Sunday, 23 June 2019

More Odds and Sodds...

Although I have a couple of other projects calling my name I just can't seem to pull my self away from my ECW collection (or stop buying stuff!)  I finished another regiment of cavalry that I had inherited from Jeff. It is a mix of Warlord Games plastic cavalry and Perry metals. I blended the riders and horses: Perry horses with plastic riders and plastic horses with Perry riders just for variety:
 The flag is from Wargames Designs and is Lord Byron's (conjectural):
The Oxen team and limber from Empress miniatures is painted; fantastic little model (shown here with a metal Warlord Saker in tow). 

The drover, suprisingly, came in 4 parts but is otherwise a simple model without superfluous detail that paints up very well:

Negligible mould lines and great texture on the yoke:

As I was desperate to buy something from Warfare Miniatures, but not really needing any more cavalry (I still have 36 in their boxes...) I found some interesting table dressing; a horse and cart:
 ..and an A-Frame gun gin:
I also wanted some engineers so I went with Foundry. I bought a pack of engineers with petard crew and a pack of civilians. Here are most of the two packs primed and awaiting paint:





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  1. Phil23 June 2019 at 23:58

    Wonderful minis, excellent job!

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  2. daveb24 June 2019 at 00:24

    Stick with what inspires you to paint. Otherwise you will be 'working' on a project with little progress. Is the A frame for placing the cannon on the frame?

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    1. Codsticker24 June 2019 at 07:41

      That's right Daveb. I am guessing that carriages or cannons would become damaged and need to be replaced. Also some guns would be transported on simple wagons built for the purpose called "drugs" and then placed on carriages for use.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag24 June 2019 at 10:45

      Dave is right! Paint what you feel like painting. The Lead Pile is patient.

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  3. Friends Of General Haig24 June 2019 at 01:23

    A wonderful collection of table flavour there! I have that A frame in my lead pile as well. Trying to figure out a pulley to fit at the top. It will make a great artillery diorama. Very nice cavalry unit. The Perry/Warlord mix is my favourite as well :-)

    I think you know you are addicted to a period when you spend months and months prepping for a big game, and come home afterwards wanting to paint more of the same! :-D Same for me and the TYW, although I can sense a branch out to the East coming soon.

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    1. Codsticker24 June 2019 at 07:43

      I have a 17thC Mughal army that keeps calling my name as well as growing collection of Celts thanks to Warlord and Victrix. But I just can't seem to get there...

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  4. Ray Rousell24 June 2019 at 13:41

    The ECW Horse look very nice indeed as does the limber team.

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  5. Lawrence H24 June 2019 at 16:29

    Great stuff, and the ox-drawn limber is my favourite.

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  6. Gonsalvo24 June 2019 at 18:07

    I especially like the oxen and limber, and the engineers look interesting as well!

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  7. MurdocK28 June 2019 at 22:50

    Great stuff Cod, I suspect we will be putting some of the ECW forces to the test in July.

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