Starting again...

After the anger has cooled from my destroyed unit, I've undercoated another. I'll start in on it eventually.

Still awful angry.

An entire unit ruined by Games Workshop

Whelp, an entire finished unit of 25mm Federals, ruined by Games Workshop varnish.

Can is in the garbage now. Screw you, Games Workshop, and your crap product.

And to top if off, Barnes and Noble sends me "Classroom Assessment for Teachers" instead of "Armies of the Napoleonic Wars," and because of the stupid holiday I won't get it until next week.

I am so, so, so very angry. I went ahead and smashed the unit with a hammer and then threw them at a big stone wall. It made me feel a little better. Then I tried a hammer again. That worked well. They should have used THOSE in the Civil War.

Screw Games Workshop. And screw toy soldiers, I'm done for a while.

The Workbench

EDIT: This entire unit was destroyed by Games Workshop. It is a shame, the paint jobs were great!

Ahhh!

Freed from my jail cell of Russians, other troops seem to paint up fast!

I am hard at work on another unit of 25mm Federals... they are especially fast to paint, given how simple their color scheme is! I've got the basic colors on (minus a few things like the silver of the weapons) and the flesh and blue highlights (which really show up with the flash)... another hour or two and they will be ready for basing. When they are done I think I'll tackle an officer next, and then some 25mm ACW Confederates, which will be more work but will also be the most varied of any 25mm troop I've done.

All of my collections

I had the camera up and lights on, so I figured I would get some shots of representatives of all of my major finished and WIP collections of miniatures!

First up, my 25mm figures. From left to right...

My 25mm Napoleonic Russians
My 25mm Napoleonic French
My 25mm American Civil War Federals
My 25mm Napoleonic Austrians

Second, my 15mm figures. From left to right...

My 15mm ACW Federals
My 15mm WWII Germans
My 15mm ACW Confederates

Lastly, my 10mm figures. From left to right...

My 10mm Napoleonic French
My 10mm Napoleonic Saxons and Poles
My 10mm Napoleonic British

The 10mm Saxons and Poles have not yet been showcased, and a few collections (25mm WWII Germans, Lord of the Rings) are not really of the same "infantry" type as these, so for now, these are a fair representation of what I have!

25mm Nap. Austrians - Infantry 2

Well, I finally finished my second unit of 25mm Napoleonic Austrians; in this case, namely the 34th Infantry. They have red cuffs and collars for identification. This unit is made up of Hungarian troops, so they differ from my Germans a bit, as they have the blue pants and shakos. However, they all look good together thanks to all of that white!

These guys were shaded with Army Painter Quick Shade (Light) and it does add a pleasant shadow to the white, which can be a very difficult color to shade and highlight, but which is all-important to an Austrian army!

Below you can see the command stands. I particularly like the commander, as his pose feels both heroic and also somewhat practical. I do have a question... I have played around a bit with the settings; which pictures look better to all of you... left, or right?



Anyway, it was fun to get some more 25mm Napoleonics done... now, back to the 25mm ACW figures!

Miniatures courtesy of Sash and Saber!

The Workbench

Just the latest on the Austrians... I had a touch of fogging on a single figure (how strange, right?) but otherwise they generally look okay. I have to white out the belts and the eyes and touch up the muskets (for some reason it seemed like the brown on the muskets faded a bit?) and then I can start basing them!

10mm Nap. British - Artillery 2

Well if the French get some troops, so do the British!

This is my second type of British artillery; namely, the lighter guns. These guys are more mobile than the big guns but don't have quite the range. Still, they are very useful, and their cannister can be a great boon up close.

As with any artillery they need some limbers to tote them around. In my own rules the light guns can unlimber and fire in the same turn, which is their advantage over the heavy guns. However their range is more limited than the big guns. Still, it is great fun to have a battery of these things swing up into the line and open fire directly!

Figures courtesy of Minifig.

White undercoat vs black undercoat...

Just a quick thought... I dislike white undercoats SO much. Every single missed spot of paint shows up bright and clear! Black undercoats at least hide the missing paint a bit... thankfully I am dipping my white figures so some of the white spots will be darkened but still... white undercoats are SO unforgiving.

Oh well, almost done with these here Austrians... then back to ACW, where the black covers up all the mistakes!

10mm Nap. French - Hussars 1

Since the entire front page of The House of War had become stuff OTHER than 10mm Napoleonics, I thought I would get a few 10mm unit spotlights up while I wait to post the last few rounds of the Battle of Aroldo Valley!

This is a unit of French hussars. These dashing fellows were among the lightest of the French cavalry. While they did not have the hitting power of the Cuirassiers or the scary lances of the ever-so-appropriately-named Lancers, they were very fast and perfect for harassing enemies and protecting retreats. Their snappy pelisses and gaudy red uniforms certainly make them stick out a bit.

I have about four units of hussars, all in different uniforms... as I get into the 10mm Napoleonic collections a bit I'll put up a few more units of them!

Figures courtesy of Minifig, I think... feel free to correct me!

The Workbench

Howdy all! Just thought I would finally get an update up... work is at a very very hectic time of year, but tonight I got a little more work done on my Hungarians. A few more colors (silver and gold) and a few details on the drummers and officer, and these guys are ready for dip!