Tuesday 8 June 2021

Hessians, Russians and Landscapes

 After what seems like ages I have finished the AWI Hessians I was working on. Not sure why they didn’t inspire me to paint them, something about the slightly angular/sharp nature of the sculpting perhaps ? But they are done and they look ok. They will play as two regiments for Rebels and Patriots or one larger regiment in other games. At some point I think I will need to get a unit of Hessian Regulars in Tricorn hats ? But I have already started preparing a small unit of jägers.

Hessian grenadiers (Perry Miniatures)
I also rushed through a unit of Russians (Reds) for the game last Saturday so I thought I would give them their moment of fame on the blog
This Model T was also painted for the game 
and some landscapes the weather has been very nice in Northern England I don’t document all my walks but here are a couple. The shot above is in the Far Eastern Fells which even on busy days is very quiet
This is not the Lake District but the Fells around a village called Crosby Garrett. A photo can’t do it justice but from here you can see the Pennines, the Yorkshire Dales, the Howgills and the Eastern Lake District, almost 360 degrees of hills and mountains

Plenty of other stuff on the painting desk and more games being planned soon 😀 also had second jab 👍


28 comments:

  1. Lovely looking Hessians, nice reds and model T,splendid views too!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain an eclectic mix which represents my interests at the moment 🙂

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  2. Nice paint jobs there Matt and uplifting landscape pictures.

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  3. The Hessians are great Matt, very animated looking and you have done a nice job on the paint work and basing. I like the new Bolsheviks too. I was trying to get my hands on some STP Miniatures RCW figures from the Russian manufacturer but it all got too hard with the PayPal side of things ....bit of a bigger but there you go. Caliver have some of his range in their Minifigs section but they are excessively expensive in my opinion. I recently bought four more Yesteryear models for conversion to RCW uses!

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    1. Thanks Keith the STP figures look like an excellent range £2 a figure isn’t too bad for metal ? I wonder have you seen a scale comparison anywhere against the copplestone figures which are chunky !

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    2. No I don't think I have Matt....I was happy with the cost, particularly direct from Russia...only around nine euros for the field gun and crew which I thought was particularly good value...it was just Gennady the STP guy was unable to send me a PayPal invoice apparently, so we had no way to exchange my money for his figures...a real shame. Caliver have them but I think theirs are pricey, especially compared with Copplestone .....

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  4. Beautiful scenery for walks, pleasant looking day, too. Really like the Hessians, and the Russians look good as well.

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    1. Many thanks the second photo at Crosby Garrett was actually a little too hot ! Which is unusual around here 🤪

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  5. Great looking Hessians and Russians, Matt. The 1:1 terrain views are serene and pristine.

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    1. Thanks Dean I am lucky enough to live in a location where I am surrounded by beautiful landscapes

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  6. Great finish on the toys, have to agree on the angularity of Perry sculpts I think that is why there are so many vents on the castings it must be a bugger to get the metal points.
    Fine outdoor shots too, always a welcome addition to your posts.

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    1. Thanks Phil yes something about the Perry metal figures which are quite different to their plastic ranges🤔

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    1. Thanks Neil they were hopefully worth the effort

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  8. Great to see Hessians muster out from your table. I better get going on the second Long Island Scenario. Beautiful landscapes.

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    1. Thank you yep the jägers are ready to be under coated

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  9. Nice to finish a unit that was painting up slowly for whatever reason. Usually bc you’d rather be painting something else. 😀

    Pretty landscapes.

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    1. Thanks Stew not sure why the hessians were slightly challenging to complete, but you are right I kept getting distracted ?

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  10. Looking great, Matt!

    V/R,
    Jack

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  11. Excellent work Matt and beautiful landscapes!

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  12. Lovely looking units Matt and some beautiful scenery too. Back problems have curtailed cycling and walking of late, so no chance to get out onto the Cotswold edge near us:(.

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    1. Sorry to hear about the back Steve I have regular challenges with mine, but don’t have any easy answers.

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  13. Great pictures Matt, I do like the Hessian grenadiers and the gorgeous model T...

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    1. Thanks Phil 👍 the model T is obviously just a toy version painted but it has the right feel

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  14. Some lovely looking toys Matt…
    And as always beautiful countryside.

    All the best. Aly

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