Here we have a couple more ECW regiments. These pictures were taken with my new Samsung tablet. Spooky good new Toy!
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Which way to base the ECW dudes?
I did another couple of ECW units - some roundhead trotters and another regiment of foot. This time I finished the base with sand and static grass. The last one I did with green flock. Green flock is a bit easier and has a tidy look, but sand and grass is more mature.
Dear reader - which do you prefer? Of course - I would use one for Parliament and the other for the King...
Dear reader - which do you prefer? Of course - I would use one for Parliament and the other for the King...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
ECW - big or small?
A little while ago I picked up a 10mm ECW starter kit from Pendraken - enough figs for a few regiments of pike and shot, a few cavalry, and some artillery. I painted a regiment of foot over the weekend and here they are:
I like them - and I like the small footprint. They are based on an 80mm frontage.
The picture below compares them with a similar sized (in figs) unit of 28mm Warlord troops which have a frontage of 180mm:
As much as I enjoy painting 28s - and they sure look great - the problem with them for ECW is the size of each unit. I can only really play on a 6 x 4 table - with each regiment taking up more than half a foot of frontage - there is only so many units I can get on the field before it just gets too crowded.
Now my decision is whether I take the plunge and go for 10mm in a serious way... but I have three complete 28mm ECW armies on the shelf at home now.
Any thoughts?
I like them - and I like the small footprint. They are based on an 80mm frontage.
The picture below compares them with a similar sized (in figs) unit of 28mm Warlord troops which have a frontage of 180mm:
As much as I enjoy painting 28s - and they sure look great - the problem with them for ECW is the size of each unit. I can only really play on a 6 x 4 table - with each regiment taking up more than half a foot of frontage - there is only so many units I can get on the field before it just gets too crowded.
Now my decision is whether I take the plunge and go for 10mm in a serious way... but I have three complete 28mm ECW armies on the shelf at home now.
Any thoughts?
Saturday, October 1, 2016
M1 Abrams and Austrians!
In typical Dave fashion, this week I have different scales and completely different genres.
First we have 4 battalions of Austrian 10mm Napoleonic infantry. These are Old Glory 10mm strips (which I love) that I picked up in a lot on Bartertown. Now I need some wee eagle transfers for the flags - the only ones I can think of would be shield transfers from VVV. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know!
Then I have 14 M1 tanks recently refitted after soaking in oven cleaner for a week to bring them down to bare metal. Again - a job lot from TMP this time. They have a date with destiny in a Team Yankee scenario I have in mind.
PS- is anybody out there anymore?
First we have 4 battalions of Austrian 10mm Napoleonic infantry. These are Old Glory 10mm strips (which I love) that I picked up in a lot on Bartertown. Now I need some wee eagle transfers for the flags - the only ones I can think of would be shield transfers from VVV. If anyone has a better idea, please let me know!
Then I have 14 M1 tanks recently refitted after soaking in oven cleaner for a week to bring them down to bare metal. Again - a job lot from TMP this time. They have a date with destiny in a Team Yankee scenario I have in mind.
PS- is anybody out there anymore?
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