ITLSU 1917 Project

[paulr]

Slow progress yesterday, distracted by domestic duties 

Webbing done on about a quarter of the current batch

Found a little more information on flashes for 158^th Brigade
- 1/5^th RWF Black / White horizontal rectangle, horizontally bisected puggaree flash; Black / White horizontal rectangle, vertically bisected shoulder flash
- 1/6^th RWF Black / Red  horizontal rectangle, vertically bisected shoulder flash
- 1/7^th RWF ?
- 1/1^st Herefordshire ?

[paulr]

Better progress this morning

Finished all the webbing, officers belts and bandileros

Its amazing what gets done when the alternative is doing the vacuuming

[paulr]

Managed to do two thirds of the initial skin coat yesterday afternoon
Also sorted out bases for this batch and started painting them 

A very pleasant evening spent in the Baltic in 1915, unfortunately the Russian shooting was better than the Germans 

Had enough time before I had to leave for the airport, to pick up my wife, to start on the first scenario for my 1917 forces 

Looks like we will be playing a small part of the 1^st Battle of Gaza soon 

[paulr]

Good progress today 

Just a few touch ups to do and then ready to wash tomorrow morning

Making good progress on the bases as well 

Scenario seems to have come together, just need to draw the map, and proof it then I will run it past Peter

[paulr]

Current batch washed this morning 

Bases now all painted, magnetic vinyl and labels to do then ready for basing 

Learning mapping software and drawing a fairly simple map for the scenario, should be ready to send to Peter for review later today

Focusing on the various counters we use for ITLSU, I need to produce them in desert colours so they blend with the table 

[Techno]

Looking forward to the next photo's, Paul !
Cheers - Phil.

[paulr]

Looking forward to the next photo's, Paul !
Cheers - Phil.

A marathon photo session yesterday afternoon means I have photos of everything painted to date.

I should get to process and hopefully post them tonight 

Starting back at work today after my Christmas / summer holidays, so progress will slow 

[paulr]

Map completed and scenario sent off to Peter for review

This is my first ITLSU scenario and first time using armoured cars so I hope I have the balance right

Final details on current batch almost finished, dust highlight, then paint figure bases and they will be ready to base 

Still focused on desert coloured counters, edges left to paint on about half of them. Then they need labels glued on and a varnish 

[paulr]

With time on the train to work today, a quiet first day back, and time on the train home I have caught up with my  reading on the forum

Working from home tomorrow so I should be able to make some progress on the counters 

[paulr]

Good progress on the counters this evening 

Some very useful feedback from Peter on the scenario, thanks Peter 

Processed the pictures I took yesterday afternoon - 43 pictures 

I will post them in batch order...

[paulr]

The initial batch of Ottomans which I first posted on 21 December, now a with improved basing

Regimental Headquarters 1 and Spotter 1




Regimental Headquarters 2 and Spotter 2




Signallers




I only added the static to the signallers because the colour blends so much with the main sand colour. Is it worth adding to others?

Should I get a different colour static grass?

[paulr]

Anatolian Infantry Regiment

1^st Battalion




2^nd Battalion




3^rd Battalion

[Techno]

Lovely stuff, as usual, Paul !!
Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Now onto the new stuff...

Batch 2

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
The inspiration for this project, I was fortunate to get to know a gentleman who served in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Auckland Mounted Rifles





Close up showing the dark green puggaree (hat band) of the Mounted Rifles and the Auckland unit flash, a white rectangle with red vertical strip two thirds of the way to the front of the rectangle

Wellington Mounted Rifles





Close up showing the dark green puggaree (hat band) of the Mounted Rifles and the Wellington unit flash, a rectangle divided diagonally white over black

Canterbury Mounted Rifles





Close up showing the dark green puggaree (hat band) of the Mounted Rifles and the Canterbury unit flash, a rectangle divided into 48 black and white checks (in four rows). I got a bit impressionistic when painting this one 

New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade MG Squadron





Close up showing the dark green puggaree (hat band) of the Mounted Rifles and the MG Squadron unit flash, a rectangle divided diagonally red over black. It shows up best on the Wolseley helmet of the loader in the middle

The Otago Mounted Rifles was serving as the divisional cavalry for the New Zealand Division in France.

[Hertsblue]

Excellent work again, Paul. My abiding memory of Canterbury is rolling fields of sheep (or possibly, fields of rolling sheep).