The weekend saw the completion of the painting of five Horse Artillery sets that will represent five batteries for the 1812-13. One battery will be assigned to the infantry Division, while the other four will be shared by the four cavalry divisions.
Again the figures are Perry Miniatures and are the last artillery sets needed for this collection.
Impressive array of guns and crew, Mark. You accomplished all of this over the weekend? Spectacular!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan. They were completed over the weekend, but started in the middle of last week.
DeleteTop notch job and presentation!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil. Massed artillery always look good!
DeleteVery nice job on these Mark. It is amazing how those twigs look like hewn logs at this scale. Very effective.
ReplyDeleteI know that a lot of people find basing a chore, but I enjoy it. Not only can it conceal a mutlitude of sins in the painting, but is another area for creativity. And after a major clean up in the garden, there is an ample stock of "logs".
DeleteNice work Mark! :) Like the basing on these too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark. With bigger open areas to work with I put more grass tufts on these.
DeleteLovely looking artillery! They look great en masse, very nice!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain. Whenever I see a mass of model guns it brings into my mind that scene from the film "Gettysburg" when the Confederate massed guns open fire just before Pickett's Charge.
DeleteNicely done Mark...
ReplyDeleteA very intimidating gun line indeed...
Give me command of the cavalry and I know I could not resist the challenge...;-)
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly. I have noticed over the years that most wargamers when facing artillery with cavalry develop a frequently fatal case of "Cardigan's Revenge".
DeleteYou have done a nice job on these Mark, always like artillery uniforms in this era - almost everyone seems to have agreed on all blue with red facings!
ReplyDeleteIn some way I'd have loved to do the guard horse artillery...all that red braid...would be spectacular.
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