I'm still working away on my WSS soldiers - retouching and re-basing - there's a lot to do, but it's going along nicely, and I'm aiming to have enough forces to do some rules testing before long.
Here's a humble photo of some recent work - nothing ground-shaking, just some more nice toy soldiers!
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| Imperialists - still short of a few colonels and all the flags (which I'm working on separately) - here are some recent additions - 3 battalions of the IR Lothringen (Bishop of Osnabrueck's regt), 2 regiments of cuirassiers and the first of the artillery |
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| Figures are all 1970s Les Higgins 20mm - I can't remember who made the cannon, but they're not Higgins |
Ooh I like those cannon master Foy. Nice jolly colour. Hope this comment gets through okay by the way. I’ve been battling Apple all day, so fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteGNY to you JBM. Yellow cannon - natty, eh? And the French had red cannon, I understand - fantastic. Unless you read TMP, in which case everybody doesn't really know but offers some irrelevant piece of information they do know, just to keep their end up.
DeleteTony, your collections always look stately, elegant, and civilized. Looking forward to more of your WSS project in 2020.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jon. I feel you have summed up my whole lifestyle very nicely there - many people find me stately, elegant and civilised to the point of being unbearable!
DeleteVery nice toy soldier indeed, Foy
ReplyDeleteBest wishes
WM
Thank you WM - all the best - MSF
DeleteWell, these look superb! Stately, elegant, colourful. Just itching to get into battle. What more could one ask?
ReplyDeleteWhat I really need is stamina - no - I'm pleased with progress - just have to set some realistic milestone dates!
DeleteBest of luck with the rebasing project, I think the guns are minifig but I could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteAll the best for your projects in 2020
Cheers
Matt
French Wargame Holidays
Thanks Matt - that's a good shout - initially I thought they might be Hinchliffes, since they have glued-on hub rings, but there is no steel axle - the axle stubs are cast on.
DeleteSuperb work. Wonderful figures too.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work - looking forward to your WSS HEX (that sounds vaguely wrong) rules.
Merci, M le Duc. The draft rules are still changing every morning, but I think I'm getting there. I'm approaching the moment when I realise they may not work at all!
DeleteComing along nicely Tony. Before you know it you'll be doing Höchstadt.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRNhDwqgq8
No not that one.
Shaping up - I'm making a special effort to rebase the sides with some sort of balance - it would be a shame to become fed up with the whole idea when I hadn't started the Franco/Bavarians yet.
DeleteHöchstadt - I was given a copy of Charles Spencer's book about Blenheim - good grief. How to write history in the style of the 19th Century. Louis XIV is identified as a "monstrous tyrant", which is a tad bitchy, I would have thought.
Very nice toy soldiers indeed!
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be a bit of a mismatch between unit size and the square grid though......
Yes - this is the kitchen table - the good news is that we can lay out the cutlery with the most satisfying precision.
DeleteLooking really great sir!
ReplyDeleteHi Michal - thank you - all the best for 2020.
DeleteWell I wish I could plod along and turn out as many figures as you!
ReplyDeleteAll looking very nice and coming together well
Looking forward to the first encounter
Hi Graham - it does make it easier when most of the painting is already done! I'm starting to think about adding luxuries like generals - this must be progress.
DeleteMore loveliness Tony...
ReplyDeleteI do like the green uniforms.
All the best. Aly
Hi Aly - it took me a while to track down what they were, but Osnabrück will do nicely.
DeleteGood to see you back 'at it' after the festive break. Enjoyed your comment above re TMP :)
ReplyDeleteI rarely visit, but just occasionally Google tricks me into going there - I'm really not worthy - I prefer it that way.
DeleteMaybe not ground-shaking, but very pleasing! Elegantly simple.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ivan - the project does seem to be progressing OK.
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