFTf_pVYyRRLbGteP0zuIY5_ahPgZLo8KkxBo93k-U4D9awqbUJ3z9L5DOyzNMEPkhwuS0dtc_2pujuLes4C_ADLG2EeAiFRUsExBwAeHNag/s3072/P4240029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSoUm0IhAg8Mob-EWrsUXts7ePOUegMmDAkLOAcoUD7jtXLxBm3CMSIUXWYV9HH4SA7Cd2djMaCoGJJhFTf_pVYyRRLbGteP0zuIY5_ahPgZLo8KkxBo93k-U4D9awqbUJ3z9L5DOyzNMEPkhwuS0dtc_2pujuLes4C_ADLG2EeAiFRUsExBwAeHNag/s320/P4240029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A few more snaps of my Dark Age buildings made by Grand Manner, continued from my last post. All of these are 28mm resin buildings.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b style="font-family: times;"><u>Building Three - <span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">Small Dark Age dwelling thatched -timber and daub</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">There is a joy in trying techniques and then trying to add a few more refinements. There is a muted-ness (is that a word?) in the colours used on these houses. With the flakes of wattle and daub coming away there is an element of decay in these houses. An honest peasant sort of house with this being totally unassuming. Airey, spacious with rustic charm, all terms that modern real estate people might call it. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b; font-family: times;">I know it was just fun to paint, and make it look lived in and blending in with the environment over time. I imagine that the wafts of smoke from the open hearths would be the first thing that an approaching traveller might see, rather than the houses themselves which would blend in so well to the landscape.</span></p><p>Many of the colours used in all of the buildings were the same paints, but I tried very subtle differences just so they did not all look the same.</p><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaWCFT-xYJOPV2QyuMppu5VCYqejfdPxTaYWINC96v-R5TYFiAl0t4ASyWm6YBQ-iUdl_zYlwiQS58EA8sp76810d7aC14wZbZfX9y7EWNpKUD7hTurp47-uaDS7le5Kshw7D_zlzykHLa0RcUtMD_A1yU8oBMXUlxDAO87jRq5zpC-OK-18yppxC6g/s3072/P4240030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaWCFT-xYJOPV2QyuMppu5VCYqejfdPxTaYWINC96v-R5TYFiAl0t4ASyWm6YBQ-iUdl_zYlwiQS58EA8sp76810d7aC14wZbZfX9y7EWNpKUD7hTurp47-uaDS7le5Kshw7D_zlzykHLa0RcUtMD_A1yU8oBMXUlxDAO87jRq5zpC-OK-18yppxC6g/s320/P4240030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDs-nwFb_BDTRarstwZgPLthzaKWGAP_hb3stPBdTKRWov-Bi-YoS8V-Y2HXxL_lAULofGSHR9XRDESe48GRVuVICjSC17C7KxIEaxXjpPAEcvYpHCQY5urdYfnr5mjmbO-khv8FqRBZGqzuYP6sg_jn0PcFmPqDaI1AxmVdVNmJ8edLGxZleu-1jcQ/s3072/P4240031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDs-nwFb_BDTRarstwZgPLthzaKWGAP_hb3stPBdTKRWov-Bi-YoS8V-Y2HXxL_lAULofGSHR9XRDESe48GRVuVICjSC17C7KxIEaxXjpPAEcvYpHCQY5urdYfnr5mjmbO-khv8FqRBZGqzuYP6sg_jn0PcFmPqDaI1AxmVdVNmJ8edLGxZleu-1jcQ/s320/P4240031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLQMvsa9Pzl5601sEjaCrPt4WpJ_PxwLS4KoN3sqUoDj7DtcJ5-wukWo1soA5--QpRKcc0JFw-nYtbnUR7jruUx7l_MCnjK9Zxwc7e3v_5Jhd2TQFr2zrOByFVZolXTXYHhBhwToOve4IhDioJ-AWvlY4yLaiAsvvOfne_y9hw7G9VYeV3KoG8AeOKw/s3072/P4240032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLQMvsa9Pzl5601sEjaCrPt4WpJ_PxwLS4KoN3sqUoDj7DtcJ5-wukWo1soA5--QpRKcc0JFw-nYtbnUR7jruUx7l_MCnjK9Zxwc7e3v_5Jhd2TQFr2zrOByFVZolXTXYHhBhwToOve4IhDioJ-AWvlY4yLaiAsvvOfne_y9hw7G9VYeV3KoG8AeOKw/s320/P4240032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tF_n_42rRXqXlC4Kp4Jz3oVRy3qN6NRNf1ZkImqw2EmEbGH0-uOCOgRKhRYrzrmZo6p_Krwjqi8X8-NO4fVLFDaVSt79bHRv-imB_3lYghQIUJ-btWhfCrOkzmY7W_QHDwomorjPnoXk31Ps2K1xc5pAQS2Vkiya-Ad0OfeRUl6-N_sSd1aUUiUx4g/s3072/P4240033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tF_n_42rRXqXlC4Kp4Jz3oVRy3qN6NRNf1ZkImqw2EmEbGH0-uOCOgRKhRYrzrmZo6p_Krwjqi8X8-NO4fVLFDaVSt79bHRv-imB_3lYghQIUJ-btWhfCrOkzmY7W_QHDwomorjPnoXk31Ps2K1xc5pAQS2Vkiya-Ad0OfeRUl6-N_sSd1aUUiUx4g/s320/P4240033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">Building Four - Dark Age Medium Thatched Dwelling</span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">This is one for the more upwardly mobile sort of peasant. The porch must have been the social equivalent then of having a Ford Mustang in the drive.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">Again I love the little touches that Grand Manner added. The heavy fabric curtains, allowing an element of colour, the axe outside ready for more of the frequent log-chopping for the hearth.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">This building is wood panelled throughout and I really was unsure initially how best to go about this. Again I decided that deep browns were not the way forward, leaning instead towards buffs and greys.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;">The internal details were a joy to paint. The top shelf of the shelf unit was a detached item that was glued on after the lower shelf contents were painted. This was a great idea and gave more space to wield the brush. It was fun painting the contents of the food baskets. I can't recall ever doing anything quite like that before!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAot06hoaztgJlLTCgrEE4mshNCPccDSsVtLvMby-CRuTNIvP6PbyBhemgyEs6dv-356UK0b_d4cbRUEB4Be5Ugvb664zgPydAxzRMxhoVe_ecwmAPI8FuM1NAyR3Td6tgGY9NdlMKAPEtCbKlETSHnmQXpmiqrO_PpHloydiFShnIavmxAoWcil3iA/s3072/P4240041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAot06hoaztgJlLTCgrEE4mshNCPccDSsVtLvMby-CRuTNIvP6PbyBhemgyEs6dv-356UK0b_d4cbRUEB4Be5Ugvb664zgPydAxzRMxhoVe_ecwmAPI8FuM1NAyR3Td6tgGY9NdlMKAPEtCbKlETSHnmQXpmiqrO_PpHloydiFShnIavmxAoWcil3iA/s320/P4240041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I was glad to finish these. I found I got engrossed in the detail and the temptation to keep adding more was ever present. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Amazing to see that wood panel floors are back in again in popularity, a timeless classic look!</div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b;"><br /></span></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMJaovcX_ElGZuDirMelFrHRTXR9IdXjnJQuc_QBort72Zb14zDZcfJw8BswmVJDE8LjnUDREOIQRMXMMsO--d9s-gWh2b5TitIqkTWvcvIhTooeqbI_Wkos_wZnBR1Y9Q6UrO7KvbKEvNAsbzz6zaJ71Wst1aiMg2uiMHM_yXOQiHlyOYpSNPmNoWw/s3072/P4240046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMJaovcX_ElGZuDirMelFrHRTXR9IdXjnJQuc_QBort72Zb14zDZcfJw8BswmVJDE8LjnUDREOIQRMXMMsO--d9s-gWh2b5TitIqkTWvcvIhTooeqbI_Wkos_wZnBR1Y9Q6UrO7KvbKEvNAsbzz6zaJ71Wst1aiMg2uiMHM_yXOQiHlyOYpSNPmNoWw/s320/P4240046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVJFI9K5pi0-Oc2vKrPLZKpucEIwr8AEKolS-GC-ArMEYc73xWadzRs_gG55Z__BOH8HH_eeOOZBH-Ja4eHO9EDY-whiufxmdCCNA98Ny8zuhs30P3cW5T-s1grv9yKdYcM8MHIgcpo6-tAGEerdrLlnp83FIm7LY5ncJoaK37jhU0u-JPtBjZyHiBA/s3072/P4240047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVJFI9K5pi0-Oc2vKrPLZKpucEIwr8AEKolS-GC-ArMEYc73xWadzRs_gG55Z__BOH8HH_eeOOZBH-Ja4eHO9EDY-whiufxmdCCNA98Ny8zuhs30P3cW5T-s1grv9yKdYcM8MHIgcpo6-tAGEerdrLlnp83FIm7LY5ncJoaK37jhU0u-JPtBjZyHiBA/s320/P4240047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9CHh02hxyr9MIk_XyZJmSpN6p1AuoexuMa-SEEllwEN0j1LshvCjS_ebEv91f5DGIT5JxMMScXUP8EbUbvvKX1ZoYrL--ey57BOJitkcOqeY7iINNsO8m9_CuJEMhPl7px_bStXSGejR6k8oTSpYqqBGX28SKUPvC3zqGJvmaixS-A0MyAhEv81MCQ/s3072/P4240048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9CHh02hxyr9MIk_XyZJmSpN6p1AuoexuMa-SEEllwEN0j1LshvCjS_ebEv91f5DGIT5JxMMScXUP8EbUbvvKX1ZoYrL--ey57BOJitkcOqeY7iINNsO8m9_CuJEMhPl7px_bStXSGejR6k8oTSpYqqBGX28SKUPvC3zqGJvmaixS-A0MyAhEv81MCQ/s320/P4240048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUiSLknGz34rka43y3WClkaUMxsQSHwJsXxfETISorlSxC6et-fcto7C_n_CmWvniqRDso1TOI-pnywigJ1C9Zp2mIKh3RXipzE_zgiJf5FR9Mjeyd1L-qJjMTmyRhJGlg2XsRhtoXNJRxWgz3C04vxSqAM7AH0HuZ0sNH-mCUNkb7nN5Kjk62CWq_Q/s3072/P4240049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUiSLknGz34rka43y3WClkaUMxsQSHwJsXxfETISorlSxC6et-fcto7C_n_CmWvniqRDso1TOI-pnywigJ1C9Zp2mIKh3RXipzE_zgiJf5FR9Mjeyd1L-qJjMTmyRhJGlg2XsRhtoXNJRxWgz3C04vxSqAM7AH0HuZ0sNH-mCUNkb7nN5Kjk62CWq_Q/s320/P4240049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ19Yi5fXx8T-DvwpnPAZnFlQB5CpcaS7mXvaOmxIISJTPMo3_ZyFGUHoJXR4mRNbJAXAECyQhb8XwEmevvMELWjAXiM3wx3ahbWAbz1Ld-oCZ0KMnPKQZTkh_j3-qON1z2iib87W7dM15gexrMLQ5gJjdQq4VDx0MSP5_tNSRmfTVpykG-neeDXFxA/s3072/P4240050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ19Yi5fXx8T-DvwpnPAZnFlQB5CpcaS7mXvaOmxIISJTPMo3_ZyFGUHoJXR4mRNbJAXAECyQhb8XwEmevvMELWjAXiM3wx3ahbWAbz1Ld-oCZ0KMnPKQZTkh_j3-qON1z2iib87W7dM15gexrMLQ5gJjdQq4VDx0MSP5_tNSRmfTVpykG-neeDXFxA/s320/P4240050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just some animal pens to go in the next post. These houses were great things to do as a different sort of project. I didn't feel like painting intricate figures last week and I also wanted to practice my techniques as I also ordered a medieval town set just before the Grand Manner unpainted buildings offer expired. These should arrive tomorrow! </div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #342f2b; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br />Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-21624962072972543422022-04-24T01:56:00.000+01:002022-04-24T01:56:21.909+01:00Dark Ages or Early Medieval Buildings - 28mm Grand Manner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The wanderer returns! It's been a busy few months but hopefully normality is back. The first thing I have done since my return is to paint some Dark Age buildings...or early medieval, as it now seems to be called.<div><br /></div><div>My intention for doing this was primarily for using them for the 'Dux Britanniarum' Rules. I had play tested them but without using any objectives and found this was not fair on the rules. It really needed something to add the drama and purpose to the combats. Hence a village.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The buildings are by Grand Manner, and I have long coveted owning some of their fine models. Alas the price was always beyond me. I am one of those wargamers who has always been happy to invest in troops but rarely on terrain pieces. This is changing for me now, I am glad to say. However, I noticed several months ago that Grand Manner were selling unpainted resin models for a limited period. It was an offer too good to miss! So I bought 7 buildings of various sorts.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Building One - 'A' Frame House</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23eXFD7O941dfoHXJ8wqDn31invjluyCwYAG0Evyol8e3g5hlOIK1ugfi62fEA5JzOwdfdfa3IPnVvVg1AA2n-0BDl8tIiMG1MqyHp-AWLMCfnV8WlSo3vf8rnal3BvsVNZ-xPLPW5w3C253PJ3lUWuYNedP-AC9d8Q3Pwib1Xsvaeh6ZsCNrxxLn3A/s3072/P4240020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23eXFD7O941dfoHXJ8wqDn31invjluyCwYAG0Evyol8e3g5hlOIK1ugfi62fEA5JzOwdfdfa3IPnVvVg1AA2n-0BDl8tIiMG1MqyHp-AWLMCfnV8WlSo3vf8rnal3BvsVNZ-xPLPW5w3C253PJ3lUWuYNedP-AC9d8Q3Pwib1Xsvaeh6ZsCNrxxLn3A/s320/P4240020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I would not class myself as a terrain modeller. I tend to stick with model soldiers, planes and vehicles. That kind of thing is in my comfort zone. I have had a go at scratch building bits and have done some building painting, but I always considered it passable rather than good.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hN3Trta0ZjHX4DEFGKtJiHQr5MTIoLc5CtjuKgeQxtW98y-DVskVrzS6BfYRBZ8MVx0oA-L1SIjTYWb0vaOUmhbBo7uvfYtPwwBJ0ldP_MlFRFp80opR3y2pBnexJLfTt8mmuQv24WlgNiyNs9B_HmW7xHI2Syd5Qd7ERrJre8eRR3-dfWIsFlaltw/s3072/P4240022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hN3Trta0ZjHX4DEFGKtJiHQr5MTIoLc5CtjuKgeQxtW98y-DVskVrzS6BfYRBZ8MVx0oA-L1SIjTYWb0vaOUmhbBo7uvfYtPwwBJ0ldP_MlFRFp80opR3y2pBnexJLfTt8mmuQv24WlgNiyNs9B_HmW7xHI2Syd5Qd7ERrJre8eRR3-dfWIsFlaltw/s320/P4240022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to make a real effort on these. One thing that helped was the very clear definition of the superb casting. I realised that with washes and dry brushing I could probably get a good effect. I set about studying as many real thatched buildings and model buildings on line. One thing that was apparent was how cut wood isn't really brown. It is almost anything but, but I think we tend to be used to seeing shades of browns with our modern shed paints.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcSdNDSUL73Qr1QHqgbIPq5_slt3CCxADb7e8IdKDrcLVlOhc_bLEibXErIuB1iqmKaBA7cCBTHml5sS4iDu5CsuJwQVuUBWIfnjIc6FqRjCA9i0Vk65Zo_wDxz-44lwTTS-zxMP8HrdUMJsyaUqwRsYDfPWjvTELPGCm9EVeeOIv9L0FFYZc_evN-A/s3072/P4240023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcSdNDSUL73Qr1QHqgbIPq5_slt3CCxADb7e8IdKDrcLVlOhc_bLEibXErIuB1iqmKaBA7cCBTHml5sS4iDu5CsuJwQVuUBWIfnjIc6FqRjCA9i0Vk65Zo_wDxz-44lwTTS-zxMP8HrdUMJsyaUqwRsYDfPWjvTELPGCm9EVeeOIv9L0FFYZc_evN-A/s320/P4240023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So following some minor de-flashing, and washing, I applied a Vallejo Burnt Umber undercoat and off I went! My method really involved applying lighter and lighter shades and then an Army painter wash or several and then re-highlighting. This proved to be very effective. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirywbcdV0IDrk6dZCjMjnAYwVTSBmEe61KcsId-oMDeZYRMqV5J6PdR97867jnVJWqbrbLC7WaYURQjio01tFD5SJz0D_B-6Cv3FpycsQcKFla1T7Rsf0hfmtJxWjMLnJeTsVahFsZ3klmorDTOnHNhM6G2Ni_CV5DUgw9aA0bCwGDsnxfZiOOUxEqMA/s3072/P4240024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirywbcdV0IDrk6dZCjMjnAYwVTSBmEe61KcsId-oMDeZYRMqV5J6PdR97867jnVJWqbrbLC7WaYURQjio01tFD5SJz0D_B-6Cv3FpycsQcKFla1T7Rsf0hfmtJxWjMLnJeTsVahFsZ3klmorDTOnHNhM6G2Ni_CV5DUgw9aA0bCwGDsnxfZiOOUxEqMA/s320/P4240024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I really liked the small details in the houses that can be seen inside. These are all part of the wonderful resin casting and not something that I have added afterwards.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Building Two - Wattle and Daub Store Hut</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>All of the buildings have so much character and were great fun to try techniques out on. This store hut looked like it had seen better days, so I tried to find ways of ageing it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP40HlQMTXTmINOI1lO4OEp5y_GCEOrSGqn0WZWGKfwPvZ9C-7QoMgPP0gt1DXLhW39d84PGwJzJ3BMmeiZapNcQRqZjeNZpHoa-p5fQH4sQWyo9wsFPkp_RqKI7pa9feEaerqitT5UatTIOo_W_nwJwEMoeFagIo5FiRsFqzq7MweXec4POsZMAjmQ/s3072/P4240025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP40HlQMTXTmINOI1lO4OEp5y_GCEOrSGqn0WZWGKfwPvZ9C-7QoMgPP0gt1DXLhW39d84PGwJzJ3BMmeiZapNcQRqZjeNZpHoa-p5fQH4sQWyo9wsFPkp_RqKI7pa9feEaerqitT5UatTIOo_W_nwJwEMoeFagIo5FiRsFqzq7MweXec4POsZMAjmQ/s320/P4240025.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Army painter washes were great to apply to reduce some of the whiteness and introduce decay to it.</div><br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7GT4pML8OIKw-3pwQqzi3jjMES9XcHKeGl8exd_uhzm0nxofmjeAYNDL8JSKGVJ4r5XaF9gcll5isqCwLwXqAMumRQU5DZ9wQHZxkrHcI3Zx0JzQlDmvbGeIuwGCn4YG29YRhGLXKLdz_AY7sSoAHWTZLkke3MmNn9VS9OlgYMy8yQh_Ssett24Big/s3072/P4240026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7GT4pML8OIKw-3pwQqzi3jjMES9XcHKeGl8exd_uhzm0nxofmjeAYNDL8JSKGVJ4r5XaF9gcll5isqCwLwXqAMumRQU5DZ9wQHZxkrHcI3Zx0JzQlDmvbGeIuwGCn4YG29YRhGLXKLdz_AY7sSoAHWTZLkke3MmNn9VS9OlgYMy8yQh_Ssett24Big/s320/P4240026.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'll post the buildings in several parts as I seem to have to post one picture at time or they all go in reverse order. There must be a better way of posting pics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5f5OtFTsPKq0a5wGtKr2fOopurCBtRsokfkGiFvr4RTtHpKgNf-OGGsrUL-QviQ8kO8_DIWsyl2P9_e27V1uCIkSw_Pkvn46a0ZGvwqfEoomLOdG-ATWlE7tmwr8sPVPW57DhytlrO4coSvL3d6yx8rUkAMMcZfdMPmHco1J2GhprnjSAJtg8bhliZg/s3072/P4240027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5f5OtFTsPKq0a5wGtKr2fOopurCBtRsokfkGiFvr4RTtHpKgNf-OGGsrUL-QviQ8kO8_DIWsyl2P9_e27V1uCIkSw_Pkvn46a0ZGvwqfEoomLOdG-ATWlE7tmwr8sPVPW57DhytlrO4coSvL3d6yx8rUkAMMcZfdMPmHco1J2GhprnjSAJtg8bhliZg/s320/P4240027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Anyway, I'll leave these for now and continue shortly (without a gap of 4 months this time!)</div></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-49224945529384378652021-12-31T22:19:00.002+00:002021-12-31T22:19:24.090+00:0028mm - 1066 Norman Infantry - Victrix <p>A Happy New Year to you all! I am just writing this in the last hours of 2021. I know this is my 2nd post in less than a week after an absence of 6 months, but I wanted to do one more post to finish the year on.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM1ReMN_O_94u75tlBYjCXoqZ1Ehear6CeBqeSQPbByruiADlptPjCwKQW7sSNOfE0qFc-qX6g-P_c1POlHn2bB0zmIRB86v8eaFPMbC2Ni1gPwDORyH0PiXrMo5Jw32jFJscLONtTOM6r71YZ03ucjuk7zPDomyhXFV-GJCUplpzXhSgZNplTqdbl4w=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM1ReMN_O_94u75tlBYjCXoqZ1Ehear6CeBqeSQPbByruiADlptPjCwKQW7sSNOfE0qFc-qX6g-P_c1POlHn2bB0zmIRB86v8eaFPMbC2Ni1gPwDORyH0PiXrMo5Jw32jFJscLONtTOM6r71YZ03ucjuk7zPDomyhXFV-GJCUplpzXhSgZNplTqdbl4w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the plastic 28mm Norman infantry from Victrix. I must say that I really enjoyed building and painting these. There are many options of heads and weapons and I don't think that I have two in this selection (it is only about a third of the pack shown here!) that are completely identical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3wf0hCAOURdgDCRry-cdj0p6DTrpCxnK0ZW8NritPKO7TZJaZ3uNXu-wQe7YWicSluubREB9soS4iifO5S-GfsY9c7tKr0p_cVDBRvm0iEAdslGVBuzLBkGnhlgZKlic0D3cX1B7_6Ti4ixzVxIJOrXNOm6o1RJcXzMYPVawJkYTmWz_ybkxhNj_1cw=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3wf0hCAOURdgDCRry-cdj0p6DTrpCxnK0ZW8NritPKO7TZJaZ3uNXu-wQe7YWicSluubREB9soS4iifO5S-GfsY9c7tKr0p_cVDBRvm0iEAdslGVBuzLBkGnhlgZKlic0D3cX1B7_6Ti4ixzVxIJOrXNOm6o1RJcXzMYPVawJkYTmWz_ybkxhNj_1cw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The figures are slightly taller than the Old Glory, Conquest Miniatures, and Gripping Beast that my Norman Army is so far comprised of. If I keep the Victrix figures in their own units then I think it will not cause issues.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0uYJqPy7tHIEu0-_4fqUQ8eotITtDrooeHFHcDV6lR5pljzDI7NfLAr7qA-TlUgDzp0ErW6PVWa_Ginh8p13SaEJjOzysF1rKgcPcvoUNl5Py89o8Ey2eWGd45KxuE6rkpgwwd0p5HVP_tlUkMrH3-KySqgz6poKaZomYCgh6JKDWsBq-c_Ban6e0RA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0uYJqPy7tHIEu0-_4fqUQ8eotITtDrooeHFHcDV6lR5pljzDI7NfLAr7qA-TlUgDzp0ErW6PVWa_Ginh8p13SaEJjOzysF1rKgcPcvoUNl5Py89o8Ey2eWGd45KxuE6rkpgwwd0p5HVP_tlUkMrH3-KySqgz6poKaZomYCgh6JKDWsBq-c_Ban6e0RA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been continuing to experiment with new painting techniques. Mainly this is to try to speed up the process. There are just so many things that I want to paint and spending a month on a unit is just too long. I have bought a set of Army Painter washes and used these to do the lowlighting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLC1ZBmsjavMet7DfPUKivnZz2q6FkP0-FDlmy0Z6U8_G-dXAllfDbiDiP5iqijzHwSSZMtfdrCkypAFgCznrL7-TszcsWcwzH-Bei8OSI6ScY1hGPiY0apUkmp_fTMwYR7C8f4ZUdshibqY98-t1SCPQhmtKz8VNCs8LNEAkZyMZv-HYLmhlnpplJUA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLC1ZBmsjavMet7DfPUKivnZz2q6FkP0-FDlmy0Z6U8_G-dXAllfDbiDiP5iqijzHwSSZMtfdrCkypAFgCznrL7-TszcsWcwzH-Bei8OSI6ScY1hGPiY0apUkmp_fTMwYR7C8f4ZUdshibqY98-t1SCPQhmtKz8VNCs8LNEAkZyMZv-HYLmhlnpplJUA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My method now subdivides into 4 'blocks': 1 Basic Painting - starting with a black undercoat and then a semi drybrush of white to show details and yet leave black in the deepest creases. I then use light shades for the clothing and skin (in Foundry paint terms this is the lightest 'C' shade). This light method is continued on everything, wooden weapons shafts, leather etc. Only the weapons are not done with a silver but a medium metal shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG9aOE3jh6Og5n5zqafjZ5jf_6V90tRKwJ3oMadg61jVfBnULlNo5scYmT3i0kW2VMLFYSpxpzUcSl-Y9ErBqHIbK6517opWXl045D4n4flfmQIh2_zqKB9qR2FmtjsG086UGnrzICgwxTGI7n_H6cYAjrWkmfTunDZcueI2_wMmNuMOH8rZOuIk_67g=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG9aOE3jh6Og5n5zqafjZ5jf_6V90tRKwJ3oMadg61jVfBnULlNo5scYmT3i0kW2VMLFYSpxpzUcSl-Y9ErBqHIbK6517opWXl045D4n4flfmQIh2_zqKB9qR2FmtjsG086UGnrzICgwxTGI7n_H6cYAjrWkmfTunDZcueI2_wMmNuMOH8rZOuIk_67g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is then followed by 2. The Wash Phase - I apply appropriate washes. By appropriate I mean green wash over greens etc and flesh wash over skin etc. Where there is no wash to match the colour I tend to use Army Painter soft tone. Armour and weapons gets 2 coats of Strong tone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWcY1oWV30KpRfhtqlt26eUXVKvI6QNCv5CrVX1aIIu3utDOFRxF1fB5vBciHDSIhWbPmHIDMVnZ1UkjvsHbbaNTYSE08sa96U1No1Z_2of7odpOQwyktgmqM3VwOuBDQHjWH0MqAaOBeDouFtEbBK1496h1tDyOmACs393E2u36Pnk5ebcQMdK_lD-g=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWcY1oWV30KpRfhtqlt26eUXVKvI6QNCv5CrVX1aIIu3utDOFRxF1fB5vBciHDSIhWbPmHIDMVnZ1UkjvsHbbaNTYSE08sa96U1No1Z_2of7odpOQwyktgmqM3VwOuBDQHjWH0MqAaOBeDouFtEbBK1496h1tDyOmACs393E2u36Pnk5ebcQMdK_lD-g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next is 3. The Highlight Phase - I go back over with the light colours on tops of creases and put detail on, such as eyes, lips etc, lace work, hair and beards etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSpQzO3MIr2TCBUo7HVK_R23vM3hpV5nv3LHvKmZHxlSkKCMpxoqJvYPqHjy7s7EA6QE2ONPNozFeRBd0PiDMz5cDxJFUHXCrzdsbYdUzmO63S7_AwfPrUspzosNYCcnedaLwexxw3fiI9529mjmWBzyg5Wk9gch_2ewCy6bqaWzwzGeQMFJmEVQ3rwA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSpQzO3MIr2TCBUo7HVK_R23vM3hpV5nv3LHvKmZHxlSkKCMpxoqJvYPqHjy7s7EA6QE2ONPNozFeRBd0PiDMz5cDxJFUHXCrzdsbYdUzmO63S7_AwfPrUspzosNYCcnedaLwexxw3fiI9529mjmWBzyg5Wk9gch_2ewCy6bqaWzwzGeQMFJmEVQ3rwA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally phase 4. The Final Bits - this is black lining in (this should be minimal as the shades should have done the work), highlight metal with silver etc, dry brush Vallejo Iraqi Sand to bring out leather, wood, and hair detail. I also use a black paint pen to draw around the inside edge of the shields to sharpen them and introduce shadow. Matt varnish spray and then semi gloss on plate armour and gloss varnish on sword blades and spear points.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-T_gI9Q-YOOoc19AH3O4QGrSqkJM6nn8rKq8VFzl8y6Td20uJYLt_IslRSUxGu9gjsG1xCW-RQ_cnXboaR-gsyiZVAYfjBy8aj7qxlpwavc3CVfTPo5sA_NBOMpLpKR1hxLBLMjhCcJzaRprfrexUngbLt5cN-G6I_00fX9RXLD3LK2tzE32bTyumJQ=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-T_gI9Q-YOOoc19AH3O4QGrSqkJM6nn8rKq8VFzl8y6Td20uJYLt_IslRSUxGu9gjsG1xCW-RQ_cnXboaR-gsyiZVAYfjBy8aj7qxlpwavc3CVfTPo5sA_NBOMpLpKR1hxLBLMjhCcJzaRprfrexUngbLt5cN-G6I_00fX9RXLD3LK2tzE32bTyumJQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will no doubt change this process as I keep on doing, painting is a process of constant evolution after all. I probably won't use this method on Napoleonics and will stick to my ABC Foundry/Dallimore system. For troops of a more rough and ready era, the washes seem to do the trick and to be honest, I don't think they look any different to troops that I have spent considerably longer painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtaqRGBb-r70VUwzefVvUZpRKx9Er6VbnmQ-Str3qXXb9isQTB04vCTMiJ7lRXGY9JBmF8plXBe8W3lOFryKcW8WuE_M13KKbFIFbvfooXP2iRbrhPY-3rpCnAduYsd63u4w-w1q03nJ6IuBhUT21cptWu8wJcRnEIQBYi7Egy1jwzZKSErpIFE3i0aA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtaqRGBb-r70VUwzefVvUZpRKx9Er6VbnmQ-Str3qXXb9isQTB04vCTMiJ7lRXGY9JBmF8plXBe8W3lOFryKcW8WuE_M13KKbFIFbvfooXP2iRbrhPY-3rpCnAduYsd63u4w-w1q03nJ6IuBhUT21cptWu8wJcRnEIQBYi7Egy1jwzZKSErpIFE3i0aA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are more pictures to follow below, but there is little more to say on the painting methods. I am enjoying the quicker results for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgct8xx5YbEH34XTbKD1Pa7ANTl6MkbwMW4EZT-KHUzj1qwYLgEDdyudf8Yg3TCGRrudGr0DoJClfKRYzBZT731T6GUpTz1HYufLmVdLh3GSSCjMAEzG1qapi31nuCpwNuGgryD_NwqSevSs0iEXtgIa87HVpgGoPSkvmf_73mp_PajrFtaekYIUc7PRg=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgct8xx5YbEH34XTbKD1Pa7ANTl6MkbwMW4EZT-KHUzj1qwYLgEDdyudf8Yg3TCGRrudGr0DoJClfKRYzBZT731T6GUpTz1HYufLmVdLh3GSSCjMAEzG1qapi31nuCpwNuGgryD_NwqSevSs0iEXtgIa87HVpgGoPSkvmf_73mp_PajrFtaekYIUc7PRg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm8n6OMcj-TOVK-Tls7SbQgWdysXUbBvYLe5T4jor0q63QF4ONex6OQvWnBrM4MNdOrLjsqaSybnmXTRG2GtdtNLB0pIvx3jjI4SkXIzotMGpkH8uGtp9f2MZqF_a-8RXGAhIqaggDZGi8W4rfjlTyYuCL3FBFvgfAIXUiwZyAv1TLZBA-e4QlSxvPZw=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm8n6OMcj-TOVK-Tls7SbQgWdysXUbBvYLe5T4jor0q63QF4ONex6OQvWnBrM4MNdOrLjsqaSybnmXTRG2GtdtNLB0pIvx3jjI4SkXIzotMGpkH8uGtp9f2MZqF_a-8RXGAhIqaggDZGi8W4rfjlTyYuCL3FBFvgfAIXUiwZyAv1TLZBA-e4QlSxvPZw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaHh-mvLNv61jAdAkmR9fXliOTaaQ-YlZO0-Fh6c4_mPzW21DwuoWbVr6xWVQF3zQ2YSSfu0xkHO0JDGqb0HRYKMobN0bw5IEBCAbZ9RUde9KNcZGACOhYXpqFgTlE04hQSDRNkMJYckrwOrODnkshIlkz56TboYHmMjZOcw-52l1XL-Z0zwPvzmsXfA=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaHh-mvLNv61jAdAkmR9fXliOTaaQ-YlZO0-Fh6c4_mPzW21DwuoWbVr6xWVQF3zQ2YSSfu0xkHO0JDGqb0HRYKMobN0bw5IEBCAbZ9RUde9KNcZGACOhYXpqFgTlE04hQSDRNkMJYckrwOrODnkshIlkz56TboYHmMjZOcw-52l1XL-Z0zwPvzmsXfA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlRgjuiHzg3AEb45NZklBgNAwdIKm-x3Rtlyqjmdc0GrQcB1MHNX2MbZ8is5cRmKGYdzljHVVzOXMVoygFgilxrXfn_IR0i91o7FcDOL3lR5prXrAMLr2NDMbqRKZIvdqVXbJax9k0D85a9LvS1r-pJXDIc4JAfvcxt75vInqwwPGR-LkxmgHJ1JBdDQ=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlRgjuiHzg3AEb45NZklBgNAwdIKm-x3Rtlyqjmdc0GrQcB1MHNX2MbZ8is5cRmKGYdzljHVVzOXMVoygFgilxrXfn_IR0i91o7FcDOL3lR5prXrAMLr2NDMbqRKZIvdqVXbJax9k0D85a9LvS1r-pJXDIc4JAfvcxt75vInqwwPGR-LkxmgHJ1JBdDQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW0mkZJ_rIzve1lyo3ZDHYIlgOhPuKUXFCzKKQN8VC8BPiX5bO9FuHFcOES9jyit2u_UGVHuBTcAQAMmHxUD7Es8yhOXwmbe5Mjmhdfsj3EnZxHZsCm715WBGCtDiwaTyJx8P5EutKECKPDYXjPEhFZVUuG7idyi8j82WhyLhabNaYOIQEu2ndWn-nmQ=s3072" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW0mkZJ_rIzve1lyo3ZDHYIlgOhPuKUXFCzKKQN8VC8BPiX5bO9FuHFcOES9jyit2u_UGVHuBTcAQAMmHxUD7Es8yhOXwmbe5Mjmhdfsj3EnZxHZsCm715WBGCtDiwaTyJx8P5EutKECKPDYXjPEhFZVUuG7idyi8j82WhyLhabNaYOIQEu2ndWn-nmQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Interestingly I found a sheet of paper today that I wrote in 2013 listing my projects and future projects and giving them the status of 'not started', in progress, and 'playable armies'. There were many armies either not started or in progress. I was delighted to see that I could now turn most of these armies into 'playable' as the troops have increased in number since then. <p></p><p>Each time I play a game now, I seem to make a list of anything that seems to be in too short a number and then proceed to place an order. It does seem that each game I play now costs me around £50 now in orders made straight after the game to fill in troop gaps! </p><p>Anyway, it's all part of the fun.</p><p>I wish you a HAPPY 2022!!!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759788396515762996.post-39230802534991944732021-12-24T21:31:00.004+00:002021-12-24T21:36:40.812+00:00Battle of Hastings 1066 and Happy Christmas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, I'm back! That was a longer absence than I expected! I was determined to get at least one more post in before Christmas, mainly to thank you all for your kind comments on my posts during the year, but also to wish you all a very Happy Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have been busy painting and playing some excellent games too. Since July, blogging posts have taken a back seat as my second job became busy and also the shooting competition season started in earnest (after having been postponed for so long due to Covid). Something had to give and it was the blog posts.<div><br /></div><div>I have lots of freshly painted units to take photos of and post but this is all going to take time. This might well be where the holiday period comes in very handy.</div><div><br /></div><div>The posts below are from a very recent Battle of Hastings game. Ian commanded the Normans and I took charge of the Anglo-Saxons: <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf7Fil8NvaLQD6jgIO-nMN8EY8gBw-eQfAvlxx5hQqek8c_wuBBzY-Gz9-aVbSO0AEkJsHHIgEnOiJs2bfShrNCQH3ej1FjWD2W_dS5b7M0KI9dS7PCPhwWG6dowep3MWGIxqHhMJado4NMjOtBf2h8WQPBmIE_fHfIAi3rxfY8yb-AYiYn3EkPmnv-g=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf7Fil8NvaLQD6jgIO-nMN8EY8gBw-eQfAvlxx5hQqek8c_wuBBzY-Gz9-aVbSO0AEkJsHHIgEnOiJs2bfShrNCQH3ej1FjWD2W_dS5b7M0KI9dS7PCPhwWG6dowep3MWGIxqHhMJado4NMjOtBf2h8WQPBmIE_fHfIAi3rxfY8yb-AYiYn3EkPmnv-g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As per the historical battle, the Anglo Saxons awaited upon Senlac Hill for the advance of the Normans. The rules used were 'Hail Caesar' which ,when tweaked for the period of history being played, we generally find to be excellent. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF5BxjjdrPBIy3zHIsa27LA2lKXph7_85VF2ZGIhIS3v9_er82RJVP6f4L1vstFJ_USe9TZtLI_g-OB4AaY3s8jsJ1Np2ILhgNxVDek_I5l5NKgzHTA2dBui29juqNSe1ocBmQOuyu646XDzv1IUYiPkuvrphE1eIW8BYOdxm8pHge7J1NKlmnE6n2Jw=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF5BxjjdrPBIy3zHIsa27LA2lKXph7_85VF2ZGIhIS3v9_er82RJVP6f4L1vstFJ_USe9TZtLI_g-OB4AaY3s8jsJ1Np2ILhgNxVDek_I5l5NKgzHTA2dBui29juqNSe1ocBmQOuyu646XDzv1IUYiPkuvrphE1eIW8BYOdxm8pHge7J1NKlmnE6n2Jw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few skirmishers seen leaving the Anglo-Saxon position to hurl sling-shot at the approaching Normans. Various extra rules have been put in place. For instance Huscarls form the front rank. As soon as a unit becomes worn, the rear Fyrd fill the front lines and their stats are used instead. This represents the fatigue and disproportionate weight of combat wearing out the Huscarls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdrPmdz17jbSIUK_8X4gaAq8I6CmNEvuxMEOGhyrUGjp5jgqjPL-EaPjygtXXPSCvZ_cII7UARulp-EGyqLcpiZS8f8xX1CUF89JaK4MuGdS_QLihTLt3oCLHpnuzqPL-gIQpNz9Cp33i1DBsLKu35dhO_KOHLwW_91qYV0qjUsJ1URSZ9zmK0L3yW7g=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdrPmdz17jbSIUK_8X4gaAq8I6CmNEvuxMEOGhyrUGjp5jgqjPL-EaPjygtXXPSCvZ_cII7UARulp-EGyqLcpiZS8f8xX1CUF89JaK4MuGdS_QLihTLt3oCLHpnuzqPL-gIQpNz9Cp33i1DBsLKu35dhO_KOHLwW_91qYV0qjUsJ1URSZ9zmK0L3yW7g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Normans advance solidly onwards. The Normans are a mix of Conquest Games, Old Glory and Gripping Beast. I have just added Victrix Normans to their army (these are slightly larger but look fantastic).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1HCrVdMdkUQJ5QAfoEOfCMLG52RjwiBYPbIvX5i0lTYpiI5jeoJ9uZ4Je5jMtIzWyJF6fT1gQlk46qzMJmO_RJagBAf7AVj3My3-mstDa15e_G4sxsUGNAyd1zjiTFTCy-fzbvDAOmqvYvB1FpbyvDdc1DkyQ6mXEr7ecONG3BMl-1JIHp5ztpNA4rw=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1HCrVdMdkUQJ5QAfoEOfCMLG52RjwiBYPbIvX5i0lTYpiI5jeoJ9uZ4Je5jMtIzWyJF6fT1gQlk46qzMJmO_RJagBAf7AVj3My3-mstDa15e_G4sxsUGNAyd1zjiTFTCy-fzbvDAOmqvYvB1FpbyvDdc1DkyQ6mXEr7ecONG3BMl-1JIHp5ztpNA4rw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The infantry melee begins! The red dragon banner of Wessex in the foreground with King Harold attached ready for combat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC2q2mbE27aYJiXXA2oXvonZM-QHG-j2J1QesKg0EiRZjojhBkigcfSNXs66skDJxd1DUf01FLp4AWQADD-x8MlsigNp8GZMPr3NHxRIvJ_tfvI7w1aGCjrF1wBSDswSSC5Ytf0Xog0mIf-kdFP8L5x5yz4yyfPZzOAwlBhNhxKeTs7BQj84YxGwfIsA=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC2q2mbE27aYJiXXA2oXvonZM-QHG-j2J1QesKg0EiRZjojhBkigcfSNXs66skDJxd1DUf01FLp4AWQADD-x8MlsigNp8GZMPr3NHxRIvJ_tfvI7w1aGCjrF1wBSDswSSC5Ytf0Xog0mIf-kdFP8L5x5yz4yyfPZzOAwlBhNhxKeTs7BQj84YxGwfIsA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The red pipe-cleaners denote 'worn' status. The Normans attacking uphill into the axes and spears of elite troops suffer but they achieve their goal of wearing down the Huscarls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVWbJYMUFuhF1QaU66b825oKkOP_-PLSLbCpGYo7Roya-Q_pRxo0NdjL3GXTL1jjFARcvTp9U6yCuidtej4LlahQFiUozCoGBOUIdiEuUlFAVD4DUV2AdMRJt54wQhkKZ1ZcM8cZIPxLWjlfUShiZshVwsWKc32GeQE2k9MfiwU6EOHIPMdgW1PDVHTA=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVWbJYMUFuhF1QaU66b825oKkOP_-PLSLbCpGYo7Roya-Q_pRxo0NdjL3GXTL1jjFARcvTp9U6yCuidtej4LlahQFiUozCoGBOUIdiEuUlFAVD4DUV2AdMRJt54wQhkKZ1ZcM8cZIPxLWjlfUShiZshVwsWKc32GeQE2k9MfiwU6EOHIPMdgW1PDVHTA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Casualty markers increase among the Anglo-Saxons (Aeronautica Imperialis flight bases - most useful for the Stamina and excess casualties stats - they do need to be made prettier though!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUlaXyRKw8_ob9aKCRPmQWHzpSVFg0LSaOZVUipgqQ87fiyb8T4dg9hDMmiagIG4O-QzUkYA4E42PEhg0m9Cz9Q7OIzPILswvy_7vPPdEmfDYRziyfbd-w-cY0U1m1GdsTI0Dhn_COy_osP5CFR7Dj6muve11CEOkm4MzuPKwldWkNkSGfSTDFfcHT_Q=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUlaXyRKw8_ob9aKCRPmQWHzpSVFg0LSaOZVUipgqQ87fiyb8T4dg9hDMmiagIG4O-QzUkYA4E42PEhg0m9Cz9Q7OIzPILswvy_7vPPdEmfDYRziyfbd-w-cY0U1m1GdsTI0Dhn_COy_osP5CFR7Dj6muve11CEOkm4MzuPKwldWkNkSGfSTDFfcHT_Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The worn markers start to appear too as the Norman cavalry rip holes in the Anglo-Saxon line. I might need to reduce the size of the pipe cleaners - it's interesting to see the pics and realise how ugly too many markers can appear</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpx39Vr3Uhmwh4xYDcc0Bh6UEHqNuAyNvWfZWOFhKPQcC-UGXkNgaTefEmTGLL6ZQ81g0kwRii2Wmsmr_JUTZxxBlrS7kjYgNS5DqVeggS95erh_k6jzGg3JtOWvBONxxHtBJmnupHjoaTo4LZCcQQbqoXIKKH3ZcU5y1yPe_0EbpQAOUr-IU9BUYBhw=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpx39Vr3Uhmwh4xYDcc0Bh6UEHqNuAyNvWfZWOFhKPQcC-UGXkNgaTefEmTGLL6ZQ81g0kwRii2Wmsmr_JUTZxxBlrS7kjYgNS5DqVeggS95erh_k6jzGg3JtOWvBONxxHtBJmnupHjoaTo4LZCcQQbqoXIKKH3ZcU5y1yPe_0EbpQAOUr-IU9BUYBhw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the cavalry beaten off the Norman infantry return. This time they force the ridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTBo1DyQBkUcurLXMUE7-k7n08iZ31AoBRJ8ahjyyyi1dq6vUTdjUEt0A7WDxPiBbGW_rI57Nxobgtq06--sRIbT_Xju0B4BZ9BkC3eSgWaRzfAI2H1R461J6FLouh8-Clf8K-W9uK2u90ACIRGNpdxQktnnvs1B4NXiOF3J7HzayEqOG0hnCUxgqprw=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTBo1DyQBkUcurLXMUE7-k7n08iZ31AoBRJ8ahjyyyi1dq6vUTdjUEt0A7WDxPiBbGW_rI57Nxobgtq06--sRIbT_Xju0B4BZ9BkC3eSgWaRzfAI2H1R461J6FLouh8-Clf8K-W9uK2u90ACIRGNpdxQktnnvs1B4NXiOF3J7HzayEqOG0hnCUxgqprw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great gaps appear in the line. In the picture above we see a Norman unit in retreat towards the retreating Anglo-Saxons. The reason for this is that the Norman unit had managed to flank the Anglo-Saxon's and the latter had to turn a unit to fight them. Having won, the Norman's run in the wrong direction. Alas the Anglo-Saxons now have an enemy to their own rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5EUjLPVqiFkzu0DtqJOmiebVOttVo4IHnBB3Bu8GDdLjWk-lEBWYrQOWdicYDiTK8S86B-CYMtDSEqjHKuB9l9685ayB95beKl8F0dZtMosK-hTcXL5FiIvMzr1LMwJr6Un9GCgmsBrSoDyXjrsSTz2-A9UoMZS3Nlfp_kBlmDZ-l1Tbcf3v3-p-W8A=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5EUjLPVqiFkzu0DtqJOmiebVOttVo4IHnBB3Bu8GDdLjWk-lEBWYrQOWdicYDiTK8S86B-CYMtDSEqjHKuB9l9685ayB95beKl8F0dZtMosK-hTcXL5FiIvMzr1LMwJr6Un9GCgmsBrSoDyXjrsSTz2-A9UoMZS3Nlfp_kBlmDZ-l1Tbcf3v3-p-W8A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view from the Norman lines as the gaps are ripped in the Anglo-Saxon shield wall and units break. Ian commands the Normans to a great victory. There are many losses to the Normans but that means more booty to share among among the victors! Another fabulous game!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As usual after a game, I look at the troops where I have shortfalls, and how a collection can be improved. Inspired by the game I usually make an order within a day or two and get painting on the new units. I ordered Victrix Norman Infantry after this game. They really are superb figures and I still have 2/3rds of the order to paint up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, Have a great Christmas and superb 2021 if I don't get to post again before!</div><br /><p></p></div>Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03440418250366404723noreply@blogger.com7