Wargames Factory War of Spanish Succession Aunis Battalion Round 2

I had previously published a batch of the WGF WSS French troops and was never really satisfied with the results. I went back and repainted them from scratch and did some more research on the uniforms of the French army during this time. The flags are nothing special, just printed out on a standard printer and then painted. I might one day order some of the high end flags to replace these. I think this second attempt turned out much better and the faces no longer have that bug eyed look. These figures still represent the Aunis Battalion and I added one regiment flag and one Colonels flag, made the Colonels pose more dynamic, changed the drummers uniform colors, added 4 grenadiers, and one sergeant. Here is a link to the original batch for a comparison.
First attempt

And here is round 2:

Warlord Games Rorke's Drift Box Set

Here are some pictures of my progress on the Warlord Games Box set for Rorke's Drift. I have quite a few more Zulus to go, 12 more British and one building left to complete the set. I do have quite a few more British and Zulus to paint up at a later date. Right now I am trying to just finish this project up as is and then add the rest of the figures later as I try to expand the total forces. The 4ground buildings are excellent and go together very easily.

Here are the first batch of Zulus. The figure on horseback and the figure in the British jacket are from Empress miniatures and came with the set. However, they were not very well molded and required a lot of work. The metal Empress figures for the British were top notch and had no problems.

Here are all the terrain accessories:

 This is not part of the set but I included it as it adds to the overall look of the set. The well is from Architects of War.

This is the hospital, one of two buildings in the set. I did not glue the thatch roof down as I wanted to have removable in case I wanted to use the scenery with another display or game era. By removing the thatch the buildings look quite at home on the Russian Front.

And finally the first batch of the 24th Foot.

 This are the two Empress miniatures metal figures that come with the set. They are nice figures and much better than the Zulu figures from Empress that came with the set.

Heroic Miniatures French Cavalier

This is a 75mm French Cavalier, model #7501, that is my most recent finished project. The figure was a pleasure to build and paint up with minimal cleanup. I had wanted to enter him in the latest Lone Star Figure show but was unable to attend this year. I think the pose is perfect and shows the haughtiness that only a guy in purple pants and stockings could pull off. I mean if your going to dress that way you might was well look proud of it and this character certainly does. I don't know if this company (Heroic Miniatures) is still in business, but if your looking for this kit they are out of Hungary. I would definitely purchase another one from this company as the casting and fit was first rate.

Space Marine heroes and a Confrontation

Just a quick post to show a couple of the old space marines heroes that I painted up many years ago. I know they have some official name for their character but I have no idea which one is which. Its interesting to go back and see how your style changes as a painter and these really show how much I have changed in my approach to basing! Wow, I really liked gray cork back then! Anyways, not much else to add. The last figure is one of the Confrontation line that is now OOP. Luckily I have a ton of them and will be painting them up soon. They are some really great and imaginative sculpts and a lot of fun to paint.

 

Yes  I know her spear is bent.

Games Workshop Dark Eldar

This is a set of Dark Eldar that I painted a few months ago. I went back and forth with different color schemes and finally decided that as their name is Dark Eldar they should probably be pretty dark. So I went with black with a green border on the edges. Real original I know but it does work. The figures come from a GW starter set that I think was the 4th edition. I have the Space Marines also painted up and will post them soon. Anytime a starter set comes out I buy one as I am not a gamer but do like the value that a starter offers and they are something different to paint up. I did pick up some of the newer Dark Eldar forces including the Battleforce as I think those are some of the best sculpts to come of GW in a long time. There are a few metal hero or leader type figures that I have picked up over the years and added those to the basic rank and file troops.

The entire force.

 



A witch and some warp beasts.

 



 

The heroes and elites.

 

Basic infantry.

 

Witch and posse again...