SYW Test

Sash & Sabre 40mm test figure.

Romans & 40mm Graven Images

Warlord's Roman Auxiliary

Graven Images WWW2

S&S 40mm FIW British Grenadiers, The First McCaroons regt.

GI zeds

First Old School Regt Finished

The first regiment of my 'Classic' SYW/FIW is finished.
I had a blast painting them, more fun than should be allowed.
Paints used were 95% Humbrol Gloss, only the Yellow, Flesh and metal are acrylic. To get a good depth of colour I underpainted the figure in bright acrylics first.
I absolutely love them and I'm pretty much decided that all my FIW/SYW will be painted in the same way.
The armies will be Minden (cos they're just amazing sculpts by Richard Ansell) but I've a feeling that all my characters and single based figures will be Redoubt.

Classic Look

Test piece of some Minden figs, painted in traditional Humbrol gloss toy soldier style.

Minden Hungarian Infantry

30man battalion of Minden Hungarian infantry.
The battalion is very non-specific as I wanted the 'feel' of a Hungarian regt rather than an exact copy.
My games will be taking place with both real and made up countries so the 'feel' is more important than how many buttons regt 'x' had in 1765.
No flags as yet as I can't decide on exactly how I want them to look, GMB are in the running though.
I've gone for 5 men on a 60x20mm base and 6 bases to a battalion.
The bases are metal from Precision Wargames Supplies and rather ace they are too.
I haven't decided on rules but I know I do want to be able to manoeuvre my battalion;-)


March Order

Attack Column

Battalion in Line




Battalion Square

Das Weib Engel Hussars

The First Post

A new Blog, because there aren't enough already;-)

Currently working on some VSF and some SYW.
Here's some WIP of the fantatstically sculpted Minden SYW.