AHPC14 - Last Post ! Donnybrook Generals - Vienna 1683

After my Salute shenanigans, I'm going back to 18th March, when I originally posted these up on the 

Challenge blog.

Well its finally here, the last few hours of the Challenge.

I shall finish with these two Reiver Castings Generals.

Both will be used for my evergrowing, never finishing Donnybrook love affair.

The chap on the left is still a tad shiny, because the varnish isn't dry yet.

An Austrian General in the uniform of regt Lothringen, from my previous post

And last but not least for this year, the General of the Bavarian Arco Horse.

2 x 25mm Cavalry

An easy 20pts

Phew!

Well done to one and all.

Ray

AHPC14 - Donnybrook - Austrian Infantry regt Lothringen, Vienna 1683. 125pts

 

This was originally posted late in the Challenge on 18th March.

Its 23.34 in England, I've gotta get up at 5.45, so I should be tucked up in bed at my age???

Instead I've just finished basing these figures up and taking some pics.

Here we have a few more figures for my Donnybrook, Vienna 1683 project

These 2 x 8 figure units represent the Austrian Infantry regt of Leopold von Herzog Lothringen

I did want to paint up a different regt but this one only needed red stockings, so would be quicker.

In addition to the infantry, we also have 4 Sergeants

Most of the figures are from Dixon minis, with a smattering of Wargames Foundry in the Sergeants and Officers.

Also Officers in blue coats and a drummer in red.

Rear view!

The flag was a copy of one from Warflag, which I then changed the colours to match the units differing colours and added the orb in the centre of the double headed eagle.

So all in all 25 x 25mm figures making a total of  125 points!

I do have 1 last post, but I don't know the figures are gonna dry in time???

AHPC14 - Nature - Moo! Highland Cattle

Once again, this post was originally posted last month on the AHPC blog.

For my last post in the Challenge XIV Library my I present some Highland Cows.

Nature: The great outdoors, or perhaps underground. Maybe outer space!

Definitely the great outdoors, not so much underground or outer space??

These fine specimens all the way from the Highlands of Scotland are brought to you from those great chaps and chapesses at Iron Gate Scenery.

They're a fairly new company, and have featured in many of my posts over the last few years.

If you haven't checked them out before, please do so, you won't regret it.

Two of the cattle are from a different company called Disain Studio, but I couldn't find a link to their site?

As you can see they were an easy paintjob, only 3 colours!

To the points!
30 points for the Cows

20 points for the bonus round.

For a total of 50!

AHPC14 - Vienna 1683 - Regiment of Horse Count Arco

 

This was posted on the AHPC blog on 14th March

Can't believe there's only 1 week to go till the end of the Challenge???

Where did all that time go?

So this will be my last Thursday entry for my Minion Teemu to post, thanks a lot for all your hard work and for giving us all the info on living in Finalnd! Sounds far to cold me me!

For this post I shall leave the sunny Caribbean and head back to Europe, Vienna to be precise.

During last years Challenge I painted up an Austrian Cuirassier regt, so this time I went for one of their allies, who came as part of the massive relief force. 

The Bavarian Regiment of Horse Count Arco

The regiment was raised on 29 June 1682 by Elector Max Emanuel in Furth in Wald and Cham. It was composed of the old companies St. Bonifacio, Haraucourt, Perouse and Spinchal as well as the newly recruited companies "Rittmeister Franz Graf von Gabaleone" (Weilheim) and "Rittmeister Heinrich von Ponton" (Schrobenhausen). The first owner was General of Cavalry Karl Marquis of Haraucourt and Falkenberg, Count of Dalem, Baron of Torquin, who gave his name to the regiment. The first colonel commander was Lieutenant-Colonel Ludwig Count von St. Bonifacio. On 14 July 1683, Colonel Johann Baptist Count von Arco was appointed the owner of the regiment, which was then renamed the "Regiment of Horse Count Arco". At that time, the regiment numbered 600 men.

On 12 September 1683, during the Great Turkish War (1683–99), the regiment (8 companies for a total of 609 men and 649 horses) took part in the relief of Vienna.

The 9 figures are from Warfare Miniatures, originally I planned to paint them up as an English unit for the Sedgemoor Campaign, but I'll just have to buy more figures now? They will join the Austrian Imperialist army for more Donnybrook shenanigans!

So 9 x 25mm Cavalry @10 pts each, will give me 90pts

AHPC14 - Local History - Pocahontas

 

I'm from Gravesend in Kent, in the south east of England, not a lot goes on in Gravesend believe it or not, we're only 21 miles away from the City of London, so often get overshadowed by our westerly neighbour. We do share the same river, the mighty Thames, just before it leads out to the estuary.

Here in sunny Gravesend, (I say sunny, because in summer its often the hottest place in the UK, dunno why? But before some smart arse says, its not because I live there!!) we are linked to a few famous names, I had the choice of two, General Charles Gordon of Khartoum.

The statue of General Gordon, in the Gordon Gardens at Gravesend Promenade.

or

Pocahontas - The statue of Pocahontas at St Georges Church

In 1616, the Rolfes travelled to London, where Pocahontas was presented to English society as an example of the "civilized savage" in hopes of stimulating investment in Jamestown. On this trip she may have met Squanto, a Patuxet man from New England. Pocahontas became a celebrity, was elegantly fêted, and attended a masque at Whitehall Palace. In 1617, the Rolfes intended to sail for Virginia, but Pocahontas died at Gravesend, Kent, England, of unknown causes, aged 20 or 21. She was buried in St George's Church Gravesend; her grave's exact location is unknown because the church was rebuilt after being destroyed by a fire.

I'm sure you all know the story of her, I won't bore you with all the details but if you want to read more, click this link.

She sure doesn't look like any of the pics above, I've gone for probably a more apt version of Pocahontas.

This is a 25mm Redoubt Miniatures figures from their FIW range.

I kept the colours pretty muted, just as they should be.

Local History: Something from the history of your own land, region or town.

Well I'd say she fits into that category?

As for the point, 20 for the bonus round and another 5 for the figure.

So a total of 25 points

AHPC14 - Haitian Revolution - Haitian Infantry 25mm

 

More figures for my Haitian Revolution project.

These 28 figures are all from Trent Miniatures, now available from Skytrex in the UK.

I've split them into 3 units of 8 plus the 4 command figures. I haven't added the flag yet, as I have a cunning plan in mind.

All the infantry minis come with unattached heads, (Very French Revolution eh?)

So you can add 5 different heads to the same pose and make the figures look very random.

You can see the same pose and a different head in this pic on 3 of the poses.

I think my favourite is the bear headed chap, that's a very useful head. At one time you could buy the bear heads as a separate purchase, but not anymore I'm afraid.

My pal for the flags is this. 
As the troops can be used for either pro French or Anti French, I want to have the flags swapable, so I'm looking for a thin round sleeve to glue the flags to and then they can be removed as and when I need to.

The only problem is, I can't find what I need.......yet!

Love the pose of the leader on the right, his face is so expressive!

Anyway 28 figures x 5pts make me....

140 points!

AHPC 14 - Haitian Revolution - Haitian Revolutionaries with hand weapons

I've been working from home this week, which has allowed me to also get a little painting done as well, inbetween work of course!

You may remember from past Challenges or on my blog, I've been building up all the sides for the Haitian Revolution??

Well for this years Challenge, my plan is to get some of the final figures I need all painted up.

In June at the Broadside Wargames Show, I plan to put on a Revolution game. There's not a great deal of info on the actual battles that were fought, but I think I've found one that could make a great game.

For this un-named battle I need a few more figures, surprise surprise!

Here we have another 18 Revolutionary slaves carrying handweapons, ok some do have pistols, but its the swords and daggers that count.

Rear view!

Lastly I thought I'd split the 18 into two. On the right are Trent Miniatures Slaves with handweapons, while on the left are Foundry Pirates, some with head swaps some just painted with brown skin as I couldn't be ar$ed to cut more heads off.....I have been ill you know!

So to the points

18 x 25mm figures at 5pts each gives me a total of  90 points!

AHPC 14 - French Grenadiers & a Mad Monk

 

This post is a tad delayed, see previous post for the reasons!!!

For my second entry into Challenge 14, I've entered the Library with 2 entries.

The first is a Dark Age Welsh Priest, holding a wooden cross, from The Miniatures Company, sold by Eureka UK.

Ok, he's Welsh from the Dark Ages, but I think he could and will fit into many other periods.

New Acquisitions: Give us something brand new and shiny.

He's a new figure, I bought him at Partizan in October, I knew he'd come in handy for the Challenge!

Next up we have another Library visit.....

History: In the AHPC Library History is not written by the victors, but by our painters!

This was probably the easiest visit ever to any of the bonus rounds. As anything I paint could go here!

So its back to the late 1600's for some Wargames Foundry French Grenadiers.

They were a doddle to paint up and will add a little colour to my Donnybrook collection.

So to the points 

Monk 5 pts + 20 bonus points = 25pts

8 x Grenadiers - 40 pts + 20 bonus points = 60pts

For a total of  85pts