New Crop!

Hoi Everybody!

Lately not much has been going on hobbywise but I managed to finish two subjects.

First is a unit of AWI British 17th Light Dragoons:



These will be the mounted arm of my AWI British army for Black Powder. I also plan to convert these figures to Loyalist Legion cavalry.

Last but certainly not least is the first stand featuring the latest HÄT testshots. Here it concerns the Chasseurs sets. I received all 3 new sets for painting and they are absolutely fabulous! To me these chaps represent the proto-typical French Napoleonic soldier. They have it all: brilliant shako complete with cords and plume, both sabre and bayonet and of course very VERY nice and crisp sculpting and details. There was a little flash and some undercutting but this is only to be expected at this stage of the production. I have enough troops, combined with some recently released voltigeurs and carabineers, to create 2 large Black Powder regiments. One marching and one firing. The former will be my representation of the Isembourg regiment of which you can see the first stand (including Sapeur).




Cheers Sander

Listening to "Machine Head" by Deep Purple

100 ETS Contributions!

Hoi Folks!

Just this week an e-mail was dropped into my inbox from HäT telling me I had supplicated around 100 contributions to their Everything Toy Soldier (= gallery) pages.
Quite an achievement even though I say this myself!

With the mail came this avatar:




I think it's pretty cool since apparently I am the first one to reach this milestone.

Actually I think all thanks for this should go to HäT itself for producing these nice figures and thus enabling me to paint them.

Anyway up to the next 100!

Cheers Sander

More Stirring deeds that made the Empire!

Hoi Folks!

Well my new Sudan Campaign British army had its Maiden Battle last Saturday and totally slaughtered the Ansar troops keeping it from the Oasis at Abu Klea.

Jan Willem (commander of the Madhist forces) wrote a short batrep in the Warlord Forum and has some pics up at his site:



Cheers Sander

Colonials

Dear People!

Saturday I will be playing my first game using the Black Powder rules. My British colonial force will take the Dervishes head on! I am very curious how this will go. Apart from the general in his command elephant I have finished all units needed see pics below.



Two of my brigade commanders



Here the dismounted versions of my Camelcorps troopers.



My regiment of Cameron Highlanders.

I'll keep you posted on their adventures in the Sudan!

Cheers Sander

Listening to: "Steel this album" SoaD

Napoleonic Madness

Hoi Peoples!

Today we bring you some Napoleonics. All based for the lovely Black Powder Rules. The problem I am experiencing is that you can play all conflicts from 1800 up to 1900 with these rules and since I have figures for almost all these wars in store I am torn between what army or even what war to prepare for. So I am doing all at the same time.

Below are some of my brigade command figures. The mounted officers are white metal from Art Miniaturen the officers on foot are of course Revell's Royal Foot Artillery figures.






This stand shows the commandbase of a green faced regiment of British infantry.



The figures below depict the Neuchâtel Regiment of the French Army. All are HäT figures save the standard bearer who is Italeri.




Enjoy them!

More new stuff!

Hoi There!

For this update I have two links with posts on fora which contain more pictures for you to check out!

On the WAB forum I have posted pictures of El Cid Black Guards:


On the Warlord forum I have posted pictures of more colonials amongst them are my Camel Corps troopers

Cheers Sander


Listening to: "Smash" By the Offspring

New stuff!

Hoi!

On special request below is the last unit of Dwarfs I needed to finish for my army. These warriors did already see action in my last battle but were not otherwise highlighted so AM here's one for you!



The next two pictures are of my HäT Colonial Highlanders featuring the 92nd Gordon Highlanders for the Sudan Campaign.








Hope you like them!

Cheers Sander


Listening to: "Americana" the Offspring