Its been a week since I last posted, but in the interim more figures have left the painting table. As can be seen I've finished the first squad for by British for Secrets of the Third Reich (SOTR) as well as a member of the British Union of Fascists for a Very English Civil War. (ECW2). With their completion it brings the total of completed figures since the 25/04/09 up to 63. Not bad but still plenty to go. Next to go on the painting table is probably 28mm Carthaginians for FOG.

I recently bought a new digital camera (Canon Ixus 95), this is much better than my old camera, the zoom facility being just one of the better options it has. The pictures above were taken with the new camera. From top to bottom they show part of a British infantry squad, a battlegroup of Libyan skirmishers, a British Fascist infantryman and a British sergeant with a sten gun.

First Brits Finished

Although it's only a small command group of five figures, I've finished my fist batch of British Infantry for Secrets of the Third Reich. I decided to base them on hex bases rather than the standard circular base as I wanted to have some indication as to the figures facing when on the board. The basic colour shceme is Vallejo English Uniform (70921) for the battledress, Vallejo Khaki (70988) for the webbing, pouches and gaiters, with Vallejo Light Grey (70990) for the body armour. Over this I applied a wash of Games Workshop Devlan Mud to provide shading, with a light drybrush to finish. Overall I'm quite pleased with the final result and hope my first rifle squad will turn out as good.

Next on the Painting Table

As I just finished painting 2 units of Bavarians, I decided to sort out whats next in the painting queue. To give a bit of variety I decided to paint several units for different periods. To complete the infantry for my Bavarian army I've primed the last two infantry battalions and the dismounted dragoons. For my 28mm Carthaginian army I've primed up two units of skirmishers and for my World War Two British a five man command unit. This gives a total of six units containing fifty seven figures.