Right then folks,
Some photos below of my current project, apologies for not always having photos of finished units, these have been taken over the course of several months. I will hopefully get around to more finished shots soon, also the photos are taken with my phone so sorry about that.
A bit of context for the project. I started out with 40k and a bit of warhammer fantasy from about 6-16, but then got a bit bored of it and moved into historical stuff. I did a wee bit of 15mm, then drifted away from the hobby for a few years. In the last two years of Uni though I got back into it after painting some 6mm figs for a pal. During my masters it really took off (as much as budget and time would allow) with me completing two SYW armies in 6mm. After that project it was a surprisingly sober conversation with an American friend that got me really thinking about AWI. I settled on 10mm due to it keeping the grand scale feel (read: low cost per unit), but also allowing me to better depict the rich variety of uniforms on offer as opposed to 6mm. The project started in July 2015 and I aim to have completed two game worthy armies by July this year, that may not sound like much, but this was on a student's budget ( figs or booze was often a dilemma) and the small matter of my MA dissertation which did involve some investing of time. Although I always told myself since my course was Security, Terrorism and Insurgency, this project was sort of educational.
Well enough of the background, here are some pics from the project so far, I make no claims to be the best painter, indeed this is my first 10mm project, so any constructive criticism is welcome.
(http://i.imgur.com/NTFfIu9h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/DQ5TYEbh.jpg)
British 4th Regt of foot, the second standard bearer is converted from a fig holding the spontoon, just replaced it with a length of paper clip and then put the final back on.
(http://i.imgur.com/g9zfa0Gh.jpg)
Kings Royal Regt. of New York command
(http://i.imgur.com/1DNEUK3h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/jFwLIvvh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/8342x74h.jpg)
Natives, the last photo shows my proof of concept trees that I have knocked up, the flash made them look a bit sketchy though. But hopefully will be able to make these on a larger scale soon to get some proper woods.
Now on to some Rebels
(http://i.imgur.com/Yvc0JOOh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4s2Sxo0h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/0SvQhdih.jpg)
Riflemen and casualty fig. All units will eventually have a figure like this for casualties
(http://i.imgur.com/egoAobrh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/MqJo6NTh.jpg)
Militia, tried to work a bit of colour into them, but deliberately avoided red. This may be total hogwash, but I imagined that militia troops would have avoided wearing the colour of the enemy for obvious reasons.
(http://i.imgur.com/UeVtTPYh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/i6wDzwEh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/zgfAMxuh.jpg)
Assorted continental infantry, I have gone for a uniform look for the continentals, I know this is not really accurate, but I wanted a clearer definition between them and the militia, this is mainly due to the mates I will game with not being regular wargamers so not being trained to notice differences in uniforms so much.
(http://i.imgur.com/mjO1wdMh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/JOiKmI1h.jpg)
Complete shots of the rebels so far, really only need to add a couple more militia battalions, some cavalry and a few mounted officers, then it will be 'phase one complete', i.e. in line with the year target. Still a lot of work left on the Brits though.
I will try and update this thread with a few more up to date photos as I go along, but for now I hope you all enjoy!
Very nice indeed.
Particularly liked the natives.
Very fine work. I understand about the student budget. 25 years ago when I was in college I had the time to paint and play but lacked the funds. Now that I have the funds, I don't have time to play. Although I do have time to paint.
Nice work there, they really look the part. :-bd
Welcome on board and I really like these, especially the skirmish basing 8)
Damn fine work, that man !
And a warm welcome to the forum from me, as well, Ross (?)
Cheers - Phil
Superb work Ross and hello and welcome to the forum!
That is quiet some intro!!!
Top work! :)
Welcome to the forum :-h
Impressive start with 10mm ;)
The variation of bags and blankets help break the Continentals up nicely
:-bd =D> :-bd
Oh wow, those are beautiful! =P~ :-bd
I'm going to have to 'borrow' that skirmish basing idea :)
Welcome to the forum, and what an entrance; beautifully painted figures with superb basing. I like the way you have depicted skirmishers on circular bases and then grouped them using the Warbases sabots.
Lovely!
Great painting, great basing - hope you get time and funds to sort the rest :D
And then time to play ;)
Hi Ross, welcome to the Forum and excellent work on those!
8)
Very nice and another vote for the basing.
Ok so some updated photos here.
Firstly thanks for all the positive comments! Glad that people liked the figures.
Starting with the Brits again, all fully based now and with casualty figures
(http://i.imgur.com/CvtSFEfh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/5jxPYRDh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/j7k137Ah.jpg)
More continentals, again fully based and with casualties.
(http://i.imgur.com/Gsn5YzQh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/58m0dWMh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2frlKEwh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/6QJSJyGh.jpg)
Militia completed, each battalion of Militia will have an identifying cockade colour, just to help tie the figs together a bit more, so these guys have white.
(http://i.imgur.com/pWWEKcFh.jpg)
Continental arty
(http://i.imgur.com/N5UMuX3h.jpg)
Some details from the flags used by the continentals,
(http://i.imgur.com/ZElDhTIh.jpg)
The middle and left flags in this photo are both made up, but bring a bit of variation.
(http://i.imgur.com/ovcou9zh.jpg)
Second unit of riflemen, these guys all have black feathers in their caps, first unit had white.
(http://i.imgur.com/Us3l3Bhh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/23yWmADh.jpg)
and lastly a detail of a casualty figure
(http://i.imgur.com/WAWWPD2h.jpg)
Quote from: toxicpixie on 09 February 2016, 01:44:44 PM
Lovely!
Great painting, great basing - hope you get time and funds to sort the rest :D
And then time to play ;)
Funding is pretty tight at the moment, and I only have a few figs left to do before I will have run out. I have got a part time job, so come the start of next month the bank balance will make for better reading and I will hopefully be putting another order in (cavalry, militia and Brits). Painting time is not really an issue at the moment obviously, but I'd much rather have a full time job than be job hunting! On that note this project has actually been pretty beneficial by providing a sense of progress, as I'm sure everyone knows, job hunting is incredibly frustrating at times, so its nice to reach the end of the day and feel like you achieved something by getting some figs done that contribute towards hopefully getting my mates over and making a day of it in the summer, (I'm thinking BBQ and battle.) In this sense the limited budget may have helped; I cant buy huge amounts of figs, so I have to focus on what I have and plough through them, I literally cant afford to be distracted by another period/scale. It also means I have set a fairly limited, yet (hopefully achievable) goal, so I actually feel like the project is doable.
Time to game shouldn't really be an issue when the project is complete as my pals enjoyed the first game of black powder we did and all live locally, so getting folk over on a Sunday shouldn't really be an issue, besides they can be bribed with beer easily.
Hope you all enjoy
Excellent work! Get them in the painting competition! (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)
Bought some dice and frames to do exactly the same to my SYW figures. The casualties look terrific.
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
The cockade / feather colour for units is a good idea. Lots of other nice little touches e.g. The hat bands on some of the riflemen :)
Did you hand paint those flags, if so really impressive 8)
Definitely competition material
Good luck on the job front
Thanks again for the comments people. I am intending to enter the painting competition, having seen the standard of other painters here I doubt I'm in with too much of a shout, but if you don't shoot you don't score! I am just deciding which unit I will enter, and then will get some better photos of said unit.
Quote from: Leman on 10 February 2016, 02:38:56 PM
Bought some dice and frames to do exactly the same to my SYW figures. The casualties look terrific.
cheers, glad you like the idea, I went for 5mm dice and frames, casualties are on a 20mmx20mm base, except the riflemen ones, they are on a round 20mm. The dice may require some file work to get into the frames easily, otherwise changing the number to illustrate more casualties will be a pain in the backside. I am intending to use two more of the rifleman casualties for the natives, but I will (try to) sculpt long hair on the figure first, although I am loathe to buy green stuff or another suitable material for such a small job, but i may have some lurking somewhere from the 40k days. I am using Black Powder rules, so at some point will have to work out disordered and shaken markers. I have a couple of ideas knocking about but have never got around to fully doing them.
Quote from: paulr on 10 February 2016, 07:10:16 PM
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
The cockade / feather colour for units is a good idea. Lots of other nice little touches e.g. The hat bands on some of the riflemen :)
Did you hand paint those flags, if so really impressive 8)
Definitely competition material
Good luck on the job front
With the cockade I figured that whilst militia units would be fighting in civvies, the notion of each local unit trying to find at least one common feature doesn't seem too outlandish, again this may be total fantasy on my part, but the idea of local commanders getting hold of strips of one colour of ribbon etc, or telling troops to wear a certain colour in their hat doesn't seem wholly far fetched.
The British flags are from Maverick models, apart from the Kings Royal regt. of New York, I wasn't too keen on the flag maverick does for them, so found a generic infantry colour online and used that instead. flags for the rebels are taken from online, although the 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion one was done in Microsoft word. Having printed the flags out, I then paint over sections of the stripes and base colour in order to add shade/ highlight etc, but the intricate designs I steer clear of as I would most likely wreck them.
also what do people make of the test trees? I have got a methodology sorted, so would be able to make them on a larger scale, but I'm just wondering if they look ok?
The trees look great. Keep it up fella and good luck on the job hunt.
When I shoot it tends to be more like the panda!
Very fine work. I particularly like the way that you have 'imagineered' some of the flags for the rebels rather than opt for the boring old (and wrong) 'Betsy Ross' flag. Nice also to see the KRRNY depicted in green faced blue. Keep up the good work and good luck with job hunting!
Trees look great to me :)
Very tasty
right then folks, another wee update here. last night I managed to convert some casualties for the Native units. had some green stuff lying around from years ago, I never did much sculpting, and working with such small amounts of material was a challenge, but with some fiddling and creative swearing I managed to create two passable native casualties.
So here are some pics of the completed unit with the casualty marker.
(http://i.imgur.com/ldHBabXh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OBr5Mbph.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/g20E9GFh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/PkvE92Dh.jpg)
Ok now some detail shots of the casualties, first lad has just had the detail on the hunting shirt filed away a bit, and some hair extensions.
(http://i.imgur.com/P2XcY3qh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/z31iD03h.jpg)
The second fig was a bit more work, sculpted on the loin cloth, and bulked out the trousers to make them look like leggings, as well as giving him booty kind of things. Also did the hair extensions again. Bit of file work on the chest to get rid of the button holes on the shirt. Also this photo is not the best, but this guy is not wearing a red beanie, the warpaint is red on the top half of the face and black on the bottom.
(http://i.imgur.com/Zh7lyfph.jpg)
As always constructive criticism welcome.
Looked at pictures first before I read that you had made conversions on the casualties with a bit of green stuff. Could not tell! Well done.
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
:-bd =D> :-bd =D> :-bd
Great conversions on the casualties
Superb
Those Indian casualties are a real work of art. Will we see a casualty category in next year's competition?
At the rate the entries are going we need a category for AWI ;)
Excellent work!
Very impressive armies, are you going to use Black Powder rules? Their Rebellion supplement is very good.
This period is on 'to do' list lol
Firstly apologies for no update for a while, was waiting for an order to arrive and was then away at the weekend, have under-coated some cavalry so should hopefully get some photos of those up soon.
Quote from: Bunny on 13 March 2016, 06:59:05 AM
Excellent work!
Very impressive armies, are you going to use Black Powder rules? Their Rebellion supplement is very good.
This period is on 'to do' list lol
Glad you like the figures. Yes these are going to be used with Black powder. I agree the Rebellion supplement is excellent, a real 'must have' for anyone doing the period I feel. I acctually wanted to do an in depth review of it one day as to why it was such a good supplement, and how it is a much stronger supplement than 'last argument of kings'. However to do it properly would probably mean doing a Youtube review comparing the two works, as there is no way I could be bothered to type it all up!
Right then folks, apologies for the delay in getting an update done.
A few photos here, first up the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, there will be 15 figs in the full unit, but only got 10 finished so far:
(http://i.imgur.com/22vK7L3h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/QZK92Zsh.jpg)
And also have completed some Royal artillery lads with their 6 pounder:
(http://i.imgur.com/6pVICPEh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/T6kQOXPh.jpg)
Hope you enjoy!
After these units then it is on to the 17th Light Dragoons for the Brits, then after that will be making an order for the rest of the figs needs to meet the original goal of the project. So 3 battalions worth of Hessians, finish up two battalions worth of militia to make 3 complete battalions. Then 3 more UK line battalions, plus a few more casualties and mounted generals. Not sure how the 4th of July deadline will hold up, but I shall give it a good go!
In other news the job search continues to frustrate, if anyone here has any links to political risk assessment, military analysis, regional security analysis, counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency or anything else within that sphere do give us a shout. In terms of qualifications I hold a Distinction at MA level in Security, Terrorism and Insurgency, and a 2:1 in International Relations and Russian at undergrad. (my Russian is not that great though, but my German is ok.)
That probably flies in the face of forum rules, but you never know who is out there.
Also please no-one recommend joining the Army, have already tried that, twice, but my dodgy ears had me rumbled.
Lovely work!
Seconded !
Cheers - Phil.
Wonderful work and love that you have done the cavalry standard that was made out of a pair of curtains (or chair backing depending on which legend you believe) for the 3rd. Sewn by the fair hands of William Washington's fiancee.
Quote from: Bill Braham on 23 March 2016, 01:01:25 PM
Wonderful work and love that you have done the cavalry standard that was made out of a pair of curtains (or chair backing depending on which legend you believe) for the 3rd. Sewn by the fair hands of William Washington's fiancee.
Good spot, unfortunately when I printed the flag out the pattern in the centre didn't really come out so well, but I'm not hugely fussed about it really, as any attempt to paint it on would have probably come out looking mental. Also I hope the Officer in question brought his Mrs' some new curtains/ chair once the war was over. But then if he did the resulting arguments over colour and design probably resulted in divorce.
Some lovely stuff there and I do like the horses.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Right then folks, just a quick update, basically just to apologise for not having posted in a while, I have managed to do a bit of painting recently but not a huge amount, will try and get photos. I have been very busy with my part time job and my online political analysis. As well as these 'distractions' I have also managed to get full time work (YAY) and so have had alot of admin to do, i.e moving back up to Leeds, finding a flat etc etc. HOWEVER, the little men have all made the trek north, and I plan on painting a lot more once I move into my new place, after all I wont have the internet for a few days, and my sister has run off with the tv, so no games console to get in the way.
Great news on the job.
Congrats, on that. :)
Cheers - Phil
Congratulations and look forward to seeing more of your work.
Congrats on the new job, hope the move north wasn't too stressful ;)
Looking forward to see more painting
Great news about the job and you are a lucky beggar being able to move back to Yorkshire. Look forward to more posts about your 10mm armies when you get the time!
Congrats on the job!
Right then chaps, firstly thanks a lot to everyone for the comments regarding me getting work, very much appreciated. just a quick one.
17th Light dragoons, converted command. have done a head swap on the musician as well as building a bugle for him, and sculpted a little hand (a bit crudely) onto a piece of paperclip for the standard.
(http://i.imgur.com/xlPnki2h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/i1GJEMOh.jpg)
Very nice work sir!
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Two very nice conversions =D> =D>
Damn good work, that man ! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
Great work, imaginative conversions, just amazed by detail on the guidon.
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Ok, has been a long time coming but another update. Past month has been a bit hectic with settling into work and getting moved in. But now the flat is looking good and I wont be getting a PS4 for a while, (don't worry work pays ok, but I've got a fair bit to pay off from last month.) So painting is now kicking into gear... HUZZAH. Also with work I have to do the occasional weekend monitoring, so this means: 1. No getting bevved up (saves money, and you cant paint whilst you are hungover). 2. I can't get out that much that weekend. Although this may sound like a pain, its a great opportunity to sort stuff out around the house, and of course paint. I can just put the laptop on, paint away, and if 'owt happens, report on it. This weekend was a bit mental though so didnt get as much painting done as I'd have liked. However I still have some photos for you lot.
(http://i.imgur.com/nI9yOwHh.jpg)
17th Light dragoons all done, the guidon was found on google and then printed
(http://i.imgur.com/mxro8kDh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HRvvfeTh.jpg)
A test fig for Regiment Rall, I just love the look of mitres so I had to shoehorn some Hessian grenadiers in somewhere
(http://i.imgur.com/28CrktUh.jpg)
First base of von Donop, I have finished another 8 figs as well, but they just need to be based.
Hopefully the pace will pick up a bit now. In my latest order I got 30 Hessians, Rgt. Rall and 30 Brits. After that it will be the Hessian commands, another set of Hessians, one more Brit line infantry and one more militia, a few more casualties and mounted officers. Then I will be done with the initial goal of the project.
Awesome! 8)
Very, very nice indeed !
Super job.
Cheers - Phil
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
More great work, I particularly like the cavalry.
I do like the way you have used lots of frozen food boxes to cover your work table - don't you find you get hungry half-way through painting? :P
Very nice work sir! :) :)
Quote from: fred. on 31 May 2016, 08:19:33 PM
More great work, I particularly like the cavalry.
I do like the way you have used lots of frozen food boxes to cover your work table - don't you find you get hungry half-way through painting? :P
It's one of the advantages of getting fliers through your door. about every week I get 4 page A4 sized booklet from Netto or FarmFoods (Other frozen food specialists and discount supermarkets are available) which is a great way for protecting my table. When I was a student we used to get SHEDLOADS of take away menus, (the tall thin type) and they make great dividers in ring-binder folders. It does make you look a bit silly when you are selecting your order and sitting there with a folder full of 4 years worth of notes though. One of the blessings (or is it a curse ) of living in Leeds is the great amount of brilliant curry on offer.
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
Right then folks, just a quick one here, more of a question than an update, one of the mods should know this I presume.
Is it possible to get extra figs in a Pendraken order? Basically I dropped and trod on one of my Hessians so now he is not looking too good. Also in an order placed a while ago one of the militia figs was a mis cast with no real legs, just a wee bit of flash basically, attaching his shins to his torso. In addition I have an odd number of firing to loading poses in a British set so would wither need a specific number of each, or just one extra fig to balance it out. I don't mind paying a bit extra for the extra figs to be put into any order (would be ordering the same pack anyway, its not like i just need random figures).
If anyone knows if this is possible, do let me know!
cheers. will hopefully have some more photos soon
The nice Mr Leon will be along shortly to assist :)
I have found Pendraken more than happy to include specific extra figures in an order
Quote from: TSV90DangerRoss on 15 June 2016, 11:52:32 PM
Is it possible to get extra figs in a Pendraken order?
No problem at all, just drop us an email with the product code and pose/quantity you need and we'll get them sorted out. So for example, AWG8: firing x 6 figures, etc.
8)
Quote from: Leon on 16 June 2016, 02:33:47 PM
No problem at all, just drop us an email with the product code and pose/quantity you need and we'll get them sorted out. So for example, AWG8: firing x 6 figures, etc.
8)
Thanks very much, order placed and emails sent to orders@pendraken.co.uk
Right then, another project update.
It is kind of the one year anniversary of the project at the moment, so I think a wee review of progress is in order.
This project technically started on the 4th July last year, and was born from a discussion with an American friend about the logic of linear warfare. The initial aim was to have two battle ready armies done by the 4th July this year. Unfortunately this has not been achieved, however I do feel that given the circumstances, I have put in a pretty good effort. Limited budget was one key factor, as sometimes I would have to paint more slowly in order to make figures last until the next order came in.Also, the fact that in the early stages of the project I had an MA dissertation to write was an obvious drain on time, DISCLAIMER: to anyone in this situation, focus on your dissertation! Getting the results back and realising you smashed it is the best feeling ever. Moving back home, and then back up to Leeds was obviously another drain on painting time. However in the last couple of months I have been able to make some solid progress, whilst settling into work.
So all in all, I'm not really disheartened about missing the initial deadline. July is a busy month in terms of weekends, however, I think that the end is now in sight.
The proposed OoB for each army is:
6x Line infantry battalions (24 figs each)
3x Other infantry battalions, Hessians for Brits, militia for the rebels (24 figs each)
3x Guns
2x skirmish infantry, Riflemen for the rebels, natives for the Brits (15 figs each)
1x unit of cavalry (15 figs)
1x HQ of assortment of officer figures
In addition to this, each unit will have its own casualty figure. I am also going to use the mounted officer figures as order markers, the idea being that if a unit is 'ordered' it will have a mounted officer figure behind it. when the unit becomes 'disordered' the officer figure is removed, not sure how this will work for natives and riflemen, any suggestions are welcome. Again this is my attempt to keep 'realistic' markers, I personally am not one for lots of bright plastic all over the battlefield. The other thing I need to work out are 'shaken' markers. In an ideal world I would love to have a fleeing figure or two for each unit, but that is way beyond my conversion skills. Again, any suggestions are very welcome.
So what is left to do?
30 militia figs
40 British line figs
15 Hessians
Some more casualty figures, and mounted officers.
Sort out the flags for the Hessians.
So in review, not an insane amount left to do. I paint pretty slowly, but steadily getting there.
But of course, what is a post without pictures!
(http://i.imgur.com/nIhxFTDh.jpg)
Another unit of Brits, 28th regt foot. or as I like to call them, the Imperial Fists, due to their yellow facings
(http://i.imgur.com/DgF3oJBh.jpg)
Regt. Von Donop, command obviously needs basing finished
(http://i.imgur.com/zNlAZFkh.jpg)
Regt. Rall
(http://i.imgur.com/T4ieh0lh.jpg)
Trees, got some big hex bases for them so I can build larger modular woods. Then use smaller bases around the edges to make more irregular shapes.
Once again any constructive criticism is welcome!
Very nice, again!
Interesting method of making the woods. Should look good en masse. I just go for individual trees on a piece of foam - this has the advantage that you can move them around to fit figures in easily, but it doesn't look as good.
Very tasty ! 8)
Cheers - Phil
Top work fella!
One hint: support your local butcher! ;)
:-bd =D> :-bd
Quote from: mad lemmey on 05 July 2016, 07:46:47 PM
One hint: support your local butcher! ;)
I think we covered this a page or two back ;)
Ok then folks another update.
First up we have the 3 completed Hessian units. Flags are on order and should arrive soon
(http://i.imgur.com/Wba2wcvh.jpg)
Von Rall
(http://i.imgur.com/ScW8vFIh.jpg)
Lieb
(http://i.imgur.com/lBLz4nLh.jpg)
Von Donop
In addition I have also painted up some US officers
(http://i.imgur.com/pp8lbY5h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/xjJ6Qsgh.jpg)
And now since the officers are done, this is how a battalion will look on the table top, 20 infantry figs, 4 command, a casualty base, and a mounted officer:
(http://i.imgur.com/qHjZIpNh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/yL6Jtp9h.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/rQtMxOEh.jpg)
These figures will be put on 20x20mm bases and will follow the same concept as the casualty markers, but this time with two mini dice frames (on order at the mo) WHY TWO DICE FRAMES? I hear you cry, well, the original plan was to have the officer figures show 'order' i.e if a unit became disordered they would be removed, but that still left me with the issue of shaken markers. The idea now is to have two dice frames on the officer's base, if the unit becomes disordered then a black dice is put in one frame, if the unit becomes shaken then a white dice is put into a frame. (the numbers are irrelevant). Once the double dice frames get here and I base a few up then I will get photos.
In terms of the project as a whole. Definitely now in the final furlong. The order I placed the other day will theoretically be the last one for this project, and according to my calculations, I only have 39 figs left to paint. ONWARD TO VICTORY. I'm hoping then I could do a game with some photos, as I have a pal in Leeds who is a massive wargamer and enjoys black powder. I'm thinking it would be cool to do a battle report as a way of rounding off the project.
Moving forward the next project is some 15mm French WW2, but I am not sure how big that one is going to get. I have found Pendraken figs to be a joy to paint however and I really like 10mm as a scale, I can certainly see myself doing more 10mm projects in the long run, the only issue, as ever, is deciding which period and armies to do.
Really, really good. :-bd
I think you've absolutely nailed the chestnut horse.....I Particularly like that. =D>
Cheers - Phil
Those are brilliantly brilliant! :)
:-bd =D> :-bd
WHAT IS THIS NECROMANCY!!
Right apologies for the massive gap, but have no fear folks! the AWI project is Phase one complete!! Below are a couple of photos of both the armies. I actually finished the project last year but never got round to posting the photos. I have had a couple of games with these armies and both me and my mate feel that they are good forces. In terms of other painting projects I have done some 15mm WWII French, Finns, Brits and 'What if?' Swedes I'm now doing some Germans. However, there is only so much Khaki, Feldgrau, and various shades of brown/green that one can take and I am getting increasingly tempted to do a Phase 2 for the AWI consisting of:
3 battalions of militia (I sill have enough command figs for 3 commands so seems silly not to use them)
2 more groups of riflemen
3 battalions of Highlanders
2 groups of Jaegers!
Plus associated officers and casualty figures of course.
I also eventually need to get round to finishing off some more trees, but they are so boring to make. Anyways enough chat here are the two armies living in their display cabinet (ikea job like) obviously the Brits are on the higher shelf.
(http://i.imgur.com/VhzGAYqh.jpg)
The rebels
(http://i.imgur.com/5Zj2yXfh.jpg)
The Brits
Looks great. Thanks for bumping your thread. Since I'm new around here I hadn't seen it.
Beautiful
Very nice indeed
Take care
Andy
:-bd =D> :-bd
Impressive display case :)
Terrific !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil.
Whilst somewhat "in the distance," these look really good! :-bd
Look great, especially in that display case, now why did you have to let me see that!! Now I need to work out how to hide a new display case in plain site in my library without my better half sporting it :)
Stunning! =D> =D>
Great looking collection :)
uauuuuuuu!!!!!!!
Right then folks. Just a quick heads up that over the past few months I have added more figures to the project so that the next phase is complete. Each force now consists of:
14 units of foot. (24 infantry plus an officer and a casualty)
4 units of skirmishers (15 infantry plus and officer and casualty)
1 unit of cavalry (15 cavalry plus an officer and a casualty)
6 guns with crews (4 gunners to each gun)
One command base (3 command officers)
Theres also a few civilians and 10 cows. (Sheep are in progress). All in all (if i have got the maths right) the project is 952 figs in total (not including animals and civilians). Thats me pretty much done with it. But since I am rather close to 1000 figures I may return in future to reach that landmark.
Apologies for the lack of photos but I intend to get them done in the next few days.
Looking forward to the piccies :-w :-w ;)
a joy to see.
I'm sure they will look amazing
Quote from: paulr on 21 October 2018, 04:56:01 AM
Looking forward to the piccies :-w :-w ;)
Same here !!
Cheers - Phil
Right then folks, apologies for the delay. However here are the photos!
First up a quick shot of all the figures on display (Brits top shelf, Americans bottom). Be aware that the casualty figures are not shown
(https://i.imgur.com/YsENRMSl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0I6DKVel.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/heWeyHyl.jpg)
Before I forget, some cows and civvies, and some hedges. I have also done a fair bit of terrain from Time cast including roads and rivers etc. I have some Pendraken houses, however they are being painted for me by Andy from Volley Fire Painting Services (https://www.facebook.com/VolleyFirepainting/ (https://www.facebook.com/VolleyFirepainting/)). I didn't trust myself to do the building sculpts justice and I thought I would treat myself.
(https://i.imgur.com/0eY7NOUl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/6LxBNB3l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TIvUFySl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/w0GYYM8l.jpg)
Right now some group shots of the Americans:
(https://i.imgur.com/CSuMtn7l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fgHEOCpl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/gFZWrc0l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TV7r9f4l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0p2UbiQl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/YyZ5L1Zl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9LmeaNLl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/d1hGxAol.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/TuuD0Ifl.jpg)
And now for the Brits and Hessians
(https://i.imgur.com/fGckrQil.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7nZPdg4l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/xaurII7l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rEuOJHdl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/uFCVZ8ul.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Qwn4ZOYl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BmRKUtJl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GQT6mBNl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8IRCOItl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/dutoo83l.jpg)
Hope you all enjoy. Apologies for the quality of the photography. Have come off a night shift today. Hopefully will get them all out for a game at some point, and will then get better action shots. Also I would like to state that the 'London Market Guide' visible in one of the photos was left by a previous tenant.
Now that this project is complete (for now) I would like to say a big thanks to everyone who viewed and commented on this thread. It's the first time I have posted figures on a forum and I found it a great motivational help. All feedback was greatly appreciated as well.
These look awesome. And as you zoom in and get better lighting they look better and better.
:-bd =D> :-bd =D>
Superb work.
All of the above !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil
They look fantastic!
They look brilliant
Take care
Andy
Lovely stuff!