ECW project - For King and Parliament

[pierre the shy]

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 

   

[mollinary]

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!

[paulr]

Dry brushed shirts

Painted and dry brushed trousers and hats (on the few poses that have them)

Based coated bonnets

[paulr]

Shields done

Dry brushed bonnets

Base coated boots and shoes

[paulr]

Dry brushed boots

Base coated and detailed the 'not-tartan'

[pierre the shy]

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"


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


Covenant Commanders for some 1644/5 actions - Baillie and Balcarres are supposed to be receiving guidance from the local Kirk preachers




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


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






 

[paulr]

Those have based up really well

I particularly like the siege artillery

[paulr]

Stocking/socks done on the Highlanders

[paulr]

Wood done

Started on belts, scabbards & sporrans 

[Techno]

Those look damn fine !! 

Lovely stuff ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are brilliant

[Womble67]

Very nice indeed

Take care

Andy

[d_Guy]

Really like the basing, Peter. And Paul's painting is to his usual high standards. 

[pierre the shy]

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.         

[paulr]

The two divisions Prussian infantry were well deployed in a very strong defensive position with both flanks secured
The French declined to attack it with a division of infantry and a division of cavalry
On to Alford next week

Finished the belts, scabbards & sporrans

Metal base coated

Started painting the pipes