ECW project - For King and Parliament

[pierre the shy]

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.   

[paulr]

 

[paulr]

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

[paulr]

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

The larger one was 6.2 but fortunately over 200km deep and about 360km away

Also finished painting the sabots and bases

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Not what I was expecting to read halfway down. Hope everyone is unscathed.

[paulr]

Looks as though there was no significant damage and no one hurt
Good thing the quake was so deep

Swords base coated and pistols done

[Techno]

Not what I was expecting to read halfway down. Hope everyone is unscathed.

Definitely seconded !!
Glad everything was OK, Paul.

Cheers - Phil

[Westmarcher]

Painting was briefly interrupted by a couple earthquakes

  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!

[pierre the shy]

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.

[Ithoriel]

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!!

[paulr]

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

[paulr]

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

[d_Guy]

Until you got to the sabots it sounded like my wife's preparations for going out!

[Westmarcher]

 

[paulr]

 

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

[paulr]

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

[pierre the shy]

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  

Pierre the Shy has already prepared the Scots

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. 

[paulr]

Finished preparing my 3 units of Parliamentary Horse
Sorted them and the Scots ready for when the painting rods are free

Waiting for the touch ups to fully dry before washing the current batch

Cut and glued bases for 10 more hedges 

[paulr]

Current batch washed late afternoon yesterday

Final dry brush and figure bases done this morning

[mollinary]

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?