2 New Warlord Games ECW Parliamentary Infantry units done

Well I finally got this bunch finished when doing 2 more Warlord Games ECW Infantry units.  I painted them at the same time, usually I think the quality suffers a bit when doing that due to numbers, but it looks like I may have gotten away with it. They were painted with the base coating, dipping and high lighting method I have discussed before.  The first unit is an unknown Parliamentary Yellowcoat unit which I used the Warlord Games metal command pack and the second is maybe Tiller's Greencoats which I used the stock plastic command group.  Please forgive me if they are not accurate for said unit/units as I only have 1 ECW book that being Osprey Men-at-Arms #14 and the odd magazine and what limited stuff I can find on the web.  So if you know of units that these could pass for on the Parliamentary side please speak up...  So now I have 1 more Infantry unit to build and paint for the Roundheads and then on to Cavalry, Dragoons and Firelocks as well as some artillery for both sides and I am done, for now ....we all know how that goes...;)  The next week or so I am doing some more Jack Scruby 30mm ACW Commission work so that is what is on the table next...enjoy

Newcastle Whitecoats Done!

Okay so I just got these guys clear coated and based after painting them. They are Warlord Games Royalist(actually Covenanters)  Infantry, I needed the caps they came with to make the Whitecoats. Anyway even though they do not have the detail of metal mini's there are good for rank and file troops, then add the metal Warlord Games command packs and you get a descent unit. So here thay are...I hope they measure up...

Newcastle Whitecoats Command Stand

I have just finished this command stand of figure yesterday.  They are the Metal Warlord Games ECW command packs.  I decided to substitute these guys as I had 3 packs of them and they were not getting used.  Turns out I like them a lot more than the normal command figures that come with Warlord Games ECW Infantry boxes.  I have the regiment done as well with the exception of the bases getting flocked and detailed.  I will put these guys on a 4 space 40mm x 40mm base this morning and then flock them with the rest of the unit.  So here they are what do you think?  Note that the flags on these command stands are cast so you have to paint them up yourself. Also these were dipped with Army Painter Dark Tone and then high lighted.

New ECW Royalist Kings Life Guard foot and some Royalist Cuirrasier

Well I just got these guys just about done.  The Foot are Warlord Games and from the King's Lifeguard and the Horse are Old Glory miniatures and of Rupert's Lifeguard.  The flag for the foot regiment I hand painted but the Cavalry flag i8s something I got off the internet and re-sized.  This is my first attempt at painting a flag, I do have to say that they are very difficult for the non professional artist.  I still have to finish the command for the horse regiment but they are almost there.  I was just so excited to post these guys I couldn't wait.  Also I still have to put silfor grass "plugs" on the bases.  Anyway please let me know what you think, don't be shy I am looking for some feedback.

Royalist King's Life Guard In the process of painting them now

I have started these last night after working on the gun in the prior blog entry.  These are Warlord Games Royalist Infantry.  There are 40 of them including command.  I am using Foundry paint's as usual for these and a little Vallejo paints where I am lacking in my Foundry stuff.  I did base coating on them and and just did the dip well sort of,  I use what army painter calls the "splash method" whereas you paint on the army painter dip, allowing you to control the dip coating also it uses much less dip when compared to actually dipping them.  I am waiting for the AP dip to dry and then I will move onto high lighting and detailing.  Also check out the Royalist Demi-Cannon I just posted to the blog before this post... below  Cheers...

Old Glory 28mm ECW Demi-Cannon

Just finished this gun and crew as well as finished the basing and anti-shine last night.  I used the Army-Painter Dark Tone then high-lighted everything after that and did any detail work that was needed before moving on to the base.  I have painted this for my Royalist army but it could be used for Parliamentarian's as well, given the nature of the ECW.  I wanted to thank Saxon Dog yet again for his blog and the help I got from it.  Anyway here is the gun and crew...enjoy. :)

Robert Devereaux, The 3rd Earl of Essex

I just finished this guy up, he is the Warlord Games Earl of Essex.  It seems that when working on one figure at a time I do better, at least it would appear that way to me.  I am afraid painting an army that way would take a bloody long time!  I have to find a balance a suppose. It was painted mainly with Foundry Paints except for Vallejo for the base.  I tried taking this out doors to photograph but the sun was at a point that it was shadowing a bit, so I had to position the figure so as to minimize the effect.  Let me know what you think please...

Cheers...

Prince Rupert's Blewcoats pikemen

I have been working on these for a few days, and while they do not compare to Saxon Dog's or Galpy's stuff  yet, I am trying...:)  They are Warlord Games Royalist pikemen and command figures for Rupert's  Blewcoats 4th Captain's colors.  I still have the 24 Musket armed chaps to finish up. Also I still need to finish the drum on the drummer, I just noticed...They have been fun to paint but detail is a bit lacking when compared to Old Glory or especially Perry's or Foundry...  Oh well I get what I can.  Without further a due...

Please let me know what you think.

Cheers

Warlod Games Dismounted Dragoons...done?

Okay so here is the next batch of Dragoons this time the dismounts... I hope they are done... Now I need to finish the rest of the mounted troops and this unit should be done.  Sorry for the crappy pics, I am just not much of a photog...

Warlord Games Mounted ECW Dragoons command done?

Well I just based these up using the tutorial that Saxon Dog did on his ECW stuff.  SO I think these guys are done, or at least until I find something else to "tweak" on them.

Warlord Games Saker based and done?

Okay so I had painted this bunch up last year but had not based them up nice nor dipped them etc.  I just got all that done thanks to Saxon Dog for his basing tutorial and also his help with dipping. Okay so I "think" this is done...

Warlord Games ECW Comparison as requested...

Okay it was requested to post a before dip and after dip
picture of the Warlord Games ECW Dragoon dismount
figures.  The figures are identical save the hats which are
different.  They are also from the same unit, hence they
are painted identically.  Here is the pic.

On the Left is the dipped one and on the right side is the one not yet dipped.

Cheers...

Army Painter dipping experiment

Okay so I have been looking over one of my favorite blogs Saxon Dog and he dips most if not all of his ECW figures.  I have army painter Quick Shade which I believe he uses.  I have both Soft Tone and Dark Tone but no Strong Tone(which he uses).  Anyway so I dipped one of the Warlord Dragoons with the Dark Tone I have an here it is, I have not flat coated it yet nor done any touch ups paint wise.  I actually like it, now as long as testors dull coat does not attack the dip when coated I may be golden for these guys!  I think I do like it anyway what do you think?

Cheers...

28mm Warlord Games ECW Saker and gun crew update #1

I have been dieing to paint up one of the two of these guys I have, so I started working on them in "secret" as well...lol  I still have some work to do on them but I at least wanted to get something on my blog about them, so here they are... Please let me know what ya think... Cheers

28mm Warlord Games ECW Royalist Dragoons update #2

Well I am grinding along with these guys, still have some more work to do on them but I think they are turning out ok for now.  As before this is both the mounted and dismounted Dragoon Command from Warlord Games Dragoon box set.  Cheers...

28mm Warlord Games ECW Royalist Dragoons update #1

Well I got kind of burnt out on painting 15mm mini's, so I started working on my English Civil War(ECW) mini's.  I have been putting this off for some time but decided it was either these or my Perry Hussars and given that I have plenty painted in Napoleonics for a while I thought I had better start painting these guys.  Anyway here they are, I have done 3 colors on most of what you see here but I am not seeing the contrast that I would like.  I am using Foundry paints for most all of these guys as I think their paints are brilliant especially for 28mm stuff.  These are the command figures for the unit by the way and come with both mounted and dismounts for the unit.  Note that they can be either painted Royalist or Parliamentarians, I chose the earlier for now and for the 2nd box I have they will be that later So here they are, what do you think so far...