ECW Army Command WIP

Here are my two army command stands that are almost complete for Victory Without Quarter:

First up for Parliament is the Earl of Essex and one of his officers.  Essex is from Warlord Games and the foot officer is from Wargames Foundry. The wagon wheel is from an old Games Workshop wagon.

For the cause of King and Country is King Charles I from Warlord Games. The officer holding the Royal Standard is a hard plastic figure from the Warlord Games plastic infantry box.

The Royal Standard is available for free from Wargames Designs.

Reload markers for Victory without Quarter Finished

I have finished the reload markers for the first 6 regiments of foot.  I also finished the first Highlander clansmen marker but forgot to take a picture!  Figures are from Perry Miniatures.

Essex's Regiment, Jones' Regiment and Lord Brooke's Regiment.

Rupert's Regiment, Newcastle's Lambs and the King's Lifeguard.

Happy Socialist Workers Paradise Day!

"Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal." Adlai E. Stevenson

Back in the Painting Saddle

March was a long and hectic month which prevented my favorite activity - painting toy soldiers! Fortunately I got back on track yesterday as I headed back to the 17th Century . . .

Yes! More highlanders from Warlord Games! I'm painting this well armed highland clansman based on Liam Neeson from the movie Rob Roy.

It was nice to get the kilt colors the way I wanted them correct the first time.

  
I really like the way this figure was sculpted firing a brace of pistols before the Highland Charge. I just got word from Warlord Games that the rest of my highlanders are on the way. Can't wait to finish the next unit.

Plastic English Civil War officer from Warlord Games plastic ECW infantry command sprue. He is going to be holding the Royal Banner once King Charles I arrives in the mail and gets painted.

ECW Musketeers loading from Perry Brothers Miniatures. These are going to be reload markers for the game Victory Without Quarter.

Another view of musketeers reloading. Each unit I have painted has it's own reload marker. From left to right: Newcastle's Regiment in white; Jones' Regiment in green; Lord Brookes in purple; Prince Rupert's in Blue; Essex's in red; and the King's Lifeguard of Foot in dark red.

Reload marker for Highland Clansmen unit. Yes he is throwing a rock. That is why the unit needs to reload! Figure from Warlord Games.

Drinking while fighting? Isn't that a safety violation?

1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders

   After much delay I have finally finished the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders from Perry Miniatures.  Much of the inspiration of the painting and basing comes from the blog Lonely Gamers.  Bases are plastic 40mm x 40mm from Games Workshop.  The sand is model railroad sand and the static grass is from Gale Force Nine.

   The Gordon Highlanders were one of the British Army's most celebrated regiments. It was the local regiment of the North East of Scotland, first raised in 1794 by the Duke of Gordon who was assisted by the Duchess. It was said she offered a kiss as an incentive to join up.

 Always known as the Gordon Highlanders, the Regiment was officially designated the 100th Regiment of foot, becoming in 1798 the 92nd Regiment of foot; the numbering with which it has since been associated.  

   The 1st battalion of the Gordons was sent to Sudan, and was issued grey wool jackets, which were worn throughout the campaign.  This was the uniform worn by the Gordons at the Battles of El Teb, and Tamai in 1884.

 

 

   There were seven companies at Tamai, and they formed the left side and front corner of General Buller's square. Their "machine -like" volleys of gun fire were one of the main reasons that the pressure was relieved on the second British square which had been broken by the Dervish onslaught.

 

 

   At Kirbekan, 10th February 1885, only Captain Ian Hamilton's D Company was present in the last desperate attempt to relieve Gen. Charles Gordon in Khartoum.  

   At the close of 1885 the regiment returned to Egypt for a rest and was then reassigned to duty at Malta.