Three post in one year!
Somebody stop me I’m on fire.
Just a quick update to prove I am still alive and slowly
plodding along on cleaning up the lead pile.
The original plan for this year was to NOT buy any new lead, and make at
least some minimal progress on the lead piles.
But as they say, no plan survives contact with Historicon planning.
First up from the lead pile are a couple of Artillery
Batteries. As I think I’ve mentioned
before I paint my Russian Batteries as 3 stand batteries to reflect the larger
12 gun batteries – although in conventions (and most local games) they are
represented on the table as two stand batteries.
On to the photos. As
always, click to enlarge if you’re feeling brave.
These are Elite Miniatures Russian Guard Artillery
figures. These are the first Elite
figures I’ve painted. They’re pretty
‘clunky’ figures, and definitely lack the smooth lines of the Front Rank
figures. I’m not sure the plumes are
painted the correct color, and they would be more appropriate for 1815 or
so. Odds are they’ll never end up on the
table, but it wouldn’t be the first unit I painted that will never get used.
These are Front Rank Russian Horse Artillery figures.
Auto focus on the camera was acting up on this one.
A battery of Front Rank Russian ‘light’ (6#) foot artillery.
In sorting through the lead pile I stumbled across this mounted commander in a Kiwer that I had forgotten about.
And the only unit in todays post that is ‘new’ lead, the
Ekaterinoslav Cuirassier Regiment. These
are also Front Rank figures. And there's that same house in the back ground. Whatever is in it must be important?
Looking at these photos I see I forgot to paint something.
I hope to see some of you at Historicon later this week.
So much lead, so little time.
