Thursday 4 August 2022

More from the painting desk this week!

I'm keeping busy on the commission painting front and having finished off the last of Old John's most recent box I'm straight into painting more infantry for Tony. I mentioned two battalions I think recently but there were actually three battalions in the box, I had not spotted the bottom layer! These are all 18 figure battalions each with a mounted officer as usual and all French War of The Spanish Succession of course and lovely crisp Les Higgins (PMD) figures. Alongside I continue to add more Epic bases, most recently British Light Dragoons and French Chasseur a Cheval. Today I am excitedly waiting for the postman to bring me the Epic British and French Generals packs, each containing five personality figures made in the warlord resin, the facial detail of these figures is superb. 

As always Old John's figures are 20mm metal and plastic and you see below:

  • 6 metal Danish Cuirassiers
  • 4 French Dragoons (Strelets) 
  • 4 Catalonian Grenadiers (Minairon)
  • 4 Catalonian 'Mountain Men' (Minairon)
  • 4 assorted metal characters.          
While John always sends me printed reference material - that have built up into quite a library over the years! - he does sometimes ask me to 'surprise him' by selecting a unit of choice. In this case I got to choose the Grenadier unit to match previously painted units so went with Barcelona as you just can't beat that combination of red coats with yellow facings and breeches. I also selected the French Dragoons. The four characters were 'paint as you like' so I had some fun with them.











Latest couple of Epic bases. 



And the first of three battalions for Tony, currently underway. I really like the way the  underside of the bases are etched with makers details with great pride. 




12 comments:

  1. Lovely job on the Epic cavalry. Look forward to seeing what you squeeze out of the commanders pack, I have seen 2 vids and they look marvellous, with proper faces and good character poses.

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    1. Thanks Norm. Yes, I watched the Miniature Realms (Stuart) review and they looked so good I had to order them! Some have been complaining about the price, but given the very low cost of the main armies I don't think it's unreasonable at all. I had the British and French personalities in my Warlord basket, £12 each plus a fiver postage and decided to quickly check eBay and good old 'nannyog' (Dave at caliver books), where I got both packs for £11 each plus £2 postage so £24 all in, a nice saving in these times of financial squeeze!

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  2. Lots of nice things on the table, the 20mm look great and yes the etched bases added a touch of class to those figures made them somehow feel special! I’m sure you won’t be disappointed with the ‘epic’ Generals. I’ve just started on Napoleon and he’s a ‘pip’ - enjoy

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    1. Thanks Graham. The Epic Generals look superb :)

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  3. Hope you enjoy those epic commanders mate. I’ve just had a look at them on line, and they do look pretty sweet.

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    1. Hi JBM. I think the Epics are a potential game changer in our hobby making it much more affordable for people like me on a budget and youngsters coming into the hobby. Can only be good.

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  4. Off at a slight tangent but, as a youngster, I always assumed “Les Higgins” were a French manufacturer (so, with my rudimentary language skills, I presumed it was pronounced LEY Higgins. Admittedly, it made no sense, but to a young lad in Yorkshire - who’d never seen any of these figures and didn’t know anyone who had - I never thought to question it…
    Nice painting Lee, as ever. With troops as well painted as these it’s a shame if they don’t march to glory and win every battle.
    Cheers,
    Geoff

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    1. Nice one re 'Les Higgins' Geoff :) Thanks for the comment re my painting, I really enjoy it.
      Lee.

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  5. Further to the comment about Les Higgins being French, if you type in Les Higgins on eBay, you get dozens of books from the series Les enquêtes de l'inspecteur Higgins.

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  6. Splendid work as always lovely epic cavalry and the war of the Spanish succession figures are wonderful!
    Best Iain

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