Victrix Swiss etc

I have been busy with work, and the six nations, but did manage to finish the Vixtrix Swiss and put a flag on my Prussian Cuirassiers (I know its the wrong one but I dont care).

Saving Private Henri?

Italian Colonel

Italian skirmisher base

Not much to paint to be honest.

Metal colonel

Voltiguer base - very happy with these

And the grenadiers

"Toberones are on me boys!!"

These were assembled by Will in Belgium

Flag by GMB

Do you like the horse Iannick? Foundry paint pallet on that one.

The wine was an excellent Burgundy I enjoyed with a fine Cuban cigar to celebrate completion.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Victrix are fine figures but I just dont enjoy painting them to be honest. They can be hard work and if you dont know the French uniform, and whats meant to go where, you may struggle.

Tanoch dros cymru!

..or happy St David's day. As a nation we jsut gifted France a game, and probably Les Grand Slam as well. The England scrum half gifted Ireland the game at Aich'Q and Scotland gifted Italy the game by being dire. Wasnt it nice of them all to join in the fun?

February total was:

36 Prussian Calpe reservists - quite happy with them

18 Foundry Prussian Cuirassiers - like the horses but not happy with the figures at all. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Mainly Calpe Prussians

Foundry French artillery officer
Perry general and adc

Calpe Prussian reservists in British rifles uniform

Flag by GBM

I tried to make the trousers look muddy - not sure if it worked.

Detail of the rear

Just noticed the ink stain on the officer - bugger

Nice figures but glad they are done.

January painting totals and Six Nations

Some truly rubbish pic's of the French and Bavarian artillery I painted in January. Will take some new pic's soon. All figures are by the Foundry and painted on a grey undercoat.

Total for Jan was:

6 Bavarian guns

24 Bavarian crew

1 French howitzer

6 French crew

36 French light infantry

I am currently 2/3rds of the way through 36 Prussian (Calpe) reservists in British rifles uniforms.

Six Nations: Wales yet to announce side and a crisis at scrum half (where are my boots?) and England have picked their best team in years. Me worried? Yep.

My tip for the top is.................England believe it or not. If they beat Wales they'll do well.

Ireland are overrated (and were very lucky in quite a few games last year - England and Wales especially), France could win every game or get hammered.

Scotland are still rubbish but might sneak the odd win and lets hope Italy ( as long as they dont do it against Wales) win the odd game.

1. England

2. France

3. Wales

4. Ireland

5. Scotland

6. Italy

My record as a punidit is appalling so dont expect the table to look anything like that an the end!

The six nations will afffect my painting as there will be a fair amount of boozing and rugby watching going on!

More Bavarians!

Detailing of the light infantry battalion for my brigade.
Light battalion as a firing line. Last two bases can be positioned as skirmishers.

The final regiment set out as a firing line about to advance.

Close up of the command and light company.

The full brigade.

Hope you like them.

Only the artillery to go, although I have some cavalry so if some nice person out there wants to sell or swap me a cavalry officer and trumpeter I'd be most interested.

Foundry Bavarian foragers and general

A Bavarian general and adc

Forager group (plus cjhickens) a real joy to paint (not the chickens) and I am really happy with them.

Another view of the chickens........

They represent the three regiments in my Bavarian brigade (including the killer chickens)

As someone who has been experimenting with baking his own bread please note the exploding bread rolls.

Roast pork sarnies and some nice weiss-bier methinks.

Porky not having a great time.........

Hope you like them as much as I do!

I am a rubbish photograpgher, and the figures look better in the flesh, but I am very happy.

2009 painting total

Quite a productive year for me, especially considering as this year I took the plunge and set up on my own. The painting has served an additional purpose as its given me a break from what other wise may have turned me into a workaholic.

The general theme was initially trying to finish my Prussians (still not completed but not far to go), but also adding some new units to my French 1813/14 army, then some commision work, and some plastic experimentation. I have two commisions for 2010 that I am looking forward to but still undecided as to what to paint for me. The choices are:

1. complete the Prussians

2. Russians from scratch - I have all the figures

3. Anglo-German force for northern Germany / Waterloo. I have most of the foot, some artillery, but need cavalry. I also have the excellent Foundry Wellington command set.........

Not made my mind up yet.

Anyway, the totals are:

For me:

20 Old Guard Grenadiers - Foundry

20 Old Guard Chasseurs - Perry

15 French casualties - Foundry

30 assorted Prussian skirmishers and Jaeger - Calpe

72 Prussian Landwehr - Calpe

72 Italians - Victrix

5 Prussian Brigade command - Calpe

4 Prussian mounted officers - Calpe

72 Bavarian line - Foundry

18 Bavarian light - Foundry

4 Bavarian command - Foundry

5 Bavarian foragers - Foundry

3 Discworld characters

Commission work:

88 Bavarian line and light

16 Bavarian cavalry

3 Bavarian command

Grand total:

412 foot

32 mounted

.................and four chickens and one pig......................two witches and a cynical policeman.

Hope you have a great festive season and will post pic's of the new Bavarians when my clients stop giving me work to do and I can have a holiday!

Cyfachion Y Timor