Author Topic: Venta de Pantalones - Vistula Lancers (Read 38682 times)

DintheDin · « **Reply #180 on:** April 29, 2020, 04:18:45 PM »

I'm following your project with great interest!
Keep up the good job!!!

Digits · « **Reply #181 on:** April 29, 2020, 06:57:17 PM »

Going to have to mate! Cheers for the support.

It now looks as though I have three emerging adversaries. The Spaniards have thrown their hat into the ring, joining up with the British / Portuguese. May soon actually get to play a game!

Nothing like a little escalation.

(Saying that, I lost it big time against the fast growing Austrians at the start of this campaign....I need to make up for it now.... )

*Edit*

Also, digging through my garage, I found some boxes of Perry infantry at the charge in great coats!

I could do a large regiment with them but I decided a regular would look fine, plus, it means I have four elites spare minis which can be add to my box of skirmishers to be painted (now 16 figures) , they will mix nicely to bolster them. Should make a change to paint a more animated great coat unit.

*Double Edit*

Plus, I found I only had six remaining unbuilt Dragoons for what will be the fourth and final unit of Dragoons...the yellow ones. What I did notice was I had a lot of spare bearskin heads so I decided to build this unit as the elite company...for no other reason than they will add a dash of variation to the cavalry. I could upgrade them to elite if I pay the points too. I put these six minis together.

I will however need to buy a couple of sprues to make the unit up to twelve.

Also, I will need to green stuff the shoulder epaulettes onto a lot of the minis.

vodkafan · « **Reply #182 on:** May 01, 2020, 10:47:35 AM »

Not that I have done it a lot yet myself, but there is a lot of satisfaction from putting together units from left over scraps, I tend to get attached to those and enjoy playing them more in a game.

Digits · « **Reply #183 on:** May 01, 2020, 10:55:47 AM »

Very true...though tbh I’m getting immense pleasure working through the pile of minis I bought five years or so back! Actually seeing them painted is great.

I have to watch I don’t over phase myself though.....I’m thinking ahead two / three regiments as to what to paint next!

On my paint tray right now.....5 gun crews, 5 guns, 6 voltigeurs screening, 24 man battalion, divisional commander and aide....and 24 metals to tidy up for the NEXT battalion.

Hmmm.....best not get too carried away!

vodkafan · « **Reply #184 on:** May 01, 2020, 12:10:11 PM »

Quote from: Digits on May 01, 2020, 10:55:47 AM

....best not get too carried away!

Aux Contraires Mon Ami, Enjoy while it lasts!

Digits · « **Reply #185 on:** May 02, 2020, 05:11:22 PM »

Not getting carried away lasted ten minutes!

I have now prepped another battalion for painting, only this time Perry Charging in great coats.

Was amused to see on one of the Grenadiers, a squirrel climbing into his back pack having undone the buckles! I like the humour.

Digits · « **Reply #186 on:** May 04, 2020, 09:32:19 PM »

That was a slog! I thought they would be a nice distraction from infantry.....but I can’t WAIT to get back to infantry! Lol

Nearly all different poses means much slower painting.

Still, done now and found enough tufts to base them.

Two and a half batteries for my force org.

Digits · « **Reply #187 on:** May 05, 2020, 02:00:38 PM »

So...onwards. Just received note to tell me my Fanions have been posted so I need to get this battalion done, the last unit in the revised Division. After that, I have a couple of staff officers to paint.

schoey · « **Reply #188 on:** May 05, 2020, 02:18:04 PM »

Very nice artillery.

has.been · « **Reply #189 on:** May 05, 2020, 06:11:06 PM »

I, and my (when I get it done) tiny Anglo-Spanish 'army' hate you!!!!
Great work by the way.

Digits · « **Reply #190 on:** May 06, 2020, 10:43:49 PM »

Cheers guys. Yes, quite chuffed how they turned out tbh.

As for ze Spaniards....let’s be seeing them!

Digits · « **Reply #191 on:** May 08, 2020, 04:29:42 PM »

Another unit finished (lurking at the back without the promised fanion!). Along with the first two units I painted which are based...that’s the last unit of this division painted!

The problem with being this productive during this period of lockdown is that I have knackered my last detail brush, half my paints are either empty or dried up and I can’t finish the varnish as I have run out of dullcote. I also don’t have many tufts left...especially since doing the artillery bases.

Still, I do have sand and pva....so I need to start basing them now.

Oh, and I have two brigade commanders and a divisional commander now on my paint tray. If I can find any materials or if by some miracle, the postman delivers what I ordered a couple of weeks back, they should get done this weekend.

With luck, I will pop us a progress group shot in the next week or so.

DintheDin · « **Reply #192 on:** May 08, 2020, 05:06:14 PM »

It is already an impressive batch of work!!!
Hoping that the postman will knock the door soon!

Littlearmies · « **Reply #193 on:** May 08, 2020, 08:29:08 PM »

They look great - the Calpe figures that you have slipped in there look good. The only comment I'd make is that using 15mm per figure frontage for 36 figure battalions, and 20mm for 24 figure battalions kind of screws up your frontages. Having been raised on Charles Grant's rules books this slightly irks me - obviously they are your toys but I'd have thought that a consistent frontage per figure would be better whatever rules you use.

Digits · « **Reply #194 on:** May 08, 2020, 09:04:09 PM »

Cheers Guys...yes I debated for a long time. I don’t believe they will screw me up. Indeed my thinking was simple in the end....limited gaming space and I still get six stands per unit making detaching flanking companies easy. As I read black powder, it’s not going to be an issue for me.

Cheers for the comment though, much appreciated.

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