7th Armored Division

These are the first 15mm figures I've painted. It was a scale I never really fancied - too fiddly - but Flames of War system looked good fun and the models are really rather cool. Walter had bought a bunch of British and Germans before he headed off to India so I thought I'd focus on some of the elements he didn't have in his forces. To that end I took the easy option of the 7th Armored box set, with an additional squadron of tanks thrown in for good measure. I've got a couple of typhoons to add. Now I've got to start thinking about the germans who should be a different proposition when it comes to painting.

The infantry took as long to paint as all the vechiles - so 15mm Napoleonics is not appealing in the slightest!!!!!

Mech Infantry - 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade

Objective Marker - 4th County of London

Forward Artillery Observer - 5th Royal Horse Artillery

Artillery Support - A Troop, 5th Royal Horse Artillery

A Squadron - 1st Royal Tank Regiment

B Squadron - 1st Royal Tank Regiment

C Squadron - 1st Royal Tank Regiment

Company HQ - 1st Royal Tank Regiment

Lizardmen - Weearrapeepel Confederation

Did these for my son. He helped a bit with the skin tones and shield but the figures are so complicated they ended up getting some treatment. I tried to keep the painting as basic as possible - so the metallics are pretty poor, but some of the other bits got the full treatment.

Needless to say by the time they were done he'd moved on to tanks and 40K. So he's on his own now (mind you the Imperial guard tanks would look good as space soviets....)

In the meantime here are the Weearrapeepel Confederation.

Lord Whoozahun

Slann Lord - Swallies, Scar Veteran - Dongiesanyyerkeech & the Clan Tongsyabass

Scar Veteran - Gienitlaldy

Flying Squad - Haudmebak Clan

The Yerbrethsmingen Clan

Boab

Shamman Izaturez

Shamman Noratzmine

The Weenaftz

Madmentalyoungteamz

The Weemalkies

The Ellfidelows

The Uraphud Clan

The Uraphani Clan

A song For While I'm Away

Been far to long for posts - but since other class blogs can get away with it (Saxon Dog?!?) I thought I'd post an update and show what else has been on the painting table (and prove I'm not a work-shy fop).

Things ground to a halt after my cohorts posting to India, but with his return rumoured to be imminent we might get the show back on the road. In the near future expect to see some background on the commanders and the battle itself. On the painting table, plans are afoot for some presbyterian horse and the Northern Levies.

But in the meantime - two side projects....

Warhammer Lizardmen

Flames of War - 7th Armored Division

The Lord Chancellor's Regiment

John Campbell, eldest son of James Campbell of Lawers, was made Earl of Loudon in 1637. A staunch covenanter like his father, he was rewarded with the title of Lord Chancellor in 1641. The Lord Chancellor's Regiment was raised in Glasgow in 164? and was also known as Loudon's Regiment.

I couldn't find any record of its standards so was left with a lot of room to be creative. The Regimental standard was the Saltire, broken into alternating red/blue eigths, with the usual invocation to the covenant. The colonel's colour incorporates the actual crest of the Scottish Lord Chancellor, so though it may not be correct historically, it offers a link to the real role.

The tartans for the blankets again bring the unit together, whilst a little diversity from the hodden grey gave the unit a weathered appearance. A couple of dead and wounded figures also broke up the firing line, making for a couple of dramatic vignettes.

Three Steps to...Scotland's Taliban

Below are shots of the general approach we have used to painting on this site. Most of the colurs we use are from Foundry's range and as such the general techniques have utilised the 3-step layering process. That doesn't mean we are adverse to using other manufactures wares or applying other techniques (washes, dry-brushing etc.) but you will see nothing that has been dipped!! - This means this project will take years.......

Anyway here are some shots of some covenanter foot musketeers loading - Perry Miniatures. Blankets have been left undone as I like to do the tartans last.

View 1 - Back

View 2 - Front

View 3 - Back detail 1

View 5 - Front detail 1

Auldearn Battlefield

Picture taken 31st July, 2008 from Castle Hill. The hill in the centre is Garlic Hill, the site of most of the fighting. The Government army advanced from the right (west) along the crest of the hill, avoiding the boggy low lying land to the south and north of the hill. The Royalists were based in and around the village of Auldearn visible on the left (East).

Another Royalist flag added....

There haven't been any updates for a while, and thats because I (the Royalist) am in the process of packing up and preparing to move to India with my family, and my fellow blogger (the Government) is off on his world travels; a combination of summer vacation and business trips.

Although all my Royalists are safely packed, I was recently treated to excellent rendering of the Strathbogie Regiment flag in white chocolate. It was my 40th birthday recently and my wife conspired with a talented cake-making friend to surprise me with an extra special, and undoubtedly unique birthday cake....

At first I thought it was just a standard scottish Lion Rampant (me being Scottish and all), but then I noticed the text. It's the flag of Huntly's Strathbogie Regiment, and one of my favorite ECW flags, and it's on my birthday cake in coloured white chocolate!

They had sneaked into my painting room and discretely removed some pictures of the flag and had worked on this over several days. It was a great birthday surprise, and left me quite speechless. An explanation was also required for the gathered guests, which led to me "coming out" as wargamer to several friends from whom I had previously hidden my love of toy soldiers.

Anyway I thought I would share that, and because it cheered me up no end I decided to share the miniature flag that I created to use on my own WECW Strathbogie regiment, with you all for use in your own Scots Royalist armies...

The flag is based on contemporary descriptions temselves based on an order placed for regimental colours of the Strathbogie Regiment. The text and field colour is described, as is the presence of the rampant lion, however the exact layout is speculative.