Paul’s AWI project

[OldenBUA]

Horse's manes, tails & hooves done last night

When you do this in a batch, do you have a little ditty in your head?

'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Belts and boxes, handle of the sword'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'

Or is it just me, then? 

Over 20,000 views

And 500 replies, as well. 

[Techno]

Congratulations, Paul !  
A well deserved milestone.

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

When you do this in a batch, do you have a little ditty in your head?

'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Belts and boxes, handle of the sword'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'

Or is it just me, then?  

Perhaps I should have, I missed a couple of sword handles I'll sort them when I do the touch ups

I certainly find I get in a rhythm when doing several of the same pose

And 500 replies, as well. 

I suspect the majority of those are my ramblings

[fsn]

When you do this in a batch, do you have a little ditty in your head?

'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'
'Belts and boxes, handle of the sword'
'Manes, horsetails, hoof and boot, hoof and boot'

Or is it just me, then? 
/quote]

I do. Could explain why my Panzers didn't come out too well. 

[paulr]

I have some good news and som bad news for Techno...

First the good news...
I have finished painting the current batch including touch ups 

Just the wash, final dry brush and figure bases to paint and they will be ready to base

Now the bad news...

There will be no progress on them this weekend

Roy, our usual wargaming host, and I will be guests of the NZ Army this weekend

I was the successful bidder in a charity auction at work and the prize is a weekend for two visiting WWI related sites in the Wellington area including, ironically, the Great War Exhibition and Chunuk Bair diorama.

The highlights will be reading the "Ode of Remembrance" at the Last Post Ceremony at the National War Memorial on Saturday evening and serving breakfast to a group re-enacting the marches over the Rimutaka mountains from Featherston camp to Trentham camp by reinforcements for the NZ Army in WWI.

We were given the option of taking part in the march or assisting with breakfast at the summit. As the summit of the Rimutakas is 555m I chose to support the marchers

[pierre the shy]

Have a great weekend Paul 

Aren't the Rimutaka's hills not mountains....people always reference the Rimutaka hill road?
Through they should probably be mountains.
I've riden up the incline quite a few times. take a torch if you're going through
the summit tunnel and take care at Siberia corner ~ last
time i was there a big slip had taken out the old rail bedding.

Cheers
Peter

[paulr]

We are certainly looking forward to it

It is a mountain rather than a hill once it is over a certain height, e.g. 2,000 feet (610m). Given the highest point in the Rimutakas is 940m I thought it best for our overseas audience to call them mountains

It's typical Kiwi understatement to call them a hill. But then West Coasters talk about Christchurch being over 'the hill'
The 'hill' in this case is the Southern Alps, including Mount Cook at 3,724m

[Techno]

There will be no progress on them this weekend

Tsk !   

Seriously though, Paul..... I too, hope you have a great weekend. 
Cheers - Phil  (Don't forget the camera.  )

[paulr]

I definitely had a great weekend and didn't forget the camera. I will post some pics in a different thread once I have had a chance to sort through them

Phil will be pleased to hear that I even managed to make some progress on the current batch

They were washed before I was picked up on Saturday morning and I did the final dry brush before heading off to work this morning

I will paint the figure bases tonight and hopefully base them tomorrow 

Late last week I also sorted out the next 'batch' for when I get back from the Philippines. For a change these will be four built up areas including Guilford Courthouse and Hoskins farm

[paulr]

The current batch has now been based

I will hopefully touch up the bases and do the shrubbery in the next couple of days. Then they will be ready to varnish and photographed

While the bases were drying I put together a report on Roy and my weekend as guests of the New Zealand Army here http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,12832.msg177555.html#msg177555

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

We demand... A shwubbewy!

[paulr]

Flocking touched up before heading into work this morning

Also started preparing the flags

[fsn]

Flocking touched up before heading into work this morning

Lucky boy. I remember days like that.

[paulr]

Flags and shrubbery done

Weather is marginal for varnishing this morning but crap for the next few days

[paulr]

Well the weather is now misty rain with strengthening northerly winds

Good thing I took the punt and varnished the current batch just after my last post at about 7:30am 

[paulr]

Based
1,098 Infantry & gunners
57 Cavalry
59 Officers
6 Guns

1,220 Total

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 
That's huge!

[paulr]

A few more to go Lemmy

But I've finished the current batch, and so to hopefully brighten Phil's day

63^rdFoot





Royal North Carolina Regiment - Loyalist Provincial unit





South Carolina Royalist - Loyalist Provincial unit





Brig. Gen. Paston Gould & Col. Nisbit Balfour commanding the regulars not at Guilford Courthouse and the Loyalist Provincial Brigade





It was pretty cloudy when I took these so apologies for the picture quality. It's good I took them when I did as it is now raining

[jambo1]

Great work, they look brilliant!

[paulr]

And that was the last of the British to paint

British Southern Army, The Carolinas, 1780-1

500 Infantry & gunners
34 Cavalry
29 Officers
3 Guns
566 Total









This compares to the American Southern Army, The Carolinas, 1780-1 with

626 Infantry & gunners
29 Cavalry
29 Officers
3 Guns
687 Total