Fred’s 2023 Painting and Gaming Diary

[paulr]

    

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Lots of fun

[fred.]

Thanks both - yes was a fun game

The number of back to back aces drawn (by both sides) meant some very quick turns

Along with my frame guns shaking themselves apart on their 4th shot. Of course none of the shots were effective

[fred.]

WWI WIP

Made decent progress with the WWI British this week - nearly there I think



In researching colours for the Bonnets/ Tam O'Shanters discovered they were only in use from 1915. But I think I will cope with using them in 1914 too!

With the kilts went with half covered in the khaki apron on the rest in a dark blue-green with some yellow cross hatching- not sure if this even shows on the photo. 

[paulr]

   

I can see a few hints of tartan

Who are the mounted guys in blue

[fred.]

I can see a few hints of tartan

Who are the mounted guys in blue

Thanks!


The blue guys are French artillery crew - had a few to do to finish another limber team 

[Lewis]

Nice work Fred!!

[Steve J]

Excellent work Fred .

[fred.]

Thanks both 

Got the figures on bases this morning (the one advantage of having to take my daughter for the early bus for college is I can get 30mins hobby stuff in!) so hopefully they will be all dried and can get the basing finished this evening 

[paulr]

grab the time when you can, it's surprising how much you can get done in a few half hours

[fred.]

grab the time when you can, it's surprising how much you can get done in a few half hours

This is very true. And if you can get in a task that has a longer drying time even better!

[fred.]

WWI British and French

Got the first batch completed!

British: 2 regiments of cavalry, and 2 battalions of Scots Infantry
French: 75mm gun rebased to add limber and more crew, plus limbered version with 6 horse team






Pleased with these, and its always nice and quick doing 20th C stuff due to uniforms and not too many colours.

This brings the painted totals for 2023 to  96 figures : 23 cavalry : 2 vehicles : 1 gun

It is only 1 gun painted, as 1 was rebased (I'm willing to claim any level of earlier WIP in this year's total, but once its been based then I don't think rebasing can really count the figures as part of the painted totals).

The next batch is already in progress

[paulr]

    

[fred.]

Mystery Guns

Can anyone identify these guns for me?

I'm pretty sure they're WWI British or German. 

Having built and undercoated them I've lost track of which code they are 


Thanks

[mmcv]

Could be the German 105mm howitzer? It looks like one. I don't have any myself, but none of the guns I do have look like that which rules out a few. 

[mmcv]

Also great work so far this year! 

[fred.]

Could be the German 105mm howitzer? It looks like one. I don't have any myself, but none of the guns I do have look like that which rules out a few.

I think you could be right. Looks pretty much like the 10.5cm leFH 16. What was confusing me was that I've also got 10.5cm FH 98/09 which has a very short barrel. And wasn't expecting another 105.


I'd eliminated most British options. But as I'd painted most of the rest of my German guns, I wasn't sure why these had got missed.

Also great work so far this year! 

Thanks. Got quite a bit done over Christmas and have kept the momentum going. Like you glad to have something to do away from a screen after work. And the dark and wet evenings are conducive to staying in.

[fred.]

WWI British 

Next batch pretty much done - when the figures are mainly shades of brown they are quick to paint up!

I do like these figures with full kit much nicer figures than some of the older ones (a few of which are in this unit)



Haven't got the next ones prepped yet! Maybe some more cavalry. 

[paulr]

    

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice