Odds and Sods....plus. An Announcement!

 Tonight, I have a few images of various bits and pieces that have been completed recently on my painting desk. Talk about a "wargamers butterfly" - I can't even stick to one project when I am painting at the moment - a new shiny thing turns up, and I feel compelled to pick them up!

I don't think I posted these earlier - if I did, my apologies.

Warlord Games plastic ECW

They are intended to represent Sir Thomas Ballards Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot. 

Colonel Thomas Ballard’s Regiment of Foot

Later Colonel Francis Martin’s Regiment of foot

Parliamentarian Regiment of Foot serving under the Earl of Essex from 1642 to 1644. Then in garrison at Aylesbury

Service History

1642

23rd September: Battle of Edgehill

13th November: Standoff at Turnham Green?

1643

April: Siege of Reading?

8th September: Relief of Gloucester

20th September: First Battle of Newbury

1644

April: Colonel George Langham’s Regiment of Foot reduced into the regiment

May: Garrison of Aylesbury

1645

October: Disbanded

Notes

Originally raised for service in Ireland before being drafted into the Earl of Essex's Army. Ballard left the regiment in Aug 1643 to take up a command in the midlands and the regiment was taken over by its Lt-Col Francis Martyn. From May 1644 to October 1645 the regiment formed the garrison of Aylesbury. A few of the officers seem to have been continued in pay until spring 1646.

Coats, Flags and Equipment

Wore grey coats lined white from September 1642 receiving a new issue in August 1643 that was probably red or grey.

I still have the musketeers to complete for this regiment.

Next up is the first of the 20mm female Chetnik fighters that I recently received from Stonewall Figures in Truro

I think the figure has turned out quite well.

I am still not sure what I will do with them, but they are nice sculpts and paint up well without too much effort!

Finally, for the show and tell, I have assembled and painted the first three of the Warlord plastic WSS cavalry I received recently, to finish off one of the GNW Swedish cavalry units I started a couple of years ago! I am pretty sure this is the Ostgota Regiment.

The full unit above

These are the new additions

The remaining figures are partially assembled (all the horses are done, plus three of the nine riders) So the final Swedish cavalry unit should be completed in the next week I hope (unless the butterfly wings flutter distractingly in the meantime!)

NOW - the ANNOUNCEMENT!

After much soul searching (not to mention searching a hundred different figure selling sites on the web!) I have given in and decided to add to my GNW collection - by purchasing my own Russians! A decent order has gone in to Nick at Ebor as below, and in due course (who knows how many weeks hence?!) I should receive six battalions of infantry and two gun crews.

I did look at Barry Hilton's Warrior figures, but they are almost twice the price, so although they are undoubtedly lovely figures, I will reserve those for specialist groups (senior officers etc). I may even buy a few packs of the command figures and add them to the more cost-effective Ebor enlisted men....

So, a new round of madness begins, and I have already done some research on which of the multitude of Russian regiments I will paint up - uniform variety and attractiveness obviously being high amongst the decision-making criteria! I have also sourced a batch of GNW Russian flags via Google that should be more than I ever need for this collection!

Righty ho, that's my news for tonight! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, all visits and particularly comments are sincerely appreciated!