Epic Revolution Part 25: Continental Army Update

 

American riflemen from Warlord Games Epic Revolution.

Before I take stock of what I want to do by the end of the year, it's time to see where I am at with my generic Southern Campaign American Army.

Army Command stand painted as MG Nathaniel Greene.

1st Maryland Regiment or any Continental Line from Maryland, Delaware or Virginia.

A South Carolina regiment that can be of the Continental Line, States Troops or Militia.

The 2nd Sparta Regiment or any American unit.

A generic Infantry unit with brown coats and red facings.

American Rifle unit with the Revolution Epic figure for Daniel Morgan.

American Continental Artillery with mounted officer.

Not bad so far:

4 Infantry units.

1 Rifle unit.

1 Artillery gun.

1 Army Commanders.

2 Brigade Commanders.

Epic Revolution Part 24: More Continental Infantry with a Twist

Continental Infantry in brown coats and red facings. The figures are not as shiny as they look in the image!

Okay.

The next time I take an extended break I promise to repost old entries, put out a message . . . please trust me, I'm not dead! With an early retirement and a brood of grandchildren we have been visiting and spoiling. Amaze, amaze, amaze. Okay, back to toy soldiers.

I decided to try something different and added a mounted officer to this unit. Having a space for it was easy since the infantry command sprue has a space to add another standard bearer if you want it to be a British unit. For the second rank I carefully cut out the figure - don't worry if you cut or scrap the chaps next to him, the horse will had the cuts in the second rank.

When adding the mounted office, you will need to remove the base from the horse. I also discovered that the horse is too wide to fit in the space. No worries! Carefully cut down the flanks until you get a fit; the cuts you make will be hidden once you glue the horse into place.

Close up of one of the stands with an NCO on the right. That's about as much detail that I'm doing with this scale and they look great at gaming distance.

The colors carried are a representation (educated guess) of the Fort Stanwix flag. On August 3, 1777 officers of the garrison of Fort Stanwix (successfully defended during the Saratoga Campaign) in what is now Oneida County, NY, made a “Continental Flag.” It may be the first flag based on the Continental Congressional Flag Resolution of June 14th, 1777. The Fort Stanwix flag commonly associated with the August 1777 siege is described as a 13-stripe design in red and white, possibly with a blue field and stars, though its exact appearance remains debated among historians. Other forts and some units carried similar flags throughout the war.

Epic Revolution Part 22: American Riflemen

 

"Two shots. Aim for the officers. Wait until they're 50 yards away", the general said.

Just a quick post featuring the American Riflemen figures from Warlord Games Revolution! Epic range. You have to have at least one unit of rifles! And don't forget - they can be classed as Continentals (no bayonets) or Militia.

2nd Quarter Update for 2026

Summer! Grandchildren! Travel! Oh . . . and doing some gaming and painting as well! With celebrating 250 years of Independence and freedom I've been focusing on the American War for Independence. So, how are we doing?

1. Phase 3 of the Boxer Rebellion Project for The Men Who Would be Kings. To complete my Chinese Field Force for the Boxer Rebellion I'm going to add two Boxer units of 16 figures each. The Boxers will be from Crusader Miniatures Boxer Rebellion Range. I anticipate doing this in the 3rd Quarter.

Figures from Wargames Foundry.

Kansu Braves from Crusader Miniatures.

2. The American War for Independence in the South. Wow. This was the big progress so far this this year as I jumped into the AWI again using the Epic Revolution figures from Warlord Games. I spent an inordinate amount of time pulling out my old papers and research as I purchased and designed the armies I wanted:

a. Army Commanders:

Continental Army Commander based on MG Greene.

British Army Commander based on Lord Cornwallis.

b. Other Commanders:

LTC James Webster.

Colonel late Brigadier General Daniel Morgan.

c. Units:

1st Maryland Continental Line. How can you do the Southern Campaign without the 1st Maryland?

Light Company, 71st (Frasier's Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.

Continental Artillery.

Webster and the 33rd Foot. Webster wears the uniform of a senior officer with the red facings of the 33rd Regiment.

South Carolina troops muster. This unit can represent either SC Continentals, State Troops or Militia. The mounted figure is the Daniel Morgan resin figure from Warlord Games.

Musketeer Regiment von Bose.

The 2nd Spartan Regiment of Militia.

Hessian Jägers.

In addition I have painted a Royal Artillery gun and crew plus a unit of American Rifles. Once I get some pictures, I will post them. Upcoming for the British will be the 71st (Fraser's Highlanders and the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers). Next up for the Americans will be a generic Continental Regiment in brown coats and some American Dragoons and Militia Cavalry.

3. Games. Listen up! Yep; played quite a few games! The next game will be on the Northwest Frontier circa 1898 with the Army of the Raj facing a (ahem) Metallic menace:

"When will they ever learn that they are no match for Doctor Fu Manchu!"

4. Terrain. When I started my AWI project I suddenly realized that I did not have any 15mm terrain. Hmmm . . . I have started some buildings and trees that I will post.

One of the pre-painted MDF buildings from Micro Art Studio and the first batch of trees.

On with the Third Quarter!

Epic Revolution Part 18: A South Carolina Infantry Unit

South Carolina troops muster. This unit can represent either SC Continentals, State Troops or Militia. The mounted figure is the Daniel Morgan resin figure from Warlord Games.

 When I decided to paint a unit that was not uniformed from Warlord Games Epic Revolution, I was a bit apprehensive. I had my technique down for uniformed troops but I was sure the irregular look would take longer. I was wrong! After looking at pictures on the Warlord Games website, plus many Facebook Groups of units of various scales, I decided that really all I needed were various shades of Brown, some blue jackets and maybe the odd green. I did most of the figures with various browns from the Citadel Contrast range of paints, plus Ultramarine Blue (For the Emperor!). Any kind of speed paint should work. I painted a few figures per strip of one color, then moved on to another color. Here is a picture of the process in progress:

I used 5 strips of the less uniformed infantry from the generic Infantry sprue and a command strip from the militia sprue. The flag was an image from the internet, scaled down, and then I painted over it with Vallejo Dark Blue, Vallejo Flat White and Vallejo Flat Black. The flag is a pattern of the first South Carolina State Flag that was used in the Revolution. 

I didn't realize that I needed to touch up many of the black hats until I took the pictures and edited them. My painting room is upstairs in our house and I prime and put a protective coat outside. I usually take pictures before I spray on a protective flat coat.

One of the advantages of this scale is that I paint to "gaming distance and I don't have to add a lot of extra detail. Looking at the figures this closely would not happen during the game.