The guys at Bastion Gaming Center were all building forces in 28mm to play Napoleonics using Black Powder rules. I already had piles of plastic that I had either bought to review or had acquired through trades. Happy to fuel the fire I let some boxes go at a discount to the guys that were assembling their armies. As I looked through the Hill of Guilt (the plastic one, the metal figures are stored in the Mountain of Shame) it occurred to me that I could build a Prussian force for the 1813 campaign only needing a unit of cavalry and a couple of cannon. Of course I fell for it!
After a couple of evenings assembling and priming the figures I found myself the proud owner of two-hundred and sixteen 28mm foot figures in need of paint. A couple more evenings of pounding through the process I still had 216 28mm figures in need of paint, but just a little less in need of paint. I am using a chaotic mixture of blocking, washes, contrast and shading as I work through this mountain. My objective is to have them done by Thanksgiving, but we will see how that pans out. The only addition will be a regiment of Dragoons, a regiment of Landwehr Cavalry and a medium foot battery. This will allow me to represent the 11th Brigade of the Prussian II Corps at the battle of Leipzig in 1813 (with a few battalions of infantry to spare).
Fortunately, the 1813 Prussians are pretty straightforward to paint - not a lot of lace, piping, and so on!
ReplyDeleteThat was one of the reasons for my choice!
DeleteA very workman-like uniform and a very limited color palette as well!
Get 'em. That's a steep slope right there.
ReplyDeleteAnd a slippery one as well!
DeleteThey will look fantastic when finished. Sometimes, plainer uniforms look better when finished since they are less visually busy. Certainly easier to paint to completion. May the painting muse remain a presence until you reach that point.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
I just sit an stare at my miniature. My MO-JO is gone. But I did 3 print Quatre Bras Farm. Now I got Borodino Kickstarter coming at the end of November
ReplyDeleteGary, you are too good a painter to lay the brush aside entirely. Paint a single figure that catches your eye, or a general for an existing army.
DeleteI took a glance at the pictures and immediately thought "Theres no way he painted all that Retreat from Moscow stuff that quickly!" before I realized its white primer.
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