Work In Progress

I'm halfway through painting my third regiment of foot.

I'm aiming to get to 2 regiments of foot, 1 gun model and 2 regiments of horse per side to enable a small battle to try out rules.

So I've got two regiments of horse, 1 gun model and a regiment of foot to buy and paint, should keep me busy for a while.

Display and Storage

I decided to re-use an old bookcase as a display case for my ECW armies, I put some light blue card at the back and some green flock sheet on the shelves. I am also planning to put some small lights in as it is a bit dark at the back.

Closeup of two regiments of infantry ...

Newly Mustered Regiment of Foot

At last after a long delay my next regiment of foot, mustered ready to collect their new uniforms.

Now what colour coat should they have ...

[All figs are 42mm Irregular Miniatures, some altered to modify hats, or change heads (some heads from Sash and Sabre)].

New Regiment of Foot - On It's Way

I've ordered the figures for my next regiment of foot and hope to get started on painting them before Xmas.

I plan to get more units on the go, now my 18C armies painting surge is tailing off to some degree. I think the nextt one may be a regiment of dragoons on horse, and also dismounted.

I have one mad idea of a project to build a small moated manor house for 'siege' scenarios, based on something like Stokesey Castle (http://www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk/gallery/stokesay_castle) - may be a bit ambitious but it should be a challenge.

Sir Warwick Hunt - for Parliament

Sir Warwick Hunt, commander of the Parliamentarian forces (with his little command group). Seen on his way to meet his brother Sir Herryck Hunt to look at the regiment of horse he is mustering.

New Trumpeter for Royalist Command Group

The red trumpeter has been allocated to the Parliamentarian command group; as I've decided the red regiment of horse is going to be in the Parliamentarian army. So a new trumpeter has been completed for the Royalist command group.

New Foot and Horse - start to muster

Currently I'm painting the Parliamentarian command group.

For the next regiment of horse I wanted something a little different; I decided to convert some Irregular Miniatures figs using Sash & Sabre heads (which can be bought separately); I wanted them to have swords in various poses; so these have been added by using the swords from Prince August cast figures. So far I have only finished two ...

The officers for the next foot regiment are ready for painting; the officers with spontoon and the ensign are converted pikemen [for these I used Sash & Sabre heads on Irregular Miniatures bodies].