This Coronavirus thingy isn't going to get me down-I've been painting my "Auxiliary" legion,and now have only two cohorts to do!!-I get alot of satisfaction from making and painting these Prince August figures.......................
I am painting the cohorts in what can only be described as "bonny" colours!-although the cast figures are actually Legionaires,I am painting over the Lorica Segmentata,and adding oval shields,so will,I am sure, get away with presenting them as Auxiliary troops-my aim at the moment is to get them finished as soon as possible,so I can refight the battle of Mons Graupius,AD83,somewhere in Scotland(actual battle site is disputed!)
Top photo-Awesome sight,and that's just 6 of them!-bottom is detail showing "bonny" colours.
At the battle of Mons Graupius,the auxiliaries did all of the fighting-and a damned good job they did!!
I have had a couple of solo games ,one involving a Norman army fighting a "Crusader" army,and that turned out to be a great game,if a little one-sided!
Top shows the table lay-out,bottom shows the view from the castle ramparts.
Top shows Crusader cavalry beating the Normans,bottom shows the Crusader infantry beating the Normans!!!
Top shows the triumphant Crusader cavalry,bottom shows the view of the battlefield from the castle ramparts!
I enjoy these encounters,it's the putting away of the figures that gets me down!!
Well,the rest of the "boys" have been busy painting buildings and figures that one day soon(??) will be used,but Brian has gone completely mad(it must be the "lock down" or is it the "lock up?") he has started painting 10mm Napoleonic figures!!!
As reported in my last blog,Charlie Wesencraft is well and being looked after by the lads from his group-I spoke to him today,and he is looking forward to commemorating VE day on Friday-which I hope you all are!
I am planning to play an American Civil War 15mm solo game later on this week................
Top shows the over-all terrain set-up,bottom shows detail of the town and junction of "Rosewood"-the Confederates will be defending,the Union attacking!
Two shots of the table before any movement-should be good!
Lastly,may I wish all a very happy "Star Wars Day"(May the Fourth be with you!)
Stay safe.
On Sunday,Brian revealed that he'd bought some 100 years war figures from "Old Glory",but when he opened the package,he discovered that they were too small(??) to blend in with his Perry figs. and that the right hand(sword arm) all had to be cut off a metal sprue,and glued onto the arm-after spending alot of time "making" his plastic archers and men-at-arms,he wasn't too pleased with them.So what does he do???-asked me to do them!!!
Well, I've managed to paint the first 18,and will start the other 12 tomorrow,but a few shots of the figures so far................................
A couple of shots of my painting pallet,groaning under the weight of the armoured knights/men-at-arms.
Two shots,in detail,of finished figures-those hand-painted shields took some doing!!(LIAR!)
I think they look ok,and will,I'm sure, fit in with the rest of Brian's Perry's!!
