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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Axebreaker on 04 February 2015, 10:26:37 AM

Title: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Axebreaker on 04 February 2015, 10:26:37 AM

This is the latest unit off my workbench The British Legion Cavalry otherwise known as Tarleton's raiders for my AWI collection.

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/AWI/2015-02-01002_zps70ea436a.jpg) (http://s400.photobucket.com/user/khraid/media/AWI/2015-02-01002_zps70ea436a.jpg.html)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/AWI/2015-02-01009_zps5ea60f71.jpg) (http://s400.photobucket.com/user/khraid/media/AWI/2015-02-01009_zps5ea60f71.jpg.html)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/AWI/2015-02-01007_zps40ad8a7a.jpg) (http://s400.photobucket.com/user/khraid/media/AWI/2015-02-01007_zps40ad8a7a.jpg.html)

(http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/khraid/AWI/2015-02-01010_zpsfac92674.jpg) (http://s400.photobucket.com/user/khraid/media/AWI/2015-02-01010_zpsfac92674.jpg.html)

Thanks for viewing! :)

More information on this controversial unit can found on my blog:
http://christopher-bunkerhill.blogspot.de/

Christopher

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Sterling Moose on 04 February 2015, 11:06:18 AM

Very nice  :-*

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Citizen Sade on 04 February 2015, 12:25:55 PM

Nice job.

Controversial? Only if you believe the propaganda ;)

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Axebreaker on 04 February 2015, 12:53:25 PM

Thanks guys. :)

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Controversial?

Absolutely.

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Only if you believe the propaganda

Pretty dismissive statement and leaves little doubt where your opinion is which of course is your entitlement.

I have a more balanced opinion I believe that can be read on my blog if your interested.

Christopher

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: matthais-mouse on 04 February 2015, 01:26:33 PM

Very nice indeed.
Keep them coming :P

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: janner on 04 February 2015, 02:36:38 PM

Very nicely done :)

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Sterling Moose on 04 February 2015, 09:36:11 PM

Nice blog too   :D

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Greystreak on 05 February 2015, 04:47:32 PM

Fine looking unit, Christopher!  :D

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Axebreaker on 05 February 2015, 10:17:47 PM

Thank you gentlemen I appreciate the support! :)

Christopher

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Baron von Nickedoften on 10 February 2015, 11:29:59 AM

Excellent work.  I see you've gone for lighter bases on your more recent AWI stuff.

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Axebreaker on 10 February 2015, 11:37:14 AM

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Excellent work.  I see you've gone for lighter bases on your more recent AWI stuff.

Thank you and yes I did. I decided I needed a bit more flexibility and lightened the bases up from the darker muddy tone. I thought about even lighter, but decided to go with this more neutral tone.

Christopher

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: General Lee on 10 February 2015, 11:52:44 AM

very nice!

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: Baron von Nickedoften on 11 February 2015, 02:09:14 PM

Quote from: Axebreaker on 10 February 2015, 11:37:14 AM

Thank you and yes I did. I decided I needed a bit more flexibility and lightened the bases up from the darker muddy tone. I thought about even lighter, but decided to go with this more neutral tone.

I think you've got it pretty much spot on, here.  To be fair, your "dark mud" bases confounded the conventional wisdom about basing needing to be lighter than the figures, and actually worked very well (thinking of the riflemen especially).

Keep up the good work!

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: rxpjks on 24 February 2015, 07:18:21 PM

very nice.

Title: Re: British Legion Cavalry
Post by: kingsmt on 24 February 2015, 10:46:27 PM

Great painting !!

I do wonder why gamers base their beautifully painted figures on those thick bases, that make the figures rise above the groundwork.
It looks so unnatural and ruins the effect of the wonderful painting.

I prefer thin metal bases that blend right into the terrain and are indistinguishable from the groundwork.

Just my personal opinion.