Prussian foot artillery

I painted these Prussian foot artillery units quite a while ago, but only got round to taking a few snaps today. As with the Jaegers in the previous post, I was experimenting at the time with using a much quicker method of painting, using only flat colours and abandoning all highlights with the exception of a wash and highlight on the skin areas. I think a tidy paint job with flat colours can still produce nice looking miniatures for the tabletop, especially at the smaller scales. That said, I still can't resist using highlights on the majority of my miniatures, although I usually limit the colours to just two tones when it comes to 20mm figures.

Unlike the French foot artillery I painted, I decided to put the guns and figures on one base. It's what most other people seem to do, and I think it does look better, so I'll probably go back and rebase my French artillery at some point. I almost always use mdf bases, but these are plastic Renedra bases that I had kicking about, so it was nice to find a use for them, and the size was perfect for what I needed.

I'm making good progress on the French line chasseurs that I mentioned in the last post. I may get these finished this weekend, depending on how much free time I have. Here's a quick 'in progress' pic. I'll post some photos next week once they're all done and based up. Happy painting and wargaming. Bye for now :-) 

Prussian command figures

All of these command figures, with the exception of Blücher, were painted fairly recently. I enjoyed doing the two line commanders in particular (majors, I think they would be?). I'm not completely sure if the white jacket and plume on the general is correct, but I like how it looks regardless. I desperately need to add some more reference books to my collection for Napoleonic uniforms in general, and the Prussians in particular. Quick web searches are ok, but I'm never entirely sure if I'm painting certain details correctly or not.

The figures are all 20mm scale from Newline Designs. I still have some more Prussian generals and line commanders to add, but on the painting table at the moment are some French line chasseurs. Painting command figures is a nice way to take a break in between units. I'm planning to do some French generals next, once the chasseurs are done.

It's been a while...

Many a hobby blog has likely had a post with a title such as this. To be honest, I didn't think I'd return to weepaintedmen, although I always intended to start blogging about my hobby again at some point. I felt (still feel) a bit of a failure for not having kept this one going, so my intention was to start over with a new blog.

But that now seems silly. I might as well pick up where I left off, even though it's been almost two years! After all, I haven't been idle as far as collecting and painting wargames miniatures goes. And where I stopped with the blog is where I kept going with the collection - up to a point.

My 20mm Napoleonics collection has grown - and continues to grow. It's my main endeavour at the moment, with equal time spent on building the French and the Prussian armies. I have a small pile of British and Hanoverians as well, which I'm hoping to start this year once the other two armies have reached an decent size.

There have been other projects on the go for me. Besides my collection of Newline 20mm Naps, I've also been building up Napoleonic armies for France and Austria in 10mm using Pendraken, and both are coming along nicely. I have a couple of 28mm ancient Greek armies on the go, too, and I even had the inclination to paint up some fantasy miniatures.

All in all, there's plenty to show in terms of painting, but not a whole lot in terms of gaming. I'd like to do post some battle reports in the future, especially with my 20mm Napoleonics, since I now almost have suitable sized forces to take to the tabletop.

So, the blog is back, and I do intend to keep it going this time. I hope visitors finds the posts to be enjoyable and interesting. Any questions, comments, I'd love to hear from you...

In the meantime, I decided to give the blog a quick theme change. The old layout and background was a bit too busy for my liking.

Here are a few random photos of some figures from my 20mm Napoleonics collection. Once I get my camera set up properly, I'll be able to share lots more. Happy wargaming!

Prussian Jaegers

Prussian Jaegers

Prussian cuirassiers

French line infantry in greatcoats, waiting to be based...