Woodland Indians - WIP

I have managed to do a little bit of work on the Woodland Indians. These guys are test figures to try out various techniques, some successful others not. Base colours are on and they have been washed, however, my skin highlights are not to my liking, so it is back to the drawing board with that. Still a lot of work to be done on them as you will see in the following photographs.

Move completed, so back to the projects.

Now nicely settled into our new home, just about everything is in its place, it all went really well, no major hiccups at all. So it is back to the hobby for me. I had to leave the majority of my 28 mm figures behind, until I can sort out some kind of storage shed for the new place, I hope to have that in place within the next week, and they can be transported here.

I did however, have the AWI project with me, it has been here for a couple of weeks before the move, so they will be what I shall be working on initially, though I do intend to mix and match with Vikings, English Civil War and Imperial Romans, to give some variety to what I am painting. I have always in the past, stuck to one project and virtually seen it through to the end, but that can be very monotonous at times. I then get sick to the teeth of seeing the same figures and so they get set aside, that is the reason I have been working my way through them all this year. I am pleased to say, I am well on the way to completing all that I have.

Six test figures, the base coats were done before they moved to the new location, so it was just a case of highlighting and fine detail. A little touching up is also needed. They still require a coat of varnish and the bases, though painted with a textured paint, also need to be finished. That will be done when I have enough figures painted up to make it worth my while.

Six private soldiers of the 33rd Regiment of Foot (West Riding of Yorkshire)

Next up on the bench are the Woodland Indians from the Liberty or Death box set, it only contained a single sprue of eight warriors, I have since added a further box from Warlord, containing a further 24. They are mostly built, still need pouches, powder horns etc. and are now awaiting a coat of primer.

Some great action poses. This sprue and the three in the box are identical, but being plastic, it will be easy to create individual looking figures.

New delivery in the mail.

The metal figure of Saladin arrived late this afternoon, so he is now on the painting board with the rest of the Arab warriors. I also did a bit of planning ahead, for when I begin my American War of Independence/French and Indian War project, as you will see from the following photographs.

Saladin in his blister pack.

His arms/hands come separately and I have just sat him on his steed.

 Very nice detail on his armour etc.

Various bits and pieces in the bag.

Some civilians for the AWI/FIW project.

The armed settlers, I particularly like the woman carrying an armful of muskets, presumably she has just reloaded them for the shooters.

The working settlers have some good poses, but notice the figure top left. I will show a close up of him in the next photograph.

He is wearing an apron and holding a knife, but note his right hand. It is holding the shaft of what I assume is, or rather was, a blacksmith's hammer. Sadly it has broken off and is not in the blister either, so I cannot repair it! Very annoying.

I do have thirty Hessians in the 'Liberty or Death' box set, but having an extra thirty will allow me more options to build grenadiers, jaegers, musketeers or fusiliers as well as the extra command figures.

There is only a single sprue of eight indians in the box set, so added to this box, it gives me a decent sized force.

Finally, on the model front, a building. I do intend to scratch build a number of cabins but this kit will give me all I need in respect of dimensions etc. as well as being an attractive piece in its own right.

Although I intend to use Black Powder/Rebellion rules for larger battles, I wanted a rule set for smaller skirmish type battles too. So Muskets & Tomahawks was my choice.

The cards come in a protective plastic box.