ECW project - For King and Parliament

[paulr]

A good start on the three Royalist regular pike & shot battalia

Armour and buff coats base coated and dry brushed
Officers' red coats base coated

[paulr]

Officers' red coats dry brushed
Officers trousers base coated

Hodden grey jackets and trousers base coated and dry brushed for every one else
'Uniform' colours are soooo much faster

Hats, caps and bonnets base coated

[pierre the shy]

Hodden grey jackets and trousers base coated and dry brushed for every one else
'Uniform' colours are soooo much faster

From the surviving financial records it appears that each Covenant or Royalist standing regiment, or its Colonel anyway, was allocated enough money to buy enough cloth to outfit the entire regiment so I have asked Paul to do each unit in mostly uniform shade of grey, though not necessarily the exact same shade.....no 50 shades of grey jokes please 

Got the rest of the Irish shot based up and added pin pike flagstaffs & flags for the two commanded shot stands.....they look very good...that baking soda trick with super glue works well 

Started painting the 12 artillery pieces I will be using.....everything from Wymess's frame and double barrelled leather guns to a couple of demi-culverins....

[d_Guy]

As books are the theme today, I think we've discussed this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Regimental-History-Covenanting-Armies-1639-1651/dp/0859761940/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Edward+furgol+Covenanters&qid=1559696673&s=gateway&sr=8-1
But if you can find it in a bookstall or library  - really a wealth of info.

Just found a used  "Killing Grounds" on Abe Books and ordered - Thanks!

[pierre the shy]

Here's some pictures of the latest batch of stuff that I have finished basing up today.....2 Irish Brigade units as Commanded Shot and a couple of Forlon Hopes.

In the grips of yet another Southerly gale tonight so just took them on my worktop under lights.

[Techno]

Look damn fine to me, Peter ! 

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

 

They've based up well and the pins certainly work as flag poles

[paulr]

Good progress on the 'regular' Scots

Boots base coated & dry brushed
Scabbards and belts done
Bags & 'apostles' done
Wood work done
Metal work base coated

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fab

[pierre the shy]

Finished sorting out and cleaning up the last of the Highland figures tonight 

Also settlied on what regiments to represent the Scots Infantry at Dunbar - Most sources give the Scots 15 regiments of foot but some, like the Master of Lovat's were amalgamations of several smaller regiments - Thanks to Fitzpayne Fisher (and later Stuart Reid) recording all the Scots colours taken at Preston, Dunbar and Inverkeithing we have a pretty complete idea of the units involved     

The beauty of using the sabot bases that we have used is that by having two separate command stands I can use the pike and shot figures of the 3 regiments that Paul is doing currently as either Covenant (for 1650 - 1 games) or Royalist units (for 1644 - 45 games) rather than having to buy another 3 complete units.

[d_Guy]

Continuing to enjoy watching your progress and will particularly be interested in seeing your interpretation of highlanders. Keep up the great work!

You are right, sabots allow for multiple configurations, they are, in fact, the Bowser Balls!    (see other threads for meaning).

[paulr]

Finished painting the 'regular' Scots

I'll check them for touch ups later tonight and then wash, final dry brush and paint the figure bases over the next couple of days

Hopefully the weather will cooperate and let me get the next batch, three Covenant regiments, undercoated 

[Terry37]

Always impressive work....and so fast! You all make me feel like I have an anchor tied to my paint brush!!!!

Terry

[paulr]

Touch ups done a couple of nights ago

Wash done last night

Final dry brush and figure bases done today

Weather not promising for undercoating the next batch

[Techno]

Weather not promising for undercoating the next batch

You wouldn't be doing any better, 'up here', Paul.

Cheers - Phil