So we had planned to do some gardening - but it's raining hard and blowing a gale = so I've lit the fire and unpacked a special parcel that arrived this morning !
A parcel from Irregular Miniatures ! . The combination of the ease of painting , an O.S. look , cheapness (unit deals) and the superb mail order from Ian Kay sealed the deal . The building blocks, French and Prussian Infantrymen .
Thank the Lord it's raining ! got these cleaned up and glued onto pennies . I'm going for 1860/70s Europe with a hint of Featherstone - minor Germanic states and Austro-Hungary to taste . Units of 20 figures with 2 Officers , so here we have my first two units ready for painting .
A couple of Brigadiers for my Franco-Prussian (?) forces . The only sad thing is I've run out of undercoat spray , so will have to undercoat them by hand I think. Thinking probably about 6 units per side plus Artillery and Cavalry. I wonder if it will keep raining this weekend ?............
That fire looks so warm and inviting Tony! Your figures arrived at the perfect time for you to get down to work! You're off to a great start. I hope that the rain keeps up and you can get your figures finished!
ReplyDeleteMost of the UK is basking in sunshine, but the NW is damp .
DeleteI'm really looking forward to what you do with these, Tony. I was heatbroken by your last post - what do mean, you sold them! I'm also very pleased that you're using Irregulars. These do not seem to be all that well documented on the blogosphere. What scale are they?
ReplyDeleteYes i rather regret selling the Spencer Smiths, but hopefully I can recapture their spirit with these Irregular 28mm ones.
DeleteNice start Tony - what size are your units going to be?
ReplyDelete20 figures plus 2 officers
DeleteGood Old Irregular. Just drizzle here in Somerset... could do with a downpour.
ReplyDeleteYes Irregular are my 'go to ' for so many things still raining here .
DeleteSplendid era, the same as my "Chocolate Box Wars"--I've been thinking of adding a pair of "toy soldier" contingents to that mix. The Irregular minis would be a good choice!
ReplyDeleteYes I'm being vague about the exact period and uniforms.
DeleteYou have a good deal of painting ahead of you - I looked up the IRREGULAR Miniatures site- I like the 15mm Crimea figures.
ReplyDeleteYes they do some excellent ranges , 15mm is to small for my eyes nowadays.
DeleteGood choice of figures, Irregular have so many gems in their collections and this one looks to be one of them, I like the figures they really look nice and should paint up really well. Good size of unit and good size of armies as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd an excellent mail order! (which encourages figure buying)
DeleteGlad you found your replacements for Spencer Smiths. Hope it rains enough to get more work done on them.
ReplyDeleteGot them undercoated , but 'real life ' issues have arisen to hold progress up !.
DeleteAre you sure the headline shoudn't say "Rain enables play"?
ReplyDeleteWhatever the weather, I look forward to seeing them painted up and ready to see action.
Sadly it has been a bit finer today and real life has kicked in .
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