This week sees the the 22nd and 25th US Infantry Regiments march off the painting table.
These two regiments complete Scott's Brigade for my War of 1812 project. Below is the complete brigade, with Towson's battery.
They also complete the first phase of that project. I say first phase because although the original project plan was just this force, one brigade four infantry regiments, a gun and a command stand, I will expand this in time to encompass the rest of Jacob Brown's Division. This will see another two regiments of regulars, one of militia, some indians, three more guns and maybe a squadron of cavalry. But that will be late, maybe not until the middle of next year.
So the progress against the plan... The first two items, the Prussian Napoleonic expansion and Scott's American brigade are completed and about a week ahead of schedule.
The French In Egypt is now launched. In fact two items are complete. The first is the twin camel limber that I painted a couple of weeks ago is now finished and based.
Second is the first of three field guns planned for this collection.
Great job on both these projects Mark - the Napoleon in Egypt collection is going to be fun by the look of it - beautiful figures from the Perrys as per usual
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith. Yes the French in Egypt will be fun and I expect that it will get bigger than the original intention...it is nice to be working with colour again.
DeleteGreat looking units, love the camels...
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. I am working on some more camels now.
DeleteLovely stuff and that basing really works for the French in Egypt project. Did you have any jet lag, and how did you go painting with that?
ReplyDeleteAnd that basing is the simplest thing - an artist's texture paste into which I add a couple of pinches of fine sand is applied and let dry, then it is oainted with a cheap sand coloured paint and finally washed with GW sepia wash...hlue in a couple of dry grass tufts and done.
DeleteI got seven hours sleep on the LAX-AKL leg of the flight so I wasn't too bad for jet lag. I stayed up until 9:30 that night and slept well. I find that the east-west flights are much easier than west-east. Also I recover much better when I come home. The new generation aircraft (B787 and A350) make a big difference too - the composite contruction allows the aircraft a higher humidity and a big part of jet lag is dehydration. I have flown longhaul on the 787 half a dozen times now and it does make a difference.
I agree with you about fatigue and travel direction. West to East always seem more difficult than east to west.
DeleteI work for Boeing and have yet to fly on a 787!
And I work with one of your customers that flies nine of the type, and about to take delivery of a tenth. When you do fly in it you will notice the difference, even on a relatively short flight.
DeleteThe mistake I used to make was thinking I could put my head down for a quick nap, and then waking seven hours later around dinner time.
DeleteI think you are correct on the new generation aircraft as, thinking back, the best flights I have had have been on the A350 and A380.
According to the fatigue experts you should sleep when you feel tired, but like you I always find that if I do I am wide awake at about 3:00 am.
DeleteI remember one trip to Lisbon I did just that then sat in a meeting from 8:30 to 5:00 struggling to keep my eyes open. Then there was a group dinner that night and when I got back to the hotel I just had tonget some sleep so I set the alarm for one hour and slept like the dead for that brief time and got just enough sleep to survive the evening. I think that was the most exhausted I have ever been.
I have yet to fly in the A350, but yet the A380 makes for a diffreent flight if you are in economy because the twin deck means that the lower deck doesn't have a curved wall and you get that optical impression of more space.
What could be more unusual than a camel-drawn gun and limber? Very cool!
ReplyDeleteYour 1812 project seems to be speeding right along and all of your projects are ahead of schedule. Clearly, you have not worked in IT!
Great job on all fronts!
Even coller are the dromedary troops that are in progress now. I am actually two weeks ahrad of schedule - for some reason I thought there was only one week to run in November. No I don't work in IT, but work closely with them, but I get your drift - my trip to Toulouse was IT based and that project has been running since 2014 with no end in sight!
DeleteLovely toys Mark...
ReplyDeleteYou have to be the most organised wargames butterfly I have ever seen...
I am a little bit jealous... ;-)
All the best Aly
I have just finished the mounted dromedary unit - that was really fun - and working on the dismounted unit now.
DeleteI must admit I am capable of intense focus at times (the unkind would say obsessiveness), but if you could see the shambolic state of the painting table - or you could hear her indoors' description of my study - you might revise the statement about organisation :-) !!!!!
Lovely looking war of 1812 troops, great french Artillery but my favourite is the dromedary drawn artillery piece, what fun! Ahead of schedule, what's going on there?
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I agree with your comment about the camel drawn gun set. It is a great set. I am agead of schedule because I thought it would take me longer to get over the recent trip.
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