Cavegirls!

And cavemen. We are supposed to be playing a prehistoric game at Guildford tonight. I don't even know if I am required to bring figures but it gave me an excuse to paint up some more of my Copplestone cavemen. I had already painted the cavegirls but now have half a dozen cavemen too. If the rules are any good I can work out what two forces I might need for a game.

The Mahdi's Camel

There was a note on TMP today saying how pleased someone was to have got some painting done. I haven't got much done lately as I don't have any single project which is helping me focus. Some more Perry Beja arrived yesterday so I may concentrate on them. This post made me sit down for an hour or so and work on the Mahdi. So thanks mmitchell!

Very pleased with the camel. Its based on a picture I took of one I saw a policeman riding by the pyramids earlier in the year. Not quite finished yet and I need to finish his "supporters". The workbench is as chaotic as ever and a Renegade ECW pikeman waits forlornly for his pike..

More Camel cavalry next!

Focus, focus, focus..

Well, I still don't have any.

I took a bunch of figures on holiday to work on in the morning before the family got up. I fully intended to paint my A&A 3rd Century Roman Archers but for some reason started on the Perry Beja. Amazingly, I finished 18 and now have a unit and a half of spearmen for TSATF. I've just ordered some more to finish off the second unit and the musket unit. I'm working on the Mahdi pack now and am very pleased with the way the camel is going as I haven't painted one before! Now I need to finish the group of 8 British Infantry I am working on.

Not been inspired to go back to the Vikings/Early Saxons but have made some progress on the Carolingians. I also started to paint a unit of Gripping Beast Republican Romans for the WAB Hannibal supplement but now I'm wondering about going with Renegade again. I've ordered some A&A Carthaginians and some Crusader Romans to see how they look.

Got a possible ECW game coming up in September so I have got the remaining figures form my two foot regiments out to finish (about 10 figures). I have also got my Bicorne dragoons out and will try and get half a dozen done. I realise that I have loads of unpainted ECW but they do take gaes to paint.

Bavarian Cuirassiers

I don't know anything at all about the War of the Spanish Succession, shamefully. Even though, years ago I bought some of the first ever (perhaps the first ever) 15mm figures from Peter Laing who chose this period for his pioneering release (it's all so Old School!).

I asked Dave a question on the Guildford Forum about the new Front Rank figures, trawled The Miniatures Page a bit and came up with this illustration from Wargames Illustrated number 23 (July 1989 - I bought four old bound volumes in the model soldier shop in Bath last year).

I think I have settled on the green faced regiment here: Wolframsdorf.

Now all I need to do is order the figures! Only have to paint 12!

Not another new period..

I was just starting to focus a little bit (on Dark Ages) and then those bad people at wargames club (especially Mike, John and Dave) tempt me with Marlburian again. This relates directly to their decision to do a refight of Ramillies in October. I have already resisted once, having been on the point of buying some infantry.

Unfortunately, this immediately followed on me looking at the Front Rank Figurines site (where I was looking for medieval lances for my Wars of the Roses men at arms) and seeing their new WSS cuirassiers.

Fate?

My first Perry Napoleonic

Actually, it's the first metal Napoleonic figure I have finished since 1971 (a Hinchliffe Imperial Guard Grenadier). I did paint quite a few plastic 20mm Napoleonics about 11 years ago but never really was happy with them. I haven't liked the proportions of any of the metal manufacturers untill the Perries started their ranges a few years ago. These are fantastic, though. Whether I will ever get enough done for a force is debatable. I am going to start a fusilier in a greatcoat and a voltigeur to see how they go.

Another Month!

Can't believe its July already. Very hard to paint much at the moment as its over 30 degrees and the paint dries as soon as I mix it!

Finished a few figures over the weekend including a couple more Artizan Carolingian foot and my first mounted figure who will be my army general. Very satisfying to do 190 points in one go! I also based 8 more milites while watching the Tour de France prologue.

Started on my great Dark Ages sort-out and almost have a unit of Gripping Beast Vikings done. Three more figures need re-basing, that's all. I am trying to resist the temptation to repaint them but am tidying up some of their faces a bit. They were all done before I realised I needed glasses!