Off the Painting Table (Dec 2015)

The fantasy painting bug has died for the time being. At the Warfare show I bought a box of Victrix early Napoleonic French infantry with the aim of painting some of these bicorne wearing figures as Spanish infantry for use in Sharp Practice games. I wanted my Spanish to wear the ‘old’ white uniform, with bicorne, rather than the later uniform types (just looks more ‘Spanish’ to me!). I thought I had a larger bicorne head in my plastic bits box, but I was mistaken and had to use those supplied.

I think the results are OK. I could have bought some true, accurate Spanish metal figures, but I think these plastics will do the job, especially because I don’t think the Spanish will make many starring appearances on the tabletop. When looking in my plastic spares box I did come across some plumed shako heads which I decided to use for a second unit of French voltigeurs.

Well, Christmas is nearly here and it is time to pack away my paints and get on with my social responsibilities. The next painting I will do will be in 2016! So, I have tabulated my painting totals for the year 2015 below:

 

 

Number	Scale	Period	Manufacturer	Notes:
97	15mm	War of the Roses	Peter Pig
16	15mm	Pony Wars	Peter Pig	Casualty markers
12	28mm	C17th British Cavalry	Wargames Factory
20	28mm	C17th British Infantry	Wargames Factory
12	28mm	ECW cavalry	Warlord Games
14	28mm	ECW pikemen	Wargames Factory	Conversions
8	28mm	Jacobites	Col. Bill’s
1	28mm	Napoleonic Rifleman	Bicorne Miniatures
1	28mm	Horse and cart	4Ground
6	28mm	Mounted Baltic Pagans	FireForge
6	28mm	Baltic Pagan Bidowers	FireForge
36	28mm	Baltic Pagan Foot	FireForge
6	28mm	Baltic Pagan MAA Foot	FireForge
6	28mm	Baltic Pagan MAA Horse	FireForge
12	28mm	Teutonic knights	FireForge
24	28mm	Teutonic infantry	FireForge
6	28mm	Teutonic mtd crossbows	FireForge
1	28mm	Salute free figure
7	28mm	C17th British Grenadiers	Wargames Factory
30	~28mm	Boardgame Pirate figs	For “Sewer Pirats”
56	15mm	Wars of the Roses	Peter Pig
6	15mm	Plains Indians	Peter Pig
12	15mm	Bison	Peter Pig
64	15mm	ECW Foot Regiments	Peter Pig
14 8	28mm	Mtd Nap French Drag. Foot Dragoons	Perry Miniatures
14 6	28mm	Mtd Nap British Hussars Various casualty figures	Perry Miniatures
63	28mm	Night Goblins	Games Workshop
10 1	28mm	Goblins on giant spiders Troll	Games Workshop
37 1	28mm	Dwarves Artillery piece	Games Workshop
12 1 1 16	28mm	Squig Regiment Goblin Pyre Dwarf Mobile Forge Sundry Markers	Games Workshop
15 8	28mm	Nap. Spanish Infantry Nap. French Voltigeurs	Victorix