Fred’s 2023 Painting and Gaming Diary

Started by fred., 02 January 2023, 07:36:47 PM

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It could well be a mace - if I was to describe what it looks like, it would be a can on beans on a stick! A bit like a larger version of a German stick grenade. 

I think I'll go for black with some gold highlights. Then it could be a mace, could be a telescope, could be a baton!

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WWI Russians - part 5

Got the last part of my initial order finished over the weekend, another battalion of infantry and various support items.



4th Infantry Battalion


Went for a slightly more green tone for these uniforms

Support Weapons and Command


Mortars, MGs on carriages and extra command options - standard bearers without flags for now - will likely get RCW ones at some point in the future.

Artillery and Armoured Cars



Three 76mm guns along with a couple of dual turreted armoured cars.

This added 80 infantry, 6 guns and 2 vehicles to the totals.

Painted totals for 2023 to  448 figures : 56 cavalry : 8 vehicles : 8 guns

I've also ordered a good chunk more cavalry to round out this army[/size].

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WWII British 8th Army

We've been talking about doing some battles for Crete - which led to me checking my British 8th Army troops, and found that I had a good stash of infantry waiting to be painted. Thanks to some contrast paint, the basic colours were done super fast, with just details to add in.

Also found a couple of DAK 5cm AT Guns to finish off to give some light AT support to my DAK forces.

Some pictures in the late afternoon sun - seemed appropriate





And then this evening


This adds another 56 figures and 2 guns to the 2023 totals.

Painted totals for 2023 to  504 figures : 56 cavalry : 8 vehicles : 10 guns

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WWI Germans

These guys have been lingering around at the 3/4 painted stage for a while and due to having run out of bases due to poor planning (fortunately Leon resolved this within a week, phew!) I decided it was time to get these chaps finished.

Another battalion of infantry with generous support, several limbers and a truck and an armoured car (quite how much use an armoured car will be in the mud of Flanders waits to be seen...)









This adds 36+18 infantry, 12 horses, and 5 vehicles to the totals.

Painted totals for 2023 to  558 figures : 68 cavalry : 13 vehicles : 10 guns

Smashed through the 500 infantry total this week and have received an order of many WWI Russian cavalry along with the bases, so the cavalry numbers will be ticking up soon.
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WWI Russian Cavalry 

Been making steady progress on these guys for a couple of weeks. But all done now!


18 bases of regular cavalry. 


Painted totals for 2023 to  558 figures : 102 cavalry : 13 vehicles : 10 guns
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