Well some more dark age Saxons out of the oven last week, these are from the crusader range, very nice models, the open hands are the only thing that annoys me as I prefer to drill out hands for spears rather than lay it in a open hand which tends to allow weapons to be knocked out under handling, all of the shields have been hand painted. These figs are actually for a customer in QLD and will end up on impetus bases beating up Vikings and Normans!!!!
cheers
matt
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Australian Napoleonic Congress 2011
Well another congress is done and dusted, a great weekend of gaming and chatting and buying of Napoleonic's was had. Saturday had four games and Sunday three very fine participation games for people to join in.
On Saturday Colin, Richard and myself played two peninsular games using Colin's very fine french ( Perry's) and Nathan's(superb front rank), Richards (yes more Front rank) . Mark and John Primrose put on the 1812 War games using a mix of figures from foundry and front rank. The Wollongong boys lead by Sparker with Marks fine peninsular terrain put on a very fine Albuera. Craig and Boyd hosted the Napoleonic Naval games which were over very quickly with lots of ships colliding and and on fire!
On Sunday Colin, Alan, both Richards, Ian, Ralph, Sam and myself played Gebora, a epic cavalry clash happened on one of the flanks with 9 Spanish and 11 French Cavalry regts(of 24 or more figures each) having at each other the french coming away with a victory but were well spent, the French Infantry failed to push the Spanish off the hill so a minor win for the Spanish
Naval Game Battle of Tamatave (Trafalgar), Battle of Tippecanoe (Brother against Brother), Albuera 1811(Black Powder), Lundy's Lane 1812 (shako 2), Gebora 1811 (Grand Manner)
On Saturday Colin, Richard and myself played two peninsular games using Colin's very fine french ( Perry's) and Nathan's(superb front rank), Richards (yes more Front rank) . Mark and John Primrose put on the 1812 War games using a mix of figures from foundry and front rank. The Wollongong boys lead by Sparker with Marks fine peninsular terrain put on a very fine Albuera. Craig and Boyd hosted the Napoleonic Naval games which were over very quickly with lots of ships colliding and and on fire!
On Sunday Colin, Alan, both Richards, Ian, Ralph, Sam and myself played Gebora, a epic cavalry clash happened on one of the flanks with 9 Spanish and 11 French Cavalry regts(of 24 or more figures each) having at each other the french coming away with a victory but were well spent, the French Infantry failed to push the Spanish off the hill so a minor win for the Spanish
Naval Game Battle of Tamatave (Trafalgar), Battle of Tippecanoe (Brother against Brother), Albuera 1811(Black Powder), Lundy's Lane 1812 (shako 2), Gebora 1811 (Grand Manner)
cheers
matt
Labels:
Australian Napoleonic Congress,
Napoleonic
Friday, November 18, 2011
Napoleonic French 5th Hussars
5th Hussards
cheers matt
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Warwick Gold Cup Winner 2011
And now for a off topic post ................A big congratulations to my brother Tom Williamson who won the Warwick Gold cup on the weekend on his horse "Serene Acres". The Black Toyota Warwick Gold Cup is Australia's premier campdrafting event with prizemoney and trophies to the value of $76,370.
When I was younger my parents dragged my brother and sisters and myself all over northern NSW and southern Queensland competing in this unique Australian horse sport. Tom has always been competitive and has won a lot of campdrafting events in his life (I have won two!) , this event has been at the top of his dream list to win, to top it off he won the event on his 40th birthday!!!!!!
Tom currently is the CEO of the family farming enterprises and runs his own Quarter Horse and Australian Stock Horse stud "Moore Park" at Pinkett NSW, standing a number of QH and ASH Stallions.
When I was younger my parents dragged my brother and sisters and myself all over northern NSW and southern Queensland competing in this unique Australian horse sport. Tom has always been competitive and has won a lot of campdrafting events in his life (I have won two!) , this event has been at the top of his dream list to win, to top it off he won the event on his 40th birthday!!!!!!
Tom currently is the CEO of the family farming enterprises and runs his own Quarter Horse and Australian Stock Horse stud "Moore Park" at Pinkett NSW, standing a number of QH and ASH Stallions.
Cheers
Matt
Friday, October 28, 2011
Landsknechte Army "Die schwarze bande"
Off the painting table this week are some Landsknechte pike blocks that I have been working on for a few weeks on and off. I have decided to have them in French service so all carry the cross of St Denis on their flags except the Black band...who were the easiest to paint! I have also added multi-coloured pikes for a bit of extra colour, the Old glory Landsknechte pikemen are quite nice and rank up well. I also decided to add a command group from some of the leftovers. I have based them on 60 x 60 bases so they can be used for Impetus and WAB AOC. I still have a handgunners, swordsmen, Gendarmes, a war wagon, some more infantry types and a cannon to complete the army.
Labels:
French Ordanance,
Italian Wars,
Landsknechte,
Renaissance
Paddle Steamer
Nathan from Lonely Gamer's is moving back to Queensland in December so I decided to scratch build a paddle steamer for him for his Sudan games, I think I built it in a bit over a day, I gave it to him at MOAB, so hopefully he will get some paint on it soon!
The base is from balsa
The base is from balsa
building and shaping the paddle frame
the roof and wardrooms
the stacks are party whistles and the rails are pins with fine metal thread, my photo of the front half was to blurry :(
The completed model with plastic fence rather than pins, completed by Brian Buskell
cheers
Matt
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Congrats Mark
A Big Congratulations must go out to a fellow Goulburn Valiant Stormer and damn fine painter Mark Soley for his efforts in the Games Workshop 2011 Australian Golden Demon Awards. Mark has always been a cracking painter and has really improved out of sight in the last 8 years. One day he may return from the dark side!!!!!!
Fantasy Single Miniature
Gold ~ Sebastian A ~ Banshee
Silver ~ Chaos Sorcerer
Bronze~ Mark Soley ~ Savage Orc
Fantasy Single Miniature
Gold ~ Sebastian A ~ Banshee
Silver ~ Chaos Sorcerer
Bronze~ Mark Soley ~ Savage Orc
And in the Open Competition his excellent Diorama "Kreig Gas mask Dog"
Gold - Mark Soley
Silver- Mike I - Stormboss
Bronze- Rodger B - Ultramarine
Cheers
Matt
Labels:
Fantasy,
Painting,
painting competition
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