Plans for 2026

For me quite a mix of projects this year on my list of ideas for 2026. My inner squirrel will possibly go off on other tangents as new shiny items come along as per normal……

• Main project 28mm French 1813 -14 campaigns a French Greatcoat Corps using the Victrix figures in great coat, 1 battalion of 40 Old Guard grenadiers and 1 battalion 40 Chasseurs, Middle Guard one battalion 40 Guard Fusiliers, one battalion 40 Fusilier Chassuers, and Young Guard one battalion of 40 Guard Tirailleur Fusiliers and 40 Tirailleur Chassuers. Then I have have 8 warlord greatcoat line battalions x 36 plus skirmishers. 20 x Victrix Chasseur a Cheval, 10 x Mamelukes (gringo 40), Mameluke Band 12 figs, 1 guard artillery battery of 4 guns in greatcoat, empress dragoons x40 (underway), lancers of the guard 30, and Grenadiers a Cheval 40 figures, command bases.

• 28mm Vendee Rebellion Skytrex and Perry miniatures Royal Catholic Army & Chouans 86 infantry figures 

• 28mm Vendee Rebellion Skytrex and Perry miniatures, 6 battalions of 24, 12 cavalry, 6 regimental guns, command base.

• Additions to my Austrians 6 line battalions of 48, 2 x jager, 3 x grenadier battalions of 16 , 2 x Landwehr of 32, 32 Hussars, 1 battery of horse guns 

• Additions to my Prussian 1813-15 army using Elite and Calpe miniatures. Another two Hussar regiments of 12 figures each, two regiments of Landwehr lancers of 12 figures (commenced) three fusilier battalions of 32, 16 skirmishers, two musketeers battalions of 32, two reserve battalions of 32, one Landwehr battalion of 32. Command base of 4 mounted figures.

• Additions to my Baden Army, Black Hussar and Emperors Toad, 6 battalions of line infantry 36 figures, 18 skirmishers, one light infantry battalion 36, 12 Hussars, Baden life guard 6 figures. 

• Bavarian Army Victrix, Front Rank, 6 battalions of 24, one light infantry of 24, one Chassuers a Cheval 18 figures, one battery of guns, one command stand.

• 28mm Wurtemburg 1806 Jolly Frog, 4 battalions of 24

• 28mm 1812 Saxons 24 figures Black Hussar miniatures to boost battalions to 36, 18 Hussars, 1 battery of 4 guns 

• Barons Wars 28 wargames Atlantic & Northstar figures 40 figures

• 28mm Late Republican Roman Warlord 120 figures 

• 28mm Judge Dredd 30 figures 

• 28mm Terrain, additions to Ancients, Medieval & Napoleonic terrain.

My 20mm collection also needs some progress Also

• Main Project US 2nd Armoured and 90th infantry Division additions of 18 Sherman’s, 12 halftracks, 12 trucks, 6 jeeps, SP artillery, towed artillery, 90 infantry 

• American airborne 83rd 3 battalions for Arnhem (underway) 

• 1940 Belgians 1 battalion of infantry, 1 battalion of chassuers, 4 tanks, two aircraft

• Polish 1939 infantry two battalions of infantry 100 infantry, 1 battery of guns, 6 trucks, 6 tanks 

• French 1940 18 tanks, 12 trucks, two battalions of  80 infantry, two artillery battery’s

• British Irish guards regiment 

• Panzer Lehr, one battalion of infantry (underway), 10 panzers, 9 halftracks 

• 21st Panzer 10 tanks, 15 halftracks, 6 trucks, light vehicles, 70 infantry 

• 346th Infantry division, 60 infantry, SP AT guns, trucks and artillery 

• 9th SS Arnhem additions to infantry heavy weapons and two halftracks 

• Desert Storm Iraqis 6 tanks, 12 APCs, 1 aircraft 

• Desert Storm American 30 infantry and 7 Bradley APCs 

• Warpac Soviet Marines 90 figs (almost complete) 3 x T55s, 4 x PT76, 1 aircraft, two helicopters 

• Warpac 90 soviet infantry, 9 BTRs, 6 BDRM, 9 BMPs, tank regiment 15 T80s,  2 Shilka, 2 Nona, 1 helicopter 

• BAOR 90 infantry, 6 APCs, 1 light artillery battery, one rapier battery, one bloodhound battery, two aircraft

• Egyptian trucks and APCs (80% complete) one helicopter 

• Syrian infantry x 80, 7 x tanks, 8 APCs, one aircraft 

• Israeli infantry x 40, 6 tanks, 4 APCs 

• Gaslands Apocalypse vehicles 

• Terrain - ww2, Cold War and Middle East 

Happy New Year 2026

 

Cheers

Matt

Christmas greetings to all

 Christmas greetings to one and all 

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas, I am down under baking in the summer sun, visiting family and friends. 

Cheers

Matt

XVIth Analogue Painting Challenge - plans

 XVIth Analogue Painting Challenge - plans 

I have entered the 16th analogue painting challenge again this year, I have elected to accept the challenge to paint 600 points worth of figures. 

I am planning on painting some 

• French Revolution, French regulars, national guard and cavalry, and Royalist Vendee and Chouans. Made up of a mix of Perry, Eureka and Revolutionary Armies figures. 
•  French Napoleonic - Victrix old and young guard for 1813-15. 
• Austrian Napoleonic - grenadiers and line fusiliers from Victrix and Revolutionary Armies. 
• Early War Miniatures Belgian 20mm WW2
• Classic GW figures 
• Judge Dredd figures from GW, Mongoose and Warlord Games.
• Star Wars ship as per every year. 
• An odd 20mm aircraft, maybe some ww1 and ww2.  

Cheers

Matt

Wip Wednesday- lots on the desk

 Quite a lot on the desk as I clear bits ready for more painting. As renovations are in full swing this week a bit motivation to get stuff done ready for undercoating before winter fully sets in! A big mix of ancients, revolutionary wars, 20mm Belgian and German bits 

French Revolution Drums…..

 I have decided to build my French Revolutionary Regiments for the Analogue Painting challenge this year, so research has fully commenced! While I was at the Musee de l’Armée a few weeks ago for the first time I have really looked at the revolution equipment so a number of photos were taken and the rest from all over the place bought together for my research. I do not think I will get to some of the detail but an indicator of what a drum looked like will suffice, the red white blue hoops, and white cords and an indication of a non brass background of some description I suspect! Enjoy another dive down the rabbit hole! 

Cheers

Matt