This morning I finished off the base of another Russian infantry unit, the first wearing the distinctive flat topped cap with red band. Some fine detail on these tiny sculpts and very crisply defined. I find I can paint a base of 36 infantry or 12 cavalry in a round an hour long single session to a standard that is most pleasing to the eye. I like the variation in poses - something you won't really find with Baccus - and this unit are marching with shouldered muskets. I have also over the last few days painted another British Line battalion (white facings), another Rifles skirmishing base and most pleasing of all a 1st Battalion of Greek Legion in traditional attire - these standing at ease with grounded muskets. I based these on the illustration shown below of the Greek Legion at Sevastapol, as there were 2 battalions of them I need no further excuse to add another to my next order.
Next in line are some units of French infantry and cavalry. I tend to paint these after my daily commission painting, so you can see in the photo's below Lumleys Horse of the WSS in the background just awaiting final checks and gloss varnish. I have another horse regiment to paint, also for Tony this week before reverting to more 15mm Peter Pigs ACW's for Graham next week then back to Old John!
EDIT: painted the first French line battalion yesterday! Here they are, sporting the plain blue frock coats with red trousers. the little flag works a treat I think and they will fight shoulder to shoulder with the British who will of course envy them greatly for their superior supply chain, food, clothing and medical care. Zouaves to follow after Chasseur d'Afrique.
6mm Terrain - giving it more thought.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about terrain this week and have come to the conclusion that these little bases deserve something more than a plain green cloth to fight over. My plan from the start was to make fully textured terrain boards for them, which to me is one of the biggest advantages of the scale. So that's what I'm going to be working on next.
