Fred - 2018 Painting Diary

[paulr]

 

[fred.]

Thanks. I'm thinking of the forces involved when you fire a large calibre gun - if it's not strapped down, the gun, when fired, will fly back into the gunners' laps! It just so happens that, today, I painted a Pendraken SYW piece, and the casting had metal fastenings on either side of the trunnions (so I painted the metal straps black). On your LoA gun carriages, has Pendraken incorporated any 'straps' on the carriage to anchor the gun down? (failing which, perhaps consider painting the whole top edge parts of the gun carriage frame black to represent the metal reinforcing bands?)

I take it that you are referring to two of the grey gun carriages, and 1 of the red ones? These are the medium caliber ones, and seem to be cast without any of the strapping on the top of the carriage - unlike the others. As you say painting this black will work to give the impression of the metal reinforcement.

I'll try and remember to do this (and the wheel rims) when I get back to these.

[fred.]

ECW Cavalry

To continue the mass of current in-flight projects - some ECW cavalry.

Firstly 2 bases of generic cavalry, in buff coats and helmets, mainly armed with pistols


Block painted, but in need of detailing, and basing

Scots Cavalry

Various Scots cavalry, both pistol and lance armed. I think this should give me 4 bases of each. Hiding at the back are a few dragoons as well.

These are in fairly early stages with most of the riders still needing painting, along with various bits of the horses too.  But they are at that tempting level of going, is this good enough?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Tasty

[petercooman]

 

[paulr]

 

Where did you get the ECW pistol armed cavalry with Lobster pots?

[Techno]

Excellent, Forbes  ! (That's my Mr Burns impersonation.)

Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

Thanks chaps

Where did you get the ECW pistol armed cavalry with Lobster pots?

I think they were just a standard pack of Pendraken ECW cavalry. About half are in lobster pots the rest in Burgonets.

[paulr]

From the angle taken some of the Lobster pots looked to have pistols, someone mentioned "mainly armed with pistols" as well

Having another look the Lobster pots appear to be armed with swords, as are the ones I got recently

[Terry37]

Great looking figures of a very favorite period.

This past Saturday fought a couple of battles using my German-Danish against Cromwell's New Model Army. Let me just say the lack of Horse in the German-Danish forces was all too well realized!!!

Terry

[Leman]

Very nice looking ECW stuff.

[fred.]

Thanks chaps - as a group we have really got into ECW thanks to FKaP rules.

From the angle taken some of the Lobster pots looked to have pistols, someone mentioned "mainly armed with pistols" as well

Having another look the Lobster pots appear to be armed with swords, as are the ones I got recently

Sorry - as you say they do look as if they could have pistols. And with the scots cavalry I had to look twice to see if they were carrying swords or pistols. I suspect with both a paint job conversion would probably work.

[fred.]

Epic scale Squat War Engines

Now for something completely different, as they say...



Two giant tunnelling war engines, and a Cyclops super heavy laser cannon / tank thing.

And to give an idea of size with a LoA officer



All three are block painted, but need more detailing (I feel I may have typed this a few times recent posts...)

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice Forbes!

[petercooman]

Looks good!

May i suggest some dirt on the tunneling machines?