Hittites Part 5

To finish  off the month of October, I completed another batch of 15mm Hittites.  Al figures are Old Glory 15's.  First up is 6 bases of light infantry Hittites with spear (FL).

Next is 4 bases of Hittite chariots (CGP).

Next up for the Hittites is 4 bases of chariots and some other stuff I haven't decided on yet. But first up will be some more 54mm War of 1812 stuff.

54mm War of 1812 British Part 2

Tonight I finished up a pair of cannons for my War of 1812 project. Figs are from All The Kings Men. First up is a double-trail 6 pounder and 6 crew.

Next is a single-trail 6 pounder and it's 6 crew.

These 12 figs put me over the 500 mark (510 to be exact) for the first time, mainly thanks to all the 15mm figs I've done this year. I should easily make 600, but I'll aim for 700.

Next up for this project will be a unit of militia and a couple mounted generals. Next off the paint table though will be another batch of Hittites.

54mm War of 1812 British Part 1

Today I finished the first batch of figs for my War of 1812 British. The figs are from All The Kings Men (ATKM). These are two units of regular infantry. The first unit has stovepipe shakos and I have them painted up as the 89th Foot (black lapels and cuffs).

The next unit has Belgic shakos and is painted up as the 49th Foot (green lapels and cuffs).

Please excuse the pics as I'm still getting used to my picture booth.

These figs had virtually no flash and were fun to paint. A lot bigger surfaces to paint compared to 28mm and especially to 15mm. I also did significantly more black lining than I have done before. Initially I gave the figures a black ink wash right after priming and once I was done painting the figure I went over them again with a fine black ink pen/marker to fix anything that was messed up during painting. I used Pigma Micron Archival Ink pens 01, 03 and 05. You can pick them up at Michaels for around $5 a piece.

In my research of the War of 1812, I came across this webpage: http://history-uniforms.over-blog.com
Unfortunately it is in French and my French is virtually nonexistent. Regardless if you pan down and through the pages there is numerous superb colour plates of uniforms for all sides and units. I would highly recommend it.

Next up is two units of British artillery and I've also got a pile of 15mm Hittites primed and ready for painting.

Hittites Part 4

Tonight I finished off a small batch of 15mm Hittites. All figs are Old Glory 15s. First up is a pair of chariots.

Next is a chariot general and a pair of foot generals.

I'm waiting for an order from Old Glory 15s to get here so I can get this army finished.  I'm trying to get enough painted up to take a double size Basic Impetus army for both the NK Egyptians and Hittites to game night but I'm not close for the Hittites mainly due to my lack of chariots. Oh well...

So next up on my paint table is the first batch of 54mm War of 1812 British.  Here they are primed and ready to go. They're actually over half done by the time I've posted this.

Hittites Part 3

Last night I finished off another batch of Hittites.  These are all Old Glory 15s. First up is 5 bases of Syrian Light Infantry (FL). These guys can also function as Canaanite FL.

Next is 4 bases of Anatolian skirmishers with slings (S).

Next up is a couple chariot bases and the general markers.  Today my 54mm War of 1812 British and Canadians from All The Kings Men arrived. I'm really looking forward to digging into these. 

Samurai Interlude

Taking a short break from painting 15mm, today I finished 2 bases for my Impetus Samurai army.  These are two bases of Warrior Monks (FL). Figures are from Kingsford Miniatures.

Next up is another batch of 15mm Hittites.

Hittites Part 2

Today I finished off a pile of units for my 15mm Impetus Hittite army. All figs are from Old Glory 15s. First up is 8 units of Syrian Bow (T).

Next is 3 units of Syrian heavy infantry (FP).

Pics aren't the greatest. I think I'm going to have to invest in some sort of small picture booth or something.

I'm taking a short break from painting more 15mm figs to paint up a couple units of monks for my 28mm Samurai army.  I don't want to burn myself out some I'm going to change scale for a short while.  Also I'm thinking about getting into 54mm War of 1812.  Zooming around the All The King's Men website http://www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com/index.html has my interest peaked and I've wanted to do something for the War of 1812.  So...