28mm British 34th Cumberland for the AWI

Here are a few shots of a set of British AWI figures recently done for a friend. They are Perry plastics and a few metals and have been painted as the 34th Cumberland Regt.

I really enjoyed painting this set and went for off white trousers and webbing against the yellow facings.

I chose to show the figures in the wilderness setting against a cabin background. I found that the metal figures are still more deeper detailed but I think this is the difference between the metal and plastic kits and you loose a little in the heavy detail.

 

28mm Great War 1914 Collection

I was sent a commission some time ago from over the pond for a large set of Great War figures for 1914 and I thought it time for you to take a look...the majority of the figures are Renegade & Great war and are beautifully sculpted. I really enjoyed this project as it took in many of the variant uniforms on show at the beginning of the war.

Below we see German regulars attacking an early French trench.

A close-up of the French defenders.

Here we have French infantry attacking through a corn field. Figures from Renegade.

Blow we have French Marines attacking through a villa yard. Figures from Renegade.

Here we have German Jaegers advancing on a Belgium secure position with a machine gun.

Belgians from Great war & Germans from Renegade.

Below are Belgium Jaegers holding of German infantry on a Belgian farm. Both forces from Great war.

Net we have Highland troops setting up a defensive position with machine gun on a farm near Mons.

Figures from Renegade.

And here Scottish infantry attack an early German trench.

Finally we see German troop setting up a machine gun post on a farm in France and helping themselves to dinner as well...

Figures from both Renegade & Great war.

 

1st Corps "Dad's Army" characters in 28mm

I just couldn't resist painting this set once I had seen them. The brothers at 1st Corps have done numerous figures for this lot but these took my eye.

Below are the gang all outside the church hall fallen in with Jonesy as usual out of step.

Here we se the same set on top of the white cliffs believing they can hear the German's tunnelling in underneath.

 

Infamy Infamy...Year of the 4 Emperors Sets

Well the Collection for the Year of the Four Emperors has really moved on and is in a gaming state already...you can see below the original forces for the 1st Legion...all from Foundry with Black tree archers and a set of Gallic warriors that I have decided to use as mercenaries.

Here we have the 2nd Legion forces using 1ST Corps figures to differentiate from the Foundry ones being attacked by the 1st Legion. So in both these forces we have regulars , auxilia and archers as well as Centurion's and Optio's and a set of Gallic mercenaries.

 

Next I have added the mounted troops for both Legions as well as Elite legionaries bringing both forces up to a well playable set. The Elite forces are from Foundry & 1st Corps and the cavalry from 1st Corps & Warlord games. All the shields on these forces are from LBM Studios which I had for decades and are still as good as new.

And finally the Two small forces ready to face off on a table soon...so I hope many a good battle report to come.

 

28mm French & Indian War Sharp Practice full sets

As you have seen in previous posts , I have been building up a small collection of figures for Sharp Practice. I now have , what I think is all I am going to need (so far) to play some great games.

So here's a look at the collection so far...

I first started with usual units as in a couple of regular British and French all from 1st Corps ,and very easy to paint including Marines for the French and 60th American for the British.

After adding some initial Rangers and Courier de Bois I finally turned to the Native Americans doing them in such a way as to be able to use if necessary for both sides. For the Rangers I cheated a little and used 1st Corps French campaign figures and took heads from highland figures in the Front Rank ranges and converted them.

Finally I used the 1st Corps undress and campaign figures to paint up as militia for the British ,but actually these figures are great for Militia on both sides

All in all I am very happy with my little collection and look forward to some happy gaming.

28mm ACW Cavalry

Recently I was sent a commission to paint a large amount of American Civil War cavalry and when they arrived and I opened them I was really happy to see they were 1st Corps ,as anyone who knows me knows I have a real love for these figures.

I first started with the Confederates and used lovely shades of grey and butternut to do the figures as well as oiling the horses all together...starting with yellow and earth undercoats for the browns to give lovely variants when burnt umbers and burnt sienna's added.

As for the Union troops the uniforms are pretty simple but I always look at the trousers to add variant with shades from sky blue to azure as options. Again the horses have lots of variety and with both units showing they're departmental yellow trim in different ways all in all happy painting.

WAR OF THE ROSES 54s from IMPERIAL WORLD MODELS

Well you may remember in previous posts we saw the lovely archer figures in metal designed for wargaming in 54mm ,well here we now have some more figures to add to the range.

1st we have the first of the Knights/Men at Arms figure as seen above with the standard bearers

These figures are multi part (apart from the Knight ) but fit together really well.

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Next we have the Billmen and the Swordsmen ,all again are multi part giving you lots of variants.

The Swordsmen come with shields and a variant of a battleaxe as well.

These figures are really nice and well designed ,the only draw back I maybe can see is that they are very heavy as you would expect made of metal.  Finally added some 54mm transfers to shields and the backs of the livery to add to the look.

Finally here's a quick reminder of the beautiful archers that go with these figures.

28mm Napoleonic Cavalry & French Square for 1815

Because of the recent outbreak of illness around and the lockdown I was able to set up a photo shoot with some of the figures waiting to be shipped out to their owners and here is the outcome.

Shown above are 3 units from the British Cavalry of 1815 advancing upon a French Square.

The units are the Blues the Scots Greys & the Royal Dragoon Guards. All figures are from Perry Miniatures and all are in metal as 12 man units.

The French units within the square are standard French infantry of the period and are featured in greatcoats ,a fairly new addition to the Perry's metals as such and also are seen are Generals and a Marshal. Again these are all metal figures from this period of the conflict.

Finally we have the French Cavalry coming to their aid led by the courageous Marshal Ney...the Ney group are a Perry's metal set and are a joy to paint. The following units are the 1st and 6th French Hussars. these figures are from Perry's plastic Hussars sets ,but again they paint up beautifully and only add to the scene.

Hope you have enjoyed this collage as much as I did setting it up.

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As to the size of Commissions I have no problem with this as long as when sending your figures to be painted you send as much information as you see necessary for me to be able to paint your figures as accurately as I can.

Now as to basing of figures I have no problem with this as part of your order as long as you provide the bases and information on how you want the figures positioning , this also goes for putting together any metal or plastic kit sets , but again this will depend on numbers. For example numerous units to be built from box sets of figures may incur a small a building amount.

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