Now that the order for this project has arrived its time to start a painting diary :)
The original thread for this project can be found here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17224.msg253888.html#msg253888 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17224.msg253888.html#msg253888)
I've sorted Pierre the Shy's figures out and will arrange getting them to him :!!
I tried a test glue of one of the sabots and was pleased to find they went together very easily :)
I've also sorted my order into units, this was mainly to check my calculations :-
I'm pleased to say I seem to have got them right and have all the figures I need for the units I want #:-S
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1824/43059673311_e20617f615_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28B35Gx)
Officers, Artillery and casualties on the left
Horse, Dragoons, Forlorn Hopes and Rabble in the centre
Foot battalia on the right
I did a quick test using blu-tack to check how the foot battalia will base up
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1789/29187763068_9a0f52fa2c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LtdV5h)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/921/28191703477_2ff5cedfa2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JXcRg4)
Are you sure you have enough?
Blimey that was quick work - maybe Mollinary's 48 hour estimate was correct ;)
The sabots seem to work well. Glad we got them with a bigger lip at the back as our detailed labels would not have worked on the thinner edges.
This should keep us entertained for quite a while.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 28 June 2018, 09:25:18 AM
Are you sure you have enough?
As one of our gaming friends says "you can never have too much lead"
Quote from: mad lemmey on 28 June 2018, 09:25:18 AM
Are you sure you have enough?
I thought I had enough AWI when I finished my first project, just finishing up the extra 1,200 of the second project ;) ;D
The AWI Germans have vacated my painting rods so...
A unit of Horse and a unit of Foot have been prepared and washed :)
They will be put on the rods and hopefully undercoated today :!!
Really looking forward to seeing what you can do with these, having seen the magic you worked on the AWI figures,
That looks a very neat way to prepare your troops.
Each of the foot units has figures from 6 different packs so I wanted to sort them all at once to make sure I had ordered the right proportions :-\
It also allowed me to juggle the mix of figures overall rather than risk ending up with too many of one pack/pose left or too few for the last few units
I used most of the EC28 Musketeers, Firing (no rest) I'd ordered in the Forlorn Hopes so the battalia each got one more EC03 Musketeers, Cap than planned
As I paint the units I will probably do some more swaps between units to vary the proportions, e.g. one unit with more firing muskets another with more advancing musketeers
I've gone with one third of the horse regiments with hats EC09, one third with helmets EC10, and the remaining third 50/50 hats and helmets
Some of the 50/50 units will be two brigaded regiments, one in hats the other in helmets. Others will be a mix of helmets and hats
Hats and helmets are spread roughly equally between Royalist and Parliament
A unit of Horse and a unit of Foot undercoated :)
First paint applied for this project :)
Horses base coated :)
Jackets and trousers base coated, those in unit colours anyway :)
Going with a uniform look would be much quicker but I think the units will look much better with some figures in different colour jackets and or pants :-\
Horses highlighted :)
Unit colour jackets and trousers highlighted :)
Remaining jackets and trousers base coated in various colours :)
I do admire your dedication to a project once started. Also I have at last bitten the bullet and bought FK&P - will be using 15mm as I have shed loads that have been waiting for a suitable set of rules for at least 15 years.
Manes & tails done :)
Remaining jackets and trousers highlighted in various colours :)
FK&P give a very good game with plenty of period feel
Wow! That sure looks like a lot of lead to paint!!!! Hmmm, let me see now - how many HOTT armies will that make????? Looking forward to seeing your progress!
Terry
Making good progress, horses and tack done, started riders :)
Foot clothes done, onto bags :)
Are you sure you're a Kiwi and not Polish?
Quote from: Leman on 03 July 2018, 03:20:35 PM
Are you sure you're a Kiwi and not Polish?
Trying to follow the thread. Do you mean this?
(https://leadenshipsandtinmen.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/1b6e5c6a-9c37-4c67-b526-63dcc14fb384.jpeg)
Behave yourself DG. Our Polish workers are exceptionally hardworking - yet another reason why it is foolish to quit the EU.
The B word
Interesting to see where this goes.
Hopefully back on track......quickly.
Cheers - Phil
I am collecting all my Scots figures from Paul this weekend to sort out while he makes a start on some of his units for Cheriton. Also been working out what Covenant regiments to depict....have to choose 12 all up and producing flags for them in GIMP from some templates i found on the net years ago.
Is that back on track now Techno?...maybe l should work for Kiwirail ;)
Quote from: Techno on 04 July 2018, 05:05:34 AM
Hopefully back on track......quickly.
Cheers - Phil
Back on track it should be - watching fools destroy the country is too depressing to dwell on.
Quote from: Leman on 04 July 2018, 09:17:32 AM
Back on track it should be - watching fools destroy the country is too depressing to dwell on.
Isn't watching fools destroy contries the whole
raison d'être of this forum?! :-\ ;)
The sabots are really good idea
Take care
Andy
Well done, Andy. :D
Cheers - Phil
Painting continues, the horse have almost caught up with the foot with all main colours done :)
Hats and caps base coated :)
Started painting the bases :)
Finished painting the bases :)
Hats and caps highlighted :)
Belts and most other details done :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done, skin highlighted :)
Final details & touch ups done :) :)
These will be washed tonight and hopefully based over the weekend :!!
Very interested to see your take on these as I am still painting the same figures. Not for ECW though. It does seem you have a different approach. I always start with the skin, then clothes, then belts etc. So painting from the inside out, if you understand my meaning.
And maybe I can ask you as well. What do you think the flag bearer from the command set is holding in his hand? It's the figures on the outside in the last row in the centre section of your example unit. Next to the drummers. To me it looks like a Colt .45 handgun, but I'm pretty sure that's not what it is. :P
Cheers, Alex
OldenBUA, I use quite a bit of dry brushing so would get 'overshoot' onto skin etc hence I take an outside in approach
I'm also intrigued by what the flag bearer is holding. I've gone with a belt helping to support the end of the flag pole. Zippee looks to have painted his flag bearers this way as well
Once these are based I'll be looking for feedback and suggestions
Figures washed :)
Bases labeled and numbered to make returning figures to the right sabot easier :)
Here's a couple of concept shots of Argyle's cuirassier bodyguard* and a typical highland clan unit that I am going to be using for my Scots W3K stuff. The sabot bases are for FK&P rules and mean that units can be easily adjusted to represent small or large sized units or have a central block of pike inserted if required to represent say a "regular" highland levy regiment such as the Strathbogie regiment that fought for Montrose in 1644/45 campaign.
Highland Batallia
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1788/28510904007_5be0684e51_z.jpg)
Argyle's Bodyguard
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/836/28510904327_bc887974de_b.jpg)
* According to the BCW Wiki this unit did exist: http://wiki.bcw-project.org/covenanter/horse-regiments/marquis-of-argyll-s-lifeguard and besides, what gamer will say no to such a unit ;)
Any thoughts on layout/figure distribution etc?
Indeed, Peter! Everybody needs cuirssiers! This is, after, all suppose to be fun. I have a small unit (which I was tempted to use at Fyvie but probably will be used at Kilsyth). It can be flagged as either Hasslerig's or Argyle's. I Like the way you guys are planning to do the basing.
Quote from: paulr on 13 July 2018, 03:21:17 AM
I'm also intrigued by what the flag bearer is holding. I've gone with a belt helping to support the end of the flag pole. Zippee looks to have painted his flag bearers this way as well
I've always interpreted this figure's left hand to be gripping the pommel/guard of his sword with his waist sash bunched up in front. The flag has a short staff with (I think) a suggestion of a ball on the butt, an arrangement used for flourishing and tossing.
It is somewhat like an inkblot test! :D
Pierre the Shy, looking good :)
One observation, you should have some 40x20 spacers you can use with Argyle's Bodyguard rather than multiple 40x9s
Thanks d_Guy, the sash/sword hilt makes more sense
It's interesting that you mention the short flag staff...
I've had three minor challenges:
- I managed to over wash one of the figures, fortunately only on the pike head and upper shaft, a quick repaint has sorted this (may need a rewash)
- Some how I managed to miss painting one side of the pike heads on half the pikes #-o The light grey undercoat may have been giving a NMM effect :^o Now painted, will need a wash
- The flags I've developed and printed for the foot are too big for the flag staff :o
The information I'd found gave the size of foot flags as 6' so I sized my flags to be 10mm. After some test fitting it looks as though the biggest flag I can get on the flag staff is 7mm
If I've got my arithmetic right that's 3'5" in 1:150 scale, how big are the Pendraken flags :-\
Time to resize some flags and reprint :!!
My 5mm cornets for the Horse do fit :)
I also found that flag staff a little too short. What I have done in some cases is to cut the staff. Then fit the flag on the bottom bit of the staff, and insert the rest of the staff at the top. A bit fiddly, but works for me. The Pendraken flags that I have are 11mm tall, 13.5mm wide.
Yes did find the bigger inserts at the bottom of the pile thanks Paul.
Nice idea if using slightly bigger flags OldenBUA :)
I have found some good online Covenanter flags but at correct scale (about 10mm as Paul says) the "for Covenent, crowne and countrie" (or whatever it is) writing on the "saltire" type flags tends to be largely illeglible and I'm only showing the scrolls on the colonels flags not the actual mottos, though their heraldic devices still show up OK. The unit will be identified correctly on the label on the back of the base.
Quote from: OldenBUA on 13 July 2018, 09:54:16 PM
I also found that flag staff a little too short. What I have done in some cases is to cut the staff. Then fit the flag on the bottom bit of the staff, and insert the rest of the staff at the top. A bit fiddly, but works for me. The Pendraken flags that I have are 11mm tall, 13.5mm wide.
Where this is a problem I have also done the same. To prevent creasing I often fill the middle section with a short piece of fuse wire. I reckon that, to be in scale, the flag should be at least 12 mm.
- I managed to over wash one of the figures, fortunately only on the pike head and upper shaft, a quick repaint has sorted this (may need a rewash) Sorted, did need the rewash
- Some how I managed to miss painting one side of the pike heads on half the pikes #-o The light grey undercoat may have been giving a NMM effect :^o Now painted, will need a wash Sorted
- The flags I've developed and printed for the foot are too big for the flag staff :o Flags resized
Thanks for the suggestions on flag size, I'll have a chat to Pierre the Shy tonight about the Foot flags and staff lengths :-
I'll also print off my resized flags to see how they look, I also came up with a better way of dealing with the 'bit between the two flags, that wraps round the staff'
Figures have had their final dry brush and bases painted :) :)
I've also prepared 6 horse units for when the painting rods free up tomorrow
Flags resized again, this time to 12mm, will print them tomorrow and experiment with extra wire :-SS
6 units of Horse undercoated :)
First two units based :)
The weather was kind today so
- flock touched up
- flags added
- varnished
- pictures taken
Sir George Vaughan's & Colonel Andrew Lindsey's Regiments of Horse
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1803/42556448945_aeb5afeaaf_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27QyVCn)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1786/41653155400_e616823935_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/26sKiVJ)
And with a couple of fillers a small unit of Horse
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1764/42744479094_f2664f5dc1_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/288bCru)
Luvverly stuff, again, Paul ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Sir Thomas Blackwall & Colonel Stephen Hawkin's Regiments
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/916/29590023498_43c5423262_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/M5LB5W)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/841/42744477894_75b229cd74_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/288bC5N)
Two Regiments brigaded to form a battalia, don't you just love the precision and clarity of English ;)
Sir Thomas Blackwall Regiment had black coats and black flags, device unknown. I've gone with the Lieutenant-Colonel's flag
Colonel Stephen Hawkin's Regiment had white coats, flag colour and device unknown. I've gone with a white Lieutenant-Colonel's flag
The foot flags are 12mm square with the flag staff cut and and an extra 5mm of wire added :-SS :)
Thanks for the advise OldenBUA and Mollinary :)
A special thanks to those who convinced me to go with sabots
I'm really pleased with the look and the flexibility :) :) :)
Pike Heavy
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1803/29590022508_051c6b70fb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/M5LAMS)
Shot Heavy
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1809/42744476764_ec1ce0ec52_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/288bBKj)
Commanded shot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1823/29590021888_e4824327f4_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/M5LABb)
Any thoughts or feedback welcome
I'm still not sure about the mix of uniform and non-uniform colours in the units, particularly the proportions :-\
Any odd or jarring colour choices...
Wot I sed before. :-bd
The colours, and the mix, look fine to me. :)
Cheers - Phil
Just superb
Given the paucity of information on the Civil War uniform colours, and to what extent they were worn anyway, I think you have the mix about right. Besides, it does make the units a lot more versatile, especially if you have a few spare command stands to slot in. Very nice work indeed.
"Impressive...very impressive"...they look even better based than when I saw them still on their painting sticks last weekend.
Seeing the first completed units gives me the feeling that my (very long held) desire to play W3K period games is finally being realised. Think we have found a really good combination in 10mm figures and the FK&P rules to make this happen.
Its a long way from my first motivation back in the early 80's watching Peter Livesy's 25mm Minifigs Scots Royalists blasting away their opponents with salvo fire using George Gush's WRG Renaissence rules.
And yes the sabot basing does work well :)
I very much like the mix of coat colors plus you've put in enough of a single color (grey) to make it look like one of the two regiments portrayed at least got an issue of coats. I agree with Leman's comment that ECW gives a good deal of leeway for imagination. The sabots are excellent, particularly putting command on thin strips and using spacers for different configurations. I think that will pay dividends in the future.
The painting's not too either!
One suggestion for some future regiments - put the ORs in a single coat and breeches color but all the officers in civilian dress - I think it is a nice look.
Looking good plus, the sabots are worth the extra effort when done as well as yours. :-bd
They look excellent
Take care
Andy
Thanks all :-[ :)
d_Guy, these units are probably at the most mixed end of the spectrum, other units will definitely have more 'uniform' colours
Looking great Paul. I think the idea for officers is a good one. I cannot recall any indication that any but the most junior (corporals, drummers etc) would have worn an issued 'uniform'. To show their social status they would have worn the best they could afford , within the limits of their budget and practicality. I seem to recall a number of officers with pretensions as 'professional' soldiers would have worn predominantly red. The sabots look brilliant?
Looks fantastic
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My current thinking is to have drummers and 'ensigns' in uniform colours and officers definitely in non-uniform / civilian colours
More progress on the 6 units of Horse :) :) :)
- horses base coated
- horses highlighted
- armour base coated
- armour highlighted
- first of three colours of Buff coats and gauntlets base coated
Remaining two of three colours for Buff coats and gauntlets base coated :)
Buff coats and gauntlets highlighted :)
'Themed' sleeves base coated :)
I've decided to have about a third of figures with one coat colour, based on the flag colour, the rest will be random :-\
Prince Maurice's regiment is noted as having red coats so they are all red :)
All non-themed sleeves base coated :)
All sleeves highlighted :)
Sabots assembled and first coat done on all bases :)
Hats and boots base coated :)
Hats and boots highlighted :)
Manes, tails, hooves and markings done :)
Bases painted and labeled :)
Tack done :)
Skin base coated :)
Part way through belts and scabbards :) :!!
Belts and scabbards finished :)
Final metal base coated :)
Metal highlighted :)
Hair done :)
Lots of pictures taken for my last couple of entries in the painting competition, not from this project
Post processing to be done and entries need to be posted :!!
Very impressive AWI entry Paul and I look forward to seeing pics of your ECW forces.
Thanks Steve, that's all my entries in #:-S
(I don't do Fantasy or Sci-Fi, too much history, too little time)
I need to do a brief report on our refight of the Affair of Abu Tellul :!!
I hope to get the 6 units of Horse finished this week :!!
Then it is either 3 units of Foot or 5 units of Forlorn Hope and 1 unit of Foot :-\
After two full days gaming at Call to Arms one of out local conventions
Progress delayed by Painting Competition and final preparations for an AWI demo game this weekend :(
Looking forward to 2 days solid gaming this weekend with an AWI demo game on Saturday and a WWI 1914 game on Sunday :) :)
Enjoy yourself, Paul ! :)
Cheers - Phil
Thanks Phil, will be a chance to catch up with various friends and should be a lot of fun :)
Finally got a chance to add the last details to the 6 units of Horse :)
Too many distractions, all of various good kinds ;)
Unfortunately the competition closed much sooner in NZ than UK. Half a world away (Oasis?).
First day of Call to Arms completed, a very close run AWI game, lots of positive comments on 10mm :) :)
AAR to follow after the AAR for the Affair of Abu Tellul :!! :!!
Caught up with many friends and reminded of several past games including our refight of Austerlitz in 2005 :) :) :)
6 units of horse washed :)
Second day of Call to Arms completed, a close run WWI game, lots more positive comments on 10mm :) :)
AAR to follow after the AAR for the AWI game after the AAR for the Affair of Abu Tellul :!! :!! :!!
Caught up with more friends :)
I forgot to mention yesterday that we had what may be the first meeting of Forum members at an Antipodean show :)
Rupert of Hentzau, Pierre the Shy and I had a brief chat about the painting competition
Peter and I have known Bryan for a 'few years' ;)
6 units of Horse have had their final dry brush and figure bases painted :) :)
Kiwis rightly dominating the competition I guess! :P
6 units of Horse sorted ready for basing later today :) :!!
2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hopes prepared and on my painting rods waiting for the day to warm up so they can be undercoated :) :-w
6 units of Horse based :)
2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hopes undercoated :)
Flock touched up on 6 units of Horse :)
Armour base coated on 2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hopes (officers only) :)
Flags added and edges touched up for 6 units of Horse :)
6 units of Horse varnished :) :)
Armour highlighted on 2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hope officers :)
Buff coats base coated on 2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hope officers :) :)
Painted and based
36 Foot
84 Mounted
0 Guns
120 Total
Royalist
Prince Maurice & Colonel Richard Manning's Regiments
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1793/43941967281_e72456255f_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14Xx)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1835/29004111847_dffe86691e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LbZDXV)
Sir Humphrey Bennet's Regiment
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1831/43941966871_e48b381bd4_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14Qt)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1800/43941966591_2e37b1b736_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14KD)
Sir Edward Waldegrave's Regiment
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1796/29004110287_3e81e2aa45_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LbZDv2)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/849/43941966331_fb597116c9_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14Fa)
Sir William Clerke's Regiment
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/928/29004109317_442e915624_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LbZDdi)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1819/43941965891_1332bac3c8_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14xz)
Parliament
Colonel John Middleton's Regiment
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1811/29004108327_87ab6bdd46_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LbZCVe)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1777/43941965321_406b77aecd_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14nK)
Colonel George Thompson's London Regiment
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1832/29004107587_2074f90895_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LbZCGt)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1776/43941964901_94762411bd_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29X14fv)
Those are brilliant, well done sir.
Wow! that's an impressive work rate.
Well done, Paul! Well worth the wait.
Superb work once again 8)
You've done them proud, Sir. Of course we've all come to expect nothing less.
The labeling scheme is excellent and very readable (after I figured out TH was To-Hit :) )
:)
Those are some amazing cavalry units. Wow!
Jackets and pants base coated and highlighted in uniform colours on the 2 units of Foot and 2 Forlorn Hopes :)
Started base coating the non-uniform jackets and pants :!!
Finished base coating and highlighting the non-uniform jackets and pants :)
Assembled sabots, painted first side of bases and sabots :)
Base coated hats, boots and shoes :)
Now the paint is dry time to get off the forum and start highlighting the hats and boots :!!
Hats and boots highlighted :)
Second side of sabots and bases painted :)
Weapons done :)
Stocking done :)
Details left to do :!!
Deciding which units to do next :-\
Belts and scabbards done :)
Decided on two more units of foot and three Forlorn Hopes next :!!
Most of the detailing done :)
Bases ready to be labeled :)
Goody...More piccies, soon ! :)
Cheers - Phil
Bases labeled :)
Figures painted :)
Final check then wash tonight :!!
Next batch, two more units of Foot and three Forlorn Hopes, prepared and sorted ready to go on the painting rods :-w
Prodigious work. Very self-disciplined. =D>
Final check and wash done :)
Forecast is good enough for undercoating tomorrow afternoon :-w
Prodigious is a word I have not heard applied for sometime - apt, very, very apt. +1
I totally agree.....But I still want some eye candy ! ;) ;) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Final dry brush done :)
Figure bases painted :)
Hopefully I'll get them based this afternoon :!!
The suspense of waiting for the 'photos is killing me ;)!
Based yesterday afternoon :)
Next batch, two more units of Foot and three Forlorn Hopes, undercoated yesterday afternoon :)
Flock touched up this morning :)
The cold last night, 0 degrees, has slowed the drying of my basing mix so these won't get finished today :(
The forecast for next week is a mix of rain or showers with strong to gale winds :( :(
It doesn't look like varnishing weather until Saturday or Sunday :-w :-w :-w
Yup...whoever thought of global warming obviously doesnt live in Wellington....4 layers on and still freezing first thing....roll on summer ☺
Flags added :)
Edges to do :!!
Next batch 'uniform' base colours done :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 18 August 2018, 10:09:11 PM
Yup...whoever thought of global warming obviously doesnt live in Wellington....4 layers on and still freezing first thing....roll on summer ☺
What a depressing thought....You're looking forward to your Summer......While we're going downhill towards Winter. :'( :'( :'(
Cheers - Phil
Flag edges done on previous batch :)
Still definitely not varnishing weather :-w
Next batch, all base colours and highlights done on jackets and trousers :)
Paul, at the rate you are going I suspect you lot will be playing full games (with painted figures) by your mid-summer!
I have said before but say again, you sir are a machine!
Quote from: Techno on 19 August 2018, 10:36:45 AM
While we're going downhill towards Winter. :'( :'( :'(
It is mid August and already storms are swirling down from our mountains bringing noticeably COLD air! I shudder at the thought of Winter.
My first goal is to paint enough units for the Montgomery scenario from the rule book :!!
Then I'll probably do the extras for the Lessie's Moor scenario from the TtS forum :-\
Looks like we might have a period of varnishing weather today, unfortunately I will be stuck in the office in town ~X(
This is the reason I hand varnish everything.
Armour and buff coats base coated and highlighted :)
Started base coating the hats, boots and shoes :)
Finished base coating the hats, boots and shoes :)
Varnishing weather once it warmed up so sprayed the sabots and some 'fillers' :)
The plan was to spray the figures about now, unfortunately clouding over so I've have to hold off for a while :-w :-w
Highlighted the hats and boots :)
Some of the cloud blew through so figures have been varnished and are currently drying :) :)
Pictures tomorrow when hopefully there will be less cloud :-w :-w
My next batch will include some Colonels, Generals and Commanding Generals. These will be 2, 3 or 4 figures on a 40x40mm base.
Given that most troops will be on sabots should I base the officers on double thickness bases so they are at the same height as the troops :-\
Sounds Like a plan if that will even out a possible height difference. In my SYW armies I have rounded the base corners to make the officers stand out even more.
Quote from: paulr on 25 August 2018, 03:31:18 AM
My next batch will include some Colonels, Generals and Commanding Generals. These will be 2, 3 or 4 figures on a 40x40mm base.
Given that most troops will be on sabots should I base the officers on double thickness bases so they are at the same height as the troops :-\
What about making sabots for them? Or a removable under base - magnets or something to keep them attached.
Then, if you ever want to include the figures within the regimental sabot, or use them with a different rules set, they will fit seamlessly.
Leman, it will even out the height difference. Commanders, attached Light Artillery or Shot and Dragoon horse holders will be the only troops on 40x40 The officers are the only ones of those with labels, which are deeper than the unit labels. I think they'll stand out ok
Interesting suggestions O Dinas Powys :-\
I'm unlikely to want them on the sabots and given the small number of figures involved re-basing X_X would probably be less work than building the sabots
I think I'll go with double bases
Stockings done on current batch :)
Waiting for it to warm up enough to paint, got down to -3 overnight :-w
Warmed up nicely about by about midday :)
Bags and wood work painted :)
Was also sunny enough for some pictures ;)
Lord Hopton's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1889/29335423337_3539397a67_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LGgHjZ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1863/44223176572_7a8e51db57_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2anRkFA)
Lord Hopton's Forlorn Hope
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1852/29335427227_a7fc143e28_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LGgJu4)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1874/44271661111_12a7204a0d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2as8QrV)
Sir Allen Apsley & Sir John Paulet's Regiments of Foot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1880/44223175832_8964ddbf69_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2anRksQ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1874/44223174242_cecfe85215_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2anRjZq)
Sir Allen Apsley's Forlorn Hope
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1900/29335423857_4749be51ce_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LGgHtX)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1900/44223177582_21efa75571_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2anRkZ1)
Painted and based
108 Foot
110 Mounted
0 Guns
218 Total
Those look fantastic Paul and were well worth the wait 8)
Superb work again Paul. I really like the way you have tackled this project.
Very nice Paul, some very good looking units. bases for the Command elements seem to have come together very well in the larger sabot.
I also like the colours on the figures, they are nice and bright,are they painted over white undercoat?
Over a light grey undercoat, in case I miss anything ;)
I'm dry brushing with some quite light highlights
Very nice regiments, awe inspiring indeed.
LOVELY stuff, once again, Paul !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Paul, Just amazing!!! Please tell us how much you have to pay those elves to come in at night and do all that painting for you, and at such a good quality too!!! Really nice. Your basing really makes them look like class act!
Terry
Perhaps Paul works for the NZ Elf and Safety.
Very, very lovely Paul! Captures the visions I have in my head but can never realize. :-bd
Quote from: Leman on 26 August 2018, 04:52:11 PM
Perhaps Paul works for the NZ Elf and Safety.
Or maybe Weta Workshop.
I wouldn't work for Weta Workshop, they push their employees way too hard
I've got behind the scenes a few times through work (IT) and worked with some of them while volunteering on the Great War Exhibition
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11412.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11412.0.html)
Once more, good stuff, Paul! :-bd
Correction
Painted and based
134 Foot
84 Mounted
0 Guns
218 Total
It helps if you put the numbers in the correct column of the spreadsheet
This makes my 48 WWI Germans in 5 weeks look a bit rubbish.
Lovely stands of models.
Great again Paul! Puts my 138 attached shot on 46 separate bases to shame. Ah well, now on to three small units of horse for the Royalists at Marston Moor, Rupert's Lifeguard, Porter's/Newcastle's Lifeguard, and Frescheville's Horse.
It's not a race guys, so long as we all keep painting ;) :)
Glad it is not a race! #:-S ;)
I myself chopped off and swapped six heads, turned some muskets into half pikes and painted nine figures! :O) <- I don't know what this means but like it's looks.
Clown.
Received the new ECW Artillery crew sculpts today, both the Scots and English versions. They are lovely, with lots of character. Looking forward to painting them!
Metal work and most of the details done :)
Hands and faces base coated :)
Sabots assembled and painted :)
Both sides of bases painted, edges to do :!!
Next batch, four units of horse and enough commanders for the Montgomery scenario, prepared :)
Had a bit of a hunt for pictures of the various senior officers, now know hair colours for most :)
Due to portrait conventions of the time I know nothing about what they actually wore, they are almost all depicted in black armour ~X(
Montgomery is a great battle, not often units rally to fight again and win!
The other thing people don't appreciate is how steep the fields are the battle was fought over! Walked them many times as a kid, nightmare!
And the route up to the castle is even steeper!!!
Probably in the field most senior officers wore a buff coat and back and breast, both of high quality. Even C18th senior commanders had their portraits in full armour.
Quote from: Leman on 29 August 2018, 05:00:28 PM
Probably in the field most senior officers wore a buff coat and back and breast, both of high quality. Even C18th senior commanders had their portraits in full armour.
That was my thinking, I'll let my imagination provide the other colours ;)
Finished painting the current batch :)
Wash tomorrow night, when dry :-w
Then final dry brush and figures bases to do :!!
Finished painting and labeling the bases :)
Next batch sorted and waiting to go on painting rods :-w
Stroll on !! :o :o :o
The number of painting 'machines' we've got on this forum, is just astounding.
Cheers - Phil
Hi Phil! :-h
Cut out some 40x40 bases to go under the commander's bases last night as I'd run out of other things to do
Also did some research on the Second Battle of Amman, September 1918, for the last of my WWI centennial series
Final dry brush done :)
Figure bases painted :)
Both before Pierre the Shy arrived to pick me up for a day trip to Palmerston North for a large Modern Spearhead game with some friends up there we don't get to play with as often as we would like
Thanks Pierre the Shy for a nice day trip to Palmerston North / Frankenau, Germany in 1979 :)
I'll post a link to our host's blog once he has a report up, the terrain was very impressive, and the game went well :) :)
Current figures sorted ready for basing :)
Next batch on the painting rods ready to be undercoated if once the day warms up :-w
Basing to do in the mean time :!!
Pierre the Shy has posted a brief report on our 'away game' with a few pictures here, http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17741.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17741.0.html)
Current figures based :)
Next batch, four units of horse and enough commanders for the Montgomery scenario, undercoated :)
Flock touched up on current batch :)
Horses base coated on the next batch :)
The LOA range horses are significantly taller and thinner than the ECW range :-\
The senior officers obviously ride finer bred horses ;)
Flags added to the current batch and edges tidied up :)
Waiting for varnishing weather, rain and gale force southerlies doesn't cut it :-w
Horses highlighted on the next batch :)
Manes, tails & hooves done :)
hmmm lots of shiny new stuff coming out from PM lately........just have to keep calm and stay on target with our ECW W3K project O:-)
Our plan is to do enough English units first to play some reasonable sized games (Montgomery) then start the Scots.
Keeping one eye on the TB stuff coming out for future reference.
It's a frightener isn't it. I've just got sorted for the Hundred Years War and the TB C13th come out for 2nd Barons War :'(
And Steve J mentioned that interesting looking Battle of Britain game at the Cotswold Wargaming Day, and ... X_X
Markings done on horses of the 'next' batch :)
'Current' batch still waiting for varnishing weather :-w
Maybe Tuesday :-w :-w
Armour base coated on the 'next' batch :)
Still only 10C (50F) outside and rained earlier, 'current' batch still waiting for varnish :-w
Armour highlighted, buff coats base coated and highlighted on the 'next' batch :)
'Current' batch varnished :)
Varnish still drying and losing the sun for pictures :(
Jacket and trouser colours base coated and highlighted on the 'next' batch :)
Awoke this morning to rain, so no vanishing on this side of the planet either!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 09 September 2018, 07:18:12 AM
Awoke this morning to rain, so no vanishing on this side of the planet either!
Are you holding the wand correctly? How's your Latin pronunciation? Have you tried other spells? :P
Quote from: Ithoriel on 09 September 2018, 12:22:47 PM
Are you holding the wand correctly? How's your Latin pronunciation? Have you tried other spells? :P
(https://i.imgur.com/moyuwaL.jpg)
=O =D> :-bd
It's wengardium lev-i-oh-sah!
X_X X_X
Aaaaargh !! ;)
Cheers - Phil
Forecast is Mostly cloudy, but some sunny spells this afternoon. Cold southerlies dying out tonight. So I might have enough sun for pictures of the 'current' batch this afternoon :-w
Boots and hats base coated on the 'next' batch :)
Boots and hats highlighted on the 'next' batch :)
Saddle clothes done for the troopers and started for the senior officers :)
Sabots and spacers (under the senior officers bases) glued for the 'next' batch :)
I took advantage of one of the sunny spells :)
Colonel Ralph Weldon's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1860/44558991212_8fc3e9b067_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwtFb)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1896/44558990722_c2114f3f23_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwtwJ)
Colonel Samuel Jones' Regiment of Foot under the command of Lt Colonel Jeremy Baines
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1860/43889884764_7ea1884495_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29Sp8D7)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1879/44558989972_f04bfcca77_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwtiN)
Colonel Adam Cunningham's Mounted Infantry as a Forlorn Hope
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1891/44558989562_3af292de09_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwtbJ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1896/44558989002_7f46a890fa_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwt25)
Colonel Ralph Weldon's Forlorn Hope
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1881/30737928938_161f0b6537_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/NQcVo3)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1896/44558987082_410d8ca6d9_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwsrY)
Colonel Samuel Jones' Forlorn Hope
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/44558988442_ea527dbecc_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwsRq)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1870/44558988102_4444edb9bb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aTwsKy)
Painted and based
245 Foot
84 Mounted
0 Guns
329 Total
Once again, great work Paul. I particularly like the way you have mixed the position of the flags and drummers on each base 8).
Very nice Paul. I do like the subdued colours of the troops, and the brighter colours of the officers. Cracking work.
Absolutely belting, once again, Paul ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Superb work. Really beautiful there.
Thanks all :) :-[
Quote from: Steve J on 11 September 2018, 07:24:44 AM
... I particularly like the way you have mixed the position of the flags and drummers on each base 8).
I'm planning on using the flexibility of the sabot basing to allow me to represent:
- Pike heavy - pike at front with flags behind
- Standard (1:2) - officers and flags at front
- Shot heavy - shot at front with officers behind
Quote from: fred. on 11 September 2018, 07:29:01 AM
... I do like the subdued colours of the troops, and the brighter colours of the officers...
That is thanks to some of the really useful advice I've had from the forum on this project
Terrific looking units.
It's not only the look of the units (painting and basing, etc.) but the inclusion of the commanders' names that impresses me also (presumably the names are historically accurate? - please don't tell me, if not! X_X ).
Here's hoping Captain of Horse Oliphaunt Crumple doesn't turn up.
;D
Have to admit, I've used some made up names in my own W3K (ECW) games in the past ..... Sir Hampden Park, Sir Patrick Thistle, etc. :D
Really nice work again!
Quote from: Westmarcher on 11 September 2018, 10:53:51 AM
It's not only the look of the units (painting and basing, etc.) but the inclusion of the commanders' names that impresses me also (presumably the names are historically accurate? - please don't tell me, if not! X_X ).
All historically accurate, based on the Battle of Cheriton :)
They look excellent
Take care
Andy
Saddle clothes done for the senior officers :)
Started on their cuffs, sashes etc :!!
Quote from: Westmarcher on 11 September 2018, 05:24:06 PM
;D
Have to admit, I've used some made up names in my own W3K (ECW) games in the past ..... Sir Hampden Park, Sir Patrick Thistle, etc. :D
I am tempted to field Sir Rick Astley's Regiment of Foote. He'll never give you up, never gonna let you down... :P
Would he run around and desert?
Well Montrose can have a troop of dragoons lead by none other than one Captain Blackadder......not sure what his first name was ;)
Spent 3 hours tidying up 150 Scots Horse tonight - removing the "mould flller line" to the horses belly on the lancers took a while but they're done, and are ready to pass on to Paul on Saturday for painting in due course.
Quote from: Poggle on 12 September 2018, 02:31:53 PM
I am tempted to field Sir Rick Astley's Regiment of Foote. He'll never give you up, never gonna let you down... :P
There was one (or more) edition/s of White Dwarf where the figures were
named rather than coded, (with something like 12345/6.)
I remember one with the 40K Imperial guard given names from Rush, & Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and others...I think there was another with surnames from the original Marillion line up.
I think I was one of the very few, in the studio, who got it. ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
More progress on sashes etc :)
Tack done :)
First side of bases and sabots painted :)
Someone just posted a scenario for Marsden Moor on the FK&P forum.....15 x 6 table, 15cm grid, over 100 units with 3000 figures.....
Could do doesn't mean should do though ;)
Was it a certain gentleman of this parish!
It is indeed, it can be found here
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tothestrongest/marston-moor-scenario-t1090.html (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/tothestrongest/marston-moor-scenario-t1090.html)
Finished painting the current batch :) :)
Washes etc to do tomorrow :!!
Painted and labeled bases :)
Selected the next three units to do
You're getting faster and faster, Paul !! :o :o :o
Cheers - Phil
Progress has been good :D
I did the wash last night after our game :)
So I've done the final dry brush and painted the bases this morning :)
I've also added 4 shims to command bases where I've mixed ECW and LOA figures on the same base
Started preparing the next batch, three units of foot :!!
Having a break on the forum while I have breakfast ;)
Next batch, three units of foot, prepared, waiting for space on the painting rods :) :-w
Weather looking promising for undercoating
Shims painted :)
Paint on the current batch should be dry enough to move them off the painting rods soon :) :-w
A very productive day :) :)
Current batch based :)
Next batch undercoated :)
On the current batch:
- flock touched up :)
- coronets added :)
- coronets edges touched up :)
Next batch waiting patiently :-w
Blimey, bit busy
Base and sabot edges for the current batch finished early this morning :)
Will soon be dry enough to varnish :-w
Base coated armour on the next batch :)
Highlighted the armour, on what is now the current batch :)
Base coated and highlighted the buff coats :)
Base coated the 'uniform' colours :)
Varnished what was the current batch :)
Took a few piccies as well ;)
Sir Arthur Hesilrigge's Regiment of Horse - two units due to the number of troopers
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1867/44755010471_9f39962682_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bbR8nz)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1858/44036388014_548755b1fb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a6kZXd)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1845/44036390934_96e2eefcf5_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a6m1Py)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1873/30884760268_dce8c59819_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P4btdG)
Sir William Balfour's Regiment of Horse
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/43846052205_3b2a40c179_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29NwtKk)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/42945066160_7736e8ff5d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28qUFZb)
Colonel John Dalbier's Regiment of Horse - the coronet is 'speculative'
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1858/42945065380_64ef36c6fa_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28qUFKJ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1879/30884759218_c58e134213_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/P4bsUA)
Parliamentary Commanders
Sir William Waller, Sir Arthur Hesilrigge, Major-General Christopher Potley, Sir Michael Livesey
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1843/44036388384_a87d93ff24_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a6m14A)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1892/44036385614_84a548294a_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a6kZeQ)
Royalist Commanders
Sir Ralph, Lord Hopton, Colonel George Lisle, Colonel Thomas Howard
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1895/44036388764_0d5ffdc4ec_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a6m1b9)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1861/42945064320_ffd76be7b7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/28qUFrs)
Painted and based
245 Foot
152 Mounted
0 Guns
397 Total
Very nice :)
Those LoA range figures you have used in some of your command stands don't look out of period and complement the ECW command figures well.
Were Hesilrigges Regiment only standard Swedish horse by the time Cheriton was fought?
Great work as always 8)
Yeah, these meet spec.
They look great
Take care
Andy
Fantastic work
Brilliant, Paul !! :)
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: pierre the shy on 18 September 2018, 10:20:08 AM
Were Hesilrigges Regiment only standard Swedish horse by the time Cheriton was fought?
They were Cuirassiers earlier in the war but it seems likely that after Roundway Down they were re-equipped as harquebusiers
They are rated as well-mounted veterans which still gives them plenty of punch
Sir William Balfour's Lifeguard will be my Parliamentary cuirassiers ;)
Highlighted the 'uniform' colours :)
Base coated the non-'uniform' colours :)
Highlighted the non-'uniform' colours :)
Base coated shoes, boots and hats :)
Highlighted boots and hats :)
Musket stocks painted :)
Pike shafts painted :)
Scabbards and belts :)
Metal base coated and highlighted :)
Bags and 'apostles' painted :)
Skin base coated :)
first two hair colours done :)
So - you're making progress then? :D
You could say that ;)
Last two hair colours done :)
As part of this project I'm going to need some ECW era buildings
Can anyone suggest a good source of suitable 6mm scale buildings
Yes, I want Wendy houses ;D
Total Battle Miniatures and Battlescale both do 6mm and 10mm.
http://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/bigbattalions/6mm/pikeandshotte.html (http://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/bigbattalions/6mm/pikeandshotte.html)
https://battlescale.com (https://battlescale.com)
(As an aside, Pendraken's 19th Century American 10mm are very good in my opinion - I just wish the same manufacturer that Pendraken get their buildings from did Black Powder buildings in the same quality)
Leven Miniatures do a great range of 6mm stuff, generally very well detailed and at an excellent price:
http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/ (http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/)
Thanks for the building suggestions, any others I should be looking at?
Very good progress today :)
- finished painting the current batch
- painted the bases
If I get the wash tomorrow night they might be based on Tuesday :!!
I also need to upgrade my hedges as part of this project :-\
I'm using a 15cm grid and none of the commercial hedges seem to fit. The very nice Pendraken ones for example are 80mm long ~X(
I have quite a bit of clump foliage left over from another couple of projects so am experimenting with possibly making my own :-\
I've seen some comments about coating clump foliage with dilute PVA to make it more robust, what is the collective view on this?
My view is yes, I do that all the time. Attach with dilute pva, soak in dilute pva, leave at least 24 hours, varnish with matt spray.
Ratio of PVA to water?
About 50/50 is best, but first time you do that you'll think it's awful. You want the consistency of runny cream rather than syrup...
More water = longer drying time. It might be worth pinning the tufts in place as they dry too.
Many thanks
Highlight before or after soaking in dilute PVA :-\
I'm guessing after to avoid highlights running
After
Quote from: Steve J on 23 September 2018, 07:39:12 AM
Leven Miniatures do a great range of 6mm stuff, generally very well detailed and at an excellent price:
http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/ (http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/)
Always my first stop for new buildings west of India.
Looks like I will be ordering from Leven, their English church and various buildings from their Medieval range :)
My wish list has crept up to 14 buildings :o
Test hedge soaked in diluted PVA :-w
A couple of minor touch ups on the current batch earlier this evening :)
Bases labeled :)
Current batch washed :)
Sorted out the next batch; 3 units of Dragoons and 6 Field guns :!!
:o :o :o :o......You ARE getting quicker & quicker, Paul. Stroll on. :)
Cheers - Phil
I find I do get quicker as I get more familiar with the figures
There are no more "what is that" moments with bits of detail, the ECW standard bearer's sash is a good example of that. Obvious once you see it but confusing until then :-/ :)
I also get to know the 'best' way to paint particular bits, angle the figure that way and the brush this way...
I've done the final dry brush and painted the figure bases on the current batch :)
They should be dry enough to base this evening :-w
The PVA on my test hedge looks to have soaked in and is slowly drying :-w
Needs some highlights, flock and varnish :!!
Based the current batch :)
Weather is not looking promising for varnishing for the next week :( :-w
PVA is probably dry on my test hedge and it is definitely more robust, thanks ML:)
Will highlight tomorrow when I'm sure it will be fully dry :-w
Prepared the next batch; 3 units of Dragoons and 6 Field guns :)
The figures will be going on the painting rods shortly :!!
Bl8mey, and I thought I was busy
:D ;D
Weather was better than forecast so I managed to get the the next batch undercoated :)
Touched up flock on the current batch :)
Also flocked my trial hedge :)
Then distracted by a friends birthday party <:-P
It's strange.....Whenever Paul mentions that HIS weather is getting better.....It reminds me that in the Northern Hemisphere....Our weather is just going to get worse and worse.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Cheers - Phil :)
Quote from: paulr on 26 September 2018, 10:39:12 AM
Weather was better than forecast so I managed to get the the next batch undercoated :)
Don't talk to me about the weather >:( I have been soaked every day this week on my commute in to Auckland
Cheers
Grumpy and damp
At least you know it's going to get better, Ian. ;).......Until it's our turn again.
Cheers - Phil
Did churchyards in England during the ECW include graveyards and did they have gravestones (similar to those provided by Perfect Six) :-\
Hi Paul,
Graveyards as consecrated ground associated with a church have been around for several centuries. The use of upright gravestones (I just looked at perfect Six) I don't think came into common use until the mid to late 17th c. The PS set strikes me as 19th c gothic.
Maybe one of our English friends could go look at some ;)
That was my thinking and it saves me £3 :)
Will be interesting if someone in England can confirm
Most grave markers will date to 18th century or later, that was because if you were rich enough you would have a tomb in church, commoners might get a wooden cross, or be buried in an unmarked or communal grave.
Wot Will just said.
Prior to the Reformation there were practically no grave markers outside the church, anyone who could afford a memorial would be buried inside the church in some manner.
You do see a few grave markers prior to about 1650, but extremely rare. Churchyards were used for all sorts of secular activities (meetings, military musters, formal announcements etc) and lumps of stone sticking out the ground would just get in the way. It may be an extreme example but the precincts of St Pauls in the late 16th/early 17th century, not only hosted numerous booksellers and stationers stalls, sermons and state announcements (like the defeat of the Spanish Armarda) from St Pauls Cross, and various food and ales sellers, but had regular horse fairs and four times a years had a temporary gallows for public hangings.
Thanks Mad Lemmy & Sunjester, definitely saving £3 then :)
Added flags and touched up edges on current batch :)
Highlighted test hedge :)
Assembled guns last night :)
Undercoated guns this morning :)
I'm waiting for some of your 6mm buildings to show up. I keep edging toward "Wendy House". Leman's FPW (et. al.) pics have almost convinced me, just need an ECW nudge to get me over the top!
Give me a chance, I haven't ordered the buildings yet ;) ;D
Base coated the horses on what is now the current batch :)
Cut out and prepared some 15x15 counters which will be labeled up 1 through 10, these will replace my temporary cardboard ones :!!
Varnished what was the current batch :)
I took some piccies as well ;)
Sir Bernard Astley & Colonel Matthew Appleyard's Regiments of Foot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/31089031008_e5ab0c724d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/PnepN1)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1930/44049491205_f6e544cd29_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a7va5i)
Colonel Gilbert Talbot & Colonel Francis Cooke's Regiments of Foot
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1911/44049490875_3725a59a83_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a7v9YB)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1957/44049490795_4ff002f8bb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a7v9Xe)
Sir Arthur Haselrigge's Regiment of Foot under the command of Lt Colonel John Birch
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1972/44049490375_c0ee87a958_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a7v9PZ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1903/31089028518_a830089b22_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Pnep45)
Sir Arthur Haselrigge's Regiment of Foot defending my trial hedge
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1936/44049489775_f6ac152275_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2a7v9DD)
Painted and based
353 Foot
152 Mounted
0 Guns
505 Total
This now gives me enough painted and based troops to do the Montgomery scenario in the rule book :) :) :)
Well done that man :)
When did you say the Montgomery refight was?
I will get Mrs Shy to make those bags this weekend too.
We will have to see if we can schedule the Montgomery refight after our current game so maybe in a week or two :-\
Thank Mrs Shy for me (She is kindly making me a couple of bags to draw chits from)
Those are great and the hedge is superb!
Make sure you get plenty of photos of the Monty scrap.
Excellent, splendid job Sir! Huzzah!! =D>
Quote from: sunjester on 28 September 2018, 07:17:35 AM
Excellent, splendid job Sir! Huzzah!! =D>
Same from me, Paul.
Cheers - Phil
Excellent work
Take care
Andy
Truly amazing work!!!
Terry
Highlighted the horses :)
Painted some 15x15 counters :!!
Further progress yesterday was derailed by driving wife and 5 of her friends to an International Spring / Cherry Blossom Festival :-<
About to start labeling counters :!!
Nice painting. Awesome looking units!
Cleaned up some more highlanders - removed bayonets from jacobite period musket armed highlanders as they're for 1645 not 1745 period.
painted gameboard for another side project, just need it to dry and then mark up grid squares and ready to try a couple of test missions.....tally ho! :-$
Labeled the first 117 counters #:-S
Finished cutting out the other 180 15x15mm counters, should have included them in my ECW order ~X(
Mains, tails & hooves done :)
Markings on the horses done :)
Gun carriages base coated :)
90 counters prepared #:-S
Excellent painting once again Paul 8)
Painted both sides of the 90 counters :)
Base coated some of the barrels from EC26 Artillery equipment to go with the Field guns :)
On closer inspection rather than having wooden tops and metal bands at the top and bottom the barrels appear to have some form of cloth covering nailed on :-\
What colour was this cloth likely to be and were the nails iron or brass (to reduce the risk of sparks)
Painted the edges of the 90 counters last night, glued the labels to them this morning #:-S
Only 90 more to go X_X
Highlighted barrels and gun carriages :)
Quote from: paulr on 01 October 2018, 05:35:15 AM
On closer inspection of the barrels from EC26 Artillery equipment rather than having wooden tops and metal bands at the top and bottom the barrels appear to have some form of cloth covering nailed on :-\
What colour was this cloth likely to be and were the nails iron or brass (to reduce the risk of sparks)
Can I ask what all the counters are for?
Not wanting to throw a spanner in the works, we've played quite a few games, and used very few counters. But we did have ammo and dash marked on printed labels on the bases.
Regarding the barrels - I went with assorted pale browns for the covering, assuming it was either leather or dirty cloth. Nails I just went with a wash for shadow.
The 'counters' are my version of the Victory coins and chits/playing cards used for FKaP, most of them won't be on the table most of the time
We will be using small pompoms to keep track of ammunition, dash and disorder, etc These have the advantage of staying on the stands and so easily moving with the troops
Thanks for the thoughts on the barrels, makes good sense
Base coated and highlighted armour and helmets on the Dragoons :)
Base coated and highlighted metal work on gun carriages :)
Yes, I know the metal work was probably painted but the contrast looks good
Base coated and highlighted buff coats on the Dragoons :)
Base coated and highlighted guns :)
Quote from: paulr on 01 October 2018, 11:47:06 PM
The 'counters' are my version of the Victory coins and chits/playing cards used for FKaP, most of them won't be on the table most of the time
We will be using small pompoms to keep track of ammunition, dash and disorder, etc These have the advantage of staying on the stands and so easily moving with the troops
OK, that makes sense, we have used colour beads for victory counters. The victory counters are another good mechanism, takes a little bit of setting up at the start of the game, but then is super simple during the game, and is very obvious when the game is coming to a conclusion.
I'll be interested to see how the chits go for activation, I ended up getting some small (approx 1 x 2") playing cards so that they fit in the boxes better with 10mm figures.
Fred,
I used small cards for a while also but would often get fumble fingered with them. I now prefer the chits. You can put them in a bowl for easier mixing and I find them less intrusive on the board (I original liked the look of cards but changed my mind). Incidently, while I have the "official" set of chits from Simon, I like the white on black ones I made since they are easier to read. Mollinary painted the "offcial" ones and they look really good. I don't have the skill or patience for that.
I'll try and make sure I include some pictures of my chits and coins when we play our 'first' game
Base coated clothes :)
Highlighted first two clothes colours :)
Prepared and painted both sides of last batch of counters #:-S
Highlighted remaining 7clothes colours :)
Painted both edges of last batch of counters #:-S
Base coated and highlighted hats, boots and shoes :)
Painted saddle blankets and blanket rolls :)
Assembled sabots for the current batch :)
Labelled the last batch of counters #:-S
Painted all the wood work, belts and scabbards :) :)
Painted both sides of the sabots and bases :)
Varnished the last batch of counters #:-S
We finished our WWII game last night so we will be playing the Montgomery scenario from the FKaP rule book next week :)
Get a move on....You're slowing down, Paul. ;) ;) ;)
Cheers - Phil
;D ;D ;D
The counters were time consuming
And we NEED to see them!
Concluded our epically long WW2 Normandy game on Saturday......the US players hoping to return after the war to rebuild the town we largely demolished......opps. A great game even if l ended up with 2 running and 2 immobilsed Shermans left.
We are looking at playing Montgomery next weekend.
15 covenanter foot regiment colours made up in GIMP.....colonels and regimental flags for each.....mainly based on Dunbar colours from Reids Scots Colours Vol 2.
Quote from: mollinary on 07 October 2018, 08:19:08 PM
And we NEED to see them!
They will be in action next Saturday and I will take some pictures including them
Good progress yesterday :)
Collars and some hat bands and plumes left to do :!!
Edges done on bases and sabots :)
Selected the next batch, 3 units of Royalist horse, unless Pierre the Shy convinces me I should start on some Scots ;)
Collars, hat bands and plumes done :)
Touch ups done :)
They will be washed this evening once the paint is fully dry :-w
Sabots labeled :)
Discussing which Scots to paint first with Pierre the Shy :-\
Current batch washed :)
Pierre the Shy working out the forces for his first Scottish scenario so I know what to paint first
3 units of Royalist horse prepared is case the planning takes longer than expected ;)
Current batch have had their final dry brush and figure bases painted :)
I will hopefully get them based today :!!
Set up the Montgomery scenario from the FKaP rule book last night, ready for our Saturday evening game :)
The weather is not looking promising for undercoating until mid week :( :-w
This give Pierre the Shy a few more days to work out what I'm painting next :!! ;)
Lots of photos please
Oh, and remember, this will get right in the way of the fighting..
https://www.montysbrewery.co.uk .
Lots of eye candy please.
The battlefield is half an hour from me so be assessing your terrain ;)
No pressure then ;D ;D ;D
Sorted current batch ready for basing :)
Pierre the Shy has provided painting info for his Scottish horse and lancers so looks like they will be next, 3 Horse to start with :)
Royalist horse are back in their bags waiting for their turn :-w
Quote from: paulr on 12 October 2018, 10:26:29 PM
Pierre the Shy has provided painting info for his Scottish horse and lancers so looks like they will be next, 3 Horse to start with :)
Royalist horse are back in their bags waiting for their turn :-w
Thanks for starting them 8)
Continuing our approach of doing up enough units to fight a scenario I am starting with Alford.....a reasonably small affair.
These guys will be part of Balcarres' Covenanter cavalry brigade.
Current batch based :)
3 units of Scottish Horse on my painting rods, will probably get undercoated tomorrow when it is forecast to be warmer :-w
I had some spare painting rods so I added the three units of Royalist cavalry I'd already prepared :-[
All 6 units now undercoated :)
I'm giving the newly based batch a bit longer to dry as there was a frost overnight :o
We played a very enjoyable game of FKaP last night :) :) :)
I'll be putting together an AAR with piccies :!!
So enjoyable, in fact, that the group has agreed to play test the Stow on the Wold scenario that Simon Miller has developed :)
I just need to make another 9 hedges by next week :!!
Yes it was great to play the scenario with fully completed units and I think our "newbies" enjoyed themselves last night.
I'll let Paul tell the story of the game, though I think there might be a Parliamentry Committee set up to investigate certain matters.....I think we might be offered free passage to Virginia or the West Indies :-X :o
Horses on all 6 units base coated :)
Flock touched up and guns added to the bases :)
Bases made for the 9 new hedges :)
I have a question about the EC20 Scots cavalry
The sword armed trooper is wearing what looks to be 'quilted' armour covering his chest and back :-\
Is this a quilted buff coat, some type of metal armour, or something else entirely :-\
EC20 are wearing "Jacks". Quilted cloth or light leather often with metal plates sewn inside. Generally buff color (but not limited to)..
Here is a discussion:
https://myarmoury.com/feature_spot_quilted.html
As you can see they have been around for quite awhile. The Border Reivers from the previous century favored them.
Quote from: d_Guy on 14 October 2018, 04:44:02 PM
EC20 are wearing "Jacks". Quilted cloth or light leather often with metal plates sewn inside. Generally buff color (but not limited to)..
Here is a discussion:
https://myarmoury.com/feature_spot_quilted.html
As you can see they have been around for quite awhile. The Border Reivers from the previous century favored them.
Thanks for that DGuy - confirms what we went for in the end (leather/buff coat of some sort since Scots were not generally using any metallic body armour in this period).
Thanks d_Guy that's what I thought but I like to double check when painting someone else's figures ;)
Flags added and edges done :)
Hedge bases painted :)
The battle report on Montgomery can be found here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17860.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17860.0.html)
Last night hedges glued to bases and later soaked in diluted PVA :)
This evening hedges dry brushed :)
And sorted troops for Stow on the Wold scenario and applied temporary labels :)
Quote from: paulr on 17 October 2018, 08:36:00 AM
And sorted troops for Stow on the Wold scenario and applied temporary labels :)
As Stow on the Wold was the final battle of the First Civil War I hope the Parliamentary forces do better this weekend and emulate the historical result of the battle.
Busy busy busy
The game is on Saturday so I need to be busy :!!
Hedge bases flocked last night and touched up this morning :)
It is now a race between the day warming up (was below freezing last night) and the wind picking up (Strong northerlies developing morning) to see how much varnishing I get done :-SS
Warmth beat wind :)
All my varnishing is done, 19C (66F), and it is still only a gentle breeze :) :) :)
As well as varnishing the hedges I got back to the 6 units of horse I'd started and have now dry brushed most of the horses :)
You'll have to wait for the AAR report of tomorrow nights game to see how the hedges came out
I also varnished a few other things and took some piccies of them
Royalist Field Artillery
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Parliamentary Field Artillery
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Parliamentary Independent Dragoon companies
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Sir William Waller's Regiment of Dragoons - 2 units
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(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1975/43606221520_535a15cf24_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/29rkhrw)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1967/44508437375_a44f820501_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aP4nMi)
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Painted and based
428 Foot
170 Mounted
6 Guns
604 Total
Looking excellent!
Both the numbers and the photos that is.
Paul, ABSOLUTELY beautiful work! I especially like he artillery and the iron barrels. Please tell me how you did them? And please do take some pictures of the game!!!
Terry
Love the dragoons and the alternate basing too.
Great work all round once again 8)
Great stuff Paul, some lovely painting and basing
Thanks all
Quote from: Terry37 on 19 October 2018, 03:05:29 PM
Paul, ABSOLUTELY beautiful work! I especially like he artillery and the iron barrels. Please tell me how you did them? And please do take some pictures of the game!!!
Terry
All paints are Vallejo, the barrels are painted 995 German Grey then heavily dry brushed with 863 Gunmetal Grey and then a light dry brush of 865 Oily Steel to pick out the details
The other metal work is painted 863 Gunmetal Grey then a light dry brush of 865 Oily Steel
The carriages are painted then dry brushed with:
- 985 Hull Red / 982 Cavalry Brown
- 903 Intermediate Blue / 905 Blue Grey Pale
- 875 Beige Brown / 843 Cork Brown
I use diluted Tamiya X-19 Smoke as a wash and finish with a very very light dry brush with 986 Deck Tan
I've packed my camera ;)
Set up for Stow on the Wold game this evening :)
Finished dry brushing the horses of the 6 units of horse I'd started :)
Base coated and dry brushed the armour and helmets (coronet's helmets only for the Scots) :)
Base coated the buff coats and Scots leather armour :)
Thanks Paul! Those are the best looking iron gun barrels I've sen, and will be doing some for my LoA Armies in the not too distant future.
Terry
Those are terrific, Paul !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil.
Painting progress has been delayed by:
- gardening :-w
- house maintenance, I managed to stay on the ladder while fixing the guttering #:-S
- playing a couple of games :) :)
- writing up the after action reports http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17883.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17883.0.html)
Quote from: paulr on 23 October 2018, 08:20:50 AM
- gardening :-w
- house maintenance, I managed to stay on the ladder while fixing the guttering #:-S
Follow my methods of gardening, Paul.
'Nuke' everything with the strongest weedkiller you can get.......
Guttering.....I haven't got an answer for that one.....VILE job.
Cheers - Phil
Base coated all the jackets, takes longer than it sounds as they are semi-random colours :)
Started on the trousers :)
Finished trousers :)
Started highlighting jackets and trousers :!!
Good progress today:
- finished highlighting jackets and trousers :)
- base coated hats, bonnets and boots :)
- highlighted hats, bonnets and boots :)
- started on manes and tails, Bays and Browns done :)
Paul let me have a quick look at the latest batch of figures when I went to collect him for last nights game.
Looking very nice indeed.....the Pendraken Scots Cavalry looks quite distinct from their English contemporaries.
Time to get some of my MDF bases assembled and painted/flocked...using the same system as Paul has.
:)
Finished the manes and tails :)
Hooves done :)
Started on the tack :!!
Glued up the sabots for the English and painted the first side :)
As Pierre the Shy noted above he will be basing the Scots
Made good progress on the horse once I got the tack finished :)
Saddle blankets, wood, scabbards and belts done :)
Painting was briefly interrupted by a couple earthquakes :o
The larger one was 6.2 but fortunately over 200km deep and about 360km away #:-S
Also finished painting the sabots and bases :)
Not what I was expecting to read halfway down. Hope everyone is unscathed.
Looks as though there was no significant damage and no one hurt :)
Good thing the quake was so deep #:-S
Swords base coated and pistols done :)
Quote from: mad lemmey on 30 October 2018, 07:21:03 AM
Not what I was expecting to read halfway down. Hope everyone is unscathed.
Definitely seconded !!
Glad everything was OK, Paul.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: paulr on 30 October 2018, 04:03:29 AM
Painting was briefly interrupted by a couple earthquakes :o
:o Most definitely on a different scale (no pun intended) to my experience!
I do my painting on the kitchen table. We have a particularly springy floor at the point everyone walks past the table on their way to the sink. Usually this happens when you are doing fine detail. I've got it down to a fine art now (i.e., recognising when someone is about to walk past and stopping painting) but, at first, there was many a smudged figure that had to be re-done. Much less warning with an earthquake, of course, where you are - these are
extremely rare where I live and when they do, almost negligible - your experience makes me appreciate the high rainfall we get here instead!
Was under my desk at work PDQ when the quake happened but no damage anywhere this time thank goodness....went on for a looooong time though.
So glad everyone is OK!
Does give this thread a certain,"Other than that, how did you enjoy the play, Mrs Lincoln?" vibe though.
May all your earthquakes be deep and distant, whoever and wherever you are!!
I keep forgetting we are a lot more use to earthquakes than other parts of the world ;)
Good progress on the current batch :)
Stirrups done and swords etc highlighted :)
Gauntlets done :)
Sashes, plaids and trumpet banners done :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Bases and sabots labelled :)
Sorted out my next three units of Sir William Waller's Horse
Unless Pierre the Shy has different priorities I'll do 3 units of his Scottish Lancers as well
Until you got to the sabots it sounded like my wife's preparations for going out!
;D ;D
;D ;D
Quote from: paulr on 01 November 2018, 08:33:20 AM
Unless Pierre the Shy has different priorities I'll do 3 units of his Scottish Lancers as well
Pierre the Shy has different priorities so I'll be doing two small units of Cuirassiers and one or two units of pistol armed horse depending on how many there are and what will fit on my painting rods ;) :)
Two small units of Cuirassiers and two units of pistol armed horse will fit on my painting rods in addition to three units of English horse :)
Final details and touch ups done on the current batch :)
Preparing three units of English horse :!!
Pierre the Shy has already prepared the Scots #:-S :)
Quote from: paulr on 02 November 2018, 07:12:48 PM
Two small units of Cuirassiers and two units of pistol armed horse will fit on my painting rods in addition to three units of English horse :)
Using these as bodyguards for Dukes of Argyll and Leven respectively - how historic these are depicted as cuirassiers is purhaps open to question but what gamer doesn't like to have some heavies around :)
Quote from: paulr on 02 November 2018, 07:12:48 PM
Pierre the Shy has already prepared the Scots #:-S :)
Using PM ECW figures for these really just needed to flatten out the pouring channels on the bottom of the bases, they are very nice clean figures.
I will be very happy to get the first units back for basing, first unit completion is always a milestone for a new period, and I have been dabbling in the Scots ECW period for a couple of years now. :-bd
Finished preparing my 3 units of Parliamentary Horse :)
Sorted them and the Scots ready for when the painting rods are free :-w
Waiting for the touch ups to fully dry before washing the current batch :-w
Cut and glued bases for 10 more hedges :)
Current batch washed late afternoon yesterday :)
Final dry brush and figure bases done this morning :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 02 November 2018, 10:00:26 PM
Using these as bodyguards for Dukes of Argyll and Leven respectively - how historic these are depicted as cuirassiers is purhaps open to question but what gamer doesn't like to have some heavies around :)
Using PM ECW figures for these really just needed to flatten out the pouring channels on the bottom of the bases, they are very nice clean figures.
PM ECW figures? Not familiar with these, can you give more details please?
Quote from: mollinary on 03 November 2018, 10:15:21 PM
PM ECW figures? Not familiar with these, can you give more details please?
I think you already own quite a few of them...! :D
Pendraken Miniatures, indeed ;)
Current batch based, the English any way :)
Waiting for the wind to calm down a bit so I can undercoat the next batch :-w
Doh! The context made me think you were talking about a different manufacturer from the reet of the project, so I assumed..........
It took me a minute to twig the first time he used PM ;)
Pierre the Shy has wandered from the true path :d
He just hasn't delivered those ones to me to paint yet
PM Miniatures?!?
Well I wasn't talking about young Neve (non-NZ residents may need to think about that one ;))
Leon is 100% correct by PM I meant Pendraken Miniatures.
In what way have I wandered from the true path Paul? Those "other guys" are still in the one true scale i.e. 10mm O:-)
"other guys"????????? :o
Story behind the "other guys" is that most of the pike and musket units are sourced from another 10mm manufacturer as they do Scots musketeers in firing/ready/reloading poses without musket rests.
The majority of historical sources available to me seem to agree that the Scots infantry did not use musket rests after 1639 so I decided to go with the Lancer Scots infantry figures in this case. :-$ :)
Pierre the Shy, apologies if my post didn't come across with the joking tone I intended
Flock touched up on th English bases :)
Flags added and edges done :)
Scots ready for collection by Pierre the Shy :)
Next batch on the rods waiting for undercoat :-w
Next batch undercoated :)
English waiting for varnishing weather :-w
They probably are, Paul.....The Welsh definitely are. :D ;)
Cheers - A rainswept Phil.
;D ;D ;D
Raining here today, might be varnishing weather on Sunday :-w :-w
It was hammering down here early yesterday....and the water was rushing down the fields and onto the road.
I spent part of the day unblocking the storm drain outside the back door, (that was quite easy) and then getting all the leaves off the top of the drains in the road, so there wasn't white water trashing the track (almost) opposite us.
I think the neighbours had only recently repaired their 'drive'....and sadly a lot of the repairs got washed away.
Cheers - Mr Soggy.
Fortunately nothing that bad here #:-S
Horses of the current batch base coated and highlighted :) :)
Armour base coated and highlighted :) :)
Buff coats base coated and highlighted :) :)
The weather has improved allowing varnishing and pictures :) :)
Colonel Thomas Howard's & Sir Henry Bard's Regiments
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The Queen's (Monsieur Raoul Fleury) & Colonel Richard Neville's Regiments
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(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4819/31933979458_d08bdc43cd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QDTZwJ)
King's Lifeguard Regiment of Horse - small unit of Dutch Cuirassiers
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I see Flickr has imposed a 1,000 picture or video limit on their free accounts :(
'English' Painted and based
428 Foot
210 Mounted
6 Guns
644 Total
Scots Painted
0 Foot
36 Mounted
0 Guns
36 Total
Beautiful.
I use Imgur these days.
Lovely work, once again, Paul. :-bd
Cheers - Phil
They look absolutely excellent
Take care
Andy
Got to say, you do amazing amazing work with brown.
Thanks all :)
I've made a start on the jackets and trousers of the current batch :)
Finished base coating the jackets and trousers of the current batch last night :)
I should be dry brushing the highlights but will have to wait for it to cool down a bit, currently mid 20s C (high 70s F) #:-S
Evening has cooled down to 18C (64F) so dry brushed about half the jackets and one third of the bonnets :) :)
I've only got 7 brushes that are worn enough but still good enough for localised dry brushing
Dry brushed the rest of the jackets and bonnets :) :)
Base coated boots and hats :) :)
Painted the first side of the bases for the next batch of hedges :)
Dry brushed boots and hats :) :)
Painted the second side of the bases for the next batch of hedges :)
Manes, tails & hooves done :)
I had to finish them this morning as Pierre the Shy interrupted me last night when he kindly picked me up for our regular Saturday night game
I noted that he waited till I had finished his Scots ;D
Quote from: paulr on 17 November 2018, 08:53:19 PM
Manes, tails & hooves done :)
I had to finish them this morning as Pierre the Shy interrupted me last night when he kindly picked me up for our regular Saturday night game
I noted that he waited till I had finished his Scots ;D
Given the result of last nights game perhaps it would have been more productive to let you stay at home and finish them all last night ;)
The Renown didn't go the way of the Hood so I was well please with my evening ;)
Got the tack done this afternoon :)
Woodwork done :)
As always, very impressive!!!
Terry
Pierre the Shy's & my order from Leven Minatures has arrived :)
Very thoroughly packed and well cast Wendy houses ;)
Now I need to decide if I base them and if so on what size bases :-\
A least one, the forge, comes as two seperate pieces and having them on bases will lift them so they are closer in height to the troops :-\
All the buildings have quite small foot prints, all but the manor will fit on 50x50 bases
I'll be using them for For King and Parliament on a 15cm grid, forum members - your thoughts
Weapons base coated on current batch :)
Started adding individual details, hat bands, sashes etc :)
I leave my Leven buildings free standing, so that they can be moved around to make way for troops in games such as BKCIIetc. For games such as Bloody Big Battles, where they sit on a base showing the BUA, they can then be moved aside as required. Hope this helps?
In HOTT and DBN we leave the buildings unattached for the same reason Steve J says - to allow troops to fit in the space. The only buildings we secure to a base are those for Strongholds because no troops ever occupy them - take it and the game is over.
Terry
Thanks guys I'll go with freestanding to start with
I can always base them later if I need to
Made good progress on the details on the current batch :)
Weapons highlighted :)
Details finished :)
Faces and the few visible hands base coated :)
Prepared my Leven buildings :)
Took advantage of a calm morning to undercoat them :)
I knew I was cutting it fine with the amount of black spray I had left so undercoated the undersides with grey to seal them
Then undercoated the sides and rooves black and ran out with four buildings left to do :o
The remaining four have been undercoated grey, it will be interesting to see how much they stand out :-\
Hair done :)
Faces and the few visible hands high lighted :)
Collars, plumes and last of the hat bands done :)
Touched up undercoat, where spray missed, on buildings :)
Filled a couple of small holes on buildings :)
Started preparing next batch; remaining commanders and 4 units of horse :!!
We are hoping to do Cheriton at our Nationals at Easter next year :-\
I've realised how much is left to paint :!! :!! :!!
Quote from: paulr on 24 November 2018, 04:47:10 AM
We are hoping to do Cheriton at our Nationals at Easter next year :-
I've realised how much is left to paint :!! :!! :!!
After some logistical calculations we decided that we would commit to going to the wargaming "Nationals" in Paraparaumu next Easter, its only about a hours drive north of Wellington. Aiming to put on Cheriton refight so Paul's going to concentrate on finishing off whatever needs to be done for that (several hundred more figures :o) so the Scots will go on to the back burner for the moment after the current batch is done.....I have other projects that I can progress in the meantime.....and a new mission to (hopefully) lure some old Spearhead players from round NZ to a largish game in Wellington later next year...I wonder who came up with that idea ;)
There's only 919 figures left to do :o
And I've just finished 36 of them ;)
The current batch of Scots and English are now painted :)
The next batch, 4 Regiments of Horse and the remaining 24 commanders, are prepared, on the painting rods and under coated :) :) :)
I've assembled the three sabots for the current batch of horse and painted the first side of the sabots and bases :!!
Hedges added yesterday to the bases I did a while ago, soaked in dilute PVA this afternoon :) :)
I'm going to need more for Cheriton, I need to work on the deployment map :!!
My buildings will be put to one side as well while I focus on getting the figures done :!! :!!
I think we can both share the 'credit' for the largish Spearhead game, the date of the event next year helped (August 2019)
Painted the second side of the bases & sabots for the current batch :)
Base coated most of the horses in the next batch :) :!!
Trying to work out how to fit the battle onto a reasonable number of tables :-\
Must be time for more piccies soon ?? :)
Cheers - Phil
Current batch based :)
Looks like varnishing weather on Saturday :-w so hopefully some piccies then
Hedges highlighted and flocked :)
Next batch:
- horses highlighted
- armour base coated and highlighted
- buff coats base coated and highlighted
It looks like I might be able to fit the battle of Cheriton on a 1.8m x 3.6m table (6'x12' in old money), with only a few geographical liberties :-\
Paul, you amaze me with how quickly you can paint figures and still have them look so nice! I am looking at four figures to round out my Rohan army and so far I've only gotten them primed and certain areas undercoated white. Check back with me three weeks or so, and MAYBE I'll have them done!!!! :)
Terry
Hats and boots base coated and highlighted on the next batch :)
I have found an approach that 'just works' for me :)
The great sculpts work really well with this approach and allow me to get result I'm happy with fairly quickly :) :!!
I think you must also have an awful lot of patience, Paul.
When I USED to paint, I tended to think of each wee man as an individual task......I don't think I'd have been able to work through them like you do....I'd have lost patience, I'm sure.
Just keep up the excellent work !! :)
Cheers - Phil
Current batch:
- flock touched up :)
- flags added :)
- edges of flags painted :)
Flock on hedges touched up :)
Next batch:
- jackets base coated and highlighted
- trousers done :)
- Horse's markings, manes, tails & hooves done :)
- started on extra colours for senior officer's cuffs, saddle blankets etc :) :!!
- sorted out sabots and bases
Next next batch, 9 light artillery and 2 units of foot, started preparing the figures
Quote from: paulr on 29 November 2018, 03:03:35 AM
Current batch:
- flock touched up :)
- flags added :)
- edges of flags painted :)
Flock on hedges touched up :)
Next batch:
- jackets base coated and highlighted
- trousers done :)
- Horse's markings, manes, tails & hooves done :)
- started on extra colours for senior officer's cuffs, saddle blankets etc :) :!!
- sorted out sabots and bases
Next next batch, 9 light artillery and 2 units of foot, started preparing the figures
Blimey you are cracking on......at this rate all the troops will be done by Christmas......purhaps early 2019 ;)
FWIW Techno I have based up all the Scots Cavalry that Paul has done for me so far, just got to finish playing with the banners for the various regiments in GIMP then I will post some pics. Well pleased how they have turned out.
Look forward to that, Peter !! :)
Cheers - Phil
Finished extra colours for senior officers cuffs, saddle blankets etc :)
This week has been a bit of a sprint to see how fast I can paint them if I have to ;)
Looking forward to seeing those Scots based :)
Varnished hedges :)
Too windy to varnish figures, lighter winds forecast for tomorrow :-w
Next batch:
- started tack on senior officer's horses :) two other colours of tack to do :!!
- painted coronet poles :)
- glued sabots together :)
Varnished the current batch :)
Finished all the tack on the next batch :)
On the next batch:
- Wood done :)
- Metal painted and highlighted :)
- Stirrups done :)
- Started sashes and other details :)
Next next batch, finished preparing the artillery :)
Current batch, lost track of time so no time for piccies before this evenings game :-[
With your method of 'quick' painting, Paul.
Do you do a 'tick sheet' for each batch, and cross off the bits you've done ?
I'm sure I'd miss loads of 'bits' from model to model, if I tried to paint as fast (and as well) as you do, Matey.
Cheers - Mr Envious. :)
I have a set of painting notes for colours etc which applies to all units
I tend to work through in the same order for all units and will do, for example all the armour for the batch, then move on to buff coats
I also use patterns where I can, two dark then one light buff coat. I also make notes/marks on the painting rod just below the figure
The bit that slows me down and sometimes means I need to go back and catch something I've missed is when doing just random colours
Using a wet palette means i often have the colour still available when I notice I've missed something
Waiting for the thunder and heavy rain to pass through so I can photograph the 'current' batch :-w
I've finished painting the 'next' batch :)
They will be washed this evening once they have had a while to dry :-w
Finished painting the sabots and officers bases for the 'next' batch :)
Have started painting the other 12 bases :!!
I need to get on with preparing the two units of foot for the next next batch :!!
The artillery is already prepared :)
I've prepared the two units of foot for the next next batch :)
They are now waiting for the 'next' batch to get off the rods; once they have been washed, final dry brushed and figure bases painted :-w
I'll assemble the artillery while I wait :!! :-w
There was a bit of a break in the weather so I grabbed some pictures of the 'current' batch :)
Lighting was not good as still a lot of cloud about so I've had to bump the exposure up 1.5 F-stops in the post processing :o
Sir William Waller's Regiment of Horse - in 3 units due to the large number of troops and troopers
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4854/45227094855_cc7cc36111_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFBv)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4833/45227094495_f0aeab045d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFvi)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4877/45227094275_ea4de854a5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFrv)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4917/45227093915_bdcbc99728_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFki)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4841/45227093815_7ecde2cc5b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFiz)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4830/45227093485_4266825a08_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bUyFcT)
'English' Painted and based
428 Foot
246 Mounted
6 Guns
680 Total
Scots Painted
0 Foot
72 Mounted
0 Guns
72 Total
Pierre the Shy will be basing the Scots and I'll be taking a break from painting more Scots until I have painted all the 'English' I need for Cheriton
Those will do.
Quote from: paulr on 02 December 2018, 03:34:42 AM
I'll assemble the artillery while I wait :!! :-w
I'll have to find something else to do, I used the superglue and Baking soda approach described here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17976.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17976.0.html)
All 9 guns fully assembled in the time it used to take me to get the wheels on 2-3 :o :D :D
Lovely stuff again, Paul. :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Great work once again 8)
Top work chap
Great stuff Paul
Excellent as usual
Take care
Andy
More excellent units. You have really embraced FK&P. :-bd
Pierre the Shy and I certainly have embraced FK&P :)
They have enabled us to game a period we have both been wanting to do for a long time
As I think I have said before they are an elegantly simple set of rules that really capture the feel of the period and are a joy to play
They are well supported by Simon & Andrew
Excellent work chap 8)
Quote from: paulr on 02 December 2018, 06:54:18 PM
As I think I have said before they are an elegantly simple set of rules that really capture the feel of the period and are a joy to play
We have found that to be very true!
What is now, briefly, the current batch is off the painting rods and ready to be based :)
(Four units of Horse and the remaining senior officers)
The bases have all been painted and labelled and shims added where ECW range officers are on the same base as LOA officers :)
The next batch, 2 units of Foot and 9 Light artillery bases, have replaced them on the painting rods :)
They were undercoated after work this evening before it got too dark :)
Current batch now based :)
Next batch:
- gun carriages base coated & highlighted :)
- foot - uniform colour base coated, on those that have 'uniform' :)
Day off today. I pledge to do my damnedest to finish the foederati.
With custard or cream?
Current batch flock touched up, flags added and edges done :) :) :)
Nothing done on the next batch last night :-[ :!!
Current batch waiting for varnishing weather, forecast is good for the weekend :-w :)
Next batch:
- 'uniform' colour on Foot highlighted :)
- other jackets and trousers base coated :)
- sabots assembled :)
Next batch:
- other jackets and trousers highlighted :)
- two sides of sabots & bases painted :) :)
- artillery barrels base coated & first highlight done :) :)
Current batch varnished last night after work :)
Too late by the time the varnished dried for piccies :(
I'll be out this afternoon at a work Christmas BBQ so piccies will have to wait until tomorrow :-w
Next batch:
- hats and boots base coated :)
- two coats on the edges of the sabots and bases :) :)
FWIW I have not been totally lax in progressing the Scots cavalry but between Christmas do's and family matters I haven't had a great deal of time to do much this week.
All seven units have bases painted, figures mounted and have been flocked.
Just need to add 5 cornets and then a coat of matt varnish to hold everything together and do then do labels for them all.
I have even come up with a fictional scenario to blood them in if Paul has time to play over Xmas....and some Royalist dragoons and foot finished.
I'm sure I can make some time over Xmas :)
I have Parliamentary Dragoons and quite a bit of foot from both sides, I'm sure a temporary label or two will sort the Dragoons out ;)
Next batch:
- hats and boots high lighted :)
- wood work started :)
- metal work on artillery base coated :)
Work BBQ enjoyed :)
Next batch:
- wood work finished :)
- stockings done :)
- scabbards & belts done :)
- metal work done :)
- bags started, too hot to paint last colour
- bases labeled
I bought some pizza boxes yesterday at a local catering supply company
I've moved some of my 6mm figures and some terrain into some of the pizza boxes to free up space in my primary plastic draws for my growing ECW collect #:-S
Thanks to the forum for the suggestion
Current batch piccies taken :)
Four more units of Parliamentary Horse
Colonel Jonas Vandruske's Regiment
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1975/44420885850_56b6e2c141_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjDLf)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4822/44420885270_73c4a5379e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjDAf)
Sir Michael Livesey's Regiment of Horse
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4858/45325008765_64bea67d12_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c4dw1n)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1922/44420884890_070b785c52_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjDtG)
Colonel Richard Norton's Regiment of Horse
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4902/44420883980_80ef56b52d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjDd1)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4837/44420882990_420626ffef_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjCUW)
Sir Edward Cooke's Regiment of Horse under the command of Lt Colonel Thorpe
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1976/44420882230_8bce3c4eb7_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjCFQ)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1951/45325011075_be7e733531_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c4dwGc)
The remaining commanders for Cheriton
Royalists
Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth, Sergeant-Major-General Sir John Paulet, Colonel Matthew Appleyard
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4896/45325010675_b19b906250_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c4dwzi)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4872/45325009945_869ff245c4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c4dwmH)
Major-General Sir John Smyth and his Colonels; Sir Edward Stawell and Lord John Stuart
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4906/45325009305_fe64064fcb_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c4dwaF)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4829/46187229532_8f5795e9f4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dnpCcE)
Parliamentarians
Lieutenant-General Sir William Balfour, Major-General Richard Browne, Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Leighton
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1979/44420876610_13071507e0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjB1W)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4822/44420875760_366e775746_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2aFjALh)
'English' Painted and based
428 Foot
318 Mounted
6 Guns
752 Total
Paul, That is truly amazing work! And you are so fast!!!
I truly love all of your command elements!!!! Did you have any guides to go by or did you just create them? I am finding good info for generals hard to come by. I guess because they could wear what ever they wanted, but I still wish there was some kind of guide....maybe I need ot work one up???? Nah, the way I type it would turn out frightful!!!
Again, very ncie work!
Terry
I basically made them up :-[ ;)
There are a few portraits of some of the more significant commanders of the period but all of them are so controlled by the conventions of the time they provide little actual information
For example almost everyone wears black armour with the appropriate props reflecting their status...
Great work Paul 8).
I always think it worth treating pictorial info with care. Uniforms were often stylised to reflect the status of the sitter for the portrait, how much they could afford for the painter which then affected what paint he could use. Also certain colours had symbolism or a very high cost. Useful but not definitive by any means.
For my figures, I go with what will stand out on the table and to help differentiate units.
Gorgeous work....and so quick, as Terry says !! :)
Cheers - Phil
Beautiful work.
Just lovely what more can I say
Take care
Andy
Last bag colour finished on what is now the current batch :)
Started on the details :)
I need to sort out the next batch :!!
I am in awe of this - just looking forward to seeing your refight of Cheriton!
Andrew
Quote from: mollinary on 09 December 2018, 07:15:22 PM
I am in awe of this - just looking forward to seeing your refight of Cheriton!
Andrew
Would be great to see you.....l'm sure we could find a command for you to run ☺
Gorgeous as ever, I've been really enjoying following this project!
Quote from: mollinary on 09 December 2018, 07:15:22 PM
I am in awe of this - just looking forward to seeing your refight of Cheriton!
Andrew
Quote from: pierre the shy on 09 December 2018, 07:34:27 PM
Would be great to see you.....l'm sure we could find a command for you to run ☺
We could probably find a command for Simon as well ;)
Finished painting the current batch :) :)
I'll wash them after I've finished my cup of tea and read of the forum :!!
Decided on the next batch; two units of the Yellow London Trained Band and one unit of the Yellow Auxiliary London Trained Band
Prepared and ready to undercoat tomorrow, once I've done the last bits on the current batch and got them off the painting rods :)
Washed the current batch last night as planned :)
Final dry brush and figures bases done :)
Another 10 hedge bases made :)
After some drying time they were sorted ready for basing :)
Next batch on painting rods and undercoated :) :)
Current batch based last night :)
Flock touched up on the current batch :)
Armour base coated on the next batch :)
Current batch:
- Flags added :)
- Flag edges done on :)
- Artillery glued to bases :)
Next batch:
- armour highlighted :)
- buff coats base coated :)
- buff coats highlighted :)
Blimey....at this rate all the troops will be done by Christmas ☺
Happy Christmas! :) :-bd
Current batch varnished :) :)
Next batch jackets and trousers base coated :) :)
Edges done on hedge bases :)
Oh, while waiting for it to cool down enough for more painting I took some piccies ;)
9 Light Artillery markers these represent guns attached to units, they can also be placed on sabots and used as extra artillery if required
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4875/45571603984_7198a36262_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1ob5)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4815/45571603594_c167af7367_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1o4m)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4819/45571602434_76f1d59867_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1nHm)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4880/45571601914_b7da2b82fb_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1nyo)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4911/45571601324_11f21551bc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1nod)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4814/45571600894_449233aa02_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1nfN)
Major-General Christopher Potley's Regiment of Foot - two units due to the size of the Regiment, one unit will fight as commanded shot at Cheriton
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4842/45571600344_11083370db_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1n6j)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4859/45571599704_ac35a913ff_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1mUh)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/45571599194_f988afcba0_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1mKu)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4898/45571598614_d76131eac5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cr1mzu)
'English' Painted and based
536 Foot
318 Mounted
15 Guns
752 Total
I've now done all the Commanders and Artillery required for Cheriton :) :)
And I've now done just over half the figures I need for Cheriton :) #:-S :!!
Good grief. 8)
Astonishing output, Paul ! :-bd
Great work, as always !! =D>
Cheers - Phil
Fantastic work.
Superb! =D> =D> =D>
On what is now the current batch jackets and trousers highlighted :)
Both sides painted on the hedge bases :)
I have a spreadsheet that I use to keep track of what figures I have, it now tells me I have 5,008 painted and based 10mm figures :o
Not bad in about 5 years ;)
Well.....I've painted one in the last six years. (10mm) and one 15/18mm figure....So I'm catching you up. ;D ;D ;D ;D
I haven't got a clue how many I've sculpted.....Must be something around 2-3,000. (Said he, guessing wildly.)
Cheers - Phil
Great work as always
Take care
Andy
Quote from: Techno on 13 December 2018, 10:27:27 AM
Well.....I've painted one in the last six years. (10mm) and one 15/18mm figure....So I'm catching you up. ;D ;D ;D ;D
I haven't got a clue how many I've sculpted.....Must be something around 2-3,000. (Said he, guessing wildly.)
Cheers - Phil
That's how many I've acquired, I've painted more than that ;)
Oh and I've acquired a few ships as well ;) :-$
That's an impressive number of sculpts, they are all much appreciated :)
Thanks, Paul. :)
I truly don't have a clue how many 'wee' men I've sculpted over the years.
That's why, when you chaps post piccies of the little folk here,.....Sometimes I think......"Gosh...that looks like my 'style'"..... Did I make that ?"
And truly.....I haven't got any idea. X_X
(Especially as I've 'forged' other designers style....to fit in with existing ranges.)
Cheers - Phil
Stocking done :)
Hats, shoes and boots base coated :)
Hats and boots highlighted :)
Progress slowed yesterday by the warm weather and a Christmas party
Hedge bases finished :)
Belts and scabbards done so far this morning :)
Metal work base coated before it got too warm for painting figures :)
Clump foliage glued to hedge bases :)
Sabots assembled for three units of foot :)
First side of sabots and bases painted :)
Started preparing the next batch, another three units of foot :!!
You seem to be getting even faster, Paul. :o
Cheers - Phil :)
I'm focused by the need to get all the figures done in time for the Nationals at Easter so I can put on Cheriton :!!
Metal work highlighted :)
Clump foliage soaked in diluted PVA :)
Second side of sabots and bases done :)
Next batched prepared and sorted ready to go on my painting rods :)
Finally finished a couple of Scots Covenant cavalry units.....too much going on at work and home to spend more time on them lately =)
The Earl of Argyll's Bodyguard - treated as a small unit of Dutch style Cuiraissiers in For King & Parliament terms
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4816/32477610788_94c84ff282_c.jpg)
and the Earl of Leven's Bodyguard - also treated as a small unit of Dutch style Cuiraissiers in For King & Parliament terms
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4811/46349665071_c9167520c6_c.jpg)
Both together
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4879/46349666501_b4c3e36914_c.jpg)
I am using slightly different labelling to Paul by not putting brigade ID coloured squares on my labels since I'm not representing units at one particular battle. For particular games I will add a small square label to each unit above their name to ID which brigade they are in.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Small! Small! So small that you blink and miss them!
Love it boss.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 17 December 2018, 07:18:02 AM
Small! Small! So small that you blink and miss them!
Love it boss.
Small? but they are 10mm figures Lemmey ;)
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Hear, hear !!
Cheers - Phil.
Clump foliage highlighted :)
Sabots and bases painted :)
Most of the details done on the current batch :)
A MOST unrewarding conflict to game. 'specially when your wife wipes out your royalist horse in three rounds.... :'(
Go the wife!
;D
Sabots and bases labeled :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Ouchies
That was indeed careless ;)
Does your wife know you are hiding this in an only vaguely related thread ;D
Fortunately, Thais pay little attention to detail, except in choosing how much nam bpla to sprinkle on a dish of kao pad.
Skin highlighted :)
Most of the hat bands, all the sashes and drum bands done :)
Painting done on the current batch :) :)
They should get a wash this evening once fully dry :-w :!!
Assembled another batch of 10 hedge bases :)
Washed last night :)
Final dry brush and figure bases painted before breakfast :) :)
Quote from: paulr on 20 December 2018, 07:59:05 PM
Washed last night :)
Is that the annual pre-christmas bath? ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D
DAMN.....You beat me to that one, Forbes. ;)
Cheers - Phil
lol
Take care
Andy
Quote from: fred. on 21 December 2018, 09:35:15 AM
Is that the annual pre-christmas bath? ;)
;D ;D ;D
Current batch based last night and flock touched up this morning :) :)
Hedges flocked last night and flock touched up this morning :) :)
Beveled edges on next batch of hedge bases and started painting them :) :)
Undercoated next batch, three units of foot, yesterday and base coated armour this morning :) :)
Flags added to the current batch and flag edges painted :) :)
Finished painting next batch of hedges :)
Next batch:
- armour highlighted :)
- buff coats base coated :)
- buff coats highlighted :)
- uniform colours base coated :)
OK here are the rest of the Scots Cavalry that Paul painted for me - 5 regiments of Covenant Horse.
I have labelled them as regiments that were present in the 1644/45 battles against Montrose as that is my first focus for their use. I also have another 5 regiments of lancers to field as many of the units raised for later battles (Carlyle, Dunbar etc) the cavalry were mainly lance armed. The beauty of the basing system we are using is that its easy to change a sabot of lancers for one of pistol armed troops if required to vary the look of a unit.
These are the last of the Scots that I have to complete at the moment. Later, once all the Cheriton forces are done, I will get Paul to put the rest of my Scots stuff in his painting queue...after Easter 2019.
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4822/46372708052_e4d4d57c95_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4899/46372707202_73867dc1fd_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4872/44606605620_3e81b837f8_c.jpg)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4870/31483724817_254b4a2687_c.jpg)
Their first action will be in a "what if" version of the Battle of Rowton Heath where Leslie's Cavalry force rides South to Chester immediately after the Battle of Philiphaugh to assist Parliament in capturing the King who was besieged in Chester. The Covenant forces will replace those of Poyntz in the game itself. We are planning to play this over the Christmas break. :)
Very cool
Excellent looking units 8)
Nice 8)
:-bd =D> :-bd
Nice basing and good looking flags :)
Current batch varnished :)
A batch of hedges varnished as well :)
Clump foliage glued onto next batch of hedges :)
Non-uniform colours base coated on the next batch :)
Two thirds of the colours highlighted :)
Those figures above, DO look rather spiffy !!
Cheers - Phil
Finished highlighting the jackets and trousers :)
Stockings done :)
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Quote from: paulr on 23 December 2018, 08:30:37 AM
Finished highlighting the jackets and trousers :)
Stockings done :)
Must be Christmas...
;D ;D
Hats and boots base coated & highlighted :) :)
Hedges soaked in diluted PVA :)
Next batch selected, last unit of Dragoons, a unit of Cuirassiers, a unit of foot and a unit of Horse, a bit of variety for Christmas ;)
Jocks Away! they look terrific.
Wood, metal and leather work done :) :) :)
Sashes and drum bands done :) :)
Impressed that you are allowed to paint on Xmas day. All gaming activity must stop as decred by SWMBO in our house, except reading my presents that is.
Being allowed to paint on Xmas day probably has something to do with the geographic location of my SWMBO ;)
Bags and most other details done :)
Hedges highlighted :)
Next batch prepared :)
The drizzly mist we have had for the last few days suddenly cleared up mid-afternoon, allowing me to take some pictures :)
These were finished about 4 days ago
Yellow Regiment of the London Trained Bands - two units due to the size of the Regiment
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7914/31529228287_5bb14da7fc_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q38x7g)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7838/31529227927_f26059d5a8_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q38x14)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/31529227717_8fa34caa51_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q38wWr)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/31529227587_2c54b73c8d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q38wUc)
Yellow Auxiliary Regiment of the London Trained Bands
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4868/31529227427_475536156c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Q38wRr)
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'English' Painted and based
644 Foot
318 Mounted
15 Guns
977 Total
This takes me over half of the Foot for Cheriton done :)
And about 60% of all troops for Cheriton done :)
Excellent, Paul.
Astonishing output ! =D> =D> =D>
Cheers - Phil
Those trained bands are excellent
Stunning!
Some more very nice units there. These are going to make a great looking army.
Those are quite good.
Brilliant work once again 8).
Painting finished on the current batch :)
They'll be washed this evening once the paint is dry and then final dry brush and figure bases tomorrow :!!
Next batch sorted and watching for space on my painting rods :-w
Hedges flocked :)
Quote from: paulr on 26 December 2018, 08:47:04 AM
'English' Painted and based
644 Foot
318 Mounted
15 Guns
977 Total
This takes me over half of the Foot for Cheriton done :)
And about 60% of all troops for Cheriton done :)
In the immortal words of that iconic Kiwi TV ad "but wait....there's more!!"
Very nice Paul....as always.
The Trained Bands have achieved the motley look that I prize above all else! Wonderfully done. It is 10mm, yet each figure is an individual and tells a store... a tin smith apprentence, a cordwainer, a guild hall porter.... if I had a prize for such things I would send it immediately!
:-bd :-bd :-bd
Thanks all :-[ :) :D
d_Guy, you have already sent me a worthy prize :)
Final dry brush done and figure bases painted :) :)
Flock touched up on hedges :)
Current batch sorted for basing :)
Next batch on painting rods and undercoated :)
I should be basing the current batch but some fool forgot to prepare the bases #-o :-[
Sabots glued and first side of sabots and bases painted :) :)
Waiting for paint to dry :-w
Horses of next batch base coated :)
Two coats on the edges and both sides of the sabots and bases done :)
Horses of the next batch highlighted :)
Off to visit Paul tomorrow to play a"what if" FK&P scenario based on the battle of Rowton Moor that I designed. This will be the combat debut for both my completed Covenant pistol armed cavalry regiments and some of Paul's newly completed Royalists so I hope it goes well. There is not a pike in sight, but lots of cavalry plus some supporting dragoons and commanded shot. Should be an interesting afternoon's gaming and a good way to round out 2018 wargaming wise ;)
It appears I will have the privilege of fighting under the gaze of my Sovereign
Hopefully I can improve on history :-SS
I'm looking forward to what promises to be an interesting game, definitely a good way to round out 2018 :)
Sabots and bases labeled :) :)
Armour on the next batch base coated :)
Amour on the next batch highlighted :)
Buff coats on the next batch base coated and highlighted :) :)
Further painting delayed by preparations for and imminent outbreak of hostilities on Rowton Moor :D
Most of the jackets and trousers base coated :)
Painting will be slowed for the next week or so by a visit from my son and his partner
Finished base coating jackets and trousers :)
Started high lighting jackets and trousers :)
Finished highlighting jackets and trousers :)
Assembled sabots for the next batch :)
Base coated hats, boots and shoes :)
Painted first side of sabots and bases :)
Highlighted hats and boots :)
Woodwork done :)
Painted second side of sabots and bases :)
Paul, How much do those painting elves charge you per figure??? ;D You amaze me with your production of painted figures!!!!
Terry
;D ;D ;D
I've been slowed with family visiting over the last week or so, not that I'm complaining, good to catch up :) :) :)
I should speed up again in a couple of days ;)
'Current' batch based after waiting very patiently :)
Next batch's stocking and saddle blankets done :) :)
This project is coming along very nicely and those bases work a treat!
I'm really pleased with the sabots and bases, they do indeed work a treat :)
My thank,s again, to the various forum members who helped convince me that the flexibility of sabots and 40mm bases was the way to go :-bd
Flock on the 'current' batch touched up :)
Scabbards and belts done on the next batch :)
Paul, Your productivity is amazing! As is your maintenance of standards. My New Year's resolution is to try and match it. Not sure why I am
setting myself up for failure!
Flags added to the 'current' batch and edges done :) :)
Started on manes, tails and markings on horses of the next batch :)
Varnished 'current' batch' this morning :)
Finished manes, tails and markings on horses of the next batch :)
Did most of the horse tack on the next batch before it got too hot to paint :) #:-S
Prepared the next next batch, 3 units of Foot :)
I also took some piccies of the 'current' batch
Colonel Charles Gerard & Sir Henry Bard's Regiments of Foot
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Colonel Anthony Thelwall & Sir Theophilius Gilbey's Regiments
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7912/39707255593_1027da749f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23uN4H4)
Sir John Owen & Colonel Charles Lloyd's Regiments
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'English' Painted and based
752 Foot
318 Mounted
15 Guns
1,085 Total
I've fixed the white edge on Colonel Charles Lloyd's flag
Those are beautiful sir.
:-bd
Terrific, once again, Paul ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Awesome matey 8)
They look excellent
Take care
Andy
Lovely work yet again 8).
Finished the horse tack on, what is now, the current batch once it cooled down enough to paint :)
Glued up the next batch of hedges, short ones this time :)
I was lucky to stumble across some short craft ice block sticks which are just the right length to fit either side of my roads and fit the 15cm grid I'm using :-bd
Metal work base coated :)
Beveled edges of hedge bases and painted first side :) :)
Metal work highlighted :)
Bags and 'apostles' done :)
Skin and hair base coated :)
Bases and sabots labelled :)
Second side of the hedge bases painted :)
Finished painting the current batch :)
Wash, final dry brush and figure bases tomorrow :!!
Checked for any touch ups needed and found a few, done :)
Realised I'd missed the stirrups #-o Done :)
Wash delayed till this evening :-w
Sorted next batch ready for the painting rods :-w
Washed yesterday evening :)
Final dry brush and figure bases painted this morning :) :)
Yesterday hedges glued to bases and later soaked with diluted PVA, highlighted this morning :) :) :)
Current batch sorted ready for basing as soon as the paint was dry enough :-w :)
This freed up the painting rods for the next batch :)
These have now been undercoated before the forecast showers and strong northerlies :) #:-S
Current batch still waiting to be based :-[ :!!
Hedges flocked :)
Next batch:
- armour based coated and dry brushed :) :)
- buff coats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Current batch based :)
Next batch, half the jackets base coated :)
Flock touched up on the current batch and the hedges :) :)
I heard back from the organisers of the NZ Nationals in Kapiti at Easter, there is room for the Battle of Cheriton :) :) :!!
Wow! That's a big hall!
Quote from: fsn on 16 January 2019, 08:20:03 AM
Wow! That's a big hall!
Don't be silly. They'll do it in the garden.
;D ;D
Flags added to the current batch and edges done :)
Current batch and hedges varnished :) :)
Next batch, remaining jackets base coated :)
Colonel William Eure's Dragoons
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Sir George Lisle & Colonel William Eure's Regiments of Foot
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Sir William Balfour's Lifeguard
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7828/32896692548_260354766e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/S7Y9Ah)
Sir John Meldrum's Regiment of Horse
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7861/32896690628_35a3e2e085_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/S7Y92b)
'English' Painted and based
805 Foot
352 Mounted
15 Guns
1,172 Total
Dearie, dearie me.
With the number of figures that you paint, Paul.......I'd have thought you'd have got a clue how to do it properly, by now ! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
They are superb.....I really am astonished how you keep up such a wonderful standard, and paint and base them so quickly.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Well done, Matey !!
Cheers - Phil
Outstanding as always! :-bd
I'm guessing you're adding a new pole to the foot standard bearers to fit the flags? Don't think flags that size will fit on the standard model.
Quote from: Techno on 17 January 2019, 07:10:08 AM
They are superb.....I really am astonished how you keep up such a wonderful standard, and paint and base them so quickly.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Maybe Paul just can't wait to get started on some of my Highlanders in tartan plaids :) ;)
The main reason for the big push to finish these is actually because Paul had confirmed with the NZ Nationals organisers that they have enough table space for us to play Cheriton at Easter which are being held in Paraparaumu, about an hour north of Wellington.
Plaids are always tartan, aren't they? Just cloaks otherwise (I speak open to correction by true Caledonians).
Speaking as a born and bred Scotsman, I don't know .... :-[
I've very rarely worn tartan (in fact, the only time I've worn the kilt was recently at my daughter's wedding!) but, given that official clan tartans are reckoned in some quarters to be largely an 18th/19th Century invention courtesy of an enterprising kilt maker,* I tend to regard "plaid" as a chequered pattern and so not necessarily a 'recognised'** tartan.
A cloak is a cloak, I suppose, whether it is a red one, a blue one, a plaid one, etc.
* but did he get many of his ideas from local weavers who just happened to ply their trade in their own clan areas and therefore their patterns became the local fashion or 'clan tartan?'
** (and the debate goes on..) but what is a 'recognised' tartan? I didn't wear my clan tartan at the wedding and, instead, wore one of the modern patterns (can't remember the name, but it was very fetching. B) ).
I'm guessing you're a lowlander, though I know that's a terrible accusation.
Lowlander though I am, I'll say that a full plaid is length of tartan cloth that is wrapped around the waist, draped over the shoulder and fastened at the front with a brooch.
Those are brilliant
Brilliant as always
Take care
Andy
Quote from: paulr on 09 January 2019, 05:03:05 AM
'English' Painted and based
752 Foot
318 Mounted
15 Guns
1,085 Total
The quantity and quality continue to amaze!
In the same period I have managed one (1) 10mm, single arch stone bridge.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 17 January 2019, 11:42:31 AM
Lowlander though I am, I'll say that a full plaid is length of tartan cloth that is wrapped around the waist, draped over the shoulder and fastened at the front with a brooch.
OK I have been educated :)
Paul was a bit anxious about depicting tartan in 10mm but has come up with a simple but effective method which looks effective. Each figure will be unique, as Westmarcher pointed out this was well before the "invention" of official clan tartans.
In Prebble's book The King's Jaunt (George IV visit to Scotland in 1822), it relates that Sir Walter Scot send off to all the lairds a request for an example of their "tartan". They apparently grabbed the first thing they could find that resembled a pattern and sent it in. English tailors took it from there, doing a marvelous job of "tarting" them up.
Incidently I used various approachs to painting mine, the best being 0.25 Pentel pens in various colors. I don't have Paul's skills (or tenacity) so he will likely develop a better approach.
Quote from: mmcv on 17 January 2019, 07:30:46 AM
Outstanding as always! :-bd
I'm guessing you're adding a new pole to the foot standard bearers to fit the flags? Don't think flags that size will fit on the standard model.
I cut the existing pole and add a bit of wire in the flag between the two parts of the existing pole
Not as strong as adding a new pole but a lot less effort
Any repairs will hopefully only involve replacing the flag
Quote from: paulr on 17 January 2019, 06:35:48 PM
I cut the existing pole and add a bit of wire in the flag between the two parts of the existing pole
Not as strong as adding a new pole but a lot less effort
Any repairs will hopefully only involve replacing the flag
Yeah, I was considering doing something similar myself, have models lined up with different flag sizes trying to decide on what to do!
Quote from: paulr on 17 January 2019, 06:35:48 PM
I cut the existing pole and add a bit of wire in the flag between the two parts of the existing pole
Not as strong as adding a new pole but a lot less effort
Any repairs will hopefully only involve replacing the flag
And I thought I was the only one to do this! :D ;)
If I'm understanding this procedure correctly ..... me, too! ....... but utilised to avoid painting the cast-on flags that you get with Pendraken's Prussian SYW infantry standard bearers (both the Austrian and Prussian cavalry flags were murder to paint by the way - has anyone seen how ornate some 18th Century flags are? ..... Leon .... never, ever do this to us again).
When it came to doing the Prussian infantry flags, I therefore gave painting the cast-on flags, a body swerve and ordered extra Prussian Grenadier officers with pole arms (these wear bicornes, by the way) and (I think) followed a similar technique (except I used cut down pikes from some Irregular Miniatures figures I had purchased instead of wire).
Having said all of that, for figures that don't have cast-on flags, do you know you can now get some flag manufacturers to reduce the size of flags to your own specifications to fit the flag pole the miniatures manufacturer presents you with? For example, I was able to recently acquire some customised flags (size wise) from Wargames Designs for some 15mm Peter Pig figures which met my specifications exactly.
Yes, I know you can do that, and I have on occasion got flags custom made to fit the pole. But there are occasions when the poles just are not big enough. To get what is, for me, the right look for ECW Foot colours, I need a flag which is at least 15mm on the staff. Given the need for the finial at the top, and an mm or so space next to the hand to allow for flash, moulding problems etc, then sometimes the cut is the easiest way forward. Again, personally, the flag is an absolutely key aspect of the look of an infantry unit, and I would not sacrifice it by having a small flag, just to fit the moulded pole. I am by no means an advocate of the 'League of Augsburg' style huge flags, but all our miniatures have an element of caricature in them, small figures are rarely completely anatomicaly correct. Indeed, if they were, they would often look rather odd. Given this fact, I am more than happy to accept the slings and arrows which come from having flags slightly larger than exact scale size!
Sorry, didn't mean "you" as in you specifically, Andy - from the little I know about you (which is mainly from your contributions to this forum), it was of no surprise to me that you are sufficiently geeky to have already gone down that route(!) :D ;) It was information intended for the general readership. Totally agree with you regarding (Barry Hilton's) League of Augsburg flags, btw - in my opinion, they are ridiculously too large - don't fully understand it (and obviously not just me) - suddenly all efforts to be historically accurate in every other aspect of the period, the figures, the uniforms, etc., go out the window on a whim.* Still, it's his toy soldiers and he can do what he likes.
* not intended to otherwise denigrate Barry's contribution to wargaming in that era which is otherwise excellent (imo).
Yeah, a 10mm square flag just about fits onto the ECW pole but looks a tad small in proportion to the overall unit. The flags obviously add a lot of character to the unit so whilst you don't want it to look cartoonishly large, being slightly larger than strict scale gives you the character without looking ridiculous. I'm guessing Paul's are maybe 11 or 12mm from the pictures? The poles and pikes on the ECW range are all a little short for proportion anyway so going a little bit out out of proportion on the flags isn't so big a deal. So long as it looks right on the table!
FWIW when I did my Flodden flags I wanted them larger than the Pendraken flag sheet (and on linen paper). Got permission from Leon to copy, upsize and reprint them - believe that I bought an extra set as "royalty payment", but not at Leon's request. I am slowly upsizing my ECW flags (which I make myself) and unless their design is exactly documented and/or iconic in the wargaming world I do what I like (including a few anachronisms).
Quote from: Westmarcher on 17 January 2019, 08:36:22 PM
Sorry, didn't mean "you" as in you specifically, Andy - from the little I know about you (which is mainly from your contributions to this forum), it was of no surprise to me that you are sufficiently geeky to have already gone down that route(!) :D ;) It was information intended for the general readership. Totally agree with you regarding (Barry Hilton's) League of Augsburg flags, btw - in my opinion, they are ridiculously too large - don't fully understand it (and obviously not just me) - suddenly all efforts to be historically accurate in every other aspect of the period, the figures, the uniforms, etc., go out the window on a whim.* Still, it's his toy soldiers and he can do what he likes.
* not intended to otherwise denigrate Barry's contribution to wargaming in that era which is otherwise excellent (imo).
Guilty as charged on the geeky front! ;D ;D ;D And I didn't take your comments personally. My point was that for me, it is the overall look of the unit which matters, and I would never let it be constrained by how many (or few) mm the cast on flagstaff allowed me to use for my flag.
Quote from: mmcv on 17 January 2019, 09:54:16 PM
Yeah, a 10mm square flag just about fits onto the ECW pole but looks a tad small in proportion to the overall unit. The flags obviously add a lot of character to the unit so whilst you don't want it to look cartoonishly large, being slightly larger than strict scale gives you the character without looking ridiculous. I'm guessing Paul's are maybe 11 or 12mm from the pictures? The poles and pikes on the ECW range are all a little short for proportion anyway so going a little bit out out of proportion on the flags isn't so big a deal. So long as it looks right on the table!
Well guessed, I had to check when I got home, my foot flags are 12mm (6'2" at 1/150)
That seemed to me to be the appropriate compromise between scale and
look
Jackets highlighted :)
Trousers base coated :)
Next batch of hedge bases cut and glued :)
Quote from: Westmarcher on 17 January 2019, 07:50:38 PM
If I'm understanding this procedure correctly ..... me, too! ....... but utilised to avoid painting the cast-on flags that you get with Pendraken's Prussian SYW infantry standard bearers (both the Austrian and Prussian cavalry flags were murder to paint by the way - has anyone seen how ornate some 18th Century flags are? ..... Leon .... never, ever do this to us again).
When it came to doing the Prussian infantry flags, I therefore gave painting the cast-on flags, a body swerve and ordered extra Prussian Grenadier officers with pole arms (these wear bicornes, by the way) and (I think) followed a similar technique (except I used cut down pikes from some Irregular Miniatures figures I had purchased instead of wire).
Having said all of that, for figures that don't have cast-on flags, do you know you can now get some flag manufacturers to reduce the size of flags to your own specifications to fit the flag pole the miniatures manufacturer presents you with? For example, I was able to recently acquire some customised flags (size wise) from Wargames Designs for some 15mm Peter Pig figures which met my specifications exactly.
Same here. The SYW line is a joy to paint and looks as period-appropriate as Voltaire, but I had to use Irregular Miniatures standard-bearers for the plain flagstaff.
Yep. They are quite nice.
Trousers dry brushed :)
Stockings done :)
Hats, shoes and boots base coated :)
Hats and boots dry brushed :)
Wood done last night :)
Scabbards & belts done this morning :)
Bags and "apostles" done this afternoon :)
Beveled the edges of the next batch of hedge bases and painted the first side :) :)
Skin base coated and hair done :) :)
Sashes and drum details done :)
Second side of hedge bases painted, gates and hedges glued to bases :)
Hedges soaked in PVA :)
Sabots for current batch assembled :) :!!
Painting finished on current batch last night, washed this morning :) :)
Hedges and gates dry brushed :)
Two sides and first coat on edges painted on sabots and bases :)
Next batch, three units of Foot, prepared and sorted :) Now patiently waiting for room on the painting rods :-w
Final dry brush and figure bases done on the current batch :)
Hedges flocked :)
Sabots and bases painted and labeled :)
Next batch still waiting for space on the painting rods :-w :-w
Did some more work on the layout for the game at Easter, I think I've figured out how to include Cheriton Wood :-\
Current batch sorted ready for basing :)
Next batch on painting rods :) now waiting for the day to warm to undercoating temperature :-w
And taking some photo's ! ;)
(There really has been a lot of wonderful 'eye candy' on the forum, recently !)
Cheers - Phil
Next batch undercoated yesterday morning :)
Visited small local convention ValleyCon yesterday lunch time :)
Enjoyable second half of a Napoleonic game last night :)
Current batch based yesterday afternoon & flock touched up this morning :) :)
Armour base coated on the next batch this morning :)
Further progress today will be limited due to my wife's birthday
Progress has been further delayed due to high temperatures, currently 25C and it is nearly 8pm here :o
Forecast is for hot weather for the rest of the week ~X(
Send some heat over here, Paul. :)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: paulr on 26 January 2019, 07:32:12 PM
Enjoyable second half of a Napoleonic game last night :)
We won!! 8) The Highland Brigade a good day, capturing a village from the French and spiking the guns of a French foot battery, though the 7th Hussars got a bit carried away, but those French Hussars were in charge reach.......bugler sound the charge...tally ho <)
Back to making smoke markers for Cheriton game.... O:-)
Given the tight timeframe between now and Easter I've 'outsourced' a couple of tasks for this project
Pierre the Shy is making some smoke markers to show units firing :)
His good lady has already kindly made some bags for us to draw our chits from :)
Roy, the host for our regular Saturday games, is painting my Leven buildings :)
All this is letting me focus on:
- getting all the troops painted
- working out the terrain map
- working out the troop deployment
- making the hedges
- making the ridges
- making extra sets of chits
- recruiting players
Still too hot for any painting ~X(
This run of hot weather is forecaste to break tomorrow night :-w
I managed to get enough motivation together to cut out a large batch of counters :)
Six players have expressed interest in playing in the Cheriton game at Easter so we will have enough players :) #:-S
Still too hot for painting ~X(
24C at 9pm :o #:-S
I found a shady spot so I could varnish the current batch of hedges :)
I sanded the edges of some of the chits I cut out yesterday :)
I've prepared the flags for the current batch and will glue them once it has cooled a bit more, so the PVA doesn't dry too quickly :-w
Quote from: paulr on 31 January 2019, 08:06:59 AM
Still too hot for painting ~X(
24C at 9pm :o #:-S
Strike a light, Paul !
It's probably about minus 2C here, at the mo'.....Minus 10 in some parts of Scotland, overnight, apparently.
How do folk ever manage to survive in places like Siberia !!! :o
I think some our friends over the other side of the Atlantic are going through some horrendously low temps at the mo', as well.
I'm complaining, because I'll have to go and do some soldering upstairs in the pole barn pretty soon.
My poor little fingers are going to turn blue. ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
Yesterday was -19 C w windchill, -27 C. Warmed up to a balmy -11 C today w windchill -18 C. Not the coldest place over here by far.
Spring is coming.
Hard for us to imagine such cold Bill. Just hope our cousins across the (frozen) pond are all OK.
I've seen some of the weather on both sides of the pond up north and wasn't expecting a lot of sympathy ;)
Keep safe and warm guys :)
The weather has cooled down a bit, high of 23C today, so I have been a lot more productive :)
I've touched up the flags on the current batch :)
Too windy to varnish them, but less wind forecast for tomorrow :-w
On the next batch:
- Armour dry brushed :)
- Buff coats base coated :)
- Buff coats dry brushed :)
- 'Uniform' jackets and trousers base coated :)
Next batch of hedge bases cut and glued :)
Finished base coating non-uniform jackets on the next batch :)
Base coated about half the non-uniform trousers :) :!!
The current batch was varnished early this morning before the wind got up again :) #:-S
Finished base coating all the non-uniform trousers on the next batch :)
Dry brushed all the jackets and trousers on the next batch :) :)
And I took some picces ;)
White Auxiliary Regiment of the London Trained Bands
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(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4891/39989933393_e111e28cf3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23VLRYe)[
White Regiment of the London Trained Bands - 2 units due to size
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4877/32013382677_ebec5724de_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QLUXkK)
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'English' Painted and based
913 Foot
352 Mounted
15 Guns
1,280 Total
Continue to applaud you taking the time to put these guys in mufti! Excellent look. :-bd :-bd
Terrific work, yet again, Paul. =D> :-bd =D>
Cheers - Phil
:-bd
Brilliant work again. 8)
Thanks all :) :-[
Quote from: d_Guy on 02 February 2019, 03:50:50 AM
Continue to applaud you taking the time to put these guys in mufti! Excellent look. :-bd :-bd
They're Trained Band, i.e. militia, of course they have to be in mufti, their drill is a bit rough as well ;)
Hats, shoes and boots base coated :)
Hats and boots dry brushed :)
Both sides painted on the hedge bases :)
Sabots assembled and both sides of sabots and bases painted :) :)
Too hot again this afternoon to paint so prepared the next batch, 6 units of Royalist Horse :)
Scabbards and belts done :)
Woodwork done :)
Made a start on the hat bands :)
Edges of sabots and bases painted and sabots labeled :) :)
Clump foliage glued to hedge bases :)
Waitangi Day holiday in NZ today.
Got some spare time so started sorting out 300+ figures for 12 highland battalia.
I mainly used figures from Pendraken's 1745 Jacobite range plus some Highland archers from the C16 range since bows were still recorded as being in fairly widespread use in Scotland up to least 1640.
They are all very quick and easy to clean up, just little molding marks on the bottom of the bases to remove to make sure they stand up correctly. Only additional thing I need to do is remove any bayonets from the 100 odd musket armed figures since bayonets were only introduced in the 1680's (plug bayonets were first widely used by the British army at Killiekrankie in 1689).
Assembled more bases for the highlanders.
Sourced some good kapok quilt filler to use for smoke markers from offcuts in Mrs Shy's material stash :)
Does Mrs Shy know about the kapok ;) ;D
I'm also making good use of the Waitangi Day holiday :)
Metal work base coated and highlighted :) :)
Hat bands finished and sashes done :) :)
Drums done :)
Bags and 'apostles' done :) :)
Skin base coated :)
Paul, Your stuff always looks so good and also one of my favorite periods, although I prefer teh TYW.
Terry
Thanks Terry
Finished painting the current batch :)
Wash, final dry brush and figure bases to do then they will be ready to base :!!
Hedge clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA yesterday, highlighted today :) :)
Finished preparing about a hundred chits :)
I managed to get the current batch washed before heading out to work this morning :)
Awwwww.
I thought you might have finished 'the next lot' by now. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Final dry brush and figure bases done on current batch last night after work :) :)
Sorted ready for basing this morning :)
Should be based today, so they might be finished tomorrow Phil :!!
Next batch, 6 units of Royalist Horse, undercoated :)
Painted both sides of the hundred or so chits :)
Last bit sounds a bit chitty!
Current batch based :)
First coat done on edges of chits :)
Current batch:
- Flock touched up :)
- Flags added :)
- Flag edges done :)
Current batch of hedges varnished :) :-SS
If these are OK in the heat I'll varnish the current batch :-w
Base coated the Bay horses of the next batch before it got too hot to paint :) :-w
Varnish has dried fine on the hedges so current batch varnished #:-S :)
Not sure if there will be time for piccies tonight after the varnish dries...
You rotten tease ! ;)
Cheers - Phil
Me: I'll be out for awhile.
Wife: Where are you going?
Me: Out to varnish the hedges.
Need pics to prove that's what I was doing.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Stop it !
I've got to go and do supper.
Cheers - Phil
There wasn't time for piccies after the varnish dried, or last night after work as the sun was too low :(
I'm working from home today so hopefully if the cloud clears there will be time for piccies :-w
Horses base coated on the next batch :)
Second coat done on edges and back of chits :)
Piccies :)
Sir James Pennyman's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7881/33192460168_ed138afb6f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Sz7311)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7816/40102750813_a10bce8eb3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/246K5Ea)
Sir William Waller's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7907/40102749853_e1b1544cb5_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/246K5nB)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7800/33192458558_5abcc30261_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Sz72wf)
Colonel James Holborne's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7883/46154027555_51fd22a95f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2djtspM)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7826/33192459138_63c31bba5e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Sz72Gf)
'English' Painted and based
1,021 Foot
352 Mounted
15 Guns
1,388 Total
Oh...Is that it....How disappointing. ;) ;) ;) (Said he with tongue wedged firmly in cheek.)
As always, Paul.....Really stonking work !!! :-bd =D> :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Gorgeous looking units :-bd
Quote from: Techno on 12 February 2019, 06:49:38 AM
Oh...Is that it....How disappointing. ;) ;) ;) (Said he with tongue wedged firmly in cheek.)
Don't worry Techno there will be plenty more pictures coming, even if there are only a couple(?) more batches to complete for the Cheriton game at Easter......
I've got "a few" more Scots units for Paul to paint up eventually, if he hasn't got sick of painting pike and musket units by now ;)
looking forward to Easter.....we might be going to stay with my in-laws who live close to Kapiti College where Natcon is being held this year as other wise its about an hours drive from Wellington each day. Easter traffic is normally complete madness going up to the Kapiti coast.
Doing the terrain for Cheriton will give me a bit of a break then I will crack on with some Scots :) :!!
I've made a good start on the hedges and our regular Saturday host, Roy, has done a great job painting my buildings :) :)
I've roughed out the map for the ridges so need to finalise that, cut out some foam for under the base clothes and work out how many hedges I need :!!
I know the current answer is more, just not sure how many more :!!
Staying up in Kapiti does make a lot of sense, there is access to the hall to set up on the Thursday night :-\
I've glued labels on the first 100 extra chits I'm making for Cheriton :)
Only another 220 to go :!!
Utterly outstanding!
Wow.
What will happen once you have the entire ECW on a 1:1 unit scale?
They look great
Take care
Andy
Quote from: mad lemmey on 12 February 2019, 10:36:23 AM
Wow.
What will happen once you have the entire ECW on a 1:1 unit scale?
With over 1,000 foot I've probably got enough figures for
two 500 men battalia at 1:1 ;)
Quote from: paulr on 12 February 2019, 06:48:27 PM
With over 1,000 foot I've probably got enough figures for two 500 men battalia at 1:1 ;)
Which will need to fit in a 100 meter grid box (although you might want to use two boxes) ;)
Your work continues to impress, Paul :-bd =D>
(Still need pics of the varnished hedges, however. I can't stall much longer! :D)
Wonderful work once again 8).
Quote from: d_Guy on 12 February 2019, 07:46:51 PM
Which will need to fit in a 100 meter grid box (although you might want to use two boxes) ;)
Your work continues to impress, Paul :-bd =D>
(Still need pics of the varnished hedges, however. I can't stall much longer! :D)
The grid box would need to be about 600mm wide, assuming 6 ranks plus officers ;)
You can see some varnished hedges in the first picture of this report ;)
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17883.15.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,17883.15.html)
Meant to imply real life, 1:1:1 scale, so roughly 600mm*160. In any event 600mm per box would be something to see (the large battles Mollinary does may approach that size :-\).
Varnished the 100 labeled chits :)
Prepared some more chits :!!
Cooler weather today so I've:
- touched up the base coat on the horses :)
- dry brushed the horses :)
- base coated the armour and helmets :)
Quote from: d_Guy on 13 February 2019, 12:54:53 AM
Meant to imply real life, 1:1:1 scale, so roughly 600mm*160. In any event 600mm per box would be something to see (the large battles Mollinary does may approach that size :-).
Not quite, but Marston Moor with over 3,000 figures is 15ft long with 150mm boxes! A 30 x 12 box board.
And very impressive it looks :-bd =D> :-bd =D> :-bd
Dry brushed the armour :)
Base coated and dry brushed the buff coats :) :)
Base coated all the jackets :)
Dry brushed the first four jacket colours :) 8 more colours to go :!!
Finished preparing the chits I had cut out :)
Painted the first side of the chits, just over 100 :)
Dry brushed the remaining 8 jacket colours :)
Painted the second side of the chits :)
Painted trousers :)
Base coated first colour for hats and boots :) 3 more colours to do :!!
Delayed by helping some friends house hunt and now too hot to paint
Base coated remaining colours for hats and boots :)
Started first coat on edges of chits :)
Dry brushed hats & boots :)
Manes, tails, hooves & markings done on horses :)
Coronet poles & saddle blankets done :)
Edges done on chits :)
Started adding details to Cheriton map, I need to make more hedges :!! :!!
Belts & scabbards done :)
Tack done on horses :)
Pistol wood done :)
Numbers glued on chits & varnished :) :)
Two batches of hedge bases cut and glued :)
Sabots and bases assembled & painted :)
I've found/created a suitable sign for the pub that will be part of Hinton Ampner in the Cheriton game
Not the Hinton Arms, the only pictures I can find for it's pub sign are of a Gent in a fairly modern suit :(
Not The Flower Pot in Cheriton, again far too modern :(
I've settled on The Fox from nearby Bramdean and a suitably vintage sign :)
Hi
It's a shame that the Hinton Hunt logos are also anachronistic or you could have recycled those for your inn sign :D :D.
http://www.vintagewargamingfigures.info/HHcat.html (http://www.vintagewargamingfigures.info/HHcat.html)
(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eOQd8Fem-8k/VwopRSEl7ZI/AAAAAAAAftY/cphaisFuMEsju5pypsknl2cndF-aJZUYQ/s1600/p1.jpg)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: paulr on 21 February 2019, 11:56:34 PM
I've found/created a suitable sign for the pub that will be part of Hinton Ampner in the Cheriton game
Not the Hinton Arms, the only pictures I can find for it's pub sign are of a Gent in a fairly modern suit :(
Not The Flower Pot in Cheriton, again far too modern :(
I've settled on The Fox from nearby Bramdean and a suitably vintage sign :)
Hope The Fox is well stocked and open all hours....plenty of potential customers in the area back in 1644 :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 22 February 2019, 01:47:40 AM
Hope The Fox is well stocked and open all hours....plenty of potential customers in the area back in 1644 :)
I'm sure it will be, shame it is among the Parliamentary forces ;)
St Michael & All Angels in Cheriton will also be 'open', it is closer to the Royalists ;)
Metal work base coated and highlighted where appropriate :)
Gloves done :)
Two batches of hedge bases beveled :)
Sashes & hat bands done :) :)
Skin and hair done :) :)
Trumpeter 'flags' done :)
Collars done :)
First batch of hedge bases painted :)
Sabots and bases labeled :)
First unit of next batch, 3 units of foot, prepared :)
Touch ups done on current batch :)
Hopefully they will get washed after tonight's game, once the paint is fully dry :-w :!!
Second batch of hedge bases painted :)
Clump foliage glued to first batch of hedge bases :)
Prepared remaining 2 units for next batch :)
Quote from: paulr on 23 February 2019, 04:17:47 AM
Hopefully they will get washed after tonight's game
That's what the landlord of the pub that sponsored our football team used to say :)
We often had a choice, shower or last orders at the pub :d :d :d
Cheers
Ian
;D ;D ;D
They did get washed last night which meant they had their final dry brush and figure bases painted this morning :) :)
A very productive day:
- current batch based :)
- two batches of hedges have been soaked in dilute PVA :)
- two more batches of hedge bases cut and glued :)
- another batch of hedge bases glued and painted :)
Next batch about to go on the painting rods :!!
Hopefully they will get undercoated after work tomorrow, if the weather improves as forecast
Flock touched up and coronets added on the current batch :) :)
Next batch undercoated last night and armour base coated this morning :) :)
Six batches of hedges at various stages of the 'process' :) :!!
Current batch varnished :)
Ran out of time for pictures yesterday :(
Next batch:
- armour highlighted :)
- buff coats base coated & highlighted :) :)
- jacket & trousers - 'uniform' colours base coated :)
Hedge batches:
- 1 varnished :)
- 3 ready for dry brushing :)
- 1 ready for flocking :)
- 1 ready for clump foliage :!!
Scots reinforcements dispatched from PM HQ today...... :-bd :-bd
:) :) :)
The now current batch:
- jacket & trousers - non 'uniform' colours base coated :)
- jacket & trousers - all colours dry brushed :)
- stockings done :)
Hedge batches:
- 3 dry brushed :)
- 1 clump foliage added :)
- 1 bases cut and glued :)
And I took some piccies ;)
Lord Hopton's & Colonel Gunter's Regiments of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7855/33359415608_80db27307e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SPRJ35)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7839/47183075082_ca91279bd4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpAow)
Sir Edward Stawell's & Colonel Edmond Pierce's Regiments of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7885/33359415828_af9e07bf27_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SPRJ6S)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7843/47183075592_7df53b87e1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpAxj)
The Marquis of Hertford & Sir Allan Apsley's Regiments of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7896/33359416098_72172bca1c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SPRJbw)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/47183075912_efe1a8b678_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpACQ)
Lord John Stuart's Regiment of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/33359416458_78b70deb77_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SPRJhJ)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/47183076242_5b9126a2a9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpAJw)
Sir Nicholas Crispe's & Sir Edward Ford's Regiments of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7890/33359416868_2c73e4178a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SPRJpN)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7912/47183076572_4e5a1aaef4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpAQd)
Colonel Dutton Fleetwood's Regiment of Horse
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7905/47183077292_70535b3481_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpB3C)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7827/47183077012_7d8c870dba_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2eTpAXN)
'English' Painted and based
1,021 Foot
424 Mounted
15 Guns
1,460 Total
Very smart.
Love them.
Superb!
Excellent, Paul :-bd.....But what else do we expect ? ! ;)
Cheers - Phil :)
They look excellent
Take care
Andy
Hasn't Paul finished and photographed the next batch yet ?.........SLACKER !! ;)
Cheers - Phil
;D ;D ;D ;D
Current batch:
- Hats, shoes & boots base coated :)
- Hats & boots dry brushed :)
- Musket stocks done :)
- Sabots assembled & both sides painted :)
- Bases both sides painted :)
Hedge batches:
- 2 flocked and varnished :) :)
- 1 flocked :)
- 1 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 1 bases painted :)
- 1 bases cut and glued :)
Great stuff Paul, looking forward to seeing the whole lot on the table 8)
So am I, Easter is not that far away :!! :!! :!!
Pierre the Shy and I with some other players are refighting Cheriton at the NZ Nationals over Easter, hopefully we will get to play it three times (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
We've been reading the menu a long time; serve us a battle now!
(Sorry, you're probably even more impatient.)
We are looking at having a couple of 'practice' games later this month, so hopefully I will be able to serve an aperitif or two
Current batch:
- Pikes and rests painted :)
- Scabbards and belts done :)
- Metal work painted and highlighted :) :)
- Bags done :)
- Two coats of the edges of the sabots & bases :)
Hedge batches:
- 1 flocked and varnished :) :)
- 1 flocked :)
- 1 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 3 bases cut and glued :)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 03 March 2019, 01:45:22 AM
We've been reading the menu a long time; serve us a battle now!
(Sorry, you're probably even more impatient.)
Theres this one we played a while ago: http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18109.0.html
The main course won't be ready till Easter though.
Current batch:
- 'Apostles' done :)
- Hat bands and sashes done :) :)
- Drum heads and bands done :) :)
Hedge batches:
- 1 flocked and varnished :) :)
- 1 clump foliage dry brushed :)
- 1 clump foliage added :)
- 1 painted :)
- 1 edges beveled :)
- 1 bases cut and glued :)
Finished draft map and counted up, I need about:
- 300 hedges :o :!!
- 50 short hedges :!!
I've done 100 hedges and 40 short hedges, with another 50 under way :!!
Finished painting and touch ups on the current batch last night :)
Washed before I left for work this morning :)
Hedge batches:
- 2 flocked :)
- 2 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 1 base edges beveled :)
- 1 started painting :)
Final dry brush and figure bases done last night on the current batch :)
Should be based before my game this evening :!!
Hedge batches:
- 2 flocked and flock touched up :)
- 2 flocked :)
- 1 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 1 clump foliage added :)
- 1 bases cut and glued :)
Deployment maps for Cheriton finailased with the kind assistance of Simon Miller and Andrew, much appreciated gents :)
Current batch based yesterday afternoon, flock touched up this morning :) :)
Hedge batches:
- 4 flocked and flock touched up :)
- 1 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 1 clump foliage added :)
- 2 bases cut and glued :)
Cloud, drizzle and/or showers forecast for the next 10 days :(
Not looking promising for varnishing :(
A big thank you to MAgamer for his mention of pizza boxes :-bd
I've currently filled 4 with 6mm figures and vehicles to free up draw space for the output of this project
I've also got 4 pizza boxes of hedges and another 2 to come :) :!!
Flags added to two of the units of the current batch and edges touched up :) :)
When I went to cut out the flags for the third unit I realised I had made one of them with the wrong device Piles Wavy rather than Cinquefoils :o #-o
I've corrected the flag and will reprint and add tomorrow :!!
Hedge batches:
- 4 flocked and flock touched up :)
- 1 clump foliage dry brushed :)
- 1 clump foliage soaked in dilute PVA :)
- 4 bases cut and glued :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 27 February 2019, 01:33:24 AM
Scots reinforcements dispatched from PM HQ today...... :-bd :-bd
And they arrived in the mailbox today :-bd
that completes all the ECW figures that I need......for now ;)
11 posts from Paul since the last photo's....There must be some arriving soon. (Hint, hint. ;))
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 11 March 2019, 07:42:24 AM
11 posts from Paul since the last photo's....There must be some arriving soon. (Hint, hint. ;))
Cheers - Phil
Paul is putting a lot of effort into the Cheriton refight....I'm sure the end result will be worth the wait :)
It always is, Peter !! :)
Cheers - Phil
Corrected flags added to Sir Edward Stradling's Regiment, both standards now have Cinquefoils :)
Edges done on those standards :)
I've just checked the forecast and no varnishing weather in the next 10 days :( ~X(
Hopefully, the showers will clear enough to let me get the 30 hedges and 3 units I have waiting done :-w
I've done 150 hedges, have another 70 hedges at various stages in the process, and 30 waiting to be varnished
So only another 50 to do :!!
No varnishing weather for the next 10 days !! :o :'( :'( :'(
Mind you, you certainly wouldn't be able to do any varnishing here for the next few days !
Not only would the figures get very wet.....They'd get blown off the table !
Cheers - Phil.
Weather was better than forecast this afternoon/evening :)
Two batches of hedges and the current batch of figures varnished :)
Run out of time for piccies tonight :(
Making good progress progressing multiple batches of hedges :) :!!
As the weather was again better than forecast as soon as I got home from work I grabbed some piccies just before the sun got too low #:-S
Sir Edward Stradling's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7831/46468886365_91c58e91e4_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dNibXX)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4865/47331100662_01f193b5bd_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f7ugeG)
Duke of York's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4825/46468886055_53e8b0e26c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dNibSB)
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4890/47331100272_1f02e0e671_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f7ug7Y)
Sir Marmaduke Rawdon's Regiment of Foot
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7831/46468885765_8282e11bb6_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dNibMB)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7837/47331100062_1b7f64c7b2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2f7ug4m)
These are the last of the troops I need for Cheriton but not quite the end of this project
Some of you may know that none of these regiments were at the battle of Cheriton, the shot and officers from these units will be used as the Commanded Shot from Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hopton, Sir Allen Apsley and Colonel Matthew Appleyard's regiments
'English' Painted and based
1,129 Foot
424 Mounted
15 Guns
1,568 Total
TERRIFIC !!, Paul ! =D> =D>
Cheers - Phil
Very impressive!! :)
Superb
As always so very well done! Inspires me to do another reorg of my mountains of lead!
Wonderful work yet again 8).
Paul, as always, looking great!!!
I did notice one of the flags developed a wrinkled crease when trying to add the motion - a problem I have encountered more than once. I finally figured a solution and offer just a a suggestion. Now I take my paper flags and use various sizes of round things (like a pencil, modeling file, straw, etc. ad will roll the flag around it. Then for more folded places I will carefully add additional folding by hand. Seems to work pretty well, and I think is worth the trouble.
Terry
I agree Terry, I use the same technique
Unfortunately the crease developed while trying to 'carefully' add a little more movement late in the process and the glue had dried too much for me to sort it ~X(
I'm making good progress on the hedges :)
And the weather is cooperating :)
30 hedges varnished toady :) :) :)
50 in various stages of the process :!!
Only 30 more left to start :!! :!! :!!
Watch a flag in a lively wind; sharp creases do happen, so let not thy heart be troubled.
Ah, OK Paul. I suspect you may have just told me why I was having the problem on doing flapping in the breeze flags.
Another thing that makes it a bit easier for me is that I always replace any cast standard poles with wire, so I can do the flag and work it without it being attached to the figure - thus my Muscovite flags not yet attached. Not sure 10 MM allows that though.
Terry
Making good progress on the hedges :)
20 of the last 30 hedge bases have been cut and glued, about to start on the last 10 :!!
More progress on hedges today :)
All of the last 30 are now cut and glued :)
I've finished preparing the 'extra' chits bases that will bring my 4 extra sets of chits up to 'full' strength
That last set of pics was pretty amazing.
The last 30 hedges have had their clump foliage applied :)
10 hedges have been soaked and PVA and dry brushed so are ready to flock :)
The other 260 are finished #:-S
I've labeled the Pub as "The Fox" and varnished half the buildings :) :)
Then I ran out of varnish ~X(
I'll have to get some more on Monday :-w
I've had to cut and prepare 18 more chit bases and once these are painted and labeled all the chit sets will be up to full strength :!! :)
They will also be in the varnishing queue :-w
This weekend I'm aiming to:
- buy foam for the hills
- cut out the hills to go under the base clothes
- buy some felt to mark the woods and muddy area
- cut out and begin painting the felt
Just a quiet weekend then?
It is clear that you really give a chit about preparing for this game! :) :-bd
;D ;D ;D
Last of the hedges have now been soaked in diluted PVA :) #:-S
One to dry brushing and flocking :!! once dry :-w
The extra chits have been painted and will be labeled once I finish reading the forum :)
Bet you're regretting I ever mentioned the pva...
I am grateful that you did mention the dilute PVA as it has made the hedges much more robust and your advice was most helpful :)
I must admit that it is the most frustrating and time consuming step in the whole process ~X( ~X( ~X(
The extra chits have been labeled :)
The last 40 hedges have been dry brushed and 20 of them flocked :) :)
The next 20 will get done once I've finished my cup of tea and got off the forum ;)
All hedges flocked and flock touched up :) :)
Looking at my list for this weekend the results are mixed
- buy foam for the hills - the cost of foam has gone up since I last bought some :o X_X
- cut out the hills to go under the base clothes - I need to talk to our regular host about a plan B :-\
- buy some felt to mark the woods and muddy area - all bought :)
- cut out and begin painting the felt - I've cut out most of Cheriton Wood :) I need to get the rest done & get painting :!!
I also need to buy more varnish tomorrow
I bought more varnish and managed to get the last of the buildings varnished after work :) :)
I've come up with a plan C for the hills, will call and price it up tomorrow :-SS
Cut out all the felt :)
Definitely not varnishing weather today :(
Next week is looking better :-w :)
Plan C will work for the hills, polystyrene foam ordered :)
I'll collect it on Thursday and start cutting it to shape :!!
All the felt is painted :)
The weather took a surprising turn for the better :o :)
All remaining chits varnished :)
30 of the last 40 hedges have been varnished :) :) :)
The last 10 will have to wait until tomorrow as I'll soon lose the sun :-w
I collected the expanded polystyrene I'd had cut into 1200x600 sheets (4'x2' in old money) :)
They were much easier to cut than I had feared #:-S :)
I've even ended up with one spare sheet through careful use of the various off cuts :-B :)
The good weather allowed me to cut them outside which has avoided any domestic disharmony ;)
These sheets will be used under a fleece base cloth to form the ridges required for Cheriton and I'm sure many more ridges and hills in the future
So they don't need as much protection as hills that go on top of the table
I would like to minimise the shedding of small balls of expanded polystyrene, to avoid upsetting hall cleaners and vehicle owners if nothing else
So a question for the forum, how best to simply and cheaply 'seal' the 11m2 of sheets :-\
I've found some acrylic house paint left behind by the previous house owner :-\
I've painted an off cut and it doesn't look to have had any adverse effect #:-S
So I better get painting all the pieces I cut out on Thursday :!!
I've also set up for a test/practice game this evening, will be interesting to see how it goes ;)
That's enough waffle.....I want to see more pretty pictures !!
Cheers - Phil
=O =D>
Quote from: Techno on 30 March 2019, 07:29:12 AM
That's enough waffle.....I want to see more pretty pictures !!
Cheers - Phil
Good thing I took my camera to the practice/ test game then ;)
It's been quite spell since our last FK&P game so it was good to get back into things C17 last night....even down to Handel and Vivaldi music playing in the background :)
I think you will agree that all the work that Paul's done for the Cheriton refight has really paid off when you see the pictures.
I will leave it up to Paul to report on the game itself :-X ;)
While waiting for the day to warm up I've put up a brief report http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg275572.html#msg275572 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg275572.html#msg275572)
Now onto painting more polystyrene hills to seal them :!!
Good progress on painting the polystyrene sheets :)
Still about a third to do :!!
Further good progress on painting the polystyrene sheets :)
Only 2 left to do :!!
I should probably paint the second side of each sheet and do a second coat on the edges :!! :!!
Hopefully the weather will cooperate :-w
Weather finally looking promising for painting today :)
Unfortunately I will be in the office at work ~X(
Forecast for Tuesday is looking promising :-w
Made some more victory coins, this will allow me to have the armies fight longer if the first game finishes too quickly
The second of my test/practice games for Easter went well http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg275869.html#msg275869 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg275869.html#msg275869)
I've now resorted all the troops and double checked everything :-B
A few things left to do:
- print information sheets for the public and game banner
- print updated version of the QRS
- paint last 2 polystyrene sheets
- varnish 4 extra victory 'coins'
- paint second side of all the polystyrene sheets
The last three are weather dependent but not critical :-w
So with 11 days to go I'm left pondering what I've missed :-\
Seams like youve been pretty thorough.
Maybe you've missed beer and the great outdoors?
I have to admit it can be a right hoo-ha putting on a display/participation game, and I sometimes wonder if those who've never done it realise this. Mind you, I still think, particularly with display games, that there should be a club member free at all times to chat to the public while the game is being played.
The players are a disparate group from, I think, 4 different towns/cities rather than a club so finding a volunteer to be free at all times would be a challenge
I agree that we need to be accessible to the public and make a point of talking to anyone that shows an interest, this is something I'll be emphasising in the player briefing
We also have good signage and a one page background for any one who wants to read it
A few things left to do:
- print information sheets for the public and game banner - done :)
- print updated version of the QRS - done :)
- paint last 2 polystyrene sheets - done :)
- varnish 4 extra victory 'coins' - done :)
- paint second side of all the polystyrene sheets - half done of them done, the weather may cooperate again this weekend :-w
The weather didn't cooperate on Saturday :(
But Sunday dawned fine and clear and unfortunately about 3 degrees C :o
It finally warmed up enough to begin painting the second side and second coat of the edges of the remaining sheets by about 10am :-w :)
Almost all done :)
I ran out of paint with about half the last side of the last sheet to do ~X(
I realised I was running short so made sure I did the edges and the side near the edges so that will have to do
Unfortunately l wont be able to join Paul this Easter...my daughter took a bad tumble out a window and has been in hospital with a broken rib and cracked vertibrae....she was very lucky but will make a full recovery hopefully. In a spinebrace for 2 monfhs which means Lisa and l will have our hands full for a while..... will have to work with Paul on the Scots and get my W3K experience later in the year.
The really good news is l have been with her in the ward today and she's walking round quite normally. 2019 has been pretty challenging so far and theres still 7 months to go....
So sorry to here this news, Peter. :(
Very frightening. May she heal quickly and may you and Lisa and your family be strengthened.
I think Bill has said it all.
Good to hear she's up and about, Peter.
Best wishes - Phil
Very sorry to hear that, glad she's on the mend.
:o
What a relief your daughter's walking about normally now. #:-S
That's all a bit scary. Glad to hear she is on the mend.
Jeez...
Get well soon that lass
Thanks for your thoughts and support.....we're all back home now but recovery phase will take a while.....2 months in a spine brace will be hard for Bella.....basically its like wearing a full plate curaiss back and front 24/7, though its plastic not metal.
Hope to get up to see/play in the Cheriton game for one day but we'll see how it goes.
Cheers
Peter
Good to hear Bella is home :)
As I've already said directly it would be good to see you if you can make it, but family comes first
I head off this evening to set the game up, ready for the players on Friday morning
Good luck for the game Paul, and best wishes fo Bella Peter!
Indeed, Paul, very good luck with the game. Given how hard you have worked and how great everything looks, can't imagine it will not be anything but a resounding success. Remember, LOTS of pictures!
Good luck all
Thanks for the good wishes
The camera is packed in the rather full car and I'll be heading off in about half an hour
I'll be back on the forum sometime on Monday (NZ Time)
I'm back ;)
I've done a summary here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg276912.html#msg276912 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18115.msg276912.html#msg276912) and will be doing 3 battle reports once I have recovered a bit and process the 100 photos I took
The report on the first refight of Cheriton can be found here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18482.msg277002.html#msg277002 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18482.msg277002.html#msg277002)
I've selected, post-processed and labeled the 16 pictures for the next Cheriton report :)
Now I just need to write the words :!!
Then do the report for the third battle :!!
I also sorted out all the chits @-) @-) @-)
All 560 were there :) :) :)
A few had wandered between bags
Four of the players kindly did a sort out after day two to make sure the odds were still fairly right ;)
So, now what? ;D
I've made a start on the words for the second report :!!
Then pictures and words for the third report :!!
I also need to sort out all the troops, remove the temporary labels and reunite the pike with the various commanded shot units :!!
I believe Pierre the Shy has some Scots he will give me on Saturday that need painting
He also needs to email me the order in which he wants them painted plus information on the clothing of the Foot
Ultimately I would love to do refights of Dunbar and Worcester since Paul already has heeps of Parliamentary troops.....first up I will get him to do enough stuff to cover Montrose's 1644-45 actions as I am an avid follower of DGuy's Celtic Fringe blog and he has been very inspirational in getting the whole ECW project of the ground for me. Scots ECW actions are something that I have been wanting to fight since the early 1980's for various reasons.
Preparing painting guide and exact details for Paul :-bd
:-bd I'm looking forward to getting back to painting figures, its been a while ;)
The second report on Cheriton has been posted http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18500.msg277204.html#msg277204 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18500.msg277204.html#msg277204)
I'll get onto sorting the pictures for the third report after I've mowed the lawns :( :!!
Lawns mowed :)
Pictures for third report selected and post-processed :) :)
Scots Lancers to the head of the painting queue :!!
Labeled half the pictures for the third report and started on the words :)
Undercoated 5 Regiments of Scots Lancers :) :)
It is good to be working of figures again after 45 days :o focusing on terrain and other things required for Cheriton
Plenty more where they came from ;)
Good :D
Labelled the other half of the pictures for the third report :)
Sorted out all the figures from Cheriton and removed the temporary labels :)
Only one base needed any repairs, I ripped the corner of the permanent label when taking off the temporary one
Replacement glued on, will varnish tomorrow
Making good progress on the third report :)
I just need to work out what happened in the centre while I was focused somewhere else based on the limited number of pictures I took :-\ :-\ :-\
I've been asked by Pierre the Shy to include some grey horses in his units of Scots Lancers
I normally don't paint greys so am open to suggestions on the colours I should use :-\
My normal approach to painting horses is to base coat in a darker colour then dry brush with a lighter colour
For example my Chestnuts are base coated with Beige Brown and highlighted Light Brown
The mane and tail is then done with an appropriate single colour and a black wash near the end of the painting brings out the details
Coat d'arms Horse grey, universal grey highlight, white dry brush
Thanks ML, I'll give them a go with Vallejo Medium Grey and Sky Grey highlights and decide if I need the white dry brush
As you have already noticed I've posted my third report on Cheriton, here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18505.msg277347.html#msg277347 (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18505.msg277347.html#msg277347)
So now I can crack on with Pierre the Shy's Scots :!!
All those hedges - one has to wonder how cavalry were so important in this war. Would equitationally-oriented members of this forum care to comment on the difficulties of taking a regiment over an obstacle like that every few hundred yards?
Its almost boccage territory!
A level history time: Most of England at this time was undergoing the enclosure movement (upland areas were different, but that's another essay), whether legally or not (You needed an act if parliememt) the rolling and open fields of the three field system were being done away with and larger land owners were enclosing ther space into smaller packets of land.
You also have to remember that hedges in those days were not the machine trimmed versions we have today, but were wider and deeper unless newly laid.
This is one of the things the Levellers hated.
Cavalry hated it ..
Good points, Will. :)
There was me thinking that the horses wouldn't find hedges too difficult to clear.
'Modern', well trained, gee gees wouldn't find things too bad....Think of what they're capable of, in something like the Grand National.....BUT.....I can't imagine there would have been very many (if ANY) of that proficiency in those times.
I'd take a wild stab that some of the horses that were used, got a certain amount of 'practice' if they were used for hunting.......Perhaps ?? :-\
Untrained horses (I imagine) would have been a potential nightmare, though horses do tend to play 'follow the leader'....So, if the first one clears the obstacle, a lot would try and emulate the first over the hedge.
On the other hand....Probably quite a number would refuse, and potentially send their riders over the hedge, instead
Yep....I can imagine Cavalry hating this type of terrain.
Cheers - Phil
I suspect it was more a case of forcing your way through the hedges rather than jumping over them, but I wasn't there :-\
Cheriton was particularly enclosed in comparison with other ECW battlefields and note that the Horse did try and get into the two more open areas; Lamborough fields near Yew Farm and the open grazing land towards Cheriton Wood
Scots Lancers' horses base coated and dry brushed :)
I went with Medium Grey, dry brushed Sky Grey, light dry brushed Ivory for the Greys and they don't look too bad ;)
Look forwards to seeing them
Helmets and buff coats base coated :) :)
Helmets and buff coats highlighted :)
Bonnets base coated and highlighted :) :)
Jackets and trousers base coated :)
Jackets and trousers highlighted :)
Boots base coated & highlighted :) :)
Saddle blankets done :)
Saddle bags & rolls done ;)
Manes, tails & hooves done :) :) :)
Must be piccies soon....... ;)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 03 May 2019, 06:59:14 AM
Must be piccies soon....... ;)
Cheers - Phil
They have to pass stringent customer satisfaction criteria first Techno ;) then I will base them up and take some pics :-w
I am dropping off about half the units I still need Paul to paint up for me tomorrow....feels like a major step forward in getting my stuff finished :-bd
I'm glad you feel it is a major step forward ;) ;D
Socks, blazes, stars and snips done :)
Started on tack, scabbards & belts :) :!!
Dropped stuff off to Paul and saw the lancers...the greys look great :)
I will take some pics once they are finished.
:) :) :)
Finished tack, scabbards & belts :)
Wood & metal work done :)
After watching another successful Rocketlabs launch <:-P
Sashes & not-tartan done on trumpeters and officers :) :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
I'll check for touch ups and hopefully wash tomorrow night
...'Ere....Paul.
What are the 'snips' mentioned a few posts ago ?
The 'chest feeds' on the horses ?...Or is it yet another term I'm too thick to recognise unaware of.
Cheers - Phil
Some day there needs to be shaggy highland ponies.
Quote from: Techno on 06 May 2019, 12:41:27 PM
...'Ere....Paul.
What are the 'snips' mentioned a few posts ago ?
The 'chest feeds' on the horses ?...Or is it yet another term I'm too thick to recognise unaware of.
Cheers - Phil
Snip: a white marking on the muzzle, between the nostrils
Second right, bottom row
Paul may be using it more generally for white face markings?
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Well..... :o
I've never heard them called that before *....Thanks, Mike. :)
Cheers - Some old git that has been around horses for far longer than he cares to remember.
* I'll bet Von will know that.
Thanks Ithoriel
Socks - leg markings
Blazes - top row, I tend to do first or third
Star - bottom left, I tend to do second or third
Snip - second right, bottom row, sometimes with a star
Adds a bit of variety to the horses :)
Sounds great, Paul. :)
I did know what blazes, stars and socks were....But I'd never heard of 'snips'.....(Von had....What a surprise ! ;))
Cheers - Phil
A few touch ups then washed last night :) :)
Quote from: paulr on 07 May 2019, 08:43:21 PM
A few touch ups then washed last night :) :)
Glad to see personal hygiene is not being forgotten in this dash for the post! :D :D ;)
Finished bases, labels and standards for the 5 lancer regiments and 5 units of the next batch...Montrose's Irish Brigade :)
A personal favorite! :-bd :-bd
The Lancers should be done in time to give them to Pierre the Shy at our regular Saturday game, second half of an interesting 1914 ITLSU scenario Pierre put together for us :)
I'll look out Montrose's Irish Brigade of the pile Pierre dropped off last week :!!
I've finished painting the five units of Scots Lancers, so after a significant delay due to Cheriton:
Scots Painted
0 Foot
136 Mounted
0 Guns
136 Total
Three units of Pike & Shot from the Irish Brigade ready to go on my painting rods tomorrow, once the Lancers are fully dry
The Lancers have vacated the painting rods and been replaced with Irish Pike & Shot who are now undercoated :) :)
Buff coats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Jackets base coated :)
Started dry brushing jackets :) :!!
Finished dry brushing jackets :)
Trousers base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Started base coating hats, boots & shoes :) :!!
I picked up the lancers from Paul yesterday and based them up this morning.......AFTER making Mrs Shy brekkie in bed for Mothers day ;)
Just need to add the unit flags and flock the bases once the PVA has dried then I can take some pictures in a couple of days since the heavens are due to open here later today.
The grey horses have come out very nicely :-bd
That will be all 12 Covenant cavalry units completed.....onto some of Montrose's stuff next....Paul is doing the Irish Brigade first since they are involved in all of Montrose's battles.
You have been busy ;)
I'm glad you like the greys :)
The Irish are progressing
Finished base coating hats, boots & shoes :)
Started dry brushing hats & boots :) :!!
Finished dry brushing hats & boots :)
Bags, 'Apostles' and wood work done :) :)
I finished up the lancers apart from colouring the edges of the unit flags which I will (hopefully) have time do tonight. Then I will take some pictures.
very pleased how the basing turned out......they're painted very well too ;)
Also started fleshing some details about doing a refight of the Battle of Dunbar next year. Its the 370th anniversary on Sept 3 2020.....not as big as Cheriton but will use all Scots the units that I have...apart from Highlanders.
Dunbar would be a great battle to see done! (Surprise Cromwell from the rear with your Highlanders - if the "Haughs of Cromdale" can resurrect Montrose why not you? :D)
Hope your daughter continues to get healed up.
Quote from: d_Guy on 13 May 2019, 10:16:45 PM
Dunbar would be a great battle to see done! (Surprise Cromwell from the rear with your Highlanders - if the "Haughs of Cromdale" can resurrect Montrose why not you? :D)
Hope your daughter continues to get healed up.
The highlanders did turn up 95 years later in 1745...found no sign of Cromwell but did find General Cope's army at Prestonpans and beat them decisively.
Bella is recovering well thanks DGuy....in a spinebrace for another 6 weeks though.
'I' faith,' quo' Johnnie, 'I got sic flegs
Wi' their claymores an' philabegs;
If I face them again, deil break my legs!
Sae I wish you a' gude morning'.
:) :) :)
One of the great pipe tunes. :)
OK so here a some pictures of the 5 lancer units that I took first thing this morning before going to work:
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I had to look up what a philabeg was Mike ;)
A Phil-a-beg is when you really, really, really want Techno to sculpt something.
Pure class! As our Scots brethren may say.
:-bd
Top work
Looking great, Peter. Bravo!
Quote from: fsn on 15 May 2019, 09:31:53 AM
A Phil-a-beg is when you really, really, really want Techno to sculpt something.
Nice ;D
And when you what him to add to them (drumroll) Phil-a-mor
They look rather good!!
I have some on these in progress, I think I need to improve the painting on them.
Those are top notch !! :-bd
Quote from: fsn on 15 May 2019, 09:31:53 AM
A Phil-a-beg is when you really, really, really want Techno to sculpt something.
OIK !!
Cheers - Phil ;)
Phil, you should know by now - Nobby cant help it !!!
;D ;D ;D ;D
Very true, Ian.
Cheers - Phil :)
Solved the issue of where to find about 200 30mm long pikes for my Scots Covenanter pikemen today (I got most of my pike figures from a different manufacturer and they are cast with an open handed pose). Mrs Shy wished to show me something she wanted in Spotlight, a chain of fabric/craft shops in NZ.
Spotted a pack of 200 30mm x 0.5mm pins for 7 bucks so threw them on the counter with the stuff Mrs Shy had selected.....she even paid for them ;)
Will have to remind people to pick up the pike units by their bases.....
And yes the heads are even the correct shape - according to Reid the Scots used narrow square headed pike tips rather than the older broadleaf blade style.
Now i just need to paint 200 pikes and super glue them to the figures once they are painted....that should be fun frustrating ~X(
That's a good solution :)
If you want to super glue them to the figures when you clean them up I'll paint the pikes when I paint the rest of the figures
That should avoid damaging the paint work on the pikes or the figures :)
After a busy work week I finally made some more progress on the Irish
Scabbards and belts done :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 18 May 2019, 04:44:33 AM
Now i just need to paint 200 pikes and super glue them to the figures once they are painted....that should be fun frustrating ~X(
Enjoy !! ;)
As an aside to that....But still 'on topic'.
I've always found
sculpting open handed figures a
right pain in the bum...especially at the 10mm 'scale'.
If the pike is going to be made as an integral part of the model....I can fix the pike into the base and then 'attach' the arm, plus hand, to that....very straightforward, as the arm's 'armature/former' can be made from a very thin sausage of green stuff, which, once set, can be sculpted over....Usually with a very 'soft' putty, made up of a 50/50 mix of green stuff and Magic Sculp.
This saves all the hassle of using a piece of ultra fine brass thread as the arm's floating 'former'....Then sculpting over that......THAT is really,
really fiddly.
Recently, Dave wanted a couple of open handed pikemen for his Elizabethan project. X_X
I experimented, by using a thin piece
plastic rod as a replacement for the brass, which I
would have been using, if the pike was intended to be an integral part of the model.
This was very much like making a (for me) 'normal' "Man holding pike."
To my delight....Once the arm had set..I was able to
carefully pull out the
plastic rod, leaving the pike man with a ready made open hand. The green stuff hadn't stuck firmly to the plastic rod....Just as I hoped !
No swearing, at all !!
I hope that makes sense....and just maybe some of you just might find that a useful tip.
Cheers - Phil
Fab
He hasn't mentioned that as he withdrew the plastic rod, he jabbed the other end into his nostril.
What AGAIN !!!!! ;)
It wasn't my nostril.....It would have been my eye, if the Optivisor hadn't got in the way.
(That was a complete lie.....I didn't even have to 'force' the plastic rod out.....You wait...next time I try this I'll be over confident, and it'll all go tots up. ;))
Cheers - Phil
Tots up - some strange Welsh expression I assume ?
;)
I refuse to answer that question, on the grounds that I might incriminate myself.
Cheers - Phil
It's not MIGHT, it's WILL !
Metal work done on the Irish :)
More figures picked up, Dragoons & Forlorn Hope. Pierre the Shy is sorting and cleaning them up faster than I am painting them :!!
Pikemen's stockings done :)
Finished painting current batch of Irish :)
Wash, final dry brush and figure bases left to do :!!
Next batch will be some more Irish Shot
Shouldn't that be Irish Stout? ;D
;D ;D
Touched up the Irish this morning and washed them this evening :) :)
Final dry brush and figure bases tomorrow :!!
Quote from: paulr on 22 May 2019, 09:35:45 AM
;D ;D
Touched up the Irish this morning and washed them this evening :) :)
Not something most of us would care to admit to in public! ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil
;D ;D
Final dry brush done :)
Next batch has been expanded to include a couple of Forlon Hopes as they will have similar colour clothing
Meanwhile back in the proper thread..... :P
Bases and standards ready for when l collect the figures on Saturday.
After the next batch l will get Paul to do some Covenant regiments as l am just about finished adding pikes to the first six units.....no l haven't impailed myself on a pin once and l am filing down all the points as l go 😇
But you don't use thread with pins... ;)
Figure bases done on the Irish and they have vacated the painting rods :) :)
Next batch; two units of Irish Commanded Shot and two Forlorn Hopes on the painting rods and undercoated :)
Jackets base coated and dry brushed on next batch :) :)
3 Irish Brigade musket and pike armed battalia based and flags added, just need to flock the bases and they're done :-bd
Excellent, then pictures can follow shortly.
In your dreams, Bill ;)...These two are the biggest teases on the forum.
But it's always worth the wait.
(Getta move on you pair of slackers... ;) ;D)
Cheers - Phil.
I live in a constant state of hope! REALLY want to see the Irish Brigade.
Quote from: Techno on 28 May 2019, 04:09:35 PM
In your dreams, Bill ;)...These two are the biggest teases on the forum.
But it's always worth the wait.
(Getta move on you pair of slackers... ;) ;D)
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: d_Guy on 28 May 2019, 04:04:06 PM
Excellent, then pictures can follow shortly.
I should be able to finish them tonight O:-) A few real world things to deal with first though....
I'll explain my reasoning for depicting them as I have when I put up the pictures.....D Guy might recognise the flags I have used for them.
I hope that satisfies your expectations ;)
Got several regiments of Covenanters ready to give to Paul now I have finished adding "pin pikes" to the pike figures.
Trousers, hats, shoes & boots base coated and dry brushed :)
Bags & 'apostles' done :)
First third of the scabbards & belts done :)
Here are the three Irish pike and musket units of Colonel's MacDonnell, O'Cahan and Laghtnan respectively. The pike figures are by Pendraken (so I am posting the pictures in this thread), but all the shot and command figures are from Lancer Miniatures ECW range as I wanted to use musketeer figures without musket rests.
The Irish Brigade has been depicted as they might have appeared when they landed at Ardnamurchan in July 1644. Some manufacturers of larger scale figures have depicted them as being clad in blue bonnets and mainly highland attire, which may have been the case later in the 1644-45 campaign. However when they arrived from Ireland my sources (mainly Stuart Reid's various works) suggest that they would have had a more Anglo-Irish rather than Scottish apperence.
I choose to clearly differentiate the Irish from their Covenanter opponents who will of course be clad mainly in the almost universal blue bonnets and "hodden grey" uniforms.
Thanks as usual to Paul for his amazing painting and Bill, alias D Guy for his Irish Brigade flags made available via his Celtic Fringe blog: https://inredcoatragsattired.com/
I tried to depict the veteran Irish in attack mode with "march attack" posed pikes and muskets levelled ready for a fierce salvee charge (which they can do in FK&P rules). Alistair McColla, the brigade commander, and his personal bodyguard were from the Western Isles so will be depicted in due course as highlanders, which are a bit further down the painting queue.
I took the pictures with my cellphone camera early today on a very grey and overcast day if you are wondering about the lighting effects, sorry they are not better.
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Next up are two Irish commanded shot battalia and two folorn hopes, then its on to some Covenant pike and musket units.
I hope that proves that neither Paul or myself have been "slacking" Techno :) ;)
Those are brilliant chaps, keep up the top work.
Superb!
Love 'em !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
:-bd :-bd =D>
I love them, Peter, very nicely done. Also like that you went with the harp flags. I first thought to use the Irish Confederation circlet, but wanted something more iconic. Some sources say the Irish used double-sided flags (the two faces not the same), but let's face it, there are no regulations and I like this look way better.
Now they need to get into action!
Those have based up nicely, great flags again :-bd =D> :-bd
I like the way the veterans are maintaining their drill and dressing :)
The rest of the scabbards & belts done :)
Wood done :)
Metal base coated :)
Skin base tone done :)
Awesome work (as ever) chaps 8)
Finished painting the second batch of Irish and the Forlorn Hopes :)
Wash, final dry brush and figures bases to do :!!
Wash done this morning, will be dry enough for the final steps this evening :)
Sorted next batch, 3 Royalist regular pike & shot battalia :)
Final dry brush and figures bases done :) :)
First of three Royalist regular pike & shot battalia onto a couple of spare painting rods :)
Remaining two battalia waiting for waiting for the Irish to move off painting rods once fully dry :-w
Hopefully the weather will clear as forecast tomorrow allowing me to undercoat the Royalist regular pike & shot battalias :-SS
Serious production line going again then Paul.
The day is clear but currently cold 4C (39F), still forecast to warm to undercoating temperatures by midday :)
Bases & flags done for the Irish Shot and next 3 Royalist standing regiments - Strathbogie Regt, Farquharson of Monaltrie's and William Gordon of Minimore's (which will be able to be used as Covenant Regiments as I need an extra brigade to have enough Covenant foot to eventually deploy 17 stands for Dunbar).
First fine day for a while after a few days of classic Wellington southerlies so taking the kids out to one of the regional parks for a tramp around since they've been couped up inside.
I will pick the completed Irish up from Paul if he's at home as we have to go past his place to get there...what a coincidence ;)
Last of the Irish collected by Pierre the Shy :)
Three Royalist regular pike & shot battalia undercoated :)
Got to 11C (52F)
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 :)
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 :)
Quote from: paulr on 04 June 2019, 09:34:04 AM
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 :-bd
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....
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!
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.
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Look damn fine to me, Peter ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
:-bd =D> :-bd
They've based up well and the pins certainly work as flag poles :)
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 :)
Fab
Finished sorting out and cleaning up the last of the Highland figures tonight O:-)
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 :-B
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.
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! :D :-bd (see other threads for meaning).
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 :-w
Always impressive work....and so fast! You all make me feel like I have an anchor tied to my paint brush!!!!
Terry
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 :(
Quote from: paulr on 13 June 2019, 08:27:57 AM
Weather not promising for undercoating the next batch :(
You wouldn't be doing any better, 'up here', Paul.
Cheers - Phil
Yep - Monsoon season round here. Mind you gets lots of cash from the Ferry fares !
We've been missing out on the worst here, Ian.....After reading about what it's been like in other places in the UK.
For a (massive) change we're getting off very lightly. :o :o :o :o
Cheers - Mr Not-Quite-So-Soggy.
Bases & flags done for the first 3 Covenanter foot regiments - The General of Artillery's Regt, Colonel John Innes' Regt and Colonel Alexander Stewart's. Researching and making up the Covenanter flags in MS Paint and GIMP has been very time consuming but I'm pretty confident that they are correct..... :-B :-B :-B
Collecting the three Royalist standing regiments - Strathbogie Regt, Farquharson of Monaltrie's and William Gordon of Minimore's - from Paul tomorrow (hopefully).
Prepared enough pike figures and pins for 3 more regiments (only 3 more to do after these are done).
We are going on a bit of road trip tomorrow, about 75km up the coast to Levin to refight the Battle of Marsden Moor in 28mm using FK&P rules that one of the players that took part in Paul's Cheriton refight is hosting.
Should be a good day out - costing me a LOT of brownie points to escape for the day though ;)
That sounds cool
Quote from: mad lemmey on 15 June 2019, 08:01:25 AM
That sounds cool
Yes should be worth the drive Lemmey :)
Rob, one of our Saturday night regulars, has travellied a bit further to take part in this Waterloo refight in Glasgow run by Tony Pollard this weekend: http://www.waterlooreplayed.com/about.html
He's helping to umpire if I remember correctly......the sight of thousands of well painted 28mm Napoleonics would be worth witnessing ;)
A mate from Glasgow is playing...
The three Royalist standing regiments are packed and ready for Pierre the Shy to collect :)
I managed to get the first three Covenanter foot regiments under coated yesterday :)
My wife's working today so I don't need to expend any brownie points but definitely looking forward to the day even if they're using the 'wrong' scale ;)
99% finished putting together the three Royalist regiments, just need to finish edging the flags (3 of them took 2 attempts to print and stick on properly tonight) but I am letting the glue dry properly overnight before doing that.
The Marsden Moor road trip went really well, even with 60+ units on the table we had around 10 players all up so we were cormfortably able to complete 2 games in a day. The results were historical with 2 Parliamentary wins in the end, though the Royalists did not make it easy in either game.
I will put up some pictures of the game and the 10mm stuff sometime soon.
Oooooh......Squeaks of excitement. :)
Gettamoveon you slacker(s).
(Don't care.....It's always worth the wait !! :))
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 18 June 2019, 12:58:37 PM
Oooooh......Squeaks of excitement. :)
Careful - the cat or maybe even one of the dogs will mistake you for a rodent, and get you !
Nah....The (HAH !) Lab 'puppy' knows the difference between me and the 'bar stewards' I shoot, when I have to.
Cheers -The sniper.
Quote from: pierre the shy on 18 June 2019, 12:44:35 PM
The Marsden Moor road trip went really well, even with 60+ units on the table we had around 10 players all up so we were comfortably able to complete 2 games in a day. The results were historical with 2 Parliamentary wins in the end, though the Royalists did not make it easy in either game.
It was indeed a very enjoyable day out, thanks for the lift Pierre :)
Managed to make a start on the three Covenanter foot regiments :)
The limited armour and helmets base coated & highlighted :) :)
A few ECW related pictures:
Royalist "standing regiments" - since they were raised in 1639 and had an initial outfit of armour for the pikes I have included three EC 16 figures per pike block to represent armoured men.
In order to differentiate the Royalists I did not use the traditional Scots saltire flag since the Covenanters used it so extensively amongst their regiments. The "Lion Rampant" flag is reserved for the personal use of the King or his designated leutenant (in this case Montrose) so it will only appear on Montrose's command stand when made. Instead following the green harp colours I used for the Irish Brigade I chose to show the "Scottishness" of these guys by using the arms of Scotland on a blue background as used by the Kings Footguards in 1650. The colonels colours are all adopted from those made available on the fabulous Project Auldearn 1645 blogsite at http://auldearn1645.blogspot.com/
The Strathbogie Regiment:
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Three regiments together:
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from behind:
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Marsden Moor 25mm Game:
In the first game I controlled the Parliamentary left wing cavalry - 2 brigades of raw Dutch style horse and Leven's Scots cavalry brigade.
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Next door to me Paul had Leslie's Scots foot:
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After lunch we swapped sides and I ran some of the Royalist foot. Unfortunately Cromwell's cavalry overwhelmed the Royalist right wing cavalry in fairly short order so Rupert lead out his bodyguard of supercharged Swedish style cavalry to save the day (middle centre just behind the ditch)
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Unfortunately the raw Scots lancers that they fought first hadn't read the script and drew two 10's, while Rupert's veteran supertroopers drew no hits, even after Rupert's replay and so were destroyed....opps :o Rupert himself was a little more fortunate and survived to join a nearby friendly foot unit.
The banter around the table during this game was fantastic and it really was worth the trip.
Lastly one picture for DGuy showing my thinking of how to depict highlanders - 5 irregularly placed figures in front (trying to show as a "highland charge") with 3 other figures in the rear. All the figures are from Pendraken's Jacobite range except the highland archers which come from the Early C16 range.
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I hope you can see the pictures alright through your "sniper" ghille suit Techno ;)
Very nice
Wow!
Much as happened on this thread since my last visit. The Kiwi's are definitely all in! Thanks for posting the pics (yours and the game as well) and like the decision to make the Royalist standing regiments useable for Dunbar by switching out the command strip. Good looking units to boot.
The highlanders will also look good in that configuration, anxious to see them painted up. The sabot system that we all use will allow for multiple configurations.
Looking good ! :)
Cheers - Phil
Those standing regiments have based up well :)
The game was definitely enjoyable, sorry the Royalist right flank didn't last longer but Byron being forced to charge Cromwell's better Horse didn't help ;)
Looking forward to painting the Highlanders
Base coated the jackets & trousers of the 3 units of Covenanters ... grey :)
Dry brushed the jackets & trousers of the 3 units of Covenanters ... light grey :)
Base coated the bonnets of the 3 units of Covenanters ... blue :)
Dry brushed the bonnets of the 3 units of Covenanters ... light blue :)
Easy street...
Hope you know that I constantly use your diary as a tutorial. :) :-bd
:o X_X
Quote from: mad lemmey on 22 June 2019, 07:17:04 AM
Easy street...
We havent discussed the 4 stripe tartans for the highlanders yet ☺
X_X X_X X_X X_X
Officer's jacket and trousers base coated, a variety of not greys :)
Started dry brushing the officer's jacket and trousers, a variety of not greys :)
Finished dry brushing the officer's jacket and trousers, a variety of not greys :)
Base coated caps, hats and boots :)
Dry brushed caps, hats and boots :)
Real life got in the way for Paul and myself this week I'm afraid Techno so no new pics this week, should be back on track next week with some Covenant regiments to show off.....very slack ;)
Despite real life I managed to get the scabbards and belts done :)
Should get more done today, pikes done already :)
You okay?
Yes, very busy at work, apologies if it sounded overly dramatic...
Bags & apostles done :)
Musket stocks and barrels done :)
Pike tips and swords done :)
Next lot of covenant m & p units fully "prepped and piked" for delivery on Saturday.
Flags, bases and labels done for current batch.
Spent an hour on Google maps last night trying to make sense of the Battle of Alford.....there are many accounts but not two seem to agree entirely on where and what happened when. I found traces what I was looking for (boggy ground) so I think I know what approach I will take terrain wise for this game which will be the first with some of the new units once a few more are complete. The Roy Maps from the 1750's are very useful too.....thanks to the good folks at the National Library of Scotland for digitising them so that I can see them 12000km away.
Good progress today :)
Sashes and drum heads & bands done :)
Metal work highlighted :)
Skin tones base coated :)
Should be some more progress after dinner ;)
Hair & moustaches done :)
skin highlighted :)
Collars, cuffs & plumes done :)
Not-tartan done on officers 'sashes' :)
I'll check for touch ups later this evening :!!
Pleasingly few touch ups required :o :)
Mainly some musket stocks where they meet the barrels :-B
Quote from: paulr on 02 July 2019, 09:49:34 AM
Hair & moustaches done :)
Quote from: paulr on 03 July 2019, 07:47:02 AM
skin highlighted :)
Collars, cuffs & plumes done :)
Okay, so you're all ready for karaoke evening at Ye Olde Mullet and Merkin... B)
...but how's the figure painting going?! ;)
Quote from: paulr on 03 July 2019, 09:19:25 AM
Pleasingly few touch ups required :o :)
Mainly some musket stocks where they meet the barrels :-B
Stand by your Man went down well at the karaoke then ???
;D ;D ;D
Figures washed :)
Wash dried enough to allow final dry brushing :)
Figure bases done :)
Ready for Pierre the Shy to collect tomorrow, he will give me the next batch to work on :) :)
Or did he want some horse done first, I'm sure he'll let me know ;)
Figures exchanged :)
Next batch is three more Convenant Pike and Musket units :!! :)
Started basing up the first 3 Covenanter foot regiments - The General of Artillery's Regt, Colonel John Innes' Regt and Colonel Alexander Stewart's Regt.
These will be finished over the next few days when I have time to do them.
The plan is (yes I do have a plan for these guys :o ;)) to do the 3 Covenanter regiments Paul is now doing, then some Gordon Horse, a couple of stands of Highlanders and finally some command stands and we're off to Alford for the first of hopefully many Scots battles......intertwined with some further larger confrontations on Englsih soil...Paul is working on Croperdy Bridge currently.
The next 3 Covenanter foot regiments are on my painting rods, waiting for the weather to warm up enough to be undercoated :) :-w
Currently 10C (50F), damp and cloudy :(
Got to a balmy 12C (54F) and there was a gap in the showers #:-S
The next 3 Covenanter foot regiments are undercoated :)
Helmets and armour base coated and dry brushed :)
The one buff coat base coated and dry brushed :)
Hodden grey, lots of hodden grey base coated :)
Officers jackets base coated in not grey ;)
Just to be different one of the next regiments will be all in red....the 1650 era Kings lifeguard of foote which fought at Dunbar and Worcester.
I don't mind the hodden units they paint up pretty fast ;)
As will an all red unit, its the variety that takes the time ;)
Officers' jackets dry brushed in not grey :)
Hodden grey dry brushed :)
Officers' trousers painted various browns :)
You'd be worried as well if you were commanding this lot
Bonnets, hats & boots base coated and dry brushed :) :) :)
Scabbards & belts done :)
Bags & 'apostles' done :)
Musket stocks, pikes & drums done :)
Metal work base coated :)
Drum bands, sashes, more bags done :)
Any word when there might be pictures of some of the strip-ed rascals? :-w ;)
Quote from: d_Guy on 13 July 2019, 05:28:14 AM
Any word when there might be pictures of some of the strip-ed rascals? :-w ;)
I collected the first lot Paul finished last week but been off the grid for a few days.
Back now so I will try and base them in the next couple of days hopefully......talking of stripy rascals I am supposed to be looking at getting a rehomed tabby cat with my daughter tomorrow - can't see myself talking my way out of that in a hurry ;)
I see the next lot are almost ready so I better get a move on....and do the pikes for the last 3 regiments too :-w :-w :-w
All the Highlanders had a wash in warm water so are ready for the painting queue - will be handing them over tonight.
Newly washed and somewhat confused Highlanders collected ;)
Metal highlights done :)
Drum cords done :)
Skin base coated :)
Thanks for the update, both. :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
Collars, cuffs & spare match done :)
You're not to watch the cricket, until we see some piccies. ;)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 14 July 2019, 08:26:21 AM
You're not to watch the cricket, until we see some piccies.
Harsh even for a Welshman
:P ;)
Cheers - Phil
I've only finished one regiment so far Techno, but I can't post pics here since I didn't use any PM figures for the Covenanter regiments......have to be in non-Pendraken stuff thread once done.
I am not planning on staying up all night watching the game anyway.....got to go to work early tomorrow.
Sorry, what's cricket?
It's baseball ... played properly :P
Ta! ;)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 14 July 2019, 11:45:15 AM
I've only finished one regiment so far Techno, but I can't post pics here since I didn't use any PM figures for the Covenanter regiments......have to be in non-Pendraken stuff thread once done.
Don't tease. I've posted plenty of non-Pendraken stuff in my painting diary threads.
I agree with Fred, my understanding is that your painting diary can include virtually anything you are painting or constructing (unless you are blatantly advertising competitor's products).
Thanks fsn - it didn't help - didn't mention LBW which Is the only thing I retained from one of the Flashman books. :D
Apologies to The apostles for continuing the thread derail.
Ok l will post them here once l finish them all. I have been away and have a bit of catching up to do gaming wise as well as domestic duties to undertake.
What ever you do....don't mention the CWC result.
Washed the current batch :)
Sorted the first half of the Highlanders :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 15 July 2019, 02:10:08 AM
Ok l will post them here once l finish them all. I have been away and have a bit of catching up to do gaming wise as well as domestic duties to undertake.
What ever you do....don't mention the CWC result.
If you're really worried, why not start a second, subsidiary thread in the non-Pendraken section?
I posted some Irregular beasties in my old Tusk painting diary, but I did ask Leon first as a courtesy (however, this might have been before the non-Pendraken sub-board even existed!)
Cheers!
Meirion
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 15 July 2019, 10:11:51 AM
If you're really worried, why not start a second, subsidiary thread in the non-Pendraken section?
I posted some Irregular beasties in my old Tusk painting diary, but I did ask Leon first as a courtesy (however, this might have been before the non-Pendraken sub-board even existed!)
Cheers!
Meirion
Just trying to keep the board moderator happy ;D
Back to finishing basing Covenanters so I can take some pictures....
Quote from: pierre the shy on 15 July 2019, 10:22:47 AM
Just trying to keep the board moderator happy ;D
That's a thought......Has anyone heard from Nik ?
I can't remember the last time he posted....I trust he's alright.
Anyone heard from him recently ?
Cheers - Phil
He joined the BKC facebook group a couple of months ago
He's active on Facebook, appears to be fine.
Final dry brush done :)
Figure bases done :)
I might get a chance to undercoat the Highlanders on Thursday, if not there is a week of rain or showers forecast :-SS :-w
First 3 Covenanter Pike & Musket units for Dunbar completed.....pretty pleased with how they turned out in the end, especially the flags which took a lot of faffing around with in MS Paint. The figures are all from Lancer Miniatures :-X The pikes are all originally 30mm dressmaking pins that I found in a local craft shop.
Thanks as always to Paul R for his precision painting.
General of Artillery's Regiment:
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Colonel Alexander Stewart's Regiment:
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Colonel John Innes' Regiment:
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48306457131_f697ab0e27_c.jpg)
Pics taken quickly tonight on my rather elderly cellphone.
For an elderly phone, those are impressive shots of seriously cool looking units! 8)
Great stuff, Peter (& Paul). :)
Cheers - Phil
Bravo both!!
They totally look the part and when the time comes I hope they will demolish the wart-faced King-Killer!
:-bd =D> :-bd
The faffing around in MS Paint certainly paid off :)
3 more Covenanter Pike & Musket units ready to be collected :)
First 5 units of Highlanders undercoated :)
Had a good discussion with Pierre the Shy mainly on saffron ;)
3 more Covenanter Pike & Musket units collected :)
Highland shirts undercoated :)
I completed the bases, labels and flags for Sir George Preston of Valleyfield's, Sir John Haldane of Gleneagles' and Colonel John Forbes of Leslie's regiments prior to picking up the next 3 completed regiments today.
After talking with Paul about how I would like the highlanders done we decided now I have a fairly good chunk of Covenanters to shift to a FK&P game for the upcoming annual Wellington convention rather than do a WW2 Spearhead game.....its time for these boys to face down Cromwell's veterans "somewhere near Edinburgh" in a fictional game set in the days just before Dunbar.
That should leave me plenty of time to look at the bring and buy and any traders who are there this year ;)
Highland shirts dry brushed :)
Officers jackets base coated and dry brushed :)
First couple of base coat colours done on the 'not tarten' :)
Remaining four base coat colours done on the 'not tarten' :)
Stripes applied to 'not-tarten' :) @-)
Bonnets base coated :)
https://youtu.be/YArfb1gCcBg
Nice reference! ;D
;D ;D ;D
Bonnets dry brushed :)
Shields done :)
Started on belts, scabbards & sporrans :)
Finished belts, scabbards & sporrans :) :)
Dirks done :)
Wood work done :)
Don't forget their skien dou's ;)
Finished the next 3 Covenant pike regiments - Haldane's, Preston's and Campbell of Lawer's.
Finished writing up my scenario for the convention game this weekend - can the Covenant stop Cromwell from seizing Leith some 369 years after the actual attempt?
Given that most of the English are rated as veterans (from what the BCW site says) they might have their work cut out but we will see.....
then it will be time to base up some of those "stripy rascals" and finally begin the campaigns of the King's Lieutenant in Scotland.....I hope DGuy's got MacColla and Inchbrakie to make up after their little tiff at Glen Tilt or else Montrose's campaign will end before it has even begun :o
Take lots of pictures! Any day the Grand Usurper is defeated is a good day!
As a pseudo-historical footnote, Montrose showed up the next day and, "You did what???"
Socks done :)
Started on the shoes and the few hats :)
Finished shoes and hats :)
Metal work done and highlighted :)
Bagpipes done :)
Started on skin base coat :) :!!
Quote from: paulr on 01 August 2019, 09:08:22 AM
Bagpipes done :)
I am sure the neighbors are pleased! :P
;D ;D ;D
I made a start on base coating the skin on Friday :)
No painting over the rest of the weekend as I spent 2 days having a jolly good time playing scenarios provided by Pierre the Shy at Call to Arms, one of our two local Wargaming events
I won't steal his thunder but I really enjoyed all three games we played, the first two immensely :) :) :)
Finished base coating the skin :)
Made a good start on the hair :)
And did some sword hilts that were only partly covered by hands, not completely covered as I'd thought :)
I'm intending to write up our two games of FK@P that we played last weekend, just waiting on getting pictures of the latter stages of the very close second game which ended in quite dramatic circumstances....
Meantime here is a link to my mate Rhys's blog with his take on "Call to Arms": http://badlyleadmen.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-weekends-gaming.html
All looks good apart from the expense on tyres! :o
It was definitely good catching up with Rhys again :)
I better get onto processing those pictures :!!
Hair finished on the Highlanders :)
Skin highlighted :)
Final details added to this batch of Highlanders :)
I'll check for touch ups tonight, wash tomorrow night and then final dry brush and figures bases on Saturday :!!
Processed those pictures and sent to Pierre the Shy for the last part of his second battle report :)
Highlanders washed :)
One missed touch up spotted, will be fixed tomorrow :-B
Bases and standards prepared for these guys - will be mix of various Camerons, Gordons and Campbells.
Writing up the games from last weekend.....took a lot of pics.....just about need a blog like Jack uses.
Missed touch up fixed :)
Final dry brush done :)
Figure bases painted :)
They will be dry enough for Pierre the Shy to pick up before our regular Saturday game this evening
Just after I finished them I got a txt suggesting I might like to do some Gordon Horse next ;)
Gordon Horse will be sorted shortly :!!
Highlanders handed over after our game last night :)
Gordon Horse undercoated :)
Gordon Horse's horses base coated :)
Started touching up the base coating, always seem to miss bits usually where the legs meet the body :!!
Finished touching up the base coats :)
Horses highlighted :)
Manes, tails and hooves done :)
Based up my test unit of gael tonight - a small retinue of seasoned highlanders from Clan MacDonell of Glengarry who fought at the Battle of Alford.
Trying to depict them making a "highland charge"......you can tell me how successful I have been once I finish adding some flocking and colour the edges of their banner from Pendraken's PNFL 114 flag sheet.
I reckon they look pretty good overall.....the gentlemen who painted them must have tracked down some tartan paint after all ;)
Looking forward to seeing these flocked up :)
Helmets and limited armour base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Most of the buff coats base coated :)
Finished base coating the buff coats :)
Dry brushed the buff coats :)
Almost finished up the MacDonnells but decided to order some tussock clumps from a local supplier to add the bases to differentiate the highlanders from their lowland neighbours. Should hopefully arrive tomorrow.
Other clans represented in the first batch will be Camerons of Lochiel, Stewarts of Appin, Campbell of Argyll and Campbell of Auchinbreck.
Staying between the lines of neutrality on these by doing some clans from each side as I know local gamers with surnames of Campbell, Gordon and Cameron ;)
Jackets and trousers base coated :) :)
Started dry brushing the jackets :)
Finished dry brushing the jackets :)
The "highland tuft set" arrived so I applied a few different clumps to each base without getting too carried away.....really adds to the overall look of the unit....a good investment for around 10 quid :-bd
I will try and take some pics but the weather is not supposed to be too good for the next few days.
Basing up some more highland stands tonight now I have all the stuff I need to finish them.
Started base coating boots and hats on the Gordon Horse :)
Finished base coating boots and hats :)
Dry brushed boots and hats :)
White markings done on horses :)
Started tack :)
Finished tack :)
Saddle blankets done :)
Wood done :)
Dirks done :)
That's three and a half pages since the last piccies. :-w :-w :-w :!! :!! :!! :D
Cheers - Phil ;)
Not that youre counting...
OK, Since Techo asked for more pics here are pics of the five lots of highlanders I have recently completed. All the figures are from Pendraken's 1745 Jacobite Rising range and painted by PaulR :
Stewart of Appin
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MacDonnell of Glengarry
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Cameron of Lochiel
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615849576_9944b60249_c.jpg)
Campbell of Argyll
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48615502633_eee2316f04_c.jpg)
Campbell of Auchinbreck
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The lot:
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Hope you like them Techno, I was typing my post when your one asking for pics appeared ;D ;)
Those are beautiful, well done chaps
They look cracking !! :-bd
Nice one Paul/Peter.
Well worth the wait. :)
Cheers - Phil
These look really good. :-bd
I've only ever painted highlanders in 6mm; the issue of how to paint tartan (or not) being a tad off putting. What technique did you use or decision did you make when it came to representing tartan at this scale?
Indeed, well done P&P! Worth the wait. First time I've seen the Pendraken flags used and they turned out rather good as well.
Simply wonderful 8).
Well based Peter, the tufts really add to the wild look :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Quote from: Westmarcher on 25 August 2019, 09:56:04 AM
These look really good. :-bd
I've only ever painted highlanders in 6mm; the issue of how to paint tartan (or not) being a tad off putting. What technique did you use or decision did you make when it came to representing tartan at this scale?
I picked pairs of colours that had fairly high contrast and painted stripes on top of the base colour. The stripes were vertical on the 'kilt' and near horizontal on the bit over the shoulder, basically running across the material. I decided against adding a third colour or trying to do 'checks'
Metal base coated :)
Might end up joiningnthis thread, a friend is discussing a 15mm Parlementary cavalry commission with me! =O
Quote from: d_Guy on 25 August 2019, 03:43:56 PM
Indeed, well done P&P! Worth the wait. First time I've seen the Pendraken flags used and they turned out rather good as well.
Only the MacDonnells and Stewarts banners are from the PM flagsheet but came out well. The rest l made up in Gimp/paint. I will use the remaining ones with the second batch of highlanders in due course.
On to Gordon Horse next...then l can try out some Alford scenario ideas/assumptions.
Pierre, these look great! The basing is spot on to promote the miniatures.
A fierce looking bunch! Lovely work.
Finished painting the Gordon Horse :)
Touch ups, wash, final dry brush and figure bases to do :!!
Quote from: Noktu on 27 August 2019, 03:58:56 AM
Pierre, these look great! The basing is spot on to promote the miniatures.
Quote from: mmcv on 27 August 2019, 07:27:48 AM
A fierce looking bunch! Lovely work.
Yes I am very pleased with how these guys turned out, the tussock clumps work really well ;) Paul talked about the painting technique he used for them a few posts up the thread.
Quote from: paulr on 27 August 2019, 07:46:43 AM
Finished painting the Gordon Horse :)
Blimey better get on with sorting out bases, labels etc for the Gordons then....time for some command figures next....using a mix of ECW and LOA range mounted generals for these along with highland officers for MacColla's and couple of other highland colonels to lead the highland foot.
Well I now know more about Gordon heraldry than I did before....Made up cornets for the Gordon Horse troops (they are all going to be small units in FK&P terms) using various Gordon coats-of-arms since one of the source books I have (Steve Ede-Borrett's Flags of the ECW Vol 2) says that at least one Royalist unit carried a cornet with heraldic arms of Invine of Drum on it so others my also have used them...good enough for me ;)
Bases and labels done too.
Figures done, ready for Pierre the Shy to collect tomorrow before our game :)
Officers and artillery crews undercoated :)
Officer's horses base coated :)
Six troops of Gordon Horse based, just need to flock/clump the bases and add the cornets to the command stands to complete them.
Officer's horses dry brushed :)
Officers horse's white marking added :)
Flocked bases and added some gamer grass tufts......I'm counting these guys as good quality Swedish Horse under FK&P since the Gordon Horse seemed to best their Covenanter cavalry opposition every time they met, but each unit is only of troop strength (small units in FK&P terms - if they take one hit they are removed).
At Kilsyth, Montrose's largest battle, he had around 600 horse in total, so 6 troop sized units is appropriate. They will be led by Lord George Gordon and Viscount Aboyne, both of whom were impetuous enough to be classed as gallant gentlemen.
I use an Epson inkjet to print my flags but ran out of one lot of ink so they will have to wait till I get to the local stationary warehouse for a replacement.
Officer's horses manes, tails & hooves done :)
Armour base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Buff coats base coated :)
Fighting trial Indian Mutiny V&B wing scale battles are pretty quick then? ;)
I need to scrounge some cardboard for the trial armies ;)
I should get some this evening from our regular gaming host, I'll also see what the guys think of the idea :-\
Buff coats dry brushed :)
Started base coating jackets :)
I finished the 6 troops of Gordon Horse by adding the cornets to the flagpoles (with a short brass rod extension to the flagpole in a couple of cases).
As these are only troop sized units (small units in FK&P terms) and I needed 4 extra stands to properly complete the rear ranks of the two Covenanter Dutch Horse bodyguards (Leven's and Argyll's) I decided to depict Lord George Gordon's and Aboyne's troops with 3 stands but to drop the others to 2 stands. There were enough suitable pistol armed figures in the mix I had to make the back rank of the bodyguards look fairly convincing.....while all the troopers would be armoured to some degree I doubt all of them would be fully equipped with "lobster" 3/4 plate so I have the front rank in plate and the rear in mainly steel helms and some body armour.
I will take a few pictures when I have the chance.
On to artillery and command stands next.....and progressing some other projects.
Finished base coating jackets :)
Dry brushed jackets :)
Started on the trousers :) :!!
Finished base coating the trousers :) :!!
Dry brushed the trousers :)
Finally got around to taking a few pictures of the completed Gordon Horse....
All 6 troops:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48725687756_20ed5fd1d4_c.jpg)
Viscount Aboyne's Troop:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48725360923_d778417152_c.jpg)
Lord George Gordon's Troop:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48725687891_eb8915c60e_c.jpg)
Marquis of Argyll's bodyguard bulked up with a rear rank of armoured pistolliers to properly show then as Dutch Horse in FK&P terms:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48725687371_8f2b4424fe_c.jpg)
Also shows the flexibility of the sabot basing system we went with for our ECW project ;)
I won't be seeing Paul tomorrow night so will be a couple of weeks till the next picture installment. This will give me time to get enough "tussock clumps" to do the rest of the stuff still to come and all the otherwise already finished troops.
Artillery pieces and bases now just await their guncrews. Started working on standards for the command stands - Montrose gets the royal standard plus his own one, MacColla the "Lord of the Isles" galley plus maybe one other as a nod to his service in Ireland. Not sure about the Covenanter commanders yet, maybe a blue saltire with the usual generic wording?
Super work
Lovely as ever. The speed and volume of units getting out out here is impressive. Not to mention painting the same sets of figures consistently for long periods of time without getting drawn into another project shows dedication!
They look brilliant
Take care
Andy
Lovely stuff !! :-bd :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: mmcv on 13 September 2019, 01:57:26 PM
Lovely as ever. The speed and volume of units getting out out here is impressive. Not to mention painting the same sets of figures consistently for long periods of time without getting drawn into another project shows dedication!
Now I just need to find the time to get them on the table and actually play some games with them.....somewhat ironically my table is currently jam packed with stuff in various states of completion from other projects....catch 22 purhaps? ;)
Quote from: mmcv on 13 September 2019, 01:57:26 PM
Lovely as ever. The speed and volume of units getting out out here is impressive. Not to mention painting the same sets of figures consistently for long periods of time without getting drawn into another project shows dedication!
Thanks, being a long way from suppliers helps ;)
I have got my next project lined up, some WWII cargo ships that were kindly 3d printed for me by Aksu :)
He only printed them about 17 months ago :-[
I have been thinking about my next next project and will be playing a test game later today using cardboard cutouts :-\
'Not-tarten' done :)
Hats & bonnets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Started base coating boots and shoes :) :!!
Finished base coating boots and shoes :)
Dry brushed boots :)
Very nice looking, Peter!
This page seems to be stuck on 69. Accident?
Ooops, promoted it to 70. Sorry, gents, and to your loved ones too.
=)
Cheers - Phil
Flag poles & walking sticks done :)
Shields done on a couple of extra highlanders :)
Moved onto details, which will take a while given all the officers with their fancy individual outfits @-)
Finished the colourful details :)
Started the tack, belts and scabbards :!!
Finished the tack, belts, scabbards and gloves :)
Metal and wood work done :) :)
Skin base coated and started on the hair :) :)
On inquiring, I'm advised that more Highlanders are next on my painting list ;) :)
Finished the hair :)
Highlighted skin :)
Collars done :)
Final touch up done earlier today :)
Will do the wash before heading out for dinner with some friends :)
Wash done last night :)
Noticed a couple of hat bands and other bits and pieces I'd missed, which I didn't pick up during the touch ups ~X(
I'll have to fix them before the final dry brush and while hopefully avoiding needing to rewash the effect areas :-SS
Fixed the couple of hat bands and sporran I'd missed, avoided needing to rewash the effect areas #:-S
Final dry brush and figure bases done :) :)
Tomorrow, once they are fully dry, I'll move them off the painting rods to make way for the Highlanders to be undercoated
Pierre the Shy will collect them before our regular Saturday evening game :)
Visited my not so local friendly gaming store in Paraparaumu to pick up more static grass clumps of the Scots today. Got probably more than enough, even found some purple stuff suitable for heather.
There are 3 places about an hour up the coast from Wellington that stock the kind of scenics I was after but there is only one FLGS in Wellington itself these days with a much reduced range of stuff.
Scored some brownie points at the same time by taking the kids up with me and visiting Mrs Shy's parents for a while - a good day out ;)
I will post some pics of the artillery and commanders once I have finished them. Artillery just needs the gunner figures to finish them as I have done all the guns and bases already, the commanders require a bit more work.
Highlanders undercoated :) after my wife kindly got me some more primer while she was out #:-S
She hasn't commented on the price yet :-$
Jackets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Started base coating shirts :) :!!
Finished base coating shirts :)
Finished light artillery ("leather guns") marker stands and Royalist commanders for 1644 - 5 (Montrose, MacColla, Lord George Gordon, Viscount Aboyne)......now just need to base the Covenanter Commanders (and a few civilian "advisors" from the Committee of Estates ;) ) and add guncrews to the heavier artillery to finish this lot.
The rest of the brigade commanders for Dunbar will be done later as I want to do some of Montrose's fights first.
Also need to try and find a 10mm star fort for Worcester....pity the old Pendraken one is no longer in production :(
Quote from: pierre the shy on 23 September 2019, 11:25:55 AM
Also need to try and find a 10mm star fort for Worcester....pity the old Pendraken one is no longer in production :(
Agreed. Something along the lines of Newark's Queen's sconce would be brilliant!
Dry brushed shirts :)
Painted and dry brushed trousers and hats (on the few poses that have them) :) :)
Based coated bonnets :)
Shields done :)
Dry brushed bonnets :)
Base coated boots and shoes :)
Dry brushed boots :)
Base coated and detailed the 'not-tartan' :) :) @-)
Here are some pictures of my latest batch of Scots - figures painted by Paul R, everything else is down to me - including the bad spelling I just noticed on one of the labels :-[
Royalist Commanders for 1644/5 actions - Not 100% sure if I will keep Montrose's flags or redo them as a separate "royal standard" stand :- I was trying to depict him and MacColla as "here we are in the King's name" and "Charrrrrrgggggeeee"
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805603078_214eecfd19_c.jpg)
Some of the mounted command figures I have used are from PM's League of Ausburg range which I used as they give a greater range of poses while overall looking similar to the ECW range mounted command figures
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805956806_1f4b03ba0d_c.jpg)
Covenant Commanders for some 1644/5 actions - Baillie and Balcarres are supposed to be receiving guidance from the local Kirk preachers
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805957366_e768f4bd1c_c.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805957541_3560020bec_c.jpg)
Light artillery markers - MG of Artillery Wymess's "Leather Guns" - I used 40mm hexagonal bases and neutral coloured backgrounds on the labels to differentiate them from command and other stands. The guns and crews are from Lancer
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48806094412_7b6f934b5e_c.jpg)
Lastly, representative of the heavier artillery is this siege battery that I am very pleased with - put a lot of effort into this one. All the models and defences are from Pendraken
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48805957056_1b1245b583_c.jpg)
Those have based up really well :-bd =D> :-bd
I particularly like the siege artillery
Stocking/socks done on the Highlanders :)
Wood done :) :)
Started on belts, scabbards & sporrans :)
Those look damn fine !! :-bd
Lovely stuff ! :)
Cheers - Phil
Those are brilliant
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Really like the basing, Peter. And Paul's painting is to his usual high standards. :-bd
Due to a rather unexpected pause in our Saturday night Napoleonic campaign (a French attack did not proceed so we have to work out what happens next, the Prussian Command has now shifted to Australia (!?!) so there are delays while the Prussian General Staff consider their options) I offered to run a one night game of Alford next weekend to get some more of the Scots on the table as I now have all the units needed to refight the battle.
Offer was accepted so its first game nerves for Montrose and his Royalist army next week ;)......the Covenanters have already tasted action in our Leith scenario games at Call to Arms last month.
I have the scenario pretty well finished so I will be sending to Paul and DGuy for review before the game to make sure it looks OK.
Already have one keen commander for the Gordons.
The two divisions Prussian infantry were well deployed in a very strong defensive position with both flanks secured X_X
The French declined to attack it with a division of infantry and a division of cavalry :-h
On to Alford next week :)
Finished the belts, scabbards & sporrans :)
Metal base coated :)
Started painting the pipes :)
Metal highlighted :)
Pipes and officer details finished :)
I have my table cleared and ready, Peter. :)
(Will probably need to rebase a few more elements using my new scheme however.) :-\
Base coated skin :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
Shirts, arrow feathers and sporran 'fur' done :)
Time check for touch ups so they will be ready to wash tomorrow :!!
Quote from: d_Guy on 29 September 2019, 03:49:48 PM
I have my table cleared and ready, Peter. :)
(Will probably need to rebase a few more elements using my new scheme however.) :-
I'm still writing up my Alford scenario...and Paul asked me today "just about finished the second lot of highlanders, whats next?" :o
Haven't even painted the bases for them yet.....but no I haven't been slacking Techno - been adding static grass/gorse/heather to lots of previously completed bases O:-)
My 10mm unpainted Scots figure box is getting very empty......
Highlanders washed :)
Sorted out some of the next batch, Pierre the Shy needs to deliver the rest on Saturday :!!
Final dry brush done :)
Started doing the figure bases but had to head off to work
Finished the figure bases and took them off the painting rods ready for Pierre the Shy to collect after our game this evening
Some pottering around today including gluing up most of my remaining sabot bases :)
Next batch, MacColla's bodyguard, 2 Forlorn hopes, Scots Mossers & some Highland figures for markers, undercoated :)
Mossers' horses base coated :)
Based up 130+ highlanders (5 units) tonight after painting up bases for them.....these will all need labels, banners and flocking and then tussock clumps etc applied to match the ones I have done already......Paul's method of painting tartan really does look good.
Started writing up Alford AAR....and downloading pictures....thinking I need to find a free/cheap blog hoster like some others here use to post lengthier reports?
Still have to add 72 more pikes for the last six Covenant infantry units......and Paul is burning through all the other stuff I need painting very quickly now.....so I better get on to them.
Mossers' horses dry brushed, mains, tails, hooves and markings done :) :) :)
Mossers' armour and helmets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Highlanders' shirts base coated :)
Quote from: paulr on 03 October 2019, 09:27:12 AM
Highlanders washed :)
Which usually happens on a Saturday night in late April.*
*
Sorry! I know we've done this before but it's like a cat with a bit of string
Highlanders' shirts dry brushed :)
Started base coating the 'not-tarten' :) :!!
Mossers' jackets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Forlorn Hope's jackets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Finished base coating the 'not-tarten' :)
'Not-tarten' finished :)
Trousers base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Bonnets, hats, boots and shoes base coated :)
Bonnets, hats and boots dry brushed :)
Shields done :)
Tack done on the Mossers' horses :)
Stockings done :)
Scabbards & belts done :)
Wood done :)
Steel base coated :)
Finished basing and flocking the remaining 5 units of highlanders.....McGregors, Lamonts, MacDonald of Clanranald, Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie and Campbell of Lochnell as well as 10 Covenant brigade command stands for Dunbar. Just need to add grass clumps to them all now.
Started on cutting 100 x 30mm "pin pikes" to attach to open handed pike figures of the 6 remaining Covenant regiments which is pretty labour intensive so in between I have also basing up some 28mm Medieval German City Guard crossbows and spear elements as part of an allied contingent for a 12th century Swedish Leidang DBMM army for Saturday's game.
In order to give some veirity to the hodden grey hordes two of these will be in red coats - The Kings Footguards (which at first glance seems at best improbable for the Covenant, but events in Scotland during 1650 were to prove at least improbable ;) ) and Humes Regiment which my have worn red coats while serving in Ireland in 1644/5. Also makes them as possibly passable stand-ins for some of the government regiments at Killiecrankie in 1689 during the first Jacobite uprising (?!?)
Almost finished writing up my Alford scenario to send off for DGuy to review/play.
I'm looking forward to seeing those based up :)
Steel highlighted :)
Brass done :)
Bags and 'apostles' done :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
Gloves done :)
Collars, cuffs, sporran 'fur' done :)
Touch ups done :)
Sorted next batch, 4 units of mounted and dismounted Dragoons :)
Blimey, and I thought I was busy!
:) :) :)
Washed last batch :)
Noticed that I've missed some stirrups and bonnet plumes ~X(
Will do those tomorrow morning after the wash has dried and hopefully won't have to redo the wash in those areas :-SS
Missed stirrups and bonnet plumes done, no need to re-wash #:-S :)
Final dry brush done :)
Figure bases done :)
This batch is ready for collection before or after our regular game tonight :)
Painted first side of some of my remaining sabot bases :)
These are for my remaining units; two units of Rabble and one of Dragoons
Also some deep sabots for Dutch style horse and some extra sabots so I can use my attached light artillery as field batteries
Painted second side of some of my remaining sabot bases :)
Dragoons undercoated :)
Ahem....
Pictures ? (No...not the undercoated ones !)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 20 October 2019, 08:03:13 AM
Ahem....
Pictures ? (No...not the undercoated ones !)
Cheers - Phil
Working on it......
You need to watch right to the end Techno..... don't worry it's only 47 seconds long :D
:)
That's rather good....Like it.
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: pierre the shy on 20 October 2019, 09:26:35 AM
You need to watch right to the end Techno..... don't worry it's only 47 seconds long :D
You quite sure Phil can concentrate that long ? It's his age you know ;)
We've been visiting the MIL in the 'home', this afto....and she still seems to be thriving....which is really great.
They've got a 'new toy' at the home......'An Alexa'....which the staff were using to play songs that the residents would enjoy.
I was banned from asking it to play Quo, Zeppelin, or Pink Floyd.......Spoilsports. :P
Cheers - Phil
Stick to Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeath...
No.....Even I don't like those, Will.
Cheers - Phil
Bolt Thrower, surely! :)
Don't call me Shirley...
Quote from: mad lemmey on 20 October 2019, 07:46:34 PM
Don't call me Shirley...
What has Shirley ever done to you?
Quote from: mollinary on 20 October 2019, 07:54:41 PM
What has Shirley ever done to you?
Nowt unfortunately !
Quote from: ianrs54 on 21 October 2019, 09:51:40 AM
Nowt unfortunately !
Then why do you not want here to call you?
Dragoon horses base coated :)
Based up all the stuff I collected from Paul recently....
Augustine's AKA Hoffman's Mossers - count as Scots Lancers
Final Highland clan unit - MacColla's bodyguard
2 Irish/Gordon Forlorn Hopes
10 All Bow and Axe/Knife/Sword marker stands
:o That was quick =D>
Dragoon horses dry brushed :)
Mains, tails & hooves done :)
Markings done :)
Armour base coated :)
Armour dry brushed :)
Buff coats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Flocked all the bases and produced a very passable copy of Hoffmans mosser banner in GIMP in 20 mins last night....brilliant drawing programme ☺.
Just need to add some tussock clumps etc and this largish batch is done.....need to get some decent plastic storage drawers for the whole lot....more pikes next...and write up scenarios.
Sorry to hear about your dog passing over Techno :( :(
Here are some ECW pics for you....all Pendraken stuff this time, nicely painted by Paul R as usual.
The new batch just finished with some Covenant command stands on the right background and Montrose and the Royal Standard on the left:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48955773083_73464afff5_c.jpg)
Colonel Hoffman's Moss troopers for Inverkeithing 1651 - the figures are Pendraken ER19 Border Horse
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48956514352_ea46651c13_c.jpg)
Hoffman's command stand with their banner made up from a black and white scan - pleased how detailed this turned out even when scaled down to about 15% normal size - even if my cellphone camera can't show it clearly!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48956513662_1f5d08777f_c.jpg)
MacColla's bodyguard with traditional Lord of the Isles Galley flag still used by the MacDonell's in C17th
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48955772883_5425e171c4_c.jpg)
5 more highland clan retinues - Lamont, MacGregor, Patrick Graham of Inchbrakie, MacDonald of Clanranald and Campbell of Lochnell
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48955773468_ac4a2ae705_c.jpg)
Clan Lamont up close and personal
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48955773368_0c0c279e5b_c.jpg)
Hope you like them.
Cheers
Peter
Super ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Those have based up really well :-bd =D> :-bd
Great job on that banners :-bd =D> :-bd
Base coated Dragoon's jackets :)
Great work once again 8).
Love these, the flags and basing really look the part.
Those are superb
Nice work, both!
Dry brushed Dragoon's jackets :)
Got to see Pierre the Shy's lastest batch in person at our regular game last night, look even better than the pictures :) :) :)
Base coated & dry brushed Dragoon's trousers :) :)
Base coated & dry brushed Dragoon's hats and boots :) :)
Saddle clothes, bags and blankets done :)
Paul,
Painting commission of 15mm Dragoons, what colour are the 12 apostles?
I've seen brown, buff and blue(!) on people's models and illustrations.
I use the following four Vallejo colours to give variety and high contrast with the belt
984 Flat Brown, 818 Red Leather, 929 Light Brown, 816 Luftwaffe Uniform
Thanks sir 8)
A productive Labour day holiday :)
- Visited an open day at the Upper Hutt Block house, built in 1860 - that counts as OLD in NZ :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Hutt_Blockhouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Hutt_Blockhouse)
- Visited the 'Beyond the Cordon' photographic exhibition - pictures taken by Police photographers in the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, a lot of familiar places for this Christchurch lad :(
- Made good progress on Pierre the Shy's Dragoons :)
Bags done :)
'Apostles' done :)
Tack done :)
Belts and scabbards done :)
Wood work done :)
Metal work base coated and highlighted :) :)
Skin base coated :)
Gloves done :)
Hair done :)
Brass done :)
As I had hoped a parcel arrived from Pendraken HQ today with the last of the Scots units I am doing (3 units of highland levies armed with [mainly] pike and shot and a few friends who I had forgotten about) as well as lots of MDF bases for various projects next year.
I did make sure Paul didn't mind painting a few more Scots figures before ordering them..... ;)
The dragoons should be ready this weekend so I will get busy cleaning up the new arrivals to exchange before facing off against a couple French Guard Chasseur regiments (amongst other things) with some trained Prussian infantry in the on-going Napoleonic campaign that Roy is running....what can possibly go wrong?
Finished painting the Dragoons :)
Touch ups, wash, final dry brush and figure bases left to do by Saturday :!!
Touch ups done this morning :)
Wash done this evening :)
Some more spare sabots painted :)
How did the Prussians fair?
Quote from: mad lemmey on 31 October 2019, 08:04:31 AM
How did the Prussians fair?
So far the Prussians have seen off a couple of French attacks but the serious stuff will be in the second half of the game which is on Saturday.
Dragoon guidions and labels printed off and bases painted.... I could not resist including Captain Blackadder's company of Dragoons for the Royalists :)
The real names are even better Bullstrode Whitlock is a royalist officer and diarist !
Here's my 15mms https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2019/09/15mm-ecw-cavalry-commission.html
:-bd =D> :-bd
Final dry brush and figure bases done :)
Painted the first side of the last of my spare sabot bases and the last bases I need for my remaining figures (which will be painted after Pierre the Shy's Scots) :)
Painted the second side of the last of my spare sabot bases and the last bases I need for my remaining figures :)
Found the 'safe place' I put the ships Aksu 3d printed for me #:-S
They will be next after Pierre the Shy and my ECW are finished, I can start sorting labels and and bases for them in my spare time
Pierre the Shy is unable to attend our regular game this evening, one of the other Prussian commanders will have to face off against a couple French Guard Chasseur regiments :(
He did however manage to pop in to collect his Dragoons :)
And drop of some more Scots:
- 3 Highland Levy Pike & Shot units
- 16 additional Curaissiers to bulk out the Body guard units
- the Shot, officers and drummers for 6 Conventant Pike & Shot units
I've under coated the 3 Highland Levy Pike & Shot units, this will give Pierre the Shy some more time to add the pike to the Pikemen for the 6 Conventant units :) :!!
Quote from: paulr on 02 November 2019, 02:19:02 AM
...drop of some more Scots.
I understand it's "a drop of some more
Scotch", though I don't care for whisky myself.
No they were definitely Scots figures Kitty.....not a bottle of single malt Scotch :)
Based 16 stands of dragoons before returning to domestic duties - using 3 mounted and 8 foot figures per base to differentiate them from cavalry and forlorn hopes - a total of 4 units.
Not making separate horse holders - will use the mounted command stand to mark point of dismounting.
Quote from: pierre the shy on 29 October 2019, 07:49:19 AM
... before facing off against a couple French Guard Chasseur regiments (amongst other things) with some trained Prussian infantry in the on-going Napoleonic campaign that Roy is running....what can possibly go wrong?
1. Pierre the Shy was required for domestic duties so was unavailable to command the Prussians :(
2. The French Guard Chasseurs charged through canister and musket fire with their divisional commander leading them, they slammed into three Prussian battalions ...
... and rolled a 1 :o X_X
They lost the melee and failed their morale test, routing :o X_X X_X :-[ :-[ :-[
Shortly after the French quit the field conceding a major tactical victory to the Prussians :-$
In part compensation the Prussian division that suffered the most casualties failed its reinforcement roll and won't be seeing any replacements :d
Base coated the Highland Levy Pike & Shot shirt's :)
10mm dragoon guidions are small and its quite a lot of faffing about (and a few words of encouragement) to get them lined up correctly ~X(
Just need to flock and add a few static grass clumps tonight and the four dragoon units are done 8)
Sounds like the French had bad night.....I can well imagine the Prussian players various reactions when the 1 came up.....
On to finishing adding 92 pin pikes to open handed lowland pike figures....that should be fun...not ;)
It is interesting how much more the outcomes matter when it is a campaign game :-\
Dry brushed the Highland Levy Pike & Shot shirt's :)
Base coated the few figures with leather armour :)
Dry brushed the few figures with leather armour :)
Base coated the jackets :)
Jackets dry brushed :)
Bonnets and helmets base coated :)
Started base coating hats, boots and shoes :)
Highland Levy flags and bases done.
reworked dragoon guidions for much better look.
Finished base coating hats, boots and shoes :)
Dry brushed hats, boots, bonnets and helmets :)
Stockings done :)
Base coated 'not tartan' :)
Finished the 'not-tartan' @-) :)
Good progress last night :) :)
All the wood done :)
Belts and scabbards done :)
Started on the metal this morning :) :!!
Blimey l only gave those to you last weekend :o ;)
I have done the pikes for the next lots.....
Finished the metal :)
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
Foot are quicker to do than mounted ;)
Final details finished :) :)
I'll do a final check for touch ups later this evening, wash tomorrow night, then final dry brush and figure bases Saturday morning :!!
Pierre the Shy can then collect them after our regular Saturday game
Touch ups done :)
Highlanders washed before work this morning and still made my normal train :) :)
Quote from: paulr on 07 November 2019, 06:07:57 PM
Highlanders washed before work this morning and still made my normal train :) :)
It's nae a big deal; they dinnae weir anythin' under the kilt, so it's only a wee minute tae wash, d'ye ken?
Final dry brush and figure bases done a day early :) :)
Moved the Highland levies off the painting rods :)
Sorted the officers and shot for the next three units, now awaiting the arrival of the pike when Pierre the Shy collects the Highland levy :-w
Cut out 33 :o bases for the various cargo ships that Aksu kindly 3D printed for me
Pierre the Shy has collected the Highland levies :)
And left me with 30 Scottish pike men :)
Next three units undercoated :)
The King's Lifeguard and Humnes Regiment will have red coats, the third will be...
...
... hodden grey ;)
Quote from: paulr on 09 November 2019, 04:32:18 AM
Pierre the Shy has collected the Highland levies :)
And left me with 30 Scottish pike men :)
should be +6 standard bearers as well....
Looking after kids tonight so started basing levy once they were asleep.....trying to get mixture of more formally organised highland unit than the clan units I have done already but depicting a minority of figures still armed with traditional highland weaponry.
Done first unit and looks pretty good even without flock or static grass added yet.
Took some pictures of dragoons etc.
Only got the last 6 regular pike units and 4 stands of cavalry left to finish this project now.
Quote from: pierre the shy on 09 November 2019, 07:50:09 AM
Took some pictures of dragoons etc.
Ahem....(That's a polite cough, as a hint. ;))
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 09 November 2019, 08:09:45 AM
Ahem....(That's a polite cough, as a hint. ;))
Cheers - Phil
OK then here they are:
Firstly some field artillery not previously pictured:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49040245482_d8977af6d5_c.jpg)
and the Dragoons. I did 4 units, 2 for Covenant and 2 for Royalists:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49040034426_240d2be39f_c.jpg)
From the side.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49040034641_5eda1b03df_c.jpg)
The dismounts are a mix of Pendraken and Lancer Miniature figures. The two seem to mix well. Lancer command stand on the left, Pendraken on the right.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49039526433_b875f022de_c.jpg)
The mounted dragoons are all Pendraken figures:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49039527108_13ab431a21_c.jpg)
Rather than have separate horse holders I will just swap the dismounts into the unit movement tray and leave the mounted command stand to mark where they dismounted. We use 3 mounted dragoon figures per base to differentiate the mounted dragoons from proper cavalry which have 4.
I've based up all the Highland Levy but I let the glue dry overnight before flocking them.
That's all I have today Techno.
:-bd =D> :-bd
They've based up very nicely :)
Red jackets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Felt strange painting them all the same colour, been a while since I did any uniform units ;)
Officer's jackets base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Remaining jackets and all trousers base coated hodden grey and dry brushed :) :)
Bonnets, helmets, hats, boots and shoes base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Belts and scabbards done :)
Love 'em !! :-bd :-bd
(Now.....What happened to my original reply ?)
Cheers - Phil
Those are beautiful
Great looking, Peter. Someday I've got to get me some dragoons. :-\
Bags & 'apostles' done :)
Officer's sashes done :)
Wood & metal done :) :)
Skin base coated, hair done, skin highlighted :) :) :)
Drums done :)
Collars and cuffs done :)
Ready for touch ups etc
I've been looking around for a reasonably large early war scenario so I can use Dutch horse (I've got the sabots, might as well use them)
They all seemed to be too small, too large or too one sided :-\
Then I had a 'light bulb' moment yesterday, if I add Pierre the Shy's Irish and some of his English looking horse I should have enough troops to do First Newbury
There might have to be a few blue bonnets amongst the artillery and some of the commanded shot but I can live with that ;)
There is even a full scenario for For King & Parliament on another forum :) :) :)
Now to work out when next year to do it, sometime after Dunbar in January obviously...
Finished the 3 levy regiments.....done bases and flags for next 3 pike battalia😇
Do you ever stop? ;)
Only when I'm in the office for work ;)
Touch ups done :)
Wash will have to wait until tomorrow until the touch ups are fully dry :-w
Washed :)
I've done a few ECW civvies now. They're an attractive little set.
Some of Pierre the Shy's commanders have the preacher figure 'inspiring' them, indeed a very attractive figure :)
Final dry brush & figure bases done :) :)
Pierre the Shy has been delayed in delivering the last of the pike for the next 3 units :(
Instead I'll paint 16 extra cuirassier figures so he can flesh out his two cuirassier units :)
I've got a bit of spare room on my painting rods so I'll also do a unit of English Dragoons I didn't need to get done for Cheriton and I've dug out 8 spare officers as I'll need more colonels for First Newbury :) :)
These have been undercoated :)
Horses base coated :)
Horses dry brushed :)
Base coated armour, helmets and Dragoons' red coats :) :)
Good progress on the current 'small' batch :)
Buff coats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Officers jackets base coated :)
All jackets dry brushed :)
Trousers base coated and dry brushed :)
Hats and boots base coated :)
And its only 4pm ;D :!!
Hats and boots dry brushed :)
Manes, tails and hooves done :)
Stocking, stars, blazes and snips done :)
Quote from: paulr on 17 November 2019, 02:54:19 AM
And its only 4pm ;D :!!
And still light, where you are, Paul.
Oh...how I hate the short days and long nights. :'( :'(
Cheers - Phil ;)
7:30pm and still plenty of light left ;)
Tack, scabbards and belts done :)
Bags done :)
Started doing sashes and details on saddle blankets for the officers :)
Wood done :)
Quote from: paulr on 19 November 2019, 06:31:36 AM
7:30pm and still plenty of light left ;)
That's it, make all of us in the Northern Hemisphere jealous. ;)
Cheers - Phil :)
Back from moving my mother into a 24/7 care facility as she could not cope on her own any longer. She's happy enough but what a lot of work for me and my brother to "downsize" her stuff...glad thats sorted out...a sad but necessary task 😕
I have a couple of batches to base up now and will deliver the final batch of pike and shot to Paul this weekend.
Quote from: pierre the shy on 19 November 2019, 11:42:17 PM
Back from moving my mother into a 24/7 care facility as she could not cope on her own any longer. She's happy enough but what a lot of work for me and my brother to "downsize" her stuff...glad thats sorted out...a sad but necessary task 😕
Best of luck with that, Peter.
As long as she's happy...That's the main thing.
Cheers - Phil
Metal base coated & highlighted :) :)
Finished sashes and details on saddle blankets for the officers :)
I hated the idea of my mum's moving into a retirement village, until I saw it and realised how much more comfortable she was with fortifications, quick-response medical attention, and a flat that she hadn't bought to accommodate a four-person family and now occupied and tried to maintain alone. Now I'm very glad she's there.
Quote from my Father in Law after he had been in a rest home for a few weeks, "Best decision I ever made, should have done it years ago"
We had been encouraging and pushing him to make that decision for about 5 years and had only got him to move in temporarily to recuperate after a fall...
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Quote from: paulr on 21 November 2019, 08:36:17 AM
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Are those on your Father In Law ?
Seriously though..... Von's Mum didn't fancy going 'into a home', at all....And for the first few days she was there she was very agitated....and fell over three times in the first couple of days.
She's as happy as a pig in poo now......
Constant 'supervision'..help 'on tap'.... and folk to interact with. :)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: paulr on 21 November 2019, 08:36:17 AM
Quote from my Father in Law after he had been in a rest home for a few weeks, "Best decision I ever made, should have done it years ago"
We had been encouraging and pushing him to make that decision for about 5 years and had only got him to move in temporarily to recuperate after a fall...
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Your father-in-law's?!!?
X_X
Finished painting the current batch of figures, including a few touch ups :)
Washed current batch of figures :)
Final dry brush and figure bases done on the current batch :) :)
Once these have dried for a few hours they will be ready for Pierre the Shy to collect when he drops off the pikemen for the next batch :-w ;)
Wow, this thread is amazing! Do you have a running total for the BCW figures you have painted since you started this thread?
Quote from: mollinary on 22 November 2019, 08:51:15 PM
Wow, this thread is amazing! Do you have a running total for the BCW figures you have painted since you started this thread?
Paul might have a more exact figure but I would guess around 2500 all up - around 1000 Scots for me and 1500 for all the English units he has done for Cheriton?
I've lost track of the Scots @-)
And Pierre the Shy is pretty close for the English
Painted
1,145 Foot
438 Mounted
15 Guns
1,598 Total
A few more Scots for Dunbar, some English rabble and some other odds and ends still to do :!!
Wow! Quite a haul in eighteen months. Congratulations!
Collected 2 more batches from Paul today that he has finished and started basing them up. Sourced a good 4 drawer plastic storage box that should fit the whole collection too.
Not hanging around with this lot as they are needed for our Dunbar refight early next year and I am motivated to get the last few units completed in plenty of time.
Paul only has the 3 final pike units and 10 alternate command strips left to paint. The latter will enable me to use the correct flags for 1644/5 units as all my Covenent pike units bear flags from units that fought in 1650, OK a fairly minor detail but one that I would like to portray correctly :-B
And Spurs won their first game with Jose Mourinho in charge :-bd :-bd lets hope he can bring a few trophies to WHL in the near future..... :-w :-w
Final pike units under coated :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 24 November 2019, 12:33:10 AM
And Spurs won their first game with Jose Mourinho in charge :-bd :-bd lets hope he can bring a few trophies to WHL in the near future..... :-w :-w
Bet he doesn't. ;)........He'll go with a good while still on his contract, and get oodles of compensation, as per usual.
Cheers - Mr Cynical :)
Quote from: pierre the shy on 24 November 2019, 12:33:10 AM
Paul only has the 3 final pike units and 10 alternate command strips left to paint. The latter will enable me to use the correct flags for 1644/5 units as all my Covenent pike units bear flags from units that fought in 1650, OK a fairly minor detail but one that I would like to portray correctly :-B
Very interested in this Pierre. I thought the only information on Covenanter flags of this period came from those captured at Preston and Dunbar. Ould you share your sources for the earlier ones please?
Andrew
Quote from: mollinary on 24 November 2019, 08:51:05 AM
Very interested in this Pierre. I thought the only information on Covenanter flags of this period came from those captured at Preston and Dunbar. Ould you share your sources for the earlier ones please?
Andrew
You're quite right Andrew, most of the info does come from those captured at Preston/Dunbar/Inverkeithing....my "inspired guesses" come from the following sources that mention eariler 1644/5 flags, most if not all you have probably seen before:
'Scots Armies of the 17th Century Volume 2: Scots Colours', by Stuart Reid, published by Partizan Press 1990
Steve Ede-Borrett's Flags of the ECW Part 2 the Scottish Colours of Foot and Cornets of Horse 1639 - 1651 published by Raider Games 1989
http://battleofinverlochy.blogspot.com/2018/08/raise-high-black-flags.html
http://auldearn1645.blogspot.co.uk (might need wayback machine to get to this site now, looks like its down).
http://wiki.bcw-project.org/start
Cheers
Peter
Thanks Peter. As you surmise, I have the written sources to which you refer, and also thoroughly recommend the bcw project. I hadn't seen the other two blogs (both links work fine for me, by the way) and they made a great read. Cheers!
Hodden grey base coated :)
Officers jackets base coated, not hodden grey :)
Hodden grey dry brushed :)
Officers' jackets dry brushed :)
Bonnets, helmets, hats and boots base coated :)
Completed extra curiassiers
Based 3 m and p units...just need to flock them now.
The redcoats would pass muster as Govt battalions at Killiekrankie...just need some house rules for plug bayonets for fk and p ☺
Ok Techno l will take pics when l can....😇
Bonnets, helmets, hats and boots dry brushed :)
Officers' trousers done :)
Belts, scabbards and bags done :) :) :)
Pike hafts done :)
A pleasant start to the day before I caught the train into the office
Matchlock stocks done :)
Home already ?
Ah....Yeah....I keep forgetting the 12 odd hours time difference. :-[
Cheers - Phil :)
+13 hours at the moment with daylight saving ;)
Metal work done :)
Blink and you miss daylight here
Quote from: mad lemmey on 29 November 2019, 08:30:16 PM
Blink and you miss daylight here
You have DAYLIGHT! .?????
Officers sashes, drum bands done :)
Soon be too hot to paint 21C (70F) now heading for 27C (81F)
Quote from: mollinary on 29 November 2019, 08:58:21 PM
You have DAYLIGHT! .?????
Sunrise 5:41am
Sunset 8:36pm
:-$
Rub it in, why don't you. :'( :'(
I HATE the short days and long nights !!
Cheers - Phil ;)
:d
Skin base coated :)
Hair done :)
Skin highlighted :)
Touch ups done :)
Off to a BBQ in an hour or so :-$
Onnastick ? :)
Cheers - Throat Dibbler.
(A BBQ....Pah ! Bloomin' freezing here this morning !....mind you, that's only the second time I've seen frost on the side of the road this 'winter'....some places in Scotland were down to -10 according to the weather man.....EEEK !)
Current batch washed :)
Sorted and prepared the next batch:
- Spare officers and standard bearers so Pierre the Shy can have the right standards for later battles
- 2 units of rabble for me
- a unit of Commanded shot pulled together from my left over figures
Final dry brush done on the current batch and their figure bases have also been painted :) :)
Next batch waiting for the painting rods to free up and the weather to improve enough for varnishing :-w :-w
Quote from: paulr on 03 December 2019, 09:00:02 AM
Next batch waiting for the painting rods to free up and the weather to improve enough for varnishing :-w :-w
This will be the last batch of Scots......I will take some pictures of the recently completed stuff once the weather is better......Wellington forecast for tonight is for severe NW gales gusting up to 140km/hr......whoosh.
Then its a matter getting them on the table....finally finishing off Alford scenario write up for DGuy ( :-w :-w) and polishing up the Dunbar scenario for early next year......large scale doses of real world issues have meant I have pretty limited time for gaming related stuff lately.
Peter, the table is still free. :)
Understand real world issues, going through a few here as well. If I don't respond when you send Alford, please IM me here. My email inbox is overrun with holiday sales material.
Cold blow and a rainy night - keep safe
Painting rods cleared :)
Weather not looking too promising until Tuesday ~X( :-w
There may be a brief window of undercoating weather this evening :-SS
That weather window was good enough for undercoating, next batch undercoated #:-S :)
Quote from: paulr on 05 December 2019, 04:54:22 AM
That weather window was good enough for undercoating, next batch undercoated #:-S :)
Weather window? you're living in the wrong part of the country 8)
Chhers
Ian
A question for the collective wisdom of the forum...
I'm using ELM14 Peasants mixed weapons https://pendraken.co.uk/search/elm14/ (https://pendraken.co.uk/search/elm14/) as ECW rabble
The figures are armed with; pitchforks, hoes and a pole mounted cutting implement
During the ECW would these farm implements be metal or would they still be entirely wooden :-\
The club (middle of picture) will obviously be wood
They could be a mix at this time. Personally I would go with what looks good with the colour scheme of the 'rabble'.
Completely agree with Steve. The forks are the least likely to be metal but certainly possible, I believe.
Thanks Steve & d_Guy
I'm planning browns and greys for the rabble so might do they 'cutting' implements metal to add some 'highlights', wooden forks might be a nice reminder of how expensive metal was :-\
Armour base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Buff coats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
I have memories of seeing a lot of wooden farm implements in folk museums; wooden shovels were shod with thin iron strips where they'd need to handle impact and friction, which must have made good sense when metal was expensive.
Thanks FK
Jackets and trousers base coated and dry brushed :) :)
Hats, boots and shoes base coated :)
Hats and boots dry brushed :)
Picked up the last 3 pike units from Paul but I haven't had time to do much with them yet beyond painting the bases and doing the labels.
Unfortunately a few of the Scots musketeer figures I have used (not Pendraken ones) suffer from "weak knees" and brittily snap off the feet and base from the rest of the figure dispite careful handling during the basing process. Luckily I have a few painted spares left over and the vast majority of the figures are fine.
I did finally finish my Alford write up so I sent that off to DGuy for his comments in due course.
Made some more progress today :) after some busy days at work :(
Scabbards & belts done :)
Bags & 'apostles' done :)
Wood work done :)
I've also been looking at some possible plans for my 'next' project :-\
Metal work done :)
Plans for my new project revealed here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19264.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19264.0.html)
I'm also looking for some suggestions on suitable Pendraken figures for some troop types :-/
Skin base coated :)
Started on the hair :)
Hair finished :)
Skin highlighted :)
Sashes, hat bands and drum bands done :)
Final details done :)
Photos! ;)
Not today Lemmey......while its a Sunny 40+ C for our Aussie neighbours its about 12'C and a good rainy southerly here in Wellington.... :o
Touch ups done :)
I'm not sure if I'll get mine based before Christmas :!!
Quote from: pierre the shy on 17 December 2019, 07:38:23 PM
Not today Lemmey......while its a Sunny 40+ C for our Aussie neighbours its about 12'C and a good rainy southerly here in Wellington.... :o
I heard on the news, this morning, that some
parts of Oz could well hit 50.... :o :o :o...EEEK !
Cheers - Phil
The Ozzies have been having a hell of a time of it with heat and bush fires
Hopefully it turns out to be not as bad as predicted
Seconded.
It's so difficult to comprehend what that must be like.....
Except absolutely blanking AWFUL.
All the best to our chums in Oz......Hope you're all OK !!
Cheers - Phil
Current batch touched up & washed last night :) :)
Final dry brush & figure bases done this morning :) :)
Painting 4 extra bases and sorting through labels :!!
Labeled up some sabots and bases :)
Need to print some more labels :!!
Prepared some casualty figures for the next batch :)
Flocked some of the newly labeled sabots :)
The rest will have to wait till I have some more space for them to dry on :-w
Printed some more labels :)
Undercoated the casualty figures for the next batch :)
Cleaned up the flock on the flocked sabots :)
Labelled the remaining spare sabots :)
Sorted my figures from the current batch ready for basing, hopefully tomorrow :)
Flocked the remaining spare sabots :)
I've base coated the horses on the casualty 'mounted' figures :)
Varnished the various spare sabots to help retain the flock :)
Based and flocked the unit of Dragoons and four Colonels I painted a while ago, also the current batch of two units of Rabble, and a unit of Commanded Shot :) :)
I also flocked 25 40x20mm fillers (used with the sabots for example to convert a unit of pike & shot into commanded shot) :)
Pierre the Shy popped by to pick up the extra standard bearers and officers I did to finish his Scots :)
He also lent me Duncan Head's Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, lots of useful reading :-B
Collected the last batch of Scots from Paul - 10 x Covenanter command stands to change enough 1650 P&M regiments to 1644/5 ones - different flags mainly so I can correctly show units such as Argyll's and Tullibardine's at Inverlochy for example.
Got a 900 X 600 4.75mm thick sheet of MDF for the baseboard for the Buffalos over Singapore game while I was out too. Going to use 30mm squares to give a 20 X 30 grid which should be big enough. Just needs a coat of blue paint and squares marked out.
Hopefully we can get in a couple of games over the Xmas break.......the basic rules are very simple but the further changes to various bombers defensive fire allows a bit of variation between types.....don't try and attack Betty's or Nell's from behind....they have a 20mm cannon facing aft.
Got to finalise Dunbar scenario as well now I have the basic map that I am happy with in FK&P terrain terms.
I will put up some pictures of the last few completed units but otherwise that's about it for the Scots ECW part of our ECW project.
Finished the horses on the casualty 'mounted' figures :) :)
Base coated and dry brushed the armour on all the casualties :) :)
Touched up the flock :)
Base coated and dry brushed the buff coats on the casualties :)
Base coated and dry brushed jacket, trousers, hats, boots and shoes of all casualties :) :)
Stockings done :)
The Dragoons, Rabble, Commanded Shot and Colonels are ready to varnish tomorrow :)
Casualty bases cut and prepared :)
Belts, scabbards and tack done :)
Dragoons, Rabble, Commanded Shot and Colonels varnished :)
Bags and wood work done on casualties :)
First side of casualty bases painted :)
Spare 40x20 spacers varnished :)
Probably too cloudy for pictures of the Dragoons, Rabble, Commanded Shot and Colonels until tomorrow afternoon :(
Hopefully I'll get the chance to take them before I get roped into Christmas final preparations
Definitely too cloudy for pictures :(
Metal work base coated and highlighted on casualties :)
Discarded pikes and flag poles done :)
Skin base coated and hair done :) :)
Flags added to discarded flag poles :)
Second side of casualty bases painted :)
My list of Christmas final preparations is growing :-<
Quote from: paulr on 21 December 2019, 12:20:10 AM
He also lent me Duncan Head's Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars, lots of useful reading :-B
Mighty useful, that book.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 23 December 2019, 01:19:29 PM
Mighty useful, that book.
I have borrowed it before ;)
I also had the very real pleasure of corresponding with Duncan Head, initially via the the DBM Yahoo group and then directly. A very helpful gentleman and scholar :) :) :)
Skin highlighted and gauntlets done on casualties :)
Touch ups done on the casualties :)
They will get washed this evening and then final dry brush and figure bases probably on Boxing Day :-w
Onto my list of Christmas final preparations :!!
Edges touched up on the flags :)
Decided to add another discarded flag to each of the mounted casualty bases; poles shortened, flags cut out and glued on :) :)
Making reasonable progress on my list of Christmas final preparations :) :!!
Edges done on the extra flags :)
All but one of my list of Christmas final preparations done #:-S :!!
The clouds have parted so enough sun for pictures :)
Two units of Peasants and Townsmen - Rabble
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267215146_77045f884c_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4zmBU)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267410292_76b5a657ff_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4AmCu)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267215081_d426b52cdf_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4zmAM)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49266757213_bd7c8705ec_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4x1uv)
A trawl through my spare figures unearthed enough for the following
Four more Colonels - 2 Royalist & 2 Parliamentarians
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267410432_811596e3d5_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4AmEU)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267215226_88198461f7_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4zmDh)
Sir Henry Bard's Commanded Shot
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267214916_45ce2884de_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4zmxW)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49267214836_ae002af0aa_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4zmwy)
English Painted & Based
1,200 Foot
438 Horse
15 Guns
1,653 Total
Finished my list of Christmas final preparations last night #:-S
Washed the casualties this morning :)
Final dry brush and figure bases done on casualties :)
Sorted casualties onto bases ready for basing, probably tomorrow :)
I've also started my next project http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html)
Casualties on their bases and flocked :) :)
Had a combination of fine weather and spare time to finally get round to taking some quick pictures of some of the later batches of Covenant infantry that Paul did for me eariler in the year....
Kings Lifeguard of Foot (1650):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49283723306_b5153680d7_c.jpg)
Sir William Douglas of Kirkness' Regiment (1650):
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49283246163_ccf56eb613_c.jpg)
3 Highland Levy regiments - Sir Hector Maclean of Duart's, Sir George Buchanan's and the Earl of Sutherland's. Although treated as oridinary musket and pike armed units for these I mixed in a number of highlanders armed with more traditional weapons from PM's Jacobite range to depict them as distinctly "highland" in make up. The first two units will feature heavily in a future refight of the 1651 Battle of Inverkeithing. If you have ever driven over either of the Forth Road Bridges you will (probably unknowingly) have visited the scene of that battle as it took place at the Northern end of the M90/A9000 intersection.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49283245918_9b9292b34c_c.jpg)
Earl of Sutherland's Levies (1645) for Auldearn refight:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49283927912_1c4c19f2ee_c.jpg)
Back to finishing off preparations for starting the Buffalo campaign.....tally ho!!
Superb work.
Love them
They have based up very well :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
The Jacobites add enough variation without being over the top :-bd =D> :-bd =D>
I touched up the flock on the casualty bases this morning :)
I've had to touch it up again ~X(
As the casualties are lying down, obviously, there is more edge to flock around plus weapons and scabbards to avoid
They look terrific ! :)
Cheers - Phil
Added the discarded flags and pikes to the casualty bases :)
Quote from: paulr on 28 December 2019, 07:21:28 PM
Added the discarded flags and pikes to the casualty bases :)
Looking forward to these!
Very nice work as always 8).
Touched up discarded flag poles and pikes and highlighted tips :) :)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/750767033/york-castle-statue-or-model?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=model+castle&ref=sr_gallery-2-43
Model York castle; may be useful to you.
Thanks FK
Their stuff's pretty good. I've posted pix of a couple recently.
Flags done for extra command groups - printed correctly after 3 attempts thanks to printer deciding to autoscale to about 54mm scale with its "helpful" software =)
Computers ~X(
Casualties and some additional 40x20mm spacers varnished :)
Too cloudy for pictures today :(
Forecast better for tomorrow afternoon :)
Painted and flocked some additional 40x20mm spacers :)
Varnished the additional 40x20mm spacers :)
The weather has cooperated so, pictures...
Three mounted casualty markers
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49302155833_90208bb1cb_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i7Ergx)
Four foot casualty markers
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49302640566_1876d77905_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i7GVn1)
"Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won" Duke of Wellington
These are inspired by Mollinary's ECW Destroyed Units http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15666.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,15666.0.html)
Thanks Pierre the Shy for the spare pikes and flag poles :)
This brings the painting for this project to an end
English Painted & Based
1,220 Foot
448 Horse
15 Guns
1,683 Total
They look damn fine, Paul !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Very effective Paul and certainly eye catching on the table 8). It's got me thinking that they could be left on the table where a unit was 'destroyed' and then add a morale penalty of the like to a unit trying to cross them. Food for thought :).
SUPERB
A bit of thread necromancy......
Having a bit of time on my hands I played around in GIMP with the command stand flags that I origiinally did at the end of last year for this project and managed to get them looking much better (and they printed OK first time)
Faffing around with 3 or 4 pixel high writing ("Covenant for Religion King and Kingdom") is demanding on my older eyes, even at 400 or 800% zoom....still pleased with the results.
Yes Techno I will post some pics but have to go to work first....oh I'm already at the office ;)
I'd missed those fantastic casualty markers first time round so thread necromancy much appreciated! :-bd
Look forward to seeing the new flags. Does GIMP allow mm units? I've memories of using Scribus as a means of sizing such things to mm scales last year.
Yes Gimp allows various measurements for fonts including mm... finding it to be very good graphics programme....and it's free!! :)
Think I used Scribus (also free) as I'd to do pages of labels and counters which was faster than GIMP, though it's not as detailed for doing stuff like flags.
Hello
People looking at flags could look at a Java application called FlagMaker (funnily enough).
It's very versatile and can import images and symbols. There is a transparent texture overlay but you need to screen cap to capture this due to copyright restrictions.
Below is one I zipped up in a jiffy as a Keep Your Distance flag.
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/4ha19q/flagmaker_20/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/4ha19q/flagmaker_20/)
https://github.com/andrewsarnold/FlagMaker-2/releases/download/2.0/setup.exe (https://github.com/andrewsarnold/FlagMaker-2/releases/download/2.0/setup.exe)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Thanks for the flagmaker links, have not seen that before, looks very useful for future projects :-bd.
The command stands I am doing now are the last things I have for this ECW project, they will allow me to stage Kilsyth and Inverlochy with the correct units at some stage as well as Dunbar (which I am still hoping to refight once this lockdown is over).
Whats next for me? well since Paul is on a DBA theme currently thought, amongst other things, that I would see what DBA armies I could make up from a mishmash of 15mm DBM stuff that I got some years ago when my freind Rob passed on.....get in a bit of practice for when Paul's Punic War armies finally get into action ;)
I have stuff from Sassinid (a little), Selucid (a lot) and Fuedal English (lots) and Medieval Hungarian (lots) armies so I will see what I can come up with. None of them have been touched for years and a quick inspection reveals some serious TLC is required. This is strictly a use what I have exercise, will not be getting more 15mm.
Just got to edge the flags then I will put up some pics of them.
The sun came out a bit this afternoon so took a few quick shots with my cellphone camera:
The 10 completed command stands:
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Three command stands for Inverlochy - 2 for Argyll's regiments and one for Lt Col Roughe of the Erl of Tullibardine's regiment:
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Four command stands for Kilsyth - 3 regiments of Fife Militia and one for the Earl of Crawford-Lindsay's regiment:
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Three generic regiment command stands - I can convert 3 Irish regiments into extra Covenanter ones for games like the Dunbar refight:
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Final three regiments of Covenanter infantry and a couple of commanders that I didn't show eariler:
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couple of solo boardgames I picked up second hand (before the lockdown ;) ) to help pass the time now these guys are done:
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So far they are proving very entertaining.....
Excellent, Pierre! Love the flags. Btw, I refer to the casualty stand you did recently as "Mollinary Structures" ;)
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Thirded !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Looks great!
If these really are the last stands, a fantastic finale to an amazing project 8)
Look forward to seeing them in action in the not too distant future :-bd
Paul should take most of the qudos for these as he very kindly painted all the figures for me, I just base them up and make them look spiffy with flags etc ;)
Very impressive there.
And this project thread still lives on....
Finally found the markers I started basing up for DGuy's Celtic Fringe "extra" troop types - Attached Bows and Knife/Axe/Sword - while looking for something else (which I of course didn't find ;D )
So labelled and added flock to complete them. I used 40mm MDF hexagon bases that I had on hand and green coloured labels to indicate that they were markers and not separate units.
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:-bd =D> :-bd
Very cool
They look well. I've actually some hexagonal bases ordered to see how they work out for attached generals so nice to see some properly done up.
Lovely work, Peter ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Those look very smart - I think its the hex base, the basing and the labelling all make a very smart looking marker.
Paul, I am impressed with how both you and Bill have been able to stay so committed to a single theater/war. I wish I could say that, but I have always been a sucker for a colorful costume!
Terry
Thanks Terry, Bill certainly is pretty focused
Pierre the Shy and I on the other hand :-[
| Hundred Years War - DBA | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19748.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19748.0.html) |
| Punic Wars - DBA | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19425.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19425.0.html) |
| 1/3,000 cargo ships | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html) |
| DBA First Crusade project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,14686.0.html |
| ITLSU 1914 Project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10195.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10195.0.html) |
| ITLSU 1917 Project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.0.html) |
| AWI in Virginia | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,16785.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,16785.0.html) |
| Paul's AWI project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,8883.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,8883.0.html) |
and that's just the projects since we've been on the forum :-[
@pierre the shy - really like your implementation of the attached weapons markers (and the labeling). Quite spiffy!
My interest is beyond focus and borders on pathological obsession. I have recently dabbled with medieval, however.
Quote from: paulr on 13 June 2020, 12:50:02 AM
Thanks Terry, Bill certainly is pretty focused
Pierre the Shy and I on the other hand :-[
| Hundred Years War - DBA | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19748.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19748.0.html) |
| Punic Wars - DBA | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19425.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19425.0.html) |
| 1/3,000 cargo ships | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19301.0.html) |
| DBA First Crusade project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,14686.0.html |
| ITLSU 1914 Project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10195.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10195.0.html) |
| ITLSU 1917 Project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,10663.0.html) |
| AWI in Virginia | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,16785.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,16785.0.html) |
| Paul's AWI project | http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,8883.0.html (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,8883.0.html) |
and that's just the projects since we've been on the forum :-[
Well this War of the three Kingdoms project (can't really call it an ECW project) isn't quite finished after all - I have 8 more regiments of Irish Confederation and Anglo-Irish on order to enable a refight of Benburb and its associated skirmishes after I got hold of a copy of Clive Hollick's incredibly informative book on the battle during the lockdown. The Irish phase of the Civil wars was almost entirely unknown to me before reading this book. Benburb seems like a logical step (at least to me ;)) since I have plenty of suitable cavalry and Covenanter Foot plus Montrose's Irish Brigade already.
Time to revive this project, I have some spare ELM14 Peasants with mixed weapons figures and in my last order I ordered 4 custom sabot bases for ECW Rabble
These mini-projects using up spare figures are helping keep me entertained :)
So I've prepared and washed the figures :)
Figures undercoated :)
Clubman!
Exactly ;)
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Sabot bases glued up last night :)
First clothes colours base coated :)
First side of sabot bases painted :)
First clothes colours dry brushed :)
Second side of sabot bases painted :)
Second and third clothes colours done :)
Hats base coated and dry brushed :) :)
First side of bases painted :)
Second side of bases painted :)
Figures painted :)
Touch ups done :)
I was finally able to deliver 300+ Pendraken ECW figures to Paul today along with the flags and labels he was waiting for to finish his clubmen, Free Companies and Punic war projects.
These are for 8 additional regiments (4 Anglo-Irish and 4 Irish Confederate) that will enable us to refight Benburb and associated actions once completed.
My clubman are washed :)
Sabot bases labeled :)
Pierre the Shy's Irish are at the head of the painting queue :!!
Quote from: paulr on 08 September 2021, 10:42:46 AM
My clubman are washed :)
No doubt they needed it....
Figure bases painted :)
Based :)
Flock touched up :)
Weather much better than forecast :) :-bd
Figures varnished :)
Sabot bases varnished :)
Brush on varnish done on labels :)
Just received a copy of Clive Hollick's Battle of Benburb finally, might inspire me to get some Irish troops.....
The weather was finally sunny during an afternoon when I was available to take pictures :)
The additional units of Rabble I painted some time ago
Parliament
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526269323_cc7cf55d02_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mvcAHR)
Royalist
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526269263_e370d64a53_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mvcAGP)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526953125_76106c2a84_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mvg6Zx)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51526269163_5a01a65c42_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mvcAF6)
Painted & Based
1,284 | Foot |
448 | Mounted |
15 | Models |
1,747 | Total |
Those peasants look great and love the rather spaced nature of their basing 8).
Good work Paul - nice to see you have peasants for both sides!
Lovely stuff, Paul ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil :)
Look suitably grimy! Great work! 8)
I'm late to the party. This project looks very much like what I'd like to do for a 10mm To the Strongest! or For King and Parliament project. 90 pages is a lot to scroll through! Is there a blog somewhere? And most important, where can I find some details on your basing and sabots; they look perfect.
Thanks, Jerboa
Hi Jerboa, unfortunately there is no blog but I'm happy to answer any questions
You may find three battle report threads interesting, the first is here Cheriton 2019 - Game 1 (https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,18482.msg277002.html#msg277002)
They cover three refights of the Battle of Cheriton which I built the forces for
PM me with your email address and I'll send you the details of my basing and the sabots
The nice Mr Leon probably still has the details from when he produced the sabots for Pierre the Shy & I
I very strongly recommend For King & Parliament and must get a round to playing TtS but DBx is still dominant in these parts
QuoteThe nice Mr Leon probably still has the details from when he produced the sabots for Pierre the Shy & I
I very strongly recommend For King & Parliament and must get a round to playing TtS but DBx is still dominant in these parts
I've still got the original document that we sent Leon if you need a copy of it, I have used it subsiquently to order a few more bases for the Irish stuff I have got more recently.
Playing TtS - challenge accepted, call me a heretic but DBxx isn't near the top of my list of favourite rulesets :ar!
Heretic! :P ;D
Heretic ;D
I'm also pretty sure TtS will give a 'better' game than DBxx but we have quite a few armies based for DBxx and mainly know the rules...
Perhaps when TtS II comes out we can overcome the inertia
PS I've sent Jerboa the document
Hi
For what it is worth TtS! is a great set of ancient/medieval rules (IMHO), as of course FK&P is for the ECW. Both sets have certainly reinvigorated my wargaming over the last few years. With the grids, basing of course doesn't really matter and figures based for DBxx should be fine. I suspect though that a second version of TtS! is some years away.
Cheers Paul
Agreed :)