From RobH: A walk in the Sun (190 points)

Time flies. The month of February is the busiest month of the year for me at the office. It actually begins in mid January and ended last week. As a result I get next to nothing gaming related completed. But here goes.

1) This was a project I began on Thursday after I signed off work. Twelve Late Roman slingers, or a Saga Levy. This was 15 stages of work, completed at all hours of the day or night. From the first application of paint applied to the trousers (AV Game Color 72.037 Filthy Brown to the final stage of a coat of Mod Podge applied to provide a sealant for the Meadows of Purity Krautcover Scenics. I just wanted to see if I could push it throught in about 60 hours.

2) The second project was the completion of 10 Late Roman Cavalry.  This would be a Warlord and bannerman and a Saga Warrior Unit. This was the project that was start and go in the middle of the night during the long winter season.

3) Finally we have a walk in the sun. This was a freebie from Warlord Games showing off their French Line Infantry. I have some plastics but I prefer my mins to be metal. It had just the right amount of model work that appealed to me. Glue on a head, attach the backpack and roll. No fuss, no muss. I have never got into painting Napoleonics and I don't have a lot of knowledge of the period. This was an easy project simply because I thought, six figures and my Spanish Guerrillas needed someone to ambush. I went for a ragtag look. The greatcoat makes it an easy project.

18 25mm Infantry X 5 points = 90 points

10 25mm Cavalry x 10 points = 100 points

Total 190 Points. 

Very nice work here Rob and a nice variety of historical subjects! I have a large amount of 28mm Napoleonic British and French in a box, waiting for the right moment... I suspect they will be a retirement project. Your ragtag Frenchmen do look the part though!

One-ninety for you!

Dallas

From PeteB: Dulcop - Napoleonic French Infantry - 54 mm (20 Points)

I'm a collector of old plastic figures and I was happy I could find this two figures from the Italian brand Dulcop between some other figures I bought on the second hand market. They were partly painted but as you can guess not as I wanted. So I cleaned them and gave them a good brushwork. I hope you like them.

Odd pose, not?

How they looked before cleaning and painting again.

Thanks for watching!

PS: the green base is because of nostalgic reasons. A lot of these old figures had a green base and best example is the brand Britains. That is why I paint the bases of my 54 mm figures in this color.

Points: 2 x 54 mm foot figure = 20 Points

TeemuL: Excellent work, Pete! I have never painted 54mm minis, but it seems that it is possible to give them a very lifelike appearance, even when they are rather old. The poses might be a bit interesting, but they clearly have lots of details to pick up. The shadows on the light grey pants is especially great.

From BobV: Yet more 18mm Napoleonics (375 Points)

 

Greetings all!

I'm pushing hard to complete the goal of painting all of my remaining 18mm Napoleonic lead. This week's entry of four battalions of French Ligne, two Battalions of British line and a unit of Portuguese Cacadore skirmishers finishes off all of my remaining infantry castings.

All of the castings are AB Miniatures 18mm. The flags are from Fighting 15's. Here are some closer shots of the French:

And the British, this time in late war uniforms:

And the Portuguese Cacadores:

This week's points total: 

184 x 15mm foot at 2 Points = 368 Points

I'll be back shortly with the last of my Napoleonic cavalry and another entry for the library. Have a great week everyone!

Sylvain: Lovely work this week again! The quality of the painted miniatures you produce and the constant energy you demonstrate week after week in finishing model is an inspiration. I will add 7 points for the flags and banners. Very impressive!