Having finished the latest batch of units from Commission Figurines, I thought it high time to do a bit of a parade, just so that I could see what I actually have in terms of a Divisional sized force. It's the first time I've done this for quite some time and I was rather surprised how much I actually had, as well as how much space they take up. A nice problem to have of course!
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| The Red Force Division in all their shiny glory. Primarily bought and painted up for use with Honours of War, the force has expanded over the years to that which you see now. |
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| A very modern Major-General and his aide-de camp. |
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| A typical Infantry Brigade, with 3 Regiments/Battalions and a unit of Light Infantry or Jagers. |
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| One of the Cavalry wings, with 1 Squadron of Hussars, 2 of Dragoons and 1 on Cuirassiers. |
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| The Guards in reserve with their Light Infantry. |
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| The Artillery park. These are Medium guns and the limbers can be used as normal or sometimes to denote Horse Artillery. |
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| The Engineers, for those rare scenarios where you need them. |
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| The Heavy Artillery and 1 Howitzer. |
I have a mirror Blue Force, which I though I could fit on the table with these for the photos, but no chance at all! I'm really happy that with the post-Partizan impetus, I was finally able to get to this point relatively quickly. I would like to add some wagons as mentioned before and maybe some more limbers, purely for the visual effect, but no hurry on either of these.
What Next?
Naturally with new toys to play with, I would like to set up and play a game soon. The Battle of Lobositz would be nice, as this was one of the main drivers for getting the Guards and Heavy Artillery finished. Maybe another OHW scenario first or maybe a generic 'Linear Warfare' type battle just to allow me to get plenty of toys on the table. Nothing decided yet but a good excuse to delve into the scenario books for inspiration.
I have ordered a copy of Dinos Antoniadis' Honours of War Scenario Book 1, which should hopefully arrive in the next few days. I'm looking forward to seeing what's inside and now that I have a good mix of troops, hopefully giving some of the scenarios a go.
Then of course there is some planned painting of my AVBCW planes on the horizon, but I'm having a bit of a break after these small chaps.
I'll think that will do for now. Plenty of other ideas whirling away in my brain, but more on that another time. As always thanks for reading and any comments greatly appreciated!
TTFN.
I marvel at how anyone can paint such tiny chaps, but you manage it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThankyou David! I've learnt not to worry too much about the details or the accuracy, as once at arms length, you simply don't notice these things. It's the massed effect your after. How long I can continue to paint these small figures is another matter!
DeleteThat's an impressive parade Steve, hopefully the new book may inspire a game with them quite soon
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith and nice to finally be able to field the full Division in all its glory:).
DeleteQuite an impressive showing of the troops, Steve! The effort out in ford sneak up on you. Good to bring them out for a parade. I bet many of Dinos’ scenarios you have already seen in the now defunct HoW forum.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon:)! I'll see if any of the scenarios ring a bell, but it's always nice to have a physical book to hand when planning some games etc.
DeleteAn excellent looking army parade!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter:)!
DeleteSuperb looking parade, very nice indeed, they look super. The HoW scenario book is well worth getting, plenty of great scenarios, you should enjoy it a lot I would say.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie and I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on the book, maybe even today if I'm lucky...
DeleteMost impressive, Steve! Do you differentiate cavalry units by horse colour? (And if so, is it identical with Blue?).
ReplyDeleteConsistent basing really holds them together ‘as one’. 30mm bases?
Thanks Martin:)! Yep, the Hussars are on white horses, The Dragoons mid-brown and the Cuirassiers on dark brown. The bases are 25mm square, which makes them really useful for all the main rulesets I play.
DeleteA great and impressive parade, Steve. I can't help but feel envious of your collection. I look forward to you reporting on Lobositz, an interesting battle to play.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard:)! I've been building this lot up on and off for years now, so lovely to have the final Partizan push see me over the line.
DeleteSnippet of ' Iove a parade ' as I enjoy the photos . Do treat yourself to at least three battles with the troops . Have fun with the new book.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)! These will certainly get lots of use, whilst I paint up other stuff, which was the aim of the forces to start with. However I've grown to love them over the years, to the point that some planned 10mm forces might never see the light of day...
DeleteNice to get a scenario book - enjoy. I agree with your opening comment about arms length viewing of troops and of course the commission lads are absolute proof of that concept. Good to have got these armies over the finishing line.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to getting the book and with these main forces pretty much complete, I've got lots of opportunities for scenarios that I didn't have before. Remembering the 3' rule is easier said than done when painting, but over the years I've learnt to try and keep this to the front of my mind.
DeleteThat looks really good Steve. And economical too.
ReplyDeleteI hope you do Lobositz soon. My 'favourite' battle in many ways. Probably due to it being in the War Game where I first read about it as an impressionable lad.
Thanks Chris and yep, very , very economical:). I'll probably play a fairly simple game first, to get back into the swing of things, as well as fielding quite a large number of troops. Lobositz does look to be a really good battle, so fingers crossed for the Austrians when I bring it to the table;)!
DeleteA mighty show of force there Steve 👏👏
ReplyDeleteCommission Figurines will be attending the Joy of Six show in Sheffield in a few weeks, so maybe I need to review their catalogue to see if I have any further wants.
Cheers,
Geoff
Thanks Geoff:)! They do have a very good selection of stuff now. I certainly prefer the simpler Napoleonics poses to the more animated ACW ones, the latter I find harder to paint and to see the detail.
DeleteA lovely tiny large force!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain:)!
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