WAS Spencer Smith 30mm Prussian infantry regiment No. 1 Winterfeldt

These are some Spencer Smith miniatures 30mm War of the Austrian Succession figures painted as a battalion of Prussians. Spencer Smith figures are very basic. If you want detail you must paint it on. Painting these figures is a kind of art. It is much harder to paint them than Front Rank or Perry miniatures. But they have an old school grace to them.

The pictured unit is populated according to the "Charge!" rule set. Line infantry have 48 men, 1 mounted officer and four other command. I've done an extra officer because I like the variety. He can stand and watch if it comes to a game.

We be Vivandières three

I have some Napoleonic figures from the late, great, Dave Allsop. So far I've only painted up three battalions as the Guard du Paris (two units) and Irish Legion. Now I have two units of Swiss and five units of French on the go.

Dave also made these Vivandières. I had a hunt through pinterest and got inspiration. I may park one with a standing French regiment. I have some Front Rank French Imperial Guards in this attitude.

BTW, there is a wonderful song "We be soldiers three" sung by the Deller Consort  which gave me the idea for the title here. Hunt it down if you have the chance.

1. We be soldiers three
Pardona moy je vous an pree¹
Lately come forth of the low contry
With never a penny of mony.²

 

2. Here, good fellow, I'll drink to thee
Pardona moy je vous an pree
To all good fellows wherever they be
With never a penny of mony.

3. Here, good fellow, I'll sing you a song,
Sing for the brave and sing for the strong,
To all those living and those who are gone,
With never a penny of mony³

4. And he who will not pledge me this
Pardona moy je vous an pree
Payes for the shot what ever it is
With never a penny of mony.

Charge it againe boy, charge it againe,
Pardona moy je vous an pree
As long as there is any inck in thy pen,
With never a penny of mony.

10mm Republican Roman army

This is an army from Pendraken miniatures. There are also some extra skirmishers and archers. I thought about painting the shield designs but it isn't cost effective for these little figures.

These are the extra things I ordered. There are slingers and archers (heavy and light). I have another 3 bases of archers to paint.

28mm Imperial Roman starter army from Warlord Games

This has been sitting around in various stages of completion for months. I fiddled with the metal on and off for most of that time. I wasn't satisfied with the figures. Then I looked back and saw that the shield designs didn't start off as dull as I had them. I'd screwed up and painted the shields red instead of white and this had dulled the other colours. So I had to paint those back in. Doh! Now they look OK.

The set contains

• 24 Auxilia
• 20 Pretorian Guard
• 20 Roman Veterans
• 60 Legionaries
• Waterslide transfers

The Auxilia

The Pretorians

The Veteran Legionaries

 The Legionaries

28mm Napoleonic Bavarian artillery batteries

I originally did my Bavarians using Old Glory figures with Connoisseur mounted officers. I find the OG artillery (guns) to be too small, so I had no artillery to go with this force and no cavalry. I recently started some Front Rank Bavarian infantry and cavalry. I have yet to finish the horses for these, so I've nothing to show yet. But I have completed these  Front Rank gunners and guns.