The League of Augsburg
At last - painted Russian mounted Dragoons
These are masters. I had none of the new horses to hand but this shows how well they sit on the existing horse types.
I have painted six troopers which come in two different packs of three. They are painted as the Moskovski Dragoons who wore a white uniform faced white.
I also managed to get one of the Horse Grenadier codes painted too. The also look pretty smart.
They were great fun to paint and...
Les Français arrivent! French troops at Crisis 2017!
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| French Dragoons both mounted and dismounted supported by a mortar |
I had to make a choice - Blog or paint. I decided in the interest of having things to blog about, I should paint!
Crisis is approaching fast and soon Captain Haddock, Cookie Gwen and myself, the Old Codger, will be sailing the High Seas to Ijmuiden for our road trip to the centre of Belgian wargaming - Antwerpen.
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| One figure to finish... |
Guest post: GNW Swedes by Don Crane
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| The Brigade in all its glory |
The Blog has featured the work of several painters over the years and I always enjoy seeing how painters and gamers create and interpret figures and unit construction.
I recently had the privilege of seeing some truly wonderful pieces of work from Don Crane who has been building a GNW Swedish army.
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| Halsinge or Halsingland Regiment (from up north) |
The shots of his force so...
Solidifying the Ghost Army Part 7: Wounded Sentinels
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| The wounded sentinels in the raw state |
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| The sentinels completed |
Although the Ghost Army force has only four units each with two characters attached I added two extra demi-units in order to make the scenario work. The first of these are three sentinels, each supposed to be wounded and therefore rated as Drilled in the scenario.
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| Ralf Abrahamsson in the raw form with milliput ragged cape |
This unit has no...
Champions of Pike & Shot 1: Mark Shearwood
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| Siege of Athlone 1691 - wonderful solo effort by Mark |
I decided to highlight the work of fellow gamers who I feel make a significant contribution to the popularity of the period 1660-1720. Mark Shearwood's output is both prodigious and high quality.
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| Meanwhile back in Brixham 1688 - Kidnapping King James |
Mark has produced imaginative and inspiring games which have appeared at various shows mostly in...
Warfare Miniatures Wagon Assembly
Clarence Harrison - I've had a couple of questions from this side of the pond regarding assembling the awesome wagons from Wargames Miniatures. I have to admit the first time I put one of these together I found it a bit tricky too. Barry was kind enough to provide some instructions when I mentioned doing a tutorial...
Each kit comes with a detailed resin model of the wagon proper and a pack of...
And, there's more! Warfare Minis Guest Gallery 3
Never did I realize when I started this little review how many painters have actually sent me pictures of there work with Warfare Miniatures.
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| Dannie Fogleman's Saxons - I think he painted every darn one of them! |
I should really be surprised because we've sold about 20,000 packs since we started so there are a few out there in Wargames Land.
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| Dannie's Swedes - Forward the Blues! |
Yet more nice work chaps! Warfare minis Guest Gallery 2
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| Mark Allen's work of art - King William III |
I enjoyed the first compilation of Warfare work by other painters and knew I had plenty of other examples so here is a part 2 to this little series of work by gamers and painters I admire and which show off Warfare Miniatures and the period with both imagination and creativity.
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| Dave O'Brien's wonderful - Kirke's Lambs for Tangier |
Dave O'Brien (DOB to the...
Nice work chaps! Warfare Minis Guest Gallery 1
Note: when I first got the idea to do this post I thought it might be a one off. In the end I had enough photos (with many left over) to do a series of 5 posts. I really enjoyed looking at what gamers and painters have done with range.....
I thought it would be nice to show off some of the lovely work that other painters do on Warfare Miniatures and so this post...
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| Swedish Kalmar Regiment by Jim Masson |
I thought it would be nice to show off some of the lovely work that other painters do on Warfare Miniatures and so this post...
Solidifying the Ghost Army Part 5 - How far can you get in a week?
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| A selection of the Ghost Army in the field |
Something I am frequently asked is "how do you manage to be so productive?". The answer is quite simple. I don't have any spare time.
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| Lukas Strom takes an aimed shot |
My day job keeps me away from home about 180 days per year on average. I long ago abandoned my portable painting kit which included about two dozen little Vallejo bottles carried around with my...
Solidifying the Ghost Army 4 - Weathering the Veterans
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| Three steps: Painted, Washed down, Weathered - bases unfinished |
The look I wanted to get with these models was a faded, dirty, washed out effect. They have been in the field for over two years without proper resupply from home. If a parade ground look ever existed in the early 18th century which I doubt, these chaps are as far away from that as is possible. For those interested, a tip I would offer...
Solidifying the Ghost Army Part 3 Åke Öberg’s Vikingar
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| Åke Öberg’s Vikingar - the raw material - two conversions and three 're-equipped' models |
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| The finished unit -Åke Öberg’s Vikingar |
The unit is Veteran under Donnybrook classification and equipped with heavy weapons, in this case battle axes. They are known in my collection as Sergeant Åke Öberg’s Vikingar. His little command are formidable men from the northern provinces of Sweden. Almost inured to...