What are you working on....?

Colonel Kilgore · October 23, 2019, 08:52:17 PM

It looks as though Mythic Games [https://www.mythicgames.net/en/] are bringing out separate expansions too: Teutonic Knights; Men at Arms with dinky little round shields (archers without their bows?); Hussite Wagon-style archers...

Leman (Andy) · October 25, 2019, 08:22:28 AM

These will become available when the pledge manager opens in a couple of weeks for late pledges, expansion packs and so on.

Leman (Andy) · October 26, 2019, 09:51:44 AM

After trying out the Joan of Arc figures I have gone back to sorting out the ACW figures for Rocket Six play testing. This time it is the 6th and 7th Arkansas, Govan's brigade, Cleburne's Division, stepping forward to action. Once again I have used figures that have been in my collection for about three decades, enhanced by PP command and enthusiastic sergeant encouraging the men forward. He is from the older ACW range, but looks good in frock coat and civilian hat. That's three units done for the Confederates now, with two more currently on the painting desk and enough in the wings to get me to 9. What I want now is the Pat Cleburne figure and those Yankee campers for my Johnny Rebs to overrun.

Leman (Andy) · October 31, 2019, 11:06:18 AM

At last a unit with a front rank of freshly painted Peter Pig figures - more for Cleburnes division - the 5th and 13th Arkansas of Govan's brigade.

Leman (Andy) · October 31, 2019, 11:19:48 AM

Miles, sorry I missed your question about the castle. It is produced by Mythic Games for their Joan of Arc Kickstarter figure boardgames. If you have a look on eBay you may be able to find one at a reasonable price. It includes all the siege equipment as well as the castle itself. To avoid horrific US postage and customs charges search under Time of Legends Joan of Arc UK.

Radar · October 31, 2019, 02:02:15 PM

They look good Andy. Still rather taken with the bases. No. Mustn't think like that. I am NOT rebasing all of my ECW figures.

Leman (Andy) · October 31, 2019, 04:49:56 PM

No, indeed. My FPW troops are staying on their four one inch bases, but I would like to develop my WOR armies using TtS bases, which will work rather well with BB 2nd edition.

Leman (Andy) · November 04, 2019, 09:01:23 AM

The 3rd Confederate freshly completed. I am really pleased with the way that the Hardee flags from Wargame Vault are giving my Confederate force a real sense of cohesion, despite the variations in uniform. I also appreciate the way that the PP figures are sculpted to take detail and wash. This is particularly noticeable in the officer's rank markings and the drum.

Radar · November 04, 2019, 09:12:17 AM

Very nice. Well done on patterned blanket rolls, that's the sort of thing I'm not brave enough to attempt

Leman (Andy) · November 04, 2019, 02:05:01 PM

Don Troiani painted a great picture of an episode in the battle of Franklin showing Confederates with patterned blanket rolls, which I based these chaps on.

Radar · November 24, 2019, 04:09:02 PM

As I have finished my 2019 'to paint' pile, I've started on 2020's.
17 casualty markers painted, three test pikemen done (to see if trayned bande buffe looks any good). Spares box looking pretty empty now.

48 packs of cavalry ordered (and a few foot too).

Leman (Andy) · November 24, 2019, 05:54:04 PM

Good progress there Radar. I am currently working on the 11th Indiana in the uniform they actually fought in - a very subdued all blue zouave style, but kepis and only the command in zouave pantaloons. I have found that confederates in kepi make very good stand-ins for Union western zouaves. Photo to follow in a couple of days once finished and based up.

Radar · December 07, 2019, 03:37:27 PM

Has anyone lost their painting mojo? Only I seem to have more than I should have.

The 2020 pile has been reduced by 2/4 foot regiments (34 men per unit), and 3/12 regiments of horse (16 per unit). Plus another casualty marker (bringing the total up to 18), and a clubmen vignette for a commission. Need to slow down or there will be nothing left to paint in the calendar year 2020.

Smiley Miley 66 · December 08, 2019, 09:33:21 AM

I am working on my Western Force. I am doing an Army/Cavalry force, and using spare troops from my Pile made up of Mainly Peter Pig remainders of Essex starter sets and other makes thrown in over the years to make an Confederate Army.
Early next year I will start on the Terrain. Making an Apache style fort and Foreign Legion style fort (both based on the Airfix designs) to fit on 12 x 6 templates with gates going thru and thru.
Great way to reduce my lead pile, and use up some of those odd figures and poses I ve found in my box !
Miles

Sean Clark · December 08, 2019, 10:55:47 AM

I'm documenting my progress in my YouTube channel which I ought to link here

It's early war Germans and Wars of the Roses in the main. Fortunately after a loft clear out I have found a few stashed away projects or else left overs from old projects that should keep me going.

I've also just taken advantage of the 50% off sale at Plastic Soldier Company and bought their Battle of Britain board game plus a bag of 120 1/300th WW2 aircraft for £6.50. That's just over 4p a plane including Dornier, Heinkals and Spitfire. No 109's though.