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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Count Belisarius on 24 October 2023, 07:35:31 AM
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Been lurking here for ages and recently been selling bits and pieces so thought it was about time I posted some pics here. Among many, my main project over the last 12 years has been a gradually increasing force of 28mm ImagiNation troops for Alterfritzenburg and her enemies in Braunschweig and some of her 'Ottoman' type allies. It started as one battalion and few supporting troops but as grown a little since then. This was it in 2020.
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There are quite a few more added now...
And I'm not adverse to adding the odd 'real' unit like these Irish:
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I'll post more in the coming months as I'm in the process of trying to 'finish' the project for a big game in 2025....
However, after quite a lull in the old painting mojo I've finally finished some bits that have been sat half done for months...
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Then three Midlam Miniatures figures I've added to my Ottoman themed force...
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And finally the Sultan himself. A self styled Imam, his bodyguards, and the sacred camel.... Best not ask...
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And now Lord Peeler of Aytonia. Currently touring the lands of friends and enemies of past conflicts. Accompanied by his favoured staff who provide him with essential supplies to get through the day. Not all staff last the day
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Figures are Minden, Foundry, and RSM. The Aytonian flag bears a striking resemblance to the flag of Georgia but looked a little plain so I went with the flag of the Georgian Ministry of Defence...
Cheers
A
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Lovely work! It's an amazing effort to have collected, and painted such a beautiful force over the last twelve years!
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Lovely work! It's an amazing effort to have collected, and painted such a beautiful force over the last twelve years!
I really need to do a big parade at some point. Just realised since that pic I've added another ten battalions and 5 units of cavalry!!!
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Fantastic work! Masterful brushwork!
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Great looking figures - really like your command groups.
Definitely time for a parade with shots of all the troops!
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Nice
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My main ImagiNation is Altefritzenburg. I plan to do proper parade shoot for them in the not too distant. But my opposition for them is Braunschweig as I acquired some figures from a friends small ImagiNation force which he had so named and I just stuck with it...
The core force is six regiments of infantry. RSM figures with Minden command.
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HQ and brigade command stands:
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Jaegers. Foundry figures. Half painted by Tim Hall and the rest matched by me.
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Artillery. From Tim Hall.
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And some cavalry. Crann Tara dragoons and RSM Hussars
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More to come when I have the space to lay them out...
Cheers
Andy
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A fantastic collection! I especially like the command with the map on the table
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always liked those RSM figures. Such effective, subtle, animation in their marching pose.
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All very nice stuff. But I love that Imam....
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Lovely work Andy.
Neil
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Would love to know the source / how to on the Map table
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Would love to know the source / how to on the Map table
Hi,
Tabletop is made from coffee stirrers on top of two resin barrels. I then Googled C18th maps until I found a couple I liked. Printed them rather small on normal printer paper. Then stuck to the (painted) table with PVA and sealed with PVA. Enough PVA on there to soak and allow if to drape over. And that was it really.
Cheers
A
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That is a great looking collection. where do you get the RSM figures from? I love these figures but the postage cost from the US these days makes them impossible for me to get them.
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Hi,
I was quite lucky with the RSM. First lot were gifts from Jim Purky (of Fife and Drum miniatures) then I ordered a lot before the postage got silly. They are a bargain price anyway so even with postage and import it's somethings works. I was also lucky to get a few from people in the UK. I've done 16 battalions of them and have two left to do. Then that is me done.
They are lovely figures. Though some of the range/moulds are less good.
A
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A really splendid collection of figures on show there!
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I adore your paintjob, all your battalions look splendid!
But your real talent is the vignettes! Superb! Inspirational!
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These buggers have taken a while to finish. Started them 18th October. 2022.
Braunschweig Kuirassiers using Minden Austrians
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I've gone for smaller flags for my Braunschweig cavalry. The big flags look great but feel a little unwieldy for a mounted chap...
A
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Perfect sculpts with the finest paint job! What's not to like?
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A small thing but, I love those coloured flag cords and tassels.
Beautiful work.
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Although my ImagiNation project started in 28mm and will continue to, lack of playing space a few years ago meant I started recreating some of it in 6mm. As you do. There was a lull, I sold what I had done, then bought it and additional stuff back again. As you do.
And I've recently returned to this project and been rebasing it all.
This is what I have so far completed...
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I need more cavalry. And a few more guns. I have enough wargame standard painted stuff to do about another dozen or more infantry units but need to paint lots of command to go with them.
And these are meant to represent my 28mm stuff in 6mm so should do more Altefritzenburg types. And I have NO Braunschweig troops. The stuff at the bottom is basically 'French' so I could just do them as an entirely different army just for the 6mm...]
I probably need to make a plan of some kind... But why start now...
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Your table looks perfect!
Units and trees and roads and river, like an aerial photography!
Keep them coming!
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Another batch completed. These are a 6mm version of a friends 28mm Imagination troops - the Boleyn Regiment from the Gateway Alliance. His flags are little works of art so were a bugger to do in 6mm!
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Very good job on these and the flags are very well done! Cheers!
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Been a while since I updated this thread. Had hoped to have more units done (in either 6mm or 28mm) but haven't really been feeling the big units. So I've been working on various odd character figures and attempting to finish the last of my Ratnik Miniatures Civilians.
Some denizens of downtown Altefritzenburg...
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And the official Altefritzenburg executioner...
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And finally finished a couple of gents and the sedan chair.
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Maybe some Foundry civilians next but I really should return to the 28mm cavalry unit I started...
A
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All those look good. The chap with the big axe looks like he doesn't suffer fools none too well....
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Very nice, I do like an imagi-nation
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A few more characters finished...
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Very neat paint job and the faces look superb!
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Super stuff
Cheers
Matt
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I've been slowly working on recreating all my 28mm Imagination forces in 6mm and have just finished and fitted the flags to some cavalry. All Adler figures.
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A
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Haven't seen Adler figures so well-painted! Vibrant colors and strikingly impressive flags! Enviable job! Congrats!
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Some of Altefritzenburg's gentlemen take to the streets...
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Outstanding paint job! :-*
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Another batch of Civs done...
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A
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Excellent! It’s always good to see some civilians, especially when they’re as well painted as these.
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All your miniatures are a feast for the eye - but I especially like those 6mm Adlers! Top notch!
Cheers
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Thanks.
I've got about another 20 Civs to do... Including some of the Ladies of Altefritzenburg... And that should do me.
There's quite a few in the picture above but I've got another 25-30 already painted.
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Outstanding jobs, all of them! Keep them coming!
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Some more denizens of downtown Altefritzenburg...
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More info on the old blog.
https://blog.belisarius.org.uk/2024/03/the-population-grows.html
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After a frenzy of civilians I thought I'd switch to some more martial types. The 1st Regiment of dragoons from Von Donovan's Legion already have dismounted versions. But not the second. So I've started on those using Eureka Saxons. Eight done and some horse holders and bits still to do...
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A
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As Altefritzenburg (my main ImagiNation) has a hefty supporting cast of units I've decided that Braunschweig (the opposition) will have help from France so am doing a (very) few French units. Already done Irish Regiment Clare and now have completed Moustiers Cavalerie. 28mm Crann Tara figures.
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Cracking cavalry unit!
Cheers
Matt
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Finally finished my first proper full unit in months. I started these early in the year and gave up on them in April...
Die Aytonische Fahnenflüchtigen
Deserters from Lord Peeler's army now in service with Altefritzenburg.
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Very nice paintjob, the colors pop! And superb flags!
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Haven't posted on this thread for a while as I've been working on my C17th skirmish stuff. But I have a big ImagiNation game coming up in May and stuff still to prepare. So I've been rebasing some of my Ottoman stuff... Something I hardly ever do....
These were done for Henry Hyde's Byzarbia game at Ayton far too many years ago... Then rebased. Then gloss varnished and single based on steel. And now rebased again and matt varnished and a flag added.
RSM Ottoman Royal Guard I think...
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Might need some touching up with the matt varnish.
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They look fantastic! Is that flag hand painted as well?
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Thanks. Yes. Hand painted. Well. Nicked a template, printed it, then used as a guide to paint.
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Another unit of Ottomans redone. RSM Sipahi with added shields, partial repaint, new command figures and flag...
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Two 28mm ADCs from Perry Miniatures AWI French Command set painted as part of my Altefritzenburg ImagiNation
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Finally finished the last (combat) unit for a big C18th ImagiNation game in Ayton e
next weekend.
Essex 28mm with an RSM officer.
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A
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And a final little addition for this weekends big game. A band for my Ottoman types.
28mm TAG Haiduks...
As they come in a variety of walking, striding and standing poses I tried to give the impression of them marching into place under a watchful eye...
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