Tittivating the figures .

Having based up my 2D Wofun Pennisular collection I have started adding textured bases and shading in the edges of the plexiglass figures .

I coated the bases in glue and sprinkled some very fine sand on it . When dry I washed it with GW shade ink and them dry brushed it with a very pale grey , I added some spots of white glue  and sprinkled static grass onto it .I then shaded the edges of the figures with the appropriate coloured paint - not to accurate but more of a suggestion of colour . - they look a bit odd viewed side on but at a wargaming distance look okay .

Here we have the French 1st Battalion of the 50th Ligne with two bases of mounted command . This is going to be quite a task getting them all done , but I will be doing a few bases at a time . If you click on the photos will enlarge .

 

2D in action .

Not so much a battle report as a collection of the 'Wofun' 18mm Plaxi-plastic in action on the tabletop - as I've managed to delete some of the photos from my phone (sorry bout that) .

The British push the French skirmishers back as the French infantry form 'ordre mixte' , the markers are for hits taken , three then you remove a base .

The 1st Battalion , 10th Ligne having moved through the village form into line .

The Frech Artillery on the ridge open fire on the advancing enemy . The guns are from a 2mm MDF sheet and a bit fiddly to put together (I enlarged the location holes with a small file )  , some people have replaced them with 15mm 3D metal  models . 

The French army prepares to defend the village.  You get 32 bases per side in the starter box , a total of 387 characters . I'm willing to believe they are not everyone's cup of tea - but having spent the last 50 + years painting toy soldiers the notion of being able to buy ready painted armies and within a couple of hours get them onto the table is very appealing . Flats are not popular with some people , but I have lots of metal flats and semi-flat figures so they are no problem for myself . I've ordered a few more 'sprue' in a combined order with my colleague 'A' to build up my existing force - overall I'm impressed with them .

 

 

Flats for the 21st Century .

My wargaming colleague 'A' has been expounding the virtues of the new plexi-glass 2D ready painted figures by the Romanian firm  Wofun  (WoFun Games (wofun-games.com) , so as an own Christmas present to myself I bought the 18mm Peninsula War starter box - it arrived very promptly in about ten days via DHL . I'm VERY impressed - I based up the box onto the bases that where included in my deal - tarted them up a bit and next day was playing a game with them .

One tip I found from other bloggers was paint the edges of the figures with a brown ink (GW Agrax Earthshade ?) which cuts down on the glare ., I also gave them a coat of  matt varnish . The British Line Regiments are six bases each of two strips giving a total of eight figures per base (48 to the Battalion).

One of the individual bases , the art work is by Peter Dennis and was originally from his 'Paper Soldiers' book .

The French Dragoon Regiment (click on photos to enlarge)

British skirmish bases , I see these as the modern equivalent of the old German flats , being ready painted means you can get them onto the table top almost immediately and let's face it my days of paint lots of small scale figures are well past .

Another nice touch is when you place your order they send you a link to a downloadable set of rules by Andy Callan - simple but effective . Will do a battle report using the figures that where in the box next blog .