Shaker Cannon, rattle, and roll

I finished up my second and last cannon for my Parliamentarian forces which officially means I am half way through my force! I have one unit of pike and shotte, which will obviously take awhile to assemble and paint since they will be 36 strong, and one unit of 12 horse to help support the flanks.

Next up I will put together some muskets to start the next unit. But right now I'm painting up some much overdue ratlings!

All the non-king's Men

I finished the unit of 12 Parlimentary horse the other day and they came out pretty good if I do say so myself. I am not normally a fan of painting horses, and I have no idea where this dislike came from. However, I sucked it up and painted through this unit and I am happy I did because it is probably the best unit I have painted to date. This also marks the 50% mark for my army. I have about 250 points painted and another 250 points sitting in a box waiting to be assembled.

Next up will be another cannon, but before moving on to ECW I have my eyes set on those Epic Vultures that have come out of retirement to lay waste to the Emperor's enemies. If you are a tank or a warmachine beware. The 2 underslung Hellfire missiles will make you cry... Also, I see some scenry making in my future.

CHARGE!!!!

6 of 12

Tried a new painting technique on these cavalry models undercoating them white and then using different colored washes to set up the base of the model. Since I don't have a wide variety of washes, my color pallet was very limited to browns and blacks, but I think the horses came out very nicely. I did use normal paints on the models such as the red and some of the different color browns. I'm happy with the way they came out and now I have to finish the second set of 6 horse to add for a nice unit of 12.

Pike and Shotte Unit Completed!

Yes it has been a long time with the fall soccer season starting up and that pretty demon prince model landing in my army which desperately needed to be painted up after getting its butt whooped by a lowly empire warrior priest. I moved back to some "real" fake models in the form of 12 muskets. In all they join my now completed unit for a total of 36 pike and shotte troops ready to kick the Royalists and Scottish booty.

Next up on the painting stand are some nice looking warhounds which should give my warriors of chaos army a much needed cheap speed boost to harass skirmishers and warmachines early in the game. I'm a bit tired of getting shot up, might as well have the dogs go take care of those problems so my warriors can take care of the killing...

After the warhounds I'll be assembling and painting 12 cavalry models to help support my pike and shotte unit. Nothing says bravery like a couple of pistol shots at point blank range to the face, and then cowardly galloping away.

Musketeers from the Highlands

Eight more Covenanter musketeers have joined the fray. That brings the running total to 12 complete. Next up is some pike to round out the unit.

Pike at the Ready

I finished off a group of 12 pike plus command. This now completes 2/3 of my infantry block as 12 of my muskets were completed last month. The pike came out ok, and I think the flag will look fine on the battlefield. The washes have certainly sped up the painting process for these guys and the addition of green wash over the sashes really show off the folds nicely. I didn't do any final highlighting on these guys like with my other armies, but I figure once the army is complete I can go back and touch up the models later. I'm thinking that with the next musket group painted up they will look quite nice altogether.

Next up on the painting table are two models for my Warriors of Chaos. When they are done I'll go back and finish off the last of the Pike and Shotte regiment and then move on to cavalry! Of course, I have to assemble them first, but all in good time.

Muskets at the Ready

Out of a 36 member unit, I have painted a small wing of musket wielding soldiers. I wanted the coats to be a brighter red, but it was not coming out the way I wanted it, so I'm leaving the darker red coat for now. I'll just pretend their uniforms got dirty from campaigning. I wasn't much into detail work or highlighting for this group as I am just going for a tabletop worthy force. At a 4-6 foot distance they should look menacing enough to my enemy. By menacing I mean their combat potential, not their paint job...