Prussians based

Finished basing latest batch of Prussians this evening. One Lassalle type unit of Prussian Line Infantry 7th West Prussian Regiment 1st Battalion (Black Hat figures). Also a Shako unit (ie 12 figs) 4th Battalion 7th West Prussian using the painted figures I bought (manufacturer unknown and 90% re-painted !) at Warfare along with 4 bases of Jager and a Lasalle unit of Foot Artillery (again don't know which figure range ?).


First unit of Old Glory Grenadiers now on painting table.

Photos bit underlit as usual

7th West Prussian Regiment 1st Battalion

Foot Artillery

Shako sized unit

Jager

Last but not least some finished Battlezone buildings

Some painting amidst the rule-fest

Managed to get some painting done today. Finished off another unit of Black Hat Prussian Line Infantry and touched up (oh er missus....) a few painted Prussians I bought at Bring & Buy at Warfare (no idea what manufacturer they are from) including more Line Infantry a few Jager and a unit of 4 Guns. Also finished a few Battlezone buildings I bought as well.  Hope to get them based this week.

Very poorly lit iPhone pics (will get better pics once based)

Oh well just another 120 or so Prussians to go, plus the British AWI army plus Russian and British Adler 6mm (bought at Warfare 2009 & 2010 respectively !!) plus some nice WW2 15mm Late War British from Forged in Battle line oh and a bunch of 10mm Malburians. Not much if I say it quickly and enough to keep me going to next years Warfare !!

Almost forgot my father is buying me Kampfgruppe Normandy rules for Christmas (whilst on half-price offer at Warhammer Historical site)

New SYW Russian Units

Just finished up two more Russian Infantry units (Volgodski Regimental Standards) which is last (hopefully....ha ha ha) of a project thats been ongoing for 10+ years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope to blood them in game planned for this coming Saturday which is of course a sure fire method of seeing them suffer complete annihilation and humiliation.........................................

Next up are two more Prussian units of Landwehr Cavalry (24 figures) for Lasalle then the plan is to get stuck into the Peter Pig AWI British Army pack that awaits.
Intention is to get these finished (or at least bulk thereof) by mid-November as its hopefully annual jaunt to Warfare Show in Reading where 'new projects/periods' plans are usually hatched.






As ever poorly lit photos (although I did try using flash for one pic as someone suggested)

Is it just me or has the flash made the drummer to rear of central stand look decidedly evil (click to enlarge pic) ? I wont sleep tonight now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Also tried to give this unit a more dusty campaign look but may have overdone on figs on right stand ?

Birthday purchases pending......................................

My birthday looming on 25th July (my 47th aaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and so a few purchases made to ease the pain.

Peter Pig army pack for these rules a 'British Southern late war army' ie yet another totally new period and figure range for me to paint !

This of course means obligatory Osprey title required

Ordered another 12 Prussian Landwehr Cavalry from Black Hat to complete my cavalry 'pick' from Lasalle army builder

Pre-ordered this first Black Powder supplement from Warlord Games












And when Piquet Field Of Battle II is available (should be soon) it too will be ordered.

Much more spending like this and it could be my last birthday !! :-)

Prussian Dragoons & Hussars 1813/14

Further to my last post have now painted up a 12 figure Hussar Regt (Silesian National-Cavalry Hussars) along with finishing off the Dragoons (5th Regt Prince Wilhem). All Black Hat 15mm figures.
Also when I got home from work today package from Black Hat had arrived with another unit of Line Inf and a Landwehr Cavalry unit, some much needed magnetic tape plus some nice gabions (from Baueda) for my Thirty Years War guns to hide behind.




Slightly better pics this time

The Dragoons

Dragoons and Hussars

The Hussars

Prussian Dragoons 1813/14 finished

Just finished (well almost just need based) a unit of twelve Prussian Dragoons (5th Regt) for my 1813/14 lot. These took a wee while to complete as not much time lately. A unit of twelve Hussars up next but need to decide which Regt and colour scheme to adopt. Just ordered another unit of twelve Landwehr Cavalry and unit of twenty four Line Infantry from Black Hat.





Pretty poor iPhone pics will update with better pics once based.

More SYW Russian units completed

Just finished another four 15mm Russian Seven Years War units, 2 using Old Glory figures (Viatski Regt) and 2 Essex (Observation Corps) with couple of Lancashire Games command figures. Hoping to use these soon with either Die Fighting, Field Of Battle or Might & Reason all fine sets of rules. I also have Piquet Cartouche 2nd Edition bought at Warfare last November which I haven't used yet.....................mind you these figures had been lanquishing unpainted for over 7 years !!

Viatski to fore Obs Corps behind (as always click for larger image)

Lasalle Prussians on parade

The finished army posing.












The Infantry Brigade

The whole kit and caboodle

Lasalle last two units finished !!!!

Finished last two Prussian units for my Lasalle army (basic Infantry Brigade with a Cuirassier reserve brigade)
4th Reserve Infantry Regiment IInd Battalion and Silesian Landwehr Battalion. Hoping to blood this bunch on Friday night against Stephen's French.









Silesian Landwehr

4th Reserve Infantry Regiment IInd Battalion

Lasalle almost done....................

Someone (the fool !) asked for a progress picture so here is initial army nearly completed. I now have enough done for Army Builder defensive core plus one option (the Cuirassier) with just 2 more Infantry Battalions to allow attack option.

Units thus far:-
2 Regular Infantry
2 Reserve Infantry
2 Landwehr Infantry
1 Foot Battery
1 Landwehr Cavalry
1 Horse Battery
2 Cuirassier
2 Foot Jager Skirmish stands
Several Command stands

This is 3 full months painting (short interlude to re-base some 6mm WWII) and a considerable effort for me especially after several years of virtually no figure painting and now main gaming partner wants to start AWI !!