Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: olicana on 23 October 2015, 09:48:03 PM
Title: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: olicana on 23 October 2015, 09:48:03 PM
Well I've just finished painting another four units of Austrians for my SYW collection.
That means I've now done 42 of the 56 Austrian units. :D
I'll put that another way, with the Prussians and Russians (finished) I've now done 148 of the 162 units. :D :D
I aim to be all done by New Year's Eve - my 52 Birthday. :D :D :D
Pics of new units here:http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/four-more-units-of-austrians-only.html (http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/four-more-units-of-austrians-only.html)
Russians all done (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YQfo2jK4HQQ/VLle4EnxFKI/AAAAAAAAJEw/q0dgL4YSVXg/s1600/IMG_9325.JPG)
Prussians all done (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQ17dL04-o4/VbEJvZIIm2I/AAAAAAAAJyQ/ysSt_BG1XXc/s640/IMG_9745.JPG)
Can't wait to post a pic of the Austrians all done
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Furt on 23 October 2015, 09:55:38 PM
:o :o :o
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Phil Robinson on 23 October 2015, 11:32:56 PM
Now those are "armies", bloody fantastic.
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: von Lucky on 24 October 2015, 11:21:36 AM
Awesome.
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Post by: Lancer on 24 October 2015, 06:35:47 PM
Very impressive, look stunning when on parade
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Post by: traveller on 25 October 2015, 04:24:29 PM
Hmm....thats what I call a PROJECT!
I bow my head in awe :o :o :o
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Post by: OSHIROmodels on 25 October 2015, 04:31:58 PM
Holy shitballs :o
Cracking stuff 8)
cheers
James
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Chesh on 26 October 2015, 06:41:45 AM
Inspirational
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Post by: Harry Faversham on 26 October 2015, 02:22:17 PM
:o Nowt to it for that lad, SYW was just a practice for his Napoleonics! :o
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Post by: Ignatieff on 26 October 2015, 02:55:00 PM
Just awesome. No other words needed. And nice to shake your hand at Derby recently.
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: olicana on 26 October 2015, 10:23:41 PM
Thank you, all.
Whenever I read these kind of comments, I always wonder if you are all taking the wee wee. It's a bit like Graham, one of the lads, constantly referring to my wargame's room, on his blog, as "legendary" - except, I know for a fact he is taking the ....!
As Tony said to Saddam "Things can only get better."
Kind Regards,
James
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Argonor on 26 October 2015, 10:46:32 PM
When did you start this...? :o
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: olicana on 26 October 2015, 11:46:11 PM
Hard to say when it started. There was an interlude. However, 60% of it has been done in the last two years. The collection will be something over 2,400 figures all told.
Funny thing is, until two years ago i was quite happy with my SYW lot. Then, on a whim, I decided to do Zorndorf at one unit per regiment and, stupidly, increase infantry density from 16 to 24 man units. I did manage to get this done in six months - you can if you try.
It meant, of course, that once done I'd have to do the same treatment to the Austrians, but without the deadline of a show date to meet, I've let things slip. I've painted less than 800 pieces for myself this year, including the ones to paint before New Year, and including a couple of hundred things for the Italian wars - for another show.
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Argonor on 26 October 2015, 11:55:29 PM
800 pieces still means more than 2 per day. When I have a deadline, I can usually manage a maximum of 1 per day (when layering), maybe a bit more when blocking colours and shading with a wash.
It is a stunning output, by all standards, I think!
Title: Re: SYW Project, end in sight
Post by: Totleben on 27 October 2015, 12:07:17 AM