http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress Why you should never get off the boat! Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:57:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A couple of people asked to see some of OGs figures painted to my top standard "Museum" quality. I painted these four figures earlier today. [caption id="attachment_154" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Continental infantry man from the American War of Independence (AWI)"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_153" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Continental infantry man from the American War of Independence ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=155 This is a preview of the ready painted 28mm AWI figures. I will have them available for sale from the 4th of July holiday. The figures are the excellent Old Glory 2nd edition. I have the whole range for sale. There are British line continental infantry and rebels in ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=147 Following comments on TMP, I darkened the trousers with a sepia wash. Here are the "before" and "after" for the wash [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Trying a sepia wash to darken the trousers"][/caption] http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=145 I have some more allies to slow the Axis onslaught. These are some 1/32nd 54mm Airfix Paratroopers. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Airfix 1/32nd (54mm) WW2 British Paratroopers"][/caption] I only have seven, which I bought second hand at Tripples. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Airfix 1/32nd (54mm) WW2 British Paratroopers"][/caption] I have been painting some Battle ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=142 These are some more of the 54mm plastics which I bought at he Tripples wargames show in Sheffield. I bought lots of Japs, so these are a badly needed reinforcements for my troops. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="54mm (1/32nd) Airfix plastic Austrialian figure"][/caption] The Japs still have the upper hand in this ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=138 I have based the 54mm 42nd and 79th Highlanders which I have painted. The bases are 24cm by 12cm. I haven't added any grass yet as the stuff I have is too short. I am going to order longer grass, perhaps some tufts, and other bits and pieces to decorate ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=136 I have twenty five Airfix Napoleonic Highlanders. I have painted these figures up to play DBN. My plan is to base infantry in 12s (two rows of 6) on 24cm by 12cm bases. This entails a large play area, but I am OK with playing on the floor. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=134 I bought these 1/32nd (54mm) plastic figures at the Salute show in London in May. Most of these figures are from Airfix and have been created from the original molds. I actually had many of these figures as a child. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Airfix WW2 Japanese in 1/32nd scale (54mm) ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=131 I had a thought which both shocked and repelled me; it occurred to me that I might have over done it with my 28mm Napoleonic artillery. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="French Guard Horse Artillery"][/caption] At first I was troubled by this feeling. Fortunately I was able to correctly interpret this unworthy ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=129 The Napoleonic rule set "In The Grand Manner" uses skirmish bases of six figures. I had some left over French casualty figures from some Old Glory casualty packs. Actually these figures looked like they were imitating fatally wounded gangsters in Holywood movies. I bent the figures more upright, pulled their arms ... http://www.reinforcementsbypost.com/wordpress/?p=127