ECW project - For King and Parliament

[pierre the shy]

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         

[d_Guy]

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???"

[paulr]

Socks done

Started on the shoes and the few hats

[paulr]

Finished shoes and hats

Metal work done and highlighted

Bagpipes done

Started on skin base coat

[d_Guy]

Bagpipes done

I am sure the neighbors are pleased! 

[paulr]

 

[paulr]

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 

[paulr]

Finished base coating the skin

[paulr]

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

[pierre the shy]

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

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

All looks good apart from the expense on tyres! 

[paulr]

It was definitely good catching up with Rhys again

I better get onto processing those pictures

Hair finished on the Highlanders

Skin highlighted

[paulr]

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

[paulr]

Highlanders washed

One missed touch up spotted, will be fixed tomorrow

[pierre the shy]

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.