54mm War of 1812 U.S. Infantry

Recently I finished a large lot of U.S. Infantry. These hefty, all metal figs are from All The King's Men.

Tried something a little different with the flag as my previous flags looked like shite. It turned out better than I thought it would.

Up next will be a small number of fantasy figs probably followed by some Germans.

War of 1812 US Units

Recently I finished a couple units of 54mm War of 1812 US units. These metal figures are from All The King's Men. First up is an artillery unit.

Next up is a unit of light troops.

And some closer shots.

Now I just need to get these figures on the table. As I now have Sharp Practice 2, I'll have to give it a go. Next up on my paint table is probably some more fantasy figures.

Artillery, Chariots and Ruins

I've been cleaning off bits of projects that have been sitting on my desk for a while and I've finished up these three things this weekend.  First up is a unit of 54mm British artillery with a light cannon.

Figures are from All The Kings Men.

Next is a pair of 15mm ruined buildings from Novus Design Studios.

As you can see the roofs come off and I should be able to put a unit of infantry inside. The buildings are resin and come unpainted.

Finally I've got a group of four 15mm Hittite chariots completed that have been sitting on my desk from months. Figures are from Old Glory 15s.

Sitting on my paint table is another pair of ruined buildings from Novus, a bridge from JR Miniatures (I think). I've also decided to leap into 28mm World War 2 and picked up a 500 point French Army from Warlord Games. So I've got a unit of infantry also sitting on my desk waiting to be painted. As I look out my window I can see snow starting to fall, so maybe this week I'll spend assembling various miniatures (more French, more tripods) for priming before it gets too cold.

MayDay 2014 & US Cavalry

This past Saturday was MayDay 2014. Although attendance wasn't as good as last year, there were still plenty of great games played. I ran a War of 1812 - 2nd Battle of Sackett's Harbour game using All The King's Men ruleset. This was the first time I've brought out my 54mm figs and they seemed to be nicely received.

In this scenario the US regulars were behind a line of abattis awaiting the arrival of the British regulars while on the left flank a couple units of militia and cavalry were trying to hold off a number of British, Canadian and Native skirmishers.  Unfortunately it was not a good day to be an American, with the British/Canadians holding the field at the end.

In the early afternoon I played in Dave's game of Hail Caesar pitting late Romans against the Carpi and their Sarmatian allies.  Alas for the Carpi, the Romans squeaked out a narrow win.

And in the late afternoon I played in Warren's Star Wars fleet battle game. I was playing the forces of law and order (the Imperials) while Chen (pictured here) was playing the terrorists a.k.a. the Rebel scum. Unfortunately for the good guys, the timely arrival of a large Mon Calamari cruiser spelled doom for the Empire.

Here's some pics of the other games:
Jonathan's Through the Mud and the Blood game

Justin's World War 2 game (not sure what ruleset was used, but there was lots of counters and it looked pretty in depth).

Warren's Giant Monster Rampage game

Chen's Strange Aeons X-Com game

I missed getting pics of the other games including the 40K tournament. But I did get some pics of the displays Craig put up and hats off to him for doing a bang up job. Here's some pics displaying Lord of the rings, Flames of War desert Afrikacorps, X-Wing and Flames of War D-Day.

Finally, just prior to MayDay, I finished a unit of US Cavalry and a pair of US generals.

I'm going to take a bit of a break on the 54mm front and switch back to painting my 15mm Hittites.