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

Terrain Tuesday- Windmill

 Windmill

I picked up the Renendra Windmill at Partizan, last week I put it together, painted it and then was not happy with the lines so I added wood putty paste and repainted it, much happier now. I am considering adding real cloth sails and some flour sacks. Maybe on a week or so when my Victrix stuff arrives. I added green wash for the windows etc pretty happy with the results 

Cheers

Matt

Prussian 4th Hussars (1st Silesian) 1813-15 1st Squadron

 Prussian 4th Hussars (1st Silesian) 1813-15 1st Squadron 

The 1st squadron, I elected to mount them all except the colonel on palomino horses, really happy with my paint job, so simple to do with close Pelisse. Again Elite Miniatures.