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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Misneach on July 07, 2021, 12:25:12 PM
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I've finished off my first Group for a Sharp Practice project this week, the Wexford Pikemen of 1798. It's an event of great historical importance to Ireland as a whole, but especially so in my own area. The figures are by Trent Miniatures, who do a really nice range for this subject.
A full write up is on my blog at https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/07/1798-rebellion-project-part-1-first.html?m=1
Thanks 😊
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Nice :)
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Unusual, very nice.
Fairly sure the statue of the pikeman in the wexford bullring commemorates the event.
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I look forward to following your progress.
An excellent start.
Trent Miniatures (The late lamented Duncan McFarlan)
do some nice flags, as well as those nice figures.
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Well done. Will you also field Humbert and some of his Frenchies?
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Will you also field Humbert and some of his Frenchies?
The plan is hopefully to do them, once I've completed all the Redcoats and Rebels. I've already done some 1/1200 scale ships for the naval encounters that were part of the French Expedition, so it would be great to connect the land and sea projects!
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Cool! :D
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They look grand. I'll follow your progress with interest.
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Finished up another batch of United Irish pikes and skirmishers. I particularly enjoyed the skirmishers, their faces were a lot of fun to paint!
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/07/1798-rebellion-project-part-2.html?m=1
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Oooh! Great detail, neat and beautiful paintjob!
You made so expressive faces! Congrats!
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Lovely minis. Just lovely!
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Thank you all!
I finished my first Leader for the project. He is Fr. John Murphy, a figure of great renown in the history and folklore of my area. In Sharp Practice he is a Status 2 Leader. Making larger-than-life characters such as Fr. Murphy is one of the things which attracted me to Sharp Practice, and I'm really looking forward to painting more of them!
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/07/1798-rebellion-project-part-3-fr-john.html?m=1
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That's an exceptionally well done face, full of character. He looks as though he's off to set the heather blazing and bring the neighbours from far and near.
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph, what a fine figure and paint job!
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Don't know anything about this but I love the leprechaun hats and the Guinness flag!
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Don't know anything about this but I love the leprechaun hats and the Guinness flag!
"Jamie! Yer a damn ignorant Bog fellah!!"
remind me to show you my stash of (unfortunately unpainted)
Trent miniatures, sold to me by the late lamented Duncan Macfarlane.
Maybe I can tempt you onboard my yet to be started project.
Yes I know there are loads & loads of those. :)
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Superb, and unusual! :-*
I've already done some 1/1200 scale ships for the naval encounters that were part of the French Expedition, so it would be great to connect the land and sea projects!
Yes it is certainly possible to mix two games with different scales. After all, when ships are at sea they look smaller, so they could well be on the same table than 28mm figures ashore. :)
I was going to say that it would be interesting to see the "yole de Bantry" (Bantry Bay gig, which incidentally is the oldest historical French boat still surviving) at 1/1200 scale :D :D ...but I was mistaken, this longboat was taken in the other expedition two years earlier.
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After all, when ships are at sea they look smaller, so they could well be on the same table than 28mm figures ashore.
Now look, concentrate - these ships are small, those ships are far away......
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I really like the idea of playing both land and sea at once! In the 2014 TooFatLardies Christmas Special, there's a Bantry Bay French Expedition scenario for Kiss Me Hardy and a mini campaign for Sharp Practice. The campaign has a special rule that gives the Republicans a group of French Regulars for every frigate that lands.
In the last week or so I finished off some North Cork Militia, they're fantastic models to paint! The facial expressions are really well sculpted on these. This being Sharp Practice, I made a few of them into characters! Sergeant Napper and Corporal Vamp of ballad fame make an appearance.
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/07/1798-rebellion-project-part-4-north.html?m=1
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In the last week or so I finished off some North Cork Militia
:o :o Superb painting!
I really like the idea of playing both land and sea at once!
The two games may begin as different things, then when players at sea want to interfere on land you probably just need to adapt your rules, to allow:
– cannon effect between sea and land (ships firing at land / coastal batteries firing at ships) that should be easy
– shallops carrying troops, some marker (1/1200 shallop?) near the ships first, then turning to 28mm shallops near the beach. :)
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The more I look at this thread, the more I hear "Boolavogue" in my head. When my wife and I went to Ireland on our 5th Anniversary (2003), we spent a night in Wexfordtown. Saw the monuments, including the Pikeman Statue. Even went to the National 1798 Rebellion Centre in Enniscorthy. You can see Vinegar Hill from its parking lot...
Looking forward to more of this..."...and Father Murphy, from County Wexford, sweeps o'er the land like a mighty wind..."...
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Thanks for the kind comments 😊
CapnJim, hope you enjoyed your time in Wexford! I recently visited the National '98 Centre too, it's a great museum.
Patrice, I hadn't thought of allowing cannon fire from the ships to affect the land battle before! I love the idea, I'm definitely going to incorporate it!
This week I've finished up another batch of rebels, this time with a few conversions to add variation. One of them is armed with a bronze sword. The Royal Ontario Museum owns a 2500 year old bronze Age sword that was recovered from the rebels after the Battle of New Ross. There's evidence to support this claim, as it's been sharpened and used relatively recently. There is an article about it here
https://www.rom.on.ca/en/blog/weapon-wednesday-the-long-history-of-an-irish-bronze-age-sword
The whole batch can be seen here
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/08/1798-rebellion-project-part-5-mixed-bag.html?m=1
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Finished up two more batches of British troops - the last of the Militia and their leader Captain Swayne, as well as some Yeomanry Infantry. I'm now almost finished the British force, with only a leader and another group of Yeos to do!
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/08/1798-rebellion-project-part-6-george-of.html?m=1
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/08/1798-rebellion-project-part-7-last-of.html?m=1
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Brilliant! Some of the finest painted faces I've ever seen!
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Excellent work!
Flanagan's Year of the French got me interested in this period. 18th Century British forces confronted by a tiny 19th Century French army augmented by medieval irish pikemen... and it was so well written.
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It's been a while since I last posted, but I'm making progress with this project. Only a few Leaders left to do for the United Irishmen! I'm looking forward to starting into their French allies next!
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/09/1798-rebellion-project-part-11-last.html?m=1
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After many many hours of work, I've finally finished off the last of my United Irish force! I have really enjoyed doing this project, and I'm looking forward to the next stage of it. Hopefully it won't be too long before I have a game.
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/09/1798-rebellion-project-part-12-united.html?m=1
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They look wonderful!
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They do, sometimes I'm tempted to do bigger scale figures. This is one of them.
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Everything looks good so far. Looking forward too seeing them on the field of battle.
And we did indeed enjoy the museum in Enniscorthy. We enjoyed all of our trip to Ireland!
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Great looking band of pike wilding patriots. :D
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This week I finished the first batch of Expedition d'Irlande troops, a group of skirmishing grenadiers along with their leader, Capitane Allard. As with all Trent miniatures, these have so much character!
https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/10/1798-rebellion-project-part-14-french.html?m=1
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Nice painting. The subtle shading of your whites is particularly well done. Is the flag entirely hand painted? If so, that's impressive.
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Is the flag entirely hand painted?
Thanks 😊
I paint all my flags by hand, but they're usually copied onto the paper from a book first
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Lots to love in this thread. Great work. Especially good eyes.
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https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/10/1798-rebellion-project-part-16.html?m=1
In honour of Halloween tomorrow, I've put together a graveyard suitable for the 1798 Rebellion. At several notable battles, the rebels took cover in graveyards - the only shelter available to them.
I've also finished some 60th Rifles, a particularly interesting regiment whose participation in the rebellion isn't very well known. This being Sharp Practice, Captain Frederickson is their leader!
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https://airtscorner.blogspot.com/2021/11/1798-rebellion-project-part-18.html?m=1
I've just finished the French Force for the 1798 Rebellion. This is an army I've been interested in for a very long time now, so I'm really happy to finally have it done. The Trent French range is excellent, probably even better than their Irish.
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Great stuff. I didn't know about the 60th Rifles.
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Looking good!
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Somewhere along the line, with all the eye candy, I forgot what rules you intend on using.
EDIT: Duh, right in the header, Sharp Practice. I'll sit in the corner and be quiet.
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Great stuff. I didn't know about the 60th Rifles.
I hadn't known about them either before starting to research this project. I haven't been able to find much information, so if anyone knows more I'd really appreciate any knowledge on the subject 8)
Thanks everyone :)
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The united Irishmen are looking great!
I have seen a few actual pike heads in a private collection that were used at Vinegar hill, a lot seemed to be crochets, or serpe apple branch pruners, attached to pikes, plus pikes and boarding pikes.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V6W1su3GqI8/UGTCE_Z1BiI/AAAAAAAACVY/SRhQapdSjeQ/s1600/serpe8.JPG)
cheers
Matt