Busy Painting

Not much to write about this week, mainly photos as I have been busy painting and managed to complete four units. The week began with a unit of Spencer Smith Hussars, which had jumped to the top of my painting queue. These Hussars, gifted by a fellow wargamer (see here), will be used in my Napoleonic wargames. I was eager to get started on them. They are simple models that I paint in a toy soldier style with a glossy finish.

The Hussar miniatures certainly give the impression they are charging forward.

The figures are painted in a simple toy soldier style and glossed.

After finishing the Hussars and settling into my painting groove, I turned my attention to a few English Civil War miniatures that had been prepped many months ago, before our move to New Zealand. The units consist mainly of Hinchliffe miniatures, with a few Minifigs mixed in.

You can never have enough artillery.

Some Hinchliffe cavalry with a dragoon interloper who had lost their flintlock and has been repurposed to carry the standard. 

A Commanded Shot unit with a mix of Minifigs and Hinchliffe.

On the tabletop, I've played a couple of quick English Civil War games to test a couple of different activation mechanisms, one being card-based activation and the other a dice draw approach. Both approaches include steps for resupplying units that run out of ammunition. So far, I'm leaning towards the dice draw approach as it provides more choice for the wargamer as to which command to activate.

A close up shot of a game.

Testing out a dice draw approach in this test game.