40mm George Washington finished

Hey all!

Well, believe it or not, I've been doing a lot at the House of War... just not a lot of photos to show for it!

I've been playing a lot of Armada, but I feel like I've taken SO many Armada photos that there is no need for anything new until Wave 2 shows up:)

But I ALSO finished up George Washington, for my son's Christmas gift!

A great figure from Trident, George was a pleasure to paint up.  Again, I went SUPER simple, with a REAL minimum of highlighting... mainly just a careful base coat and a wash, with a touch more blue on the coat.  I do wish that he was physically a bit larger... wasn't Washington over six feet?  But still, a fantastic figure.  Yes, I know I shouldn't have painted him with white hair, but remember, this is for a four year old:)

So that's it!  Next up is a unit of Continentals, who are just waiting for some sand on the bases and their undercoat before I get started.  Then the end is in sight... a unit of jaegers, a unit of militia, and a unit of rifles left to go!

Finished 40mm AWI Militia

Hey all!

Sorry for the blog being so quiet; we were away for a time, and then I had a medical thing that took several weeks, so its been busy!

I finished these guys up a few weeks ago, and thought I would share!

This is the first unit of militia for my son's Christmas gift... there will be two of this size.

Here is the commander and the standard.  The face of the commander got a bit funky; I think I may retouch it.  Unfortunately I got the dreaded sandy black spray effect on the guy with the flag!  I think it isn't too noticeable, but it did a NUMBER to his face:(

Here is one of the militia, and a lady!  Yes, I know there shouldn't be a girl, but I figure it is a good example for my boy that girls can do anything.  I DID end up doing a tiny bit of green stuff work on her, giving her a stray strand of hair over her face...

And a ponytail in back.  I want her to look like a girl!:)

Here are the last two, including a guy kneeling next to his drum.

So!  I am halfway done with the grenadiers; I'll post some WIP shots soon!

Thanks for coming by!:)

A fantastic 40mm AWI Fall table!

Hi all!

Well, it has been a LONG time since I posted anything toy soldier!  I actually have some stuff waiting (a great 25mm zombie product actually) but my buddy over at Echoes of Glory offered up his 40mm AWI figures for some photos for the House of War.  

For years and years we always felt that the AWI simply looks best on a fall table... something about that season just screams Revolutionary War!  So he recently put together some scenery to make a fall table!

Give it a look!

Some beautiful 40mm AWI eye candy...

Hi all!

Okay, I know the House of War has been quiet, but I stopped by a buddy's place for a bit and, of course, brought the camera to snap a few shots of his growing 40mm AWI collection!

Up top is some Hessian jaegers he painted up.

Some light infantry, waiting to be flocked.

 

Light infantry command stands.

The British have an indian scout...

And so do the Americans!



Some cavalry from both sides, again waiting to be flocked.

A bunch of finished 40mm AWI American regiments.

An American commander.

American artillery.

British artillery, and a few assorted foot commanders.

Those jaegers again.

Just to give you a sense of how huge a 40mm artillery piece is... my buddy is a good sized dude, and the single gun and crew just COVERS his flat hand.

Some good shots of my AWI diorama...

My father in law took a few good pictures of the AWI diorama I made for him for Christmas and sent them along... thought I would post two here for now!

A few more shots of "The Grassy Lane"

I am going to be giving this guy away as a gift on Christmas morning, so I thought I would post up just a few more photos!

It is a shame that two of my coolest pieces that I have ever done... indeed, all THREE of my dioramas, are all gifts! I should really figure out how to make some for myself:)



Anyway... here are the photos!

"The Grassy Lane"

I finally finished!

This little scene, which I have titled "The Grassy Lane," is a Christmas gift for my father-in-law. He is a big Rev. War buff, and I thought he might enjoy this.

I bought the figures for this at Fall In. They are 25mm from Eureka; they make some EXCELLENT ragged Continentals, designed to fit in flawlessly with the best miniatures in the biz, the Perry figures.

I went with a brown jacket/red turnback jacket combo... I realized only after I finished up that I hadn't done the white and hearts on the turnbacks, so I'll do those soon, but probably not until tomorrow. Anyway, overall I think they came out pretty sharp.

The base is a piece from Gale Force 9, with pink insulation foam to build up both sides to represent the slightly-worn sides of a New England path. Some sand, some bark, and voila! In the pictures it is hard to see, but the land is built up on both sides of the men... they are in a neatly worn depression, where they can, at least, find a modicum of cover!

I had to put a little thought into how the men should be set up... in my head I saw the two guys in the center as the centerpieces, as the heroes of this little vignette. Someplace they must have had a near scrape, or dove for cover, or clubbed down a British redcoat, and so both have lost their hats, but they fight on. Are they, in fact, father and son? A ragged veteran of Bunker Hill and Bennington, and the new recruit he is trying to protect? Who knows. These ragged Connecticut boys have formed up on a little worn grassy lane and begun to exchange fire with some nearby Lobsterbacks... surely they won't all be standing shortly!

Anyway... I think it will be a neat Christmas present. Heck, I'd take it anytime!

The Workbench

Here are the finished AWI troops!

The photos of these boys definately do not do them justice. I did a pretty sharp paint job on these guys, and then followed up with some mid-shade dip, which does cover up a lot of sins! It glopped a bit around one guys feet, but it will be fine once he is all grassed. These guys represent a Connecticut unit, and I do enjoy the brown and red!

25mm figures courtesy of Eureka miniatures... thanks Giles! :)