Desperate: Jena Prussian Info on the web

 Sorry to post on my blog asking but I have really found nothing of note, especially painted miniature wise on Jena Prussians from the 1805-1806 era. Anyway I have looked all over for Jena Prussian info both historical and miniature wise and have found NO real good resources.  I have tried posting on TMP and I have just discovered to never, ever ask questions on there. So do any of you fine ladies and gents have any website info that you would like to share?  If so please just comment on this message.

Thanks and cheers...

Painting helper? Well maybe not but...

This is my 1 to 1 scale four legged FURRY helper!

Does anyone have one of these?  maybe not this particular type but generally with 4 legs but usually never less than 3?  Well this one is mine or actually I may be hers! but thats here nor there.  :)  The biggest draw back to this particular "helper" is the prodigious amounts of LONG fur seems to leap off of said helpers body and ALWAYS seems to deposit itself, either on my miniatures or DIRECTLY all over the ENTIRE painting are!  Every thing else about her is great, she sleeps mostly, so I can usually paint without interuptions, but when she does want to "help", she is very persistent and she seems to think that I must be the best painter in the world as she seems to think that I am SOOOOO good that I can either use one hand or non and paint with a brush in my mouth! as she requires said hands to rub MORE FUR OFF OF HER to deposit it on my miniatures and painting area!  Anyway life would not be the same without her, but I do wish they would invent a fur-less one of these that looked good like this one does...

Cheers.

Short book review: Ospreys Armies of the Napoleonic Wars

Ospreys Armies of the Napoleonic Wars: I ordered this book some time ago(like 4 months), but did not get it until the other day.  This book would appear to be as rare as unubtanioum! I have to say that this book is incredible, it is a whooping 432 pages and about 180 or so of the pages are color plates from all major and some minor combatants of the Napoleonic wars!  I have been reading the French portion first and specifically about the French artillery of the period today and in reading these 6 pages or so I have learned more about French artillery then I had ever known before!  I found out for example the predominant artillery pieces used by the French for this period were the 6pdr horse and the 4 and 8pdr foot along with 6inch howitzers. These were Gribeauval AN XI system guns, that right there dispels some of my beliefs on French artillery.  Unfortunately the one army this text does not cover are the Jena Prussians. Anyway this is a great if not hard to find book from Osprey and I highly recommend it! It cost me $40.00 USD fyi...

Cheers...

Current Ranges of ECW mini's and other things.

Well I have just started painting some Warlord Games PLASTIC pike and shotte infantry and will have pictures to post later, but I have some comments to make on them.  Firstly that they are overall very nice models with nice clothing and weapon details, secondly that they were a pain in the a** to build, thirdly I feel that the hands of the models are way too small, consistently too small and lastly I do not know if it is the TV shows or the historical pictures I have seen but I feel that the facial hair on these models to be not entirely consistent with the time period.  Most of the models from the detail that I have painted in the first box of infantry is not pronounced enough when compared to Renegade or Wargames Foundry models or Old Glory.  I thought they would be a good buy for what I can get here in the states with Renegade mini's non existent, same with most other brands that are common in the UK.
     From what I have found the only brands available here in the states are Old Glory, Warlord games and Wargames Foundry, the later while being brilliant models are most outrageously priced here, in which they would seem to put the price at what the MAX currency exchange would be, say $1.80-$1.90 or more per British pound making them close to twice the price of what they would cost in the UK.  So with that said, I may look at getting some more Old Glory as there detail is ok, the price is ok and they are readily available, I wish I could get more Foundry mini's but not at the current pricing of them.  I did not intend this piece to be a pricing criticism of any manufacturer just overall comments on the quality and pricing of several manufacturers. On one final note on pricing, I did purchase a couple of Warlord games saker cannons and while the detail is nice they are God awfully expensive as well at $28.00 per gun and crew! Getting to be a very expensive "amusement"...

Cheers...

Warlord Games Prince Rupert

Here is a few pictures of Warlord Games Price Rupert figure from their ECW Pike and Shotte line. I was not sure on coloring for him so went with some colors I had gotten with my Foundry paint order.  I think he turned out ok, but I will redo his face as a I tried a wash scheme that I normally do not do and do not like how it turned out.  I usually use a 3 color paint scheme for flesh but saw this washing technique in a mag and thought I would give it a go.  So that will be redone...  let me know what you think...  Cheers...

AB Miniature order has arrived!

Well after having a bout of illness I have finally gotten to posting some pictures of my new AB miniatures.  I took some pictures of the French Imperial Guard that I got from AB along with some Essex French IG I already had painted up to show the huge difference in size between the two. The AB's are some brilliant kit I do have to say!  As stated earlier in the blog I ordered 3 Lasalle packs from AB which included 1 French Dragoon unit, 1 French Imperial Guard unit and 1 British Hussar unit.  They took a long time to deliver and I think for taking so long the included 1 Dragoon casualty, 1 walking wounded causality and here is the best part, 1 Marshall Ney mounted figure.  The French IG unit was complete with 32 figures, with command and 4 skirmishers! :)  Big bonus in my book!  Anyway here is a picture of the Essex/AB IG comparison for you to look at... After looking at the pictures you can not really see the size difference but it is pronounced!  The painted essex figures are based with metal bases and strip magnets so that should help you see the size difference.  Cheers...

Been kinda busy, but...

Ok so before I show you guys some of my new stuff I have painted, let me assure you that I have not lost the "historical" faith so to speak and will also be doing that as well as some Warmachine stuff.  So I have started collecting Khador and Cygnar forces and here is one of my first Cygnar pieces I have done, this is a Warjack called a Cyclone.  It took a little bit to blend the colors but I think it turned out ok.  Let me know what you think...

So there is is, I will post more later but I wanted to get this up so that you knew that I was still alive...

Cheers...

First warmachine figure, Kommander Sorscha.

Ok so I got a wild hair and decided to paint this last night.  My brother some friends and myself have a big set of games planned this coming Saturday and while they will play with unpainted single mini's, much less whole armies, I just can't do it.  So I have begun to paint these when I am not looking for work and here is the first.  I can not believe I am doing this... ;)  Also the pictures turned out poorly as you can not see the highlight's well at all.  Sorry...

Poll: which Napoleonic Rules Systems is Better?

Ok here is the deal, as I do not hink polling is possible on the blog I need comments, which of these 3 Napoleonics rules systems is the best:

Wargames Foundry Napoleon
Lassale
General de Brigade
Age of Eagles

So if you have an opinion and have played the rules system then please leave a coment, I have all for and need to make a decision basing wise.  All of these are compatible with each other basing wise except for General de brigade, hence the question.  Please let me know...



Cheers...

Ummm: Warmachine...

My Brothers friends came over the other night talking about the Warmachine games that they have been playing and saying how it was better than 40k, almost begrudgingly I might add as all of the are 40K fanatics.  Anyway I had been looking at Warmachine for a long time and had some models that I had built but never painted sitting in model purgatory, but was not about to get into it so to speak if no was around to play.  So anyway do not be surprised if I have some Warmchine stuff on here at some point...