ECW Irish

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Coats base coated and most dry brushed  

[paulr]

Remaining coats dry brushed

Trousers done

Two thirds of the buff coats and gloves done

[pierre the shy]

Based 5 units of "rabble" last night which are meant to be generic enough to use in any "celtic fringe" war of the three kingdoms scenarios.

Mainly for use in early Irish battles but will also be useful for other games where ill-armed and organised units are required such as Napier's reseve at Alford (mainly camp followers etc) and Carbisdale where Montrose's "army" was mainly composed of drafted farm labourers from the Orkneys.

just need to add flock and generic labels to complete them now. Since they are stictly generic units no standards or flags carried by them.     

[paulr]

Remaining third of the buff coats and gloves done

Buff coats dry brushed

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Boots and hats base coated  

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Trumpet banners base coated, dry brushed & edges done

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Horse tack done

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Scabbards & belts done

Wood done

Trumpets done

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Metal base coated and highlighted  

Skin base coated

Hair done

Skin highlighted

Black grey hooves, manes and tails done

Markings on Bays done

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Remaining hooves, manes and tails done

Remaining markings done

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Touch ups done

[Ithoriel]

Ooh! Err, Missus! </frankie_howard>

[pierre the shy]

Due to other matters arising I have only managed to flock two of the rabble bases (no starwars jokes please  ) so far, but should get the rest done over Easter. The stuff for some generic ECW (and later period) camps has also arrived (only 5 1/2 days after leaving Middlesbourgh!!  ) so started by washing all the resin tents. The metal bell tents (ZC 11) are quite weighty but are compatible with the resin ones.

Going to base them in various multiples so as to give a slightly more irregular look, as they would not be pitched in perfect lines like a later C18-20 regular military encampment.       

[paulr]

Horse washed

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Horse washed

Just the one ?

[paulr]

Final dry brush and figure bases done  

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Horse bagged up ready for delivery at our regular Saturday night game

[pierre the shy]

Horse bagged up ready for delivery at our regular Saturday night game

Blimey I still haven't flocked the rest of the rabble bases......now got lots of Irish horse to do as well!

I did finish making up the camp bases, but too windy to spray primer on them today......going to paint all the tents on the base rather than paint first then base them all. Tomorrow looks a better day for it.
 

[paulr]

Remaining two regiments of Horse and figures for eight command stands undercoated

[paulr]

Armour & helmets base coated and dry brushed  

Horses base coated