Paul’s AWI project

[paulr]

Hi all,

I was hoping that my first post on my AWI project would include my first unit of painted Pendraken figures. Unfortunately, due to the vagaries of the Royal Mail I'm still waiting, patiently, for some key paints to arrive. Leon may want to share that story...

While I've been waiting I have made some snake fence, hopefully 50 bases for a total 5.75m will be enough. I 'finished' about a third, which just need varnishing. The rest need flocking.

I'm building both sides based around the battle of Guilford Courthouse plus a few extras to cover Cowpens and some of the other battles of 1780-81 in the south.

Regards,
Paul

Snake fence, in the background British and American officers wonder why their trousers are taking so long to paint...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Look great so far

[Techno]

 
Cheers - Phil

[goat major]

Looks excellent so far Paul. I like the fence - is that matchsticks ? I'm also doing both sides for GC (for years!). I made the mistake of painting all the Brits first and then having no one to fight. If I was doing it again i would paint alternate units so i could start to fight some small actions before i had finished.

[paulr]

Hi goat major,

Yep those are 'craft matchsticks', a bag of several hundred for equivalent of GBP2, still got about half left. Had to cut them in half so they are the right length.

Definitely mixing the units up so I get to fight some small actions along the way. 23rd Foot and Hessian Jagers under way. Lee's Horse and some Militia to follow.

I have finally got around to starting this project and hope to get it done in a year. It has been on my to do list since I watched, as a lad, a refight of Guilford Courthouse put on by the Christchuch Wargames club to mark the American bicentential. Watching this convinced me that wargaming was going to be my serious hobby.

Yes, I have been seriously wargaming since 1976!!!!

Regards,
Paul

[goat major]

I too fell in love with  AWI in the mid 70s. The  airfix figures(1:72 and 54mm), the Curt Johnson book and those adverts on the back of American comics - all really inspirational. Plus round about that time was the BBC serialisation of Last of the Mohicans (which I thought was AWI at the time). My first AWI wargaming purchases were two Hinchcliffe grenadiers from Redcar model shop. Then nothing until about 4 years ago when I discovered the Pendraken range and - well as we all know - it is unrivalled and a joy to paint. I just need to paint my last militia units now and then I'm ready to go !

[Womble67]

Hi I shall watch this project with interest

take care

andy

[paulr]

Good news some of my paints from Pendraken have arrived so the officers trousers are now painted. I have even started on the red coats, just need the red highlight colour to turn up with the other paints.

Before I get too committed with painting I would be interested in feed back from those more knowledgeable on the forces I am looking to build. First the Americans:

American Southern Army
Guilford Court House, North Carolina, 15th March, 1781   
  Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene AC

Army Troops
  Finley's Continental Artillery – 2 6lb field guns
  Singleton's Continental Artillery – 2 6lb field guns

Washington's "Legion"   Lt. Col. William Washington BC
  Continental Light Dragoons – 55 men 3rd Dragoons, 25 men 1st Dragoons
  Virginia, North & South Carolina State Dragoons – 45 men
  Kirkwood's Light Infantry - 150 men
  Lynch's Virginia Riflemen - 200 men

Butler's North Carolina Militia Brigade - 381 men  Brig. Gen. John Butler BC
  1st Battalion, Butler's North Carolina Militia
  2nd Battalion, Butler's North Carolina Militia
  3rd Battalion, Butler's North Carolina Militia

Eaton's North Carolina Militia Brigade - 840 men  Brig. Gen. Pinkertham Eaton BC
  1st Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia
  2nd Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia
  3rd Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia
  4th Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia
  5th Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia
  6th Battalion, Eaton's North Carolina Militia

Lee's Legion   Lt. Col. Henry Lee BC   
  Lee's Partizan Legion Horse - Capt. Michael Rudolph – 99 men
  Lee's Partizan Legion Infantry – Maj. Joseph Eggleston – 92 men
  Campbell's Virginia Riflemen - 200 men

Stevens' Virginia Militia Brigade - 612 men   Brig. Gen. Edward Stevens BC
  1st Battalion, Stevens' Virginia Militia
  2nd Battalion, Stevens' Virginia Militia
  3rd Battalion, Stevens' Virginia Militia
4th Battalion, Stevens' Virginia Militia

Lawson's Virginia Militia Brigade - 727 men   Brig. Gen. Robert Lawson BC
  1st Battalion, Lawson's Virginia Militia
  2nd Battalion, Lawson's Virginia Militia
  3rd Battalion, Lawson's Virginia Militia
  4th Battalion, Lawson's Virginia Militia
  5th Battalion, Lawson's Virginia Militia

Virginia Continental Brigade   Brig. Gen. Isaac Huger BC
  4th Virginia Regiment - Col. John Green – 400 men
  5th Virginia Regiment - Lt. Col. Samuel Hawes – 400 men

Maryland Continental Brigade   Col. Otho Holland Williams BC
  1st Maryland Regiment - Col. John Gunby - 350 men
  2nd Maryland Regiment - Lt. Col. Benjamin Ford – 350 men

Spare Troops
  Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan WC
  North Carolina Artillery – 3 3lb field guns

Thanks,
Paul

[paulr]

I too fell in love with  AWI in the mid 70s. ...  My first AWI wargaming purchases were two Hinchcliffe grenadiers from Redcar model shop. Then nothing until about 4 years ago when I discovered the Pendraken range and - well as we all know - it is unrivalled and a joy to paint. I just need to paint my last militia units now and then I'm ready to go !

I have also been looking for a suitable range for a long time. I primarily own 6mm armies so it took a lot to decide to step up to 10mm. The figures have proved to be more than I hoped for and are turning out to be a true joy to paint.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Dazza and AndyMac are the men to ask.
Ping them a message...

[goat major]

Paul,

Two really good sources for this are

Long, Obstinate and Bloody by Babits & Howard. Simply the best book without doubt on GC - with some fantastic up to date research. http://www.amazon.com/Long-Obstinate-Bloody-Guilford-Courthouse/dp/0807832669/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384938479&sr=1-3  (If you are also interested they did a similarly good book on Cowpens - A Devil Of A Whipping)

Also British Grenadier Scenario Book 3 has a full OOB for GC that is based on the above that you could use for any ruleset (available from Caliver)

[goat major]

oh and the British Grenadier forum is an excellent AWI resource (even if you don't play BG - there are a number of AWI experts who hang around the forum)

http://generaldebrigade.fr.yuku.com/forums/13#.Uox-XsTIahM

[paulr]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the suggestions.

Slow progress this week. Still waiting for a couple of key paints so I can maker real progress on the figures I have started. &*%^(&%(&%( Royal Mail, 15 paints had to be split across 4 packages. All posted on 11th, first 2 arrived on 20th, not bad to get to New Zealand. Third on 25th but still waiting for the last package...

It did give me time to finish flocking my 50 lots of snake fence.

Regards,
Paul

[paulr]

Good news, the last package arrived in time for the weekend 

Hopefully will make enough progress to warrant some photos.

Regards,
Paul

[Leon]

Good news, the last package arrived in time for the weekend 

Hopefully will make enough progress to warrant some photos.