The Marvelous Miscellany of MMcV

[fred.]

Thats some great progress - looks a proper horde now!

If the cavalry aren't standing up properly I'd check the bases and see if they need a quick file to remove any lumps - either from original casting or from the old basing. 

As to your next projects - I think I would initially split the decision between fancy uniforms or drab modern ones. I certainly find at times that painting modern uniforms is great as you can really push though a volume of troops. For SYW to Naps you need to be feeling the need to paint all the complex and fancy bits.

[mmcv]

Thats some great progress - looks a proper horde now!

If the cavalry aren't standing up properly I'd check the bases and see if they need a quick file to remove any lumps - either from original casting or from the old basing.

As to your next projects - I think I would initially split the decision between fancy uniforms or drab modern ones. I certainly find at times that painting modern uniforms is great as you can really push though a volume of troops. For SYW to Naps you need to be feeling the need to paint all the complex and fancy bits.

The uniforms are a bit of a concern, I'll need to find a sustainable approach to them in terms of details. When I started ECW I was painting every detail but soon realised I couldn't see them on the table so stuck to building more if a whole unit look, so could be even worse with those if I'm not practical.


I suspect I'll do more expansion to my Great War collection to scratch the 20th C itch as while I do some more research for Korea, as so far I've mostly just looked at the broad sweeps. RJW is interesting too but close enough to WW1 that I can maybe pick up when that project reaches more maturity.

I was previously swaying more towards SYW/WAS but have been enjoying reading about the Napoleonics more, possibly just because there's a lot more quality information out there for the period.

I'm leaning towards just buying a couple of units for each and seeing how I go as I'll do both at some point no doubt.

I do a bunch of ancients stuff too in the pile that I can dip into for a bit of variety, and I've still a bit to finish in my current ECW pile, though it's mostly cavalry which can be a pain to paint.

[fred.]

To me me ECW troops have much simpler uniforms than Naps or SYW. I'd avoided Naps for years, but the Pendraken Pennisular figures tempted me in. I've gone pretty small - with forces for Sharpe Practice so a couple of packs of infantry and some cavalry for each side. These were great figures to paint, but I'm happy with the volume I painted! So I'd suggest going for something skirmish sized to get a feel for the figures but also get something playable?

With Russians I'm very much expecting double (or triple) duty of the WWI Russians I'm painting at the minute (using mainly RJW figures) - I'm expecting to use them for WWI, forward to RCW and potentially back to RJW. 

[mmcv]

To me me ECW troops have much simpler uniforms than Naps or SYW. I'd avoided Naps for years, but the Pendraken Pennisular figures tempted me in. I've gone pretty small - with forces for Sharpe Practice so a couple of packs of infantry and some cavalry for each side. These were great figures to paint, but I'm happy with the volume I painted! So I'd suggest going for something skirmish sized to get a feel for the figures but also get something playable?

With Russians I'm very much expecting double (or triple) duty of the WWI Russians I'm painting at the minute (using mainly RJW figures) - I'm expecting to use them for WWI, forward to RCW and potentially back to RJW.

Yeah absolutely, I started doing belt buckles, sock buckles, belts, shoes, the works on the ECW whereas now I just stick to the main colours and details as that's all you see.

I did go down the skirmish route with AWI which worked well and I might do the same with at least one of the Nappies theatres at some point but I don't have any big battle horse and musket (other than some 2mm stuff) so think I should do one of them at that scale. 

And yes, I suspect when I come to do Russians they'll do double or triple duty!

[fred.]

With the Naps it was as much to use skirmish as the gateway - the challenge probably is around the differences in basing between skirmish and big battle. 

[mmcv]

With the Naps it was as much to use skirmish as the gateway - the challenge probably is around the differences in basing between skirmish and big battle.

Yeah with AWI sharp practice I did 1:1 which let me scale the game way down, though was a little fiddly. I suppose if basing 4 figures on a 20x20 or 25x25 could use that as a single figure for skirmish and a part of a unit for bigger battles

[mmcv]

Been very busy lately but been chipping away at things when I get a few minutes spare. 

These Islamic archers should round out my Islamic infantry forces for the moment. The rest have all been rebase and freshened up but these are a new one from the TB line range



I've also completed the rebasing of the Islamic cavalry, including some paint touch ups and new flags on these heavy cavalry troops

[mmcv]

I have some TB line knights mostly done in the wings but they got damaged in a fall and lose a few shields. Also a couple short to make full units so may need to pad then out with some other knights. More on that later.

[mmcv]

Do I get a promotion at 3,000 post?

[mmcv]

Let's see 

[mmcv]

Yup, drinks on me lads

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are splendid.
Congratulations on the promotion Major General.
I'll have a cold beer

[paulr]

    

Congratulations Major General

[Techno 3]

Congrats, Matthew !

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Me usual pint of Creme de Menthe - and quick about it !!