Well not a very productive week on the painting front,somewhat unwell with a horrible cold for the last 3 days and that combined with a sudden urge to watch the 'Scrubs' Boxed Set currently available on Sky has limited my time for getting things done....
Whats'
Off the Workbench, Tuesday 27th February?
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| Completed Dutch Infantry Regiment |
I pretty much completed the Dutch Foot Regiment that I ran out of time completing last week, they are painted,dipped and based and just awaiting the current Siberian conditions here in S.E. England to clear-up before I spray them with Matt Varnish. Flags are ready but just need to be printed and fixed to the appropriate ensigns staffs!
The other item off the work bench this week was a small company of Texas Rangers, 7 x 28mm Wargames Foundry figures with a variety of clothing and weapons options.What I liked about these figures was the mix between flintlock technology and the use of revolvers.
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| 7 x 28mm Wargames Foundry Texas Rangers |
This unit will be an optional unit for the Texans in any Texas Revolution game, in 1836, Colt introduced their first 5-shot Paterson revolvers. If there any involved in the war of 1835-36, no-one knows but they were adopted by the Texas Navy and the Texas Rangers very early on and when the Navy ceased to exist after annexation by the US in 1843, the revolvers were all handed over to the Rangers. More
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Despite having a reputation for being somewhat delicate in the field and slow to reload,the extra firepower of these weapons usually meant any firefight was short but conclusive...
So whats'
On the Workbench, as of right now - nothing! I will pick from a unit of 6 x 28mm Front Rank Austrian Cuirassiers,12 x North Star Cavalry (likely to be painted up as a Dutch or German unit) or another 28 x 28mm figure Infantry unit or some of the odds and ends sitting under the workbench right now. I'll see what takes my fancy tomorrow!
