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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: skip on May 23, 2020, 06:15:56 PM

Title: New units for the AWI update 10/7 royal welsh
Post by: skip on May 23, 2020, 06:15:56 PM: Here are some recently finished regiments for AWI wargaming
Gists Additional Regiment and the 15th foot , all Perry plastics

Brian

(https://i.imgur.com/ixUxhGy.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wT6FkSz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/jNycfX2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/7YSY8uh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Qr4vhaq.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/AriFRpO.jpg)
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: DintheDin on May 23, 2020, 07:11:57 PM: Bright colors and neat paintjob!
And bases well done, too!
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: Digits on May 23, 2020, 07:41:16 PM: Very crisp, nice job.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: skip on May 23, 2020, 08:24:16 PM: Thanks guys, mostly done with GW contrast paints
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on May 23, 2020, 11:18:21 PM: Very well done. One small criticism - which might be useful to anyone putting together marching plastic figures - is to avoid "tick-tocking". This is where the arm and leg on the same side of the body move forward together. It's actually very difficult to achieve when you try to do it, but surprisingly easy when you are trying to avoid it! You tend to see it done by real-life humans who only march occasionally and have not yet had the habit yelled out of them by a kindly, and well-meaning NCO.

Prior to modern times, troops never swung the arms when marching anyway and generally kept them by their sides, so straight up-and-down, or even angled slightly backwards is accurate.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: skip on May 24, 2020, 04:53:16 PM: Quote from: Baron von Wreckedoften on May 23, 2020, 11:18:21 PM
Very well done. One small criticism - which might be useful to anyone putting together marching plastic figures - is to avoid "tick-tocking". This is where the arm and leg on the same side of the body move forward together. It's actually very difficult to achieve when you try to do it, but surprisingly easy when you are trying to avoid it! You tend to see it done by real-life humans who only march occasionally and have not yet had the habit yelled out of them by a kindly, and well-meaning NCO.

Prior to modern times, troops never swung the arms when marching anyway and generally kept them by their sides, so straight up-and-down, or even angled slightly backwards is accurate.
thanks Baron, i did realize this after i built them but was too lazy to fix, probably could have hidden them in the back row, just noticed one or two have their muskets on the wrong shoulder too ! but i do like a little variation, the plastic British i find the better set IMHO

Brian
Title: Re: New units for the AWI
Post by: skip on June 27, 2020, 08:05:07 PM: Some more units for the AWI, first up is the Royal Deux Ponts for my French brigade followed by
a Grenadier battalion and the 33rd regiment of foot ( Cornwallis own regiment)

(https://i.imgur.com/km5UdFo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WHFOJXM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nwCW0vS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8Czduaw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wwqDrQr.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wwqDrQr.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wc7kweg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/APoQHTA.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uu21nfh.jpg)
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: Norm on June 28, 2020, 05:52:42 AM: Splendid and clearly a lot of careful work. That is the size of unit I will be going for.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: armchairgeneral on June 28, 2020, 08:03:04 AM: Very nice looking units :-*
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: skip on June 28, 2020, 10:42:51 AM: Thanks guys
Quote from: Norm on June 28, 2020, 05:52:42 AM
Splendid and clearly a lot of careful work. That is the size of unit I will be going for.
Yes this is the average size regiment of 4 bases, the grenadiers will be made into a large 6 base unit as the Grenadiers, Highlanders and Guards units were larger Regiments, for the Continentals 4 base units would be the norm

Brian
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: Wellington Bonaparte on June 30, 2020, 11:13:03 PM: They look splendid, hope my "lobsters" turn out as smart as these brave chaps! My centre company Bns, will be 6x4 bases with the Highlander and Grenadier Bns either 7or 8 bases each, really so they match up with my oppo's already raised Continental army. Could I ask where you get your standards from, they are very impressive.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: Baron von Wreckedoften on July 01, 2020, 11:31:02 AM: Nicely done, Skip.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: skip on July 01, 2020, 05:50:11 PM: thanks for the kind comments guys
Quote from: Wellington Bonaparte on June 30, 2020, 11:13:03 PM
They look splendid, hope my "lobsters" turn out as smart as these brave chaps! My centre company Bns, will be 6x4 bases with the Highlander and Grenadier Bns either 7or 8 bases each, really so they match up with my oppo's already raised Continental army. Could I ask where you get your standards from, they are very impressive.
Hi, the standards are 100mm lances/pikes from Northstar Miniatures but cut down to maybe 70-80mm, whatever looks right with GMB flags
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: wds0855 on July 01, 2020, 09:07:30 PM: Those look great, what size bases are you using ?

Walt
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: skip on July 02, 2020, 05:41:33 PM: Quote from: wds0855 on July 01, 2020, 09:07:30 PM
Those look great, what size bases are you using ?

Walt
Hi Walt they are 40mm x 40mm

Brian
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: juergen c. olk on July 02, 2020, 07:35:01 PM: Very nice....
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: wds0855 on July 03, 2020, 04:51:51 PM: Quote from: skip on July 02, 2020, 05:41:33 PM
Hi Walt they are 40mm x 40mm

Brian

That's what I'm using too, thanks,

Walt
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: GamesPoet on July 03, 2020, 05:28:58 PM: Congrats on the effort your making!
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 27/6
Post by: skip on July 03, 2020, 05:34:47 PM: Thanks again guys, just finishing off the 23rd Royal Welsh at the moment

Brian
Title: 23RD Royal Welsh Fusiliers added
Post by: skip on July 10, 2020, 09:05:50 PM: Well i finally finished the 23rd regiment of foot Royal Welsh Fusiliers for Websters Brigade
a few photos, hope you like
(https://i.imgur.com/9Z7EOGz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Y2IJkI1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ethszmR.jpg)
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 10/7 royal welsh
Post by: FifteensAway on July 11, 2020, 01:11:21 AM: Sergeant Sideburns, "JONES 50231, where the hell did you lose your hat this time!!!" lol

Nice work.
Title: Re: New units for the AWI update 10/7 royal welsh
Post by: skip on July 11, 2020, 10:32:41 AM: Quote from: FifteensAway on July 11, 2020, 01:11:21 AM
Sergeant Sideburns, "JONES 50231, where the hell did you lose your hat this time!!!" lol

Nice work.
haha, thanks FifteensAway, his hat is actually behind his right foot !

Brian