tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13168288241582328382024-03-13T22:20:06.507-07:00Comes BritanniaePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-29920800521755735132015-04-30T10:05:00.000-07:002015-04-30T10:08:23.709-07:00Recent WorkJust a quick update tonight to show a model I recently completed for a reboot of the painting competition on the Steve Dean Forum.<br />
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I started this for one of the bonus rounds on the Analogue Hobbies Challenge but didn't get it finished in time.<br />
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I've always liked the old Citadel Sisters of Battle figures and this was very enjoyable to paint. I may change the base to a resin one in the future.<br />
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I made it through the first round but it's deservedly going out to some very nice 15mm Empire knights which you can see <a href="http://sdean-forum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=38802.0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I plan to paint more one off figures like this from now on as they break up the army painting and allow me to try techniques and colours I don't normally use.<br />
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The first unit of skeleton cavalry should be finished over the weekend with pictures to follow shortly afterwards.<br />
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-84404295882851973152015-03-22T09:57:00.001-07:002015-03-22T09:58:04.260-07:00Analogue Challenge Review<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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thank Curt for running an excellent challenge which I have thoroughly enjoyed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sadly, I missed the last few days due to the
death of our family dog. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really didn’t
feel like painting immediately after this and so didn’t finish my final entries
before the deadline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll look to get
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Looking back over the challenge, I’m quite pleased with what
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This totalled 695 points, so a fell short of my 1,000 point
target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, this hasn’t detracted
from my enjoyment of the challenge and I have learned a lot about painting to
deadlines as well as getting a number of stalled projects back up and running
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I certainly hope Curt runs the competition
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I’ll also use the points system from the Challenge to keep a
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and French forces completed for the battle of Montmirail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this I’ll move onto the Prussians.</li>
<li>28mm Arthurians – I have a number of undercoated
figures languishing in a box file which I’d like to get finished off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Arthurian army has waited too long for
new additions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m looking at different
forms of basing for these figures as I want to play Saga and Impetus/Hail
Caesar with the same figures.</li>
<li>Oldhammer – I’ll be finishing off the undead
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-35417422678775421892015-03-14T02:45:00.000-07:002015-03-14T02:49:26.966-07:00Empire of the Dead - Burke & Hare<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So the last theme round was anti-hero, at first I thought this meant
villain but a quick interweb search revealed that it is in fact <span class="st" data-hveid="49"> "a main character in a story who lacks conventional <i>heroic</i> qualities such as idealism, courage, and morality." A bit of thinking
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started searching for figure suppliers and found to my pleasant
surprise that I already had the figures from an Empire of the Dead
Kickstarter I had sponsored with West Wind a few years ago. A quick
trawl through my figure boxes, a few splashes of paint and the odd grass
tuft and my entry was complete.</span></div>
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Burke and Hare murders were committed in Edinburgh over a period of ten
months in 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants
William Burke and William Hare who sold the corpses of their 16 victims
to a local doctor as dissection material for his anatomy lectures. The
advances in medical science meant that demand for cadavers far
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conclusive and in order to secure a conviction Hare was offered the
opportunity "to turn King's evidence", i.e. be granted immunity from
prosecution if he confessed and agreed to testify against Burke. Hare
agreed and walked free whilst Burke was convicted and hanged on 28th
January 1829, he was dissected the following day in the same college
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done from the Empire of the Dead range and I'm very impressed with the
sculpting and casting quality. I painted the figures in a weekend and
then completed the basing over three or four days. I'll certainly be
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Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-25944763359708590892015-03-12T02:16:00.001-07:002015-03-12T02:18:00.978-07:00Skeleton Unit CompletedThis weeks entry to the Challenge was another unit of 26 Skeleton Warriors which netted me another 130 points to take my total to 590 so far.<br />
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I also completed my entry into the anti-hero theme round which should net me some additional points and take my total to around 650 points. I'll post pictures and details on these once voting on the theme round is finished.<br />
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I have a unit of 10 skeleton cavalry half painted, these should be finished in the next day or so. Following these will be the 90 6mm Cossacks for my Napoleonic Russians I started a couple of weeks ago, I'm aiming to have these completed by Monday morning. This will leave me with five days to gain another 160 points, for these I plan to paint up 38 Dark Age Saxon skirmishers to go with my Arthurian army.<br />
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It should be an interesting week.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-3489347243297509162015-03-04T09:26:00.000-08:002015-03-04T09:33:31.763-08:00Skeleton WIP and new bookJust a quick update today.<br />
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I've managed to complete the extra Skeletons I needed for the third block of infantry. I've just finished adding sand and stones to the base so once it's dry I can get on with ink washes and highlighting.<br />
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I've also completed my entry for the Challenge theme round and will be finishing off the bases on these tonight and tomorrow. No pictures yet as I want them to be a surprise for Curt who will be receiving them in the next few weeks as my entry fee for this year's competition.<br />
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I also received an unexpected parcel today from Wayland Games, well unexpected in terms of the contents:<br />
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I forgot I'd pre-ordered this a couple of months ago, I don't collect the Infinity figures but I do use the same paints (Vallejo) as Angel and so I was hoping to pick up the odd tip or two. After an hour flicking through it earlier I have to say I'm really pleased I bought it. The book is basically one big collection of step by step painting articles showing loads of techniques with both brush and air-brush. It comes with a free exclusive miniature which is the subject of one of the painting articles in the book, a nice touch.<br />
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I'll post a more detailed review in the next couple of days. Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-37570999832263933632015-02-28T01:40:00.000-08:002015-02-28T01:42:26.782-08:00Oldhammer Skeleton WarriorsThis weeks challenge entry was a unit of 26 skeleton warriors, these were produced by Citadel in the 1980's. <br />
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This entry netted me 130 points and takes my total to 460 points so
far. I now have three more weeks to get this over the 1000 point mark. It will be a struggle but I should get there or at least come close. I will be submitting another unit of 26 skeleton's next week along with an entry into the Theme round which should take my points to around 650.<br />
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I've put the 6mm Cossacks on hold for the moment whilst I get my theme round entry completed. The last theme is anti-hero, I thought this meant villain but the actual definition is<span class="st" data-hveid="49"> "a main character in a story who lacks conventional <i>heroic</i> qualities such as idealism, courage, and morality." A bit of thinking and research and I knew who I wanted to paint for my entry. I then searched suppliers for the right figures and found that I already had them from a Kickstarter I funded a couple of years ago. These figures will also be my Curtgeld (entry fee for the challenge) and so I want to take my time and do the best job I can.</span><br />
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<span class="st" data-hveid="49">I'll get these and the remaining skeletons completed and submitted next week. I should then be able to complete the Cossacks the following week along with some Skeleton cavalry leaving me with a target of approximately 160 points for the final week. Just about do-able.</span>Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-35317348617257689532015-02-20T06:10:00.000-08:002015-02-20T06:19:56.520-08:00Man-Flu and Oldhammer<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looks like I brought a case of man-flu back from London with me this week. Nothing too major but enough to ensure I missed my posting deadline last night. Quite frustrating as I had some 28mm figures finished and ready for photographing. I'll have to submit them next week now. </span><br />
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planned to paint a number of 28mm figures as part of the competition,
I brought forward the start of these as I'm spending so much time
away from home during the week and need something light to transport and
relatively simple to paint.</span><br />
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of old Citadel figures and paints from the 1980's that I'd like to get
painted over the next few years. This started during the revival of
Warhammer Fantasy 3rd edition or 'Oldhammer' as it's now been called. I
have hundreds of the plastic skeletons and had always wanted to paint
up an undead army. I planned to start this a couple of years ago but
never got much beyond designing an army and undercoating a few skeleton
cavalry figures.</span><br />
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undead are light and do not need too many paints, I've decided to try
and paint as many rank and file skeletons as I can before the
competition ends. I'm restricting myself to the original citadel paints
for the figures as I still have all of these and they are still useable
after nearly thirty years. I will be using modern day tufts for the
bases though as these are so nice compared to old static grass.</span><br />
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up was 20 Grim Reapers, skeletons armed with two handed scythes. I'm
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consist of three different colored tufts highlighted with Miniature
Paints Cream. I chose these colours as I want the vegetation to look
like it has had the life sucked out of it by the Undead forces as they
advance. I think this has worked out quite nicely.</span><br />
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enjoyed painting these figures, it took me back to when I first started
painting and had to experiment with paint mixes to get the colours I
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missed my posting deadlines for the challenge over the past couple of weeks so I really
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four Regiments are Smolensk (Yellow facings), Kurland (Turquoise), Tver
(Ultramarine) and Kinburn (Yellow). I was really nervous about
painting these as I've never painted horses in this scale. In the end I
used the same paints I use for 28mm but went slightly lighter, I think
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biggest pain was painting the standards as they're all cast on. I tried
lots of different designs and in the end the one that worked the best
consisted of 4 carefully placed green spots in each corner followed by
random splots of light gold paint.</span><br />
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A box arrived on Saturday morning containing the the French Guard infantry, artillery and some of the cavalry. I'll get these onto lollipop sticks and based so that they are ready to be painted once the Russian cavalry is completed. That evil man, Peter Berry, also included a free pack of Great War mini's - I will resist, I will resist, they do look very good though.<br />
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I missed my deadline again last week, however, the Dragoons and Skeletons are finished and photographed so I'll be submitting them this week. I'm also going to try and complete a second oldhammer undead unit this week as I'm in a hotel for the next few nights. I managed to complete 8 figures last week and added some sand/gravel to the bases over the weekend. The plan is to paint 20 of these using the original citadel paints:<br />
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Now that the Russian Dragoons are out of the way, I can start on the Cossacks. I need 90 figures for 5x60mm square bases and I plan to have these completed next week. Photo below shows them primed and 'black washed' ready for painting:<br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-74218866207561825092015-02-02T12:19:00.003-08:002015-02-03T15:09:26.386-08:00WIP Pictures Dragoons and Skeleton ArchersJust a quick update tonight as I missed the posting deadline for the challenge last Thursday. Work and family life meant I didn't get much painting done. I've been busy over the past few nights and have the Russian Dragoons almost completed<br />
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These figures have the standards molded on so I need to paint these up, varnish the figures and get them based up. I should manage this before my posting deadline this week.<br />
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I've also been working to find a way to paint whilst I'm away from home as this is slowing me down at the moment. I planned to re-start a Warhammer 3rd edition or "Oldhammer" Undead project a few years ago but only managed to paint a couple of cavalry figures before I packed it all away for a second time. Given that the skeletons are plastic and fairly straightforward to paint I decided to give this project another go. The picture below shows the results<br />
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These are the original undead plastics which I've painted with the old citadel paints (from the eighties) and I'm quite pleased with the results. I'll get these based up over the next couple of nights and they should also be ready for submission on Thursday. I'm confident that I can paint 10-12 infantry each week whilst I'm away from home so this should help to keep my points total ticking over whilst completing a project that I planned nearly thirty years ago.<br />
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So the plan for February is to complete the Russian 6mm figures, start on the French infantry and paint up a skeleton infantry unit or two.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-14968243373345824982015-01-25T03:50:00.000-08:002015-01-25T03:58:38.672-08:00Russian Horse Artillery<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
really struggled to get these figures finished, I think I've reached
saturation point with artillery and tried to rush the basing. As is
normally the case when I try to rush things, it turned into a complete
disaster which I tried to rescue and then had to start again from
scratch. If it wasn't for the Curt's painting competition and the weekly deadline day I
don't think I would have managed to complete these. This is exactly the motivation I was hoping to get from the painting challenge.</span><br />
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the end, I decided to paint up some skirmish infantry and casualties to
add some character to the wider bases I've decided to use for horse
artillery. Each base represents a battery of six cannons, I'll
probably add some howitzers later in the year as batteries were sometimes
deployed with 4 of these as well. I think I've got enough artillery
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dragoons will be finished shortly, they took longer than expected as I
wanted to experiment with colours on the horses until I got a result I
was happy with. These will be ready for next week along with the
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cannon/Howitzers - Russian Green (894), Medium Olive (850), Olive Green (967)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red - Flat Red (957)</span></span><br />
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I've also been sorting through some pictures and came across a number I took at the Baccus Joy of Six event back in July. I took these as inspiration to keep going with the 6mm project and thought they're so good that they deserve to be shared. I wholeheartedly recommend this show to everyone, it's friendly, well run and full of enthusiastic wargamers. Roll on July 2015.<br />
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First up is Ian's ( <a href="http://walladvantage2.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Blog With No Name</a> ) Quatre Bras game - the pictures really don't do it justice (they were taken with my iPhone) and it was great to see the figure and terrain at the show. Also enjoyed chatting to Ian - thanks for the kind words.<br />
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Second are a few pictures of the Battle of Kalisz 1706 game - once again a fantastic example of what can be achieved in 6mm. To me this is the only scale for doing large battles now:<br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-77470053350718587732015-01-17T02:10:00.002-08:002015-01-17T02:11:36.423-08:00Russian Light BatteriesI completed the Russian light batteries this week and managed to get them submitted to the challenge just before my deadline, this brings me up to 99 points:<br />
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Once again I've gone with three models per battery as these usually
consisted of 12 guns (8 x 6pdr cannons and 4 howitzers). Four batteries
have 2 cannon and 1 howitzer and one has 3 cannons as I had them spare
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I'm pleased with the way these turned out.<br />
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Unfortunately, Storm Rachel meant that I didn't get home
from London until late on Wednesday so didn't manage to complete the
horse batteries. These should be finished today/tomorrow ready for next
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Next up is the cavalry, I only need Dragoons, Hussars and Cossacks for Montmirail so will try and get these completed over the next week or so. I haven't painted any 6mm horses yet, so I'm not sure how long it will take to get a result I'm happy with.<br />
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I will try and post more WIP shots going forwards as I've now worked out how to use the camera on my iPhone.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-84515679651908760772015-01-13T12:05:00.000-08:002015-01-13T12:06:50.648-08:00First PointsI finally managed to submit my first photo's for the Analogue Challenge last week. I've now got 54 points to my name and making good progress on my next submission.<br />
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I managed to complete the Russian heavy artillery batteries just before Christmas, it just took some time to get my camera from the back of the cupboard and take some reasonable photo's. The result's are below:<br />
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I've based my Russian batteries up in units of three models each on
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I plan to use all three models (2 x 12pdr and 1 x 10lb howitzer) to
represent a typical 12 gun heavy battery which consisted of 8 x 12pdrs
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I actually bought twice as many guns as I need for Montmirail as I
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The next submission is due on Thursday and I should have 5 x 3 gun light batteries completed by then. I textured the bases this morning at 5am before leaving for London, this means I can get on with painting them tomorrow when I get back. I've also finished painting the horse batteries so will be trying to get these based up as well.<br />
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This will complete all the Russian artillery and infantry for Montmirail. Next will be the cavalry (Dragoons, Hussars and Cossacks) after which I can start on the French infantry.<br />
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My plan is stick with 6mm until mid February and then switch to 28mm to make up the shortfall in points before the competition closes on the 20th March. Although Ian over at <a href="http://walladvantage2.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Blog With No Name</a> is suggesting I stick with the little guys throughout.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-4624193685259814812014-12-16T10:42:00.000-08:002014-12-17T01:38:37.108-08:00Painting ChallengeSince 2014 has been such a low for painting I've decided to enter the <a href="http://thepaintingchallenge.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">The Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge</a> this year. I'm hoping that a bit of friendly competition and the desire to get my 6mm Napoleonic figures painted will act as an incentive to keep painting. I've gone for 1,000pts in order to stretch myself. I'll post up my initial plans early next week.<br />
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I've spent the last couple of weeks sticking strips of figures to lollipop sticks and undercoating them ready for the challenge. First priority will be to complete the Russian artillery and cavalry before moving onto the French.<br />
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I've also got a few 28mm figures that I'd like to get done, so these will be mingled in with the 6mm over the next couple of months.<br />
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Work commitments through until this Friday have meant a slow start, however, I have managed to almost complete 50pts worth of artillery. I ran out of time before I could add static grass and tufts to the bases, WIP shots below, full details will be posted when I submit them to Curt. I'm now in a hotel in London until Thursday so should get these done before we head off for our family tour around the country on Friday night.<br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-39914433049863738292013-12-24T03:54:00.000-08:002013-12-24T03:54:09.140-08:00Merry Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you all have a fantastic time and get the pressies you want. <br />
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I'm looking forward to some time off over Christmas with plenty of time for painting.<br />
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Peace and Love.<br />
<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-18853892001204482472013-12-12T08:09:00.000-08:002013-12-12T08:09:08.475-08:00French Guardsman vs Russian JaegerI'm travelling most of this week which will prevent me getting any painting done. However, it does give me time in the hotels in the evenings to read through a number of books that I've had sitting around for a few weeks now.<br />
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I purchased the new Osprey book "French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger"a few weeks ago and have just finished reading it. <br />
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This book is one of a number in a new range called 'Combat' which compares the organisation, training and combat effectiveness of two historical foes, in this case the Jaeger and Young Guard between 1803 and 1815.<br />
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The book focuses on a number of regiments from each formation (1st, 2nd and 14th Voltigeur and the two Russian Lifeguard Jaeger regiments along with the 19th Jaeger Regiment) as the sources used by the author made it "..possible to form a much more detailed picture of their combat performance".<br /><br />The first chapter after the introduction provides a comparison of the the two opposing units in sections sub-titled "“origins and combat role”, “enlistment
and training”, “motivation, morale and logistics”, “leadership” and
“weapons and tactics”. This section also provide colour plates of a Russian Jaeger and French Voltegeur from both the front and the back. This is immensely useful fro anyone who is painting figures for these units.<br /><br />The rest of the book is given over to descriptions of three battles Krasnyi (17 November
1812); the fighting around Gudengossa (16 October 1813), south of Leipzig; and Craonne (7 March 1814).
These battles descriptions contain first hand accounts from both French and Russian sources (including privates) along with analysis of their performance in each battle.<br />
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The final chapter is an analysis and conclusions section from both the Russian and French perspectives along with "the Reckoning" where the fate of some of the soldiers referenced in the battle descriptions are revealed. this final chapter is rounded off with a page on Unit organisations and a page summarising the orders of battle for three engagements.<br />
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The book comes in at 80-pages and has numerous maps and pictures. I particularly like the split screen pictures that show a particular combat scene from the both sides perspectives. I haven't seen this before in a book and I personally think it is very effective. The text is very readable and brings these two unit types alive.<br />
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What I found most interesting for my 1814 project is how the "..decline of the Young Guard and the rise of the Russian Jaeger arm are starkly exposed". The description of Craonne really highlights the gulf in prowess between the flexible veteran Jaegers and the poorly trained conscripts of the Young Guard. Something that I need to take account of when putting together orders of battle.<br />
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At 80 pages the book lacks real detail, nevertheless, a lengthy Bibliography is provided and the book serves as an excellent introduction to the latter years of the Napoleonic wars and these two formations. At £9 (on Amazon, other retailing options are available) this book is great value and I heartily recommend it. <br />
Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-24881867861101090662013-12-08T09:57:00.000-08:002013-12-08T10:22:23.326-08:00Russian Infantry CompletedAfter a marathon painting session on Thursday night I've managed to finish painting the last few Russian infantry figures that I need for Montmirail. I've just finished highlighting the flock and grass tufts and so I give you the 10th Infantry Division:<br />
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I didn't have quite enough infantry strips to complete the last base, so rather than buying another pack I used some of the skirmishing figures that I had spare and created a unit in firing line. I've also started to add a couple of casualty figures to the bases, especially the firing line:<br />
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Next up will be the artillery batteries that complete these Corps, I'm going to be struggling for painting time over the next two weeks so may not get much more done before Christmas. I'm hoping a I can squeeze out a couple of artillery batteries though.<br />
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Now that I've completed all the infantry I can really see the attraction of 6mm, the figures look really impressive en masse and it's only taken me two months to complete them. I'm hoping to get the artillery, cavalry and command bases completed between Christmas and the Vapnartak show in York on the 2nd February. This seems achievable given how quickly I've painted up the infantry.<br />
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Comments and suggestions are welcome as always.<br />
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I've listed out the paints I used on the infantry figures in case anyone is interested.<br />
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Vallejo Medium Flesh (860)<br />
P3 Beast Hide followed by P3 Hammerfall Khaki for the greatcoats<br />
Vallejo Deck Tan (986) for the white belts, straps, etc.<br />
Black followed by a highlight of Vallejo Dark Grey (994) for the Kiwers, backpacks, etc.<br />
Vallejo Bronze (998) for the Chinscales and sword handles.<br />
Vallejo Flat Brown (984) for the Muskets. <br />
Vallejo Model Air Gun followed by Vallejo Silver(997) for the musket barrels.<br />
Vallejo Flat Red (957) for the red collars and cuffs<br />
Vallejo Deep Green (970) for green collars and cuffs on the Jaegar.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-60123044102537293622013-12-04T07:43:00.001-08:002013-12-04T08:55:55.877-08:00Another Brigade CompletedI've only managed to get one more base completed over the past week as work is creeping into my weekends at the moment. Nevertheless, I've still managed to get another base completed and I've also finished painting the figures I need for two more.<br />
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I'll use this base to represent a single Brigade from the 16th Division that was present at Montmirail and attached to XIth Corps. <br />
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I've tried to take a close up shot with my camera to give some idea of the detail on these figures as I'm quite impressed with the amount Baccus manage to get on them.<br />
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And finally a shot of all the figures painted so far. I should have all the remaining infantry painted over the next couple of nights and basing completed over the weekend.<br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-45845392120654349402013-11-27T12:37:00.002-08:002013-11-27T14:42:26.952-08:00Another DivisionI've managed to complete another Division and now only have four more bases to finish in order to complete the Russian infantry for Montmirail.<br />
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Although progress has slowed I'm still managing to maintain the motivation to paint. I've now painted close on 500 figures in less than two months. This is close to the total number of 28mm figures I've painted in the last fifteen years.<br />
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My target now is to complete the last four bases before the Recon show in Pudsey on 7th December. I've placed my order with Baccus for another batch of figures to keep me going through until the York show in February (mostly artillery and cavalry) so want these completed.<br />
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Thanks for all the comments and encouragement.<br />
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If all goes to plan I should have another Division finished next weekend which means I'll have 3/4 of the Russian infantry I need for Montmirail.<br />
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Within a few weeks I have managed to paint enough figures for the whole of a Russian infantry Corps. I'm now starting to see the mass effect that these figures give and can't wait to get the next Corps completed. I'm also finding that my painting is speeding up as I'm not as concerned about the look of individual figures as I was when I started. <br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-63998120978989162122013-11-08T05:42:00.001-08:002013-11-08T09:34:28.112-08:00Steady ProgressDespite heavy work commitments, I've made steady progress since my last post and have now based up two more brigades of infantry. I have now completed the first of four infantry Divisons required for the two Corps under Sacken. In between waiting for glue and ink to dry on these bases I have managed to finish the painting on enough figures to do three more bases over the weekend. This will then give me enough bases for the whole of the XI Corps. I still need to add a final layer of matt varnish to these so I'll do the flags once that is done, probably once I've got the whole of XI Corps based up.<br />
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I'm quite pleased at how quickly these units can grow, it's just a matter of finding a time efficient approach to basing and painting.<br />
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I'll get the other three brigades based over the weekend and then get some pictures posted of the whole Corps early next week. At this rate I should have all of the Russian infantry for Montmirail completed by early December.<br />
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With three bases competed, I'm now starting to see the benefits of 6mm. The figures are really starting to look good. Once I have the whole Corps completed I'll set my camera up and get some decent photo's. <br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-18108313733759398652013-10-30T10:52:00.002-07:002013-10-30T10:53:38.757-07:00The longest journey begins with the smallest stepFirst off, thanks to Ian and Tamsin for your responses to the varnish question. I just used Matt varnish rather than gloss then matt. Also thanks to Doug whose comment on using lighter colours on 6mm. When I looked at the figures from a reasonable distance they did just merge into a dark blob, so I spent some time adding fresh highlights to the greatcoats to make them lighter and stand out more.<br />
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I have also completed my first base over the past couple of evenings. I decided to complete one base initially as I wanted to play with different colours, etc. until I got a result I was happy with. I also learned that its not a good idea to place the strips so close that you can't get a brush between them to highlight the gravel or add flock. I also added gravel to the entire base before I had glued the skirmishers on, this caused me a number of problems getting them to look right. In the end I did the best I could and then used more static grass than I planned to cover up the messy basework. I'll use less grass on the next base.<br />
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I initially went for a muddy brown winter effect on the groundwork and grass, however, this with the brown greatcoats just looked like a fifty shades of brown homage. So in the end I went for a brighter effect which I'm much happier with. The grass was too green for my liking though so I drybrushed it with green ochre to give it a more autumnal/winter look.<br />
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So pictures of my first base completed below, I'll continue doing the bases one at a time for the moment until I'm completely happy with them and will add more pictures as each is completed. <br />
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Once again, thanks for all the comments and tips. I really do appreciate them.<br />
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<br />Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-38335989383526364502013-10-25T09:07:00.001-07:002013-10-25T09:15:17.266-07:00What varnish on 6mm figures?I have made good progress over the past week and a bit and now have close to 6 bases (60mmx60mm) worth of figures painted and ready to be based. I decided to press on with the skirmishers and complete enough for all thirteen bases (78 figures) as I found these quite tricky to paint compared to the marching infantry. In fact the skirmishers and the command sprues seem to be slightly smaller than the normal infantry sprues. This is not noticeable when they are ranked up but I found them a little trickier to paint.<br />
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Anyway I have now plucked up the courage to start basing my first 6mm units and one question I have is - how do others varnish their 6mm figures? On 28mm I have always used Humbrol enamel gloss varnish followed by two coats of Daler Rowney Matt varnish. I'm wondering if this is necessary on 6mm figures though as the way they are based means that they won't be handled as much as 28mm's.<br />
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Appreciate any comments you may have on this and on basing 6mm figures in general.<br />
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On the plus side I have now finished all the figures I bought in my batch and have ordered the rest of the infantry (plus additional command stands so that I can have two standards in each unit rather than one) artillery, casualties and officers. I hope to pick these up at Fiasco on Sunday and have a look at the new French figures that Baccus have released.<br />
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Photo's of based figures coming up soon.Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195959198827692724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316828824158232838.post-60025464401161461412013-10-08T11:53:00.000-07:002013-10-08T23:54:35.828-07:006mm WIPI've managed to complete my first 6mm figures over the past few nights and have posted a couple of WIP shots below. These figures represent three 60mmx60mm bases or a Russian Division of six regiments (all single battalions by 1814) including two regiments of Jager. I've painted the Jager with green cuffs, I'm quite certain they didn't have coloured cuffs in reality but this adds a bit of colour so I'm going to stick with it.<br />
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These have taken about 10 hours to get to this stage and I think I can reduce that now that I'm getting used top painting this scale. I'm going to need twenty six regiments (or thirteen bases) in total for the two Russian Infantry Corps commanded by Sacken at Montmirail.<br />
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I've moved onto some skirmishing figures which will go at the front of each base, I should have these done over the next few nights. I can then start basing them over the weekend.<br />
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