Presbyterians and Red Devils

Ok the ECW project is taking it times but im still slogging along on it. I recently bought a load of WW2 stuff and the ECW and Roman projects will be getting done inbetween the WW2 painting.

I have finished off 16 Covenanter Pike and will now move into the Musket units. One day i will have a Regiment complete. These will probably be splint into two Pike Units for two regiments.

Next on the completed list is 20 more Red Devils. I only need to get a few more figures for this project then i will hhave the 1000 point in Boolt  Action that i aimed for. I want to have 1000 points for the following Soviets, German Heer Panzergrenadiers with added Volkssturm units for fun, US Airborne and Chindits. I already have over 1000 Fallschirmjäger army.

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Oppa Imrie Style!!!!

Who needs Gangnam Style???

This is a thank you to David Imrie (http://saxondog.blogspot.co.uk/) as yesterday he gave me my very own personal painting lesson. Now David is one of my favorite painters and when he offered for me to visit him and get a free lesson i jumped at the chance. It also helps that both of our kids are of the same age and they can play together while we get on with playing with our toys.

Primer stage

Base coat 

Wash with Agrax Earthshade

 

Finished with highlights

 

So these two are the one's that David painted to show me how he does it. He always seems to get such great look figures with what is really an easy process. The highlights and the detail is the key to it though.

 This is my effort which i don't think is that bad. It's not fully finished but i got the main bits done that i need. I have ordered a few more Rosemary and co brushed that David uses and ill then get a start on painting more of my Covenanters.

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Nae Popery, Nae Bishops, Nae Staine Glass Windaes!!!

Here's the first pics of a new project that i have agreed to do with David Imrie. I have always wanted to do a Covenanter and Parliment army but had no one to do it with. David offered to do a Royalist army, with us concentrating on Marston Moor and he will also give me some painting lessons so i was sold ha.

The figures will be a mix of Renegade and Bicorne and i think ill also use some of the Redoubt ECW range as well.

The first figures i have are the Renegade Covenanters and the are gorgeous figures. I first bought these about 8 years ago and i don't get why there is not more exposure of them. We will be using  1644: Rules for Battles of the English Civil War and also a great basing style that David uses.

I only get the figures today and have got the base coat done and will now look at various options for Hodden Grey.

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