Roundway Down Project (5) - getting ready for painting

The last regiment of S&S horse finally assembled. A new supply of black gesso for priming has been obtained as my current pot is getting low - those 40mm figs eat up a lot of primer and paint - have laid in a supply of bron paint as well.

Roundway Down Project (4) - assembling the horse

After two sessions, one today and one last weekend I have assembled the first two regiments of horse; I find assembling these Sash & Sabre figs a bit of a chore, I seem to have a handful of thumbs.

One more regiment of horse to assemble then I can start painting, I've already printed some standards for each regiment.

Roundway Down Project (3) - on the move

The remainder of my figs order up from the Post Office today. All unpacked and bits sorted into separate piles for assembly. To start with I did the the command figures and cornets (these are a mix of S&S and Jacdaw).

I though I'd run out of sword arms, so used pistols for the officers, but found a bag containing some later, will have to a quick swap. To keep me going I painted up a couple of figs made up from spares, another command group of officer and trumpeter

Roundway Down Project (2) - getting organised

Part of my figs order arrived for my extra three regiments of horse, I went for Sash & Sabre for a change. I decided to wait for the rest of the order before getting stuck in assenbling and painting. So currently organziing all the bits and pieces ready to put them to one side; have cut all the bases from thick card for the regiment of foot and the three horse regiments while I was at it.

Roundway Down Project (1) - quick list of forces

Just working out some basics for my Roundway Down project. Approx size of armies

Parliament: Horse 2000; Foot 1800; Guns 8; + some dragoons
Royalist: Horse 1800; Foot 2000; Guns 2 light pieces; + some dragoons

Need to get the ratios approx correct; so decided on the following forces:

Royalists:
1. Left - 2 Regiments of horse (18 figs)
2. Centre - 1 Regiment of horse (9 figs),  Galloper Gun, Dragoons
3. Right - 2 Regiments of horse (18 figs)
4. At Devizes - 5 Regiments of Foot.

Parliamentarians:

1. Left - 3 Regiments of horse (27 figs)
2. Centre - 4 Regiments of Foot, 3 guns
3. Right - 3 Regiments of horse (27 figs)
4. To the rear - Dragoons - guarding baggage and watching out for Royalist foot.

After totting up the horse required I am 3 regiments short, figs order to be done shortly - may go for some Sash & Sabre this time.

Planning for Roundway Down 're-fight'

I'm currently planning my re-fight of Roundway Down. Prior to the main battle there was a rearguard action at Rowde plus the siege of Devizes, so may also have a go at staging these too.

Have to paint up one infantry regiment and obtain probably 5 more cavalry regiments. I may look at the army sizes and reduce the cavalry slightly, maintaining the right ratios.

Plenty of reading to do - will check up on accounts in other books to build up a clearer picture of the main battle.

New Regiment of Foot Musters

Finished assembling a new regiment of foot; facncied something slightly different and bought some figs in marching poses -mostly Romanoff, with some Jacdaw and a few Sash and Sabre heads for variety.