ECW project - For King and Parliament

[pierre the shy]

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. 

[paulr]

... 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 

They lost the melee and failed their morale test, routing

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

[paulr]

Base coated the Highland Levy Pike & Shot shirt's

[pierre the shy]

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 

Just need to flock and add a few static grass clumps tonight and the four dragoon units are done 

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     

[paulr]

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

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Dry brushed the few figures with leather armour

Base coated the jackets

[paulr]

Jackets dry brushed

Bonnets and helmets base coated

Started base coating hats, boots and shoes

[pierre the shy]

Highland Levy flags and bases done.

reworked dragoon guidions for much better look.

[paulr]

Finished base coating hats, boots and shoes

Dry brushed hats, boots, bonnets and helmets

Stockings done

Base coated 'not tartan'

[paulr]

Finished the 'not-tartan'

[paulr]

Good progress last night

All the wood done

Belts and scabbards done

Started on the metal this morning

[pierre the shy]

Blimey l only gave those to you last weekend   

I have done the pikes for the next lots.....

[paulr]

Finished the metal

Skin base coated

Hair done

Skin highlighted

Foot are quicker to do than mounted

[paulr]

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

[paulr]

Touch ups done