Franco-Prussian War

[Subedai]

Ah Sub, what a coincidence. I am feeling a lot better thanks, so the antibiotics appear to be working. And I am just finishing another set of Irregular Prussian infantry blocks. The 10s are definitely going to end up doing duty with Field of Battle 2, for which I bought some specific cards a couple of years back. Want to use my figures in conjunction with some of the latest Esconografia buildings. Also have a starfort to paint up and man with big guns. Lets see if the Prusskies can take that. So then 6s will be 3-7 bases to a brigade/division and the 10s will be 4 bases to a battalion. Hoping to post a few more photos in the next couple of weeks.

Satrfort hmmm, sounds good. Checked out the Battlepack and managed to get 12 x 3 block battalions out of it -6 line, 3 Guard and 3 zouave. For some reason there another 6 standard bases in the pack so I have ordered the line inf to finish them. So far 4 blocks painted and another 5 half done. Ma Subs is visiting the our son and missus =granddaughter for the rest of the week so I'm hoping to get them all done.

[Leman]

Indeed a good time to get stuck in. Will be getting on with my Prussians for an hour or so this evening.

[Javier Gomez]

Btw, anyone know of any company that would have a 10mm windmill model? That would look fantastic in any battlefield...

[Leon]

Btw, anyone know of any company that would have a 10mm windmill model? That would look fantastic in any battlefield...

There's a windmill in the Eastern Front pack of painted buildings from Escenografia: http://www.pendraken.co.uk/EPS-EF01-p6952/

[mollinary]

Faller  produce one in N gauge for model railways, and Leven miniatures produce a nice 6mm one which might be compatible?

Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hovels

[mollinary]

Hovels

ML,  I think the Hovels one is 15mm, but at least it is illustrated on their site in the European section, and might suit Javier's objectives.  Personally, I prefer going down a scale for buildings, so would go for 6mm scale, but it is a matter of personal taste.

Mollinary

[Subedai]

If it were me I'd make one.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

If it's six millimetres than Timecast do a lovely one!

[mollinary]

If it's six millimetres than Timecast do a lovely one!

I second that! 

Mollinary

[Hertsblue]

I would have thought that a windmill needed to be over-scale rather than under, if only to make it stand out.

[Javier Gomez]

ML,  I think the Hovels one is 15mm, but at least it is illustrated on their site in the European section, and might suit Javier's objectives.  Personally, I prefer going down a scale for buildings, so would go for 6mm scale, but it is a matter of personal taste.

Mollinary

I agree with you, it's better to downscale. If I don't already have lots of 10mm painted buildings I would definitely go for 6mm ones to match the 10mm figures. That makes sense for big battles of course, not for small actions with big battalions. But having all the remaining buildings in 10mm a windmill in 6mm would look a bit bizarre. On Hovels, although their resin cast is always downscaled, in the past I tried to mix Timecast 10mm pieces with Hovels 15mm for my WW2 10mm collection and although Hovels' where mainly ruins they didn't work very well with the others. Maybe I'll go for the Escenografia Epsilon one (actually the guy is a friend of mine!). Thanks for your help!   

[Leman]

His French buildings look extremely good.

[Javier Gomez]

His French buildings look extremely good.

I'll try to convince him to make a 10mm European windmill

[Javier Gomez]

Meanwhile I build the Saxons I made a couple of German army commanders stands. Besides the generic generals Pendraken oddly just released King Wilhelm and Moltke, and none of them was a field commander. So I decided to make a couple of conversions:

König Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm: I used King Wilhelm's figure beheaded body and put Moltke's head instead, adding a putty beard


Prinz Friedrich Karl: I used the body of the Württemberg general but with a Prussian hussar's head. In the background a Prussian hussar was converted in a courier, delivering the message to an artilleryman officer turned on a staff officer.



Pics taken with the phone, still struggling with the camera's battery.