Lord Leven Complete!

At the same time that I painted everyone's favorite English Civil War commander with warts, I also painted Warlord Games' Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven.  Lord Leven will be a "generic" Scottish brigade commander and currently will command the Irish Brigade of Montrose's Scottish Royalist army.  Figure mounted for my favorite ECW rules Victory Without Quarter.

 

Alexander Leslie (1582 – 4 April 1661) was a Scottish soldier in Swedish and Scottish service. Born illegitimate and raised as a foster child, he subsequently advanced to the rank of a Swedish Field Marshal and in Scotland became Lord General in command of the Army of the Covenanters,  In England he commanded the Army of the Solemn League and Covenant and was senior commander of the Army of Both Kingdoms (1642-1647).

Warlord Games Oliver Cromwell

I have finished Warlord Games' Oliver Cromwell. A really fun miniature to paint - the expression, the skull cap and the wart!  Another great brigade commander for Victory Without Quarter.

 Ollie leading Parliament's mounted finest.

 

Cheering on the New Model Army on the field of Dunbar.

Oliver Cromwell and Lord Leven

Sitting on the shelf for way too long were Oliver Cromwell and Lord Leven from Warlord Games.  I especially like how Ollie is portrayed waving his hat allowing us to see the metal skull cap worn for protection.

Lord Leven seems to be showing his age as he is stooped over sitting on his horse.  By having the figure lean forward it gives to me the appearance of contemplation as he is planning his next move on campaign. This adds some flavor to the character.

Thinned down Vallejo black is used as a primer and also brings out the details in both figures, warts and all.

Lord Leven does come with a bonnet which I will glue in place once his figure is painted.

Both figures will be Brigade command figures for my armies using the rules Victory Without Quarter.  Ollie will obviously be commanding the cavalry and Lord Leven for now will be the commander of my Royalist Irish Regiments.

Ladies of Adventure

 Huzzah! Professor Nightingale is rescued (again) by our heroic ladies. 

The latest adventurers for In Her Majesty's Name are these lovely figures from Copplestone Castings. They are part of the Female Archaeologists blister pack from their Back of Beyond range of figures.  There are two more figures from the pack that have not been painted yet but they will be joining the fun and adventure soon!

 

After looking at the pictures I took, I need to do a bit of touch-up on the faces and hair - I guess it is time to get new reading glasses!

General Ronglu's Imperial Chinese Army

Gulwalgiya Ronglu is a Manchu statesman and general of the Chinese Imperial Army. Born into the powerful Gulwalgiya clan of the Plain White Banner in the Eight Banners, he is also a cousin to the the Empress Dowager Cixi. He has served in a number of important positions in the Imperial Court and was most recently the commander in charge of military security of the Forbidden City.  He is a force to be reckoned with in the world of In Her Majesty's Name.

General Ronglu has begun to build the first modern infantry military force of the Manchu Empire. As a favorite of the Dowager Empress, he has access to modern technology and other exotic resources. Ronglu is not sympathetic toward the Boxers as he feels it is not time to move against the Western Powers. He is not on good relations with the leader of the Black Dragon Tong, the Dragon Lady, but cooperates with her so as not to antagonize the Dowager Empress. Though appearing to be "hefty" Ronglu is a master of armed and unarmed combat and is dedicated to free China from the influences of the foreign devils.

Pluck: 3+
Fighting Value: +3
Shooting Value: +2
Speed: 0
Points: 76
Talents: Leader +2, Martial Artist, Inspirational, Fanatic
Basic Equipment: SRC Breastplate, pistol, sword, magnetic-static-shield

Yang Wei is a Chinese engineering scientist most famous for the invention of China's first arc generator and arc weapons. Yang is a world pioneer in the research fields of fracture mechanics, arc meso-mechanics, mechatronic reliability and has published a series books based on his research.

Pluck: 5+
Fighting Value: +0
Shooting Value: +2
Speed: 0
Points: 40
Talents: Engineer, Tough
Basic Equipment: Lined coat, arc generator, arc rifle, pistol and 3 grenades

Sun Kai is General Ronglu's loyal bodyguard and strong man - plus he likes grenades.

Pluck: 4+
Fighting Value: +2
Shooting Value: +2
Speed:+0
Points:40
Talents: Tough, Strongman, Numb
Basic Equipment: Military rifle, pistol, grenade

Yu Niu is the best swordsman of her province and many claim she may be the best in China. She is a former Shaolin nun and while at her temple, she developed a style that is extremely efficient and ideally suited to smaller fighters having less strength.

Pluck: 3+
Fighting Value: +4
Shooting Value: +0
Speed: +2
Points: 60
Talents: Martial Artist, Lightning Draw (Fighting)
Mystical Powers: Levitate, Dragon Wings, Harden (or can substitute for 20 points of Mystical Powers)
Basic Equipment: Sword, pistol

What would an army be without soldiers? Well trained and disciplined, they are the elite of the Chinese Imperial Army.

Soldier
Pluck: 5+
Fighting Value: +1
Shooting Value: +1
Speed: +1
Points: 20
Talents: Bayonet Drill

Basic Equipment: Lined coat, military rifle, bayonet

Sergeant
Pluck: 4+
Fighting Value: +3
Shooting Value: +3
Speed: +1
Points: 31
Talents: Leadership +1, Tough
Basic Equipment: Brigadine, Mauser machine pistol (carbine), sword

Of course he has a yeti!

Pluck: 3+
Fighting Value: +5
Shooting Value: +0
Speed: +0
Points:45
Talents: Terrifying, Beserker
Basic Equipment: Thick fur (equivalent to brigandine), Talons (equivalent to fighting knife)