From SimonG: HYW Wagon Train

Well for my next offering the first of what will ultimately be two wagon trains. This setup is intended to be stationary and representing a loading/unloading situation. It seems the foreman and the driver aren't exactly getting along 😆

The wagons, mules and contents are Front Rank while the figures are all Wargames Foundry. I think it came together nicely and also tried out a focus stacker for the first time for some of the pictures which gives you a lot more ease in photography at high detail close in settings.

Focus Stacker Output 1

Focus Stacker Output 2

The wagon driver is a modest conversion to drill out a hole for the two leads which are simple polyamide thread coated in superglue -- given more time I'd have made better attachments on the mules, I need a source of tiny rings for tying things off too!

Next up some more mounted knights, that Hemp guy I mentioned in another thread 😏

From DrQ: In the Drimgark Future There is Only Cute

A happy weekend to you all!

Having finished off the rank and file of my chibi Sisters of Battle 40k Kill Team, this week I've completed the character models. Here's a group shot of them all together:

And here are front and backs of each:

As mentioned before, the minis are from Impact! Miniatures' Sibling of Conflict kickstarter and are on Skull Forge Scenic bases. I just recently discovered that the whole line of minis can be downloaded as STL, if you join the Patreon of their creator Heriberto Valle at Capsule Chibi.

On the painting docket for this upcoming week is a swarm of chibi zombies, including a killer rabbit! 

Stay safe!

From Millsy: Even More Italian Condotierri

Hi All,

As promised I've finished my my first batch of Italian Condotierri. Of the four units I have planned these are the two heavier armoured "first rankers" with the remaining two units to be on less heavily armoured horses. All Perry Miniatures kit this time with a couple of metal commanders in the centre to represent attached generals.

I've yet to purchase banners for these so the look a little less flashy than they will in future but there is still plenty of colour as they stand.

The second batch along with my commander are already undercoated and ready. When those are complete that will finish the initial push for the army and I can move onto the Burgundian Ordonnance I have planned as opposition.

Cheers,
Millsy

From DaveD . Mine rollers and utility poles 10 pts

I am still clearing out odds and sods that didn’t get through challenge X . So here are 3 Aunt Jemima mine rollers and 9 French style utility poles for a bit of table dressing

215 points so far 

From ClarenceH: The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders WiP

Ok, I've finally made some progress with my Sudan project toward actually getting models on the table!

Almost one section (half a unit in The Sword and the Flame) of 1st Company, A Platoon. These Sons of Mars at led by the very keen Lieutenant Henry Hatwaver and kept on the hop by the relentless Sergeant Charger. These are 28mm Perry Miniatures (a beautiful range and one of the reasons I started the project in the first place) painted with Games Workshop paints - I'll have a full list of colors on my blog at some point if anyone wants the recipes.

These have taken slightly longer than they should have to get on because I created extra work for myself. Originally I was planning on painting the Black Watch rather than Cameron's and my initial figure order was for those. The main difference between the two sculpts was the pattern of five tassels on the Black Watch sporran verse two on the Queen's Own. Two days after placing the order, I stumbled on the orbat from Kosha, fell in love with the idea of setting my campaign there, made the change, and placed a second order.

But I already had forty Black Watch on the way.

Sigh.. well, eventually I DO want a whole company of the kilted gentlemen and the charging figures do look splendid (there are no charging two-tassel sculpts.. tsk, tsk). So I've been trimming away the detail from sporrans and sculpting a pair of tassels in their place. They've gotten better with each attempt and the paint hides some of the poor work, but I think they'll do nicely.

I've decided to add a musician (a piper in the case of the Highlanders) to each platoon. There were optional rules for these in TSATF Scenario folder that was published in 2000. Basically the presence of a musician adds +1 to any rolls to rally shaken figures. There are rules for standard bearers as well, though only one per company is allowed. A standard bearer adds +1 to close combat rolls for the unit to which he is attached. Both types of figures are treated as 'special characters' and may be wounded or killed on a face card like other officers.

I'm hoping to have the whole 20-model unit finished by NEXT weekend and I'll try to set up some pics on terrain.

From TamsinP: 28mm Wars of the Roses Archers

Following on from the men at arms I posted last week, this week I am adding the archers. In Art de la Guerre you can have up to eight bases of "retinue" longbowmen and four bases of "Northern Border/Militia" longbowmen. Of course, despite the fact that it is highly unlikely that I will ever be able to field twelve bases in one army, I had to paint enough for all twelve bases.

The figures are all Perry plastics.


Retinue Archers:

I should point out that I'm not basing the livery on any particular historical retinues...



Northern border/Militia Archers:

I think seventy-two 28mm foot figures painted and based in just over a week isn't too bad going.

Next up will be the billmen.

28mm Iain W Napoleonic French dragoons ( 120 points)

These are 12 Perry plastic French dragoons which have taken a long time to complete.  I've just called them done ,they're okay but I'm going to have to adjust my technique a bit to get a nicer finish on future napoleonic cavalry, what I  normally do worked on the line infantry but doesn't quite for cavalry.
They're in the 1812 onwards uniform but I'll be using them for the 1809 campaign as no one else was making plastic French dragoons for the earlier period and the overall silhouette says French dragoons to me!
No flag until after lockdown.  I wasn't going to do flags for the light cavalry, having looked at French cavalry on Chasseur's splendid blog I will follow his example and not give flags to any of the cavalry units in the future, it will only be this unit that has them!
I'll probably also use them against nephew 1s Brits in Spain and nephew 2s Russians, hes painted his Russians and is breathing down my neck so there should be more Napoleonic French, cavalry and infantry down the line.

So another 120 points to add to my total, bringing me to 295. More Napoleonic troops in the que but they will be a while, probably more Dux Bellorum up next!

All the best Iain