1860s British Expeditionary Force (Update 22/09: Artillery done)

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Some progress on the painting front though a bit too scattered for an update post (I thought I was done with the artillery and then whoops, I found a box with more), but I did break out a portion of the force to do a solo Kings scenario:

https://cohortsofthedamned.blogspot.com/2023/09/capture-crossroads-7-september-2023.html

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Delays on the artillery front still (not helped by a recent power cut) but some progress on the infantry:









And why yes, I did paint the Britannia on both sides of the regimental colours.

[carlos marighela]

Looking good!

Were you applying the Britannia Rule? 

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Tragically no, I measured and designed the colours in millimetres rather than fractions of inches!

[FifteensAway]

Beautifully done miniatures.

Now, about those trays - please paint the part where the figures are standing so they don't stand out when a figure goes casualty, maybe add a spot of 'dried blood' in each compartment!    (Never seen anyone do that, the spot of blood, might be fun.)

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Well, after a lot of dithering I decided to make a determined effort on the artillery, and I'm now mostly there, enough to feel comfortable doing up this summary post:

https://cohortsofthedamned.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-anglo-indian-intervention-force-in.html



Theoretically I still need to do a few limbers and an extra horse team, but neither is vital at this stage and I thought I'd rather get back to the infantry.

As a side note, does anyone have any idea what model of guns are depicted on the far ends of this 1864 photo? The guns I have should still be okay for 1868, but they don't seem to match any of the ones here, so I'm not sure about earlier scenarios.


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Felice_Beato_(British%2C_born_Italy_-_(Group_Portrait_of_the_Royal_Marine_Battalion)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

[olyreed]

Great project, I did something very similar a few years ago. It's a great period in history to game.