Sorry for not posting in while

 These past three weeks have been tough.   I lost 5 good friends.  Three to cancer and two were lost to major stroke.   I'm not a young man anymore.  My 66th birthday is only a few months away. 


 It has been a hard struggle to paint figures for the up coming battle.   But have managed to finish up about 10 regiment of cavalry.  Plus some artillery battery's.  Need to make more buildings also.   I've lost the push because the wind has been taken out of my sails so to speak.


My plan is to post some more pictures.  It could be a week or so.


Hold your good friends close.  Cherish their friendship and memory of good times.

Polish Foot artillery for project Leipzig

 Just finished the foot artillery.  The bases are 1.75 x 1.75 inches.  Had planned to make smaller ones but I could not fit all the pieces on without make unit look cramped.   It took a 5 days of painting the figures for the batteries.  At the same time I was painting the Horse artillery units.  Those have to be mounted still.

 The bases are painted green first.  Next I added the Foot gunners.  Added green flock with some gravel.  The bases still need some additional static grass.  Again I am press for time to finish all my units by the 5th of July...

Now the pictures:

Project Leipzig buildings

Last weekend I was busy assembling buildings.  Most are 4ground laser cut MDF building.  Earlier in the year I won  an eBay auction for a church, two story painted building and a 4 story apartment building.   The Russian houses I purchased off the net from Noble Knight.   Noble Knight sometimes has some great sale.  Plus Dzur's eBay store, which has some greatly reduced price sales.

 The church itself took a couple of days to do.  Sections have to be glued and set over night before more pieces can be added.   Now I some building for the battle. The wooden Russian homes are not as easy. Mostly because of the next interior walls.  At one point I felt like a needed an octopus to hold all the side together.  At a later day I plan to make bases for the Russian homes.   Enjoy!

 Russian houses

 Medieval  house and block apartment

 Two story building

 Church

Mdf laser cut building are great.  Assembly quickly with very little headaches.  Next I have to assembly my paper buildings.   I hope there is enough time to finish them also.

WW2 rules sets

 Today while reading Itinerant Hobbyist post I came across his post on "Nuts final edition".  Owning a early version I have been thinking about buy the latest edition.  No can never have enough rules set...

In the post he mentions Sixtwentyeight's blog. Clicking on the link how-not-to-make-friends-and-upset
I found a excellent review of WW2 rules.   I recommend if your budget is tight for buying new rule read his review..  The review could save you a few dollars.

 Looks like I will be ordering the rules shortly..

Old Guard for Project Leipzig ready for review

Have had this troop in their original package unpainted for 30 years.  The Guard is for the old Heritage series.  They where the best at that time.  All that is left it too finished up the command stands..

All comments are welcome.

Austrians for project Leipzig

Here is what I have finished.
8 battery's of artillery
3 battalion's of grenadiers that can be put back in the line unit
7 battalion's of line
1 lancer
1 dragoon + 5 stands
1 cuirass + 3 stands
hussars 5 stands
1 chevaulegre

I have dragoons and curiass in the works. Will count them when their finished.  Back to grinding out the troops. The cavalry takes for every to finish.

 Cavalry

 Artillery

 Line

 Grenadiers

French for Project Leipzig

Now for the French.  Still a work in progress.  Here are the total that have been mounted.

3  Battalions Old Guard
4  Battalions Young Guard
6  Battalions of Light inf
10 Battalions of French line

Polish Corp for project Leipiz

Well been dragging my feet here with pictures.  The Poles are ready for the battle of Leipzig.  According the 12 man battalion for the big game.   I have 25 battalions of 12 figures per.

100th Post on my Blog. Fresh off the painting table

Just about finsihed up.   The Grenz and Landwehr need their muskets finished up.  But first a coat of the Testor flat finish needs to be sprayed on.   The trooper where replaced by a large pile of Austrian Cavalry.  Next this pile is a 86 Polish Infantry.  Next up will be the Polish Cavalry.  Hope I can get them all finished in time.  Need to start the buildings soon.

The picture didnt come out as well I would of liked.  The gloss makes the photos of the figures not the best.  It a distance they are not bad...

Here for your review:

Landwehr

 Grenz

Leipzig update 6 May

 Well looks like I survived cinco de mayo...lol    On the painting table is a Austrian Dragoons and Cuirass units.  Their horses need to be finished up.   Infantry some Austrian Grenz about 24 figures.   Landwehr again Austrian 48 figures.   9 French/polish artillery pieces.  


Waiting to be primed and painted, Poles lots of the them.  Good news my 1 x .5 bases from Litko have been shipped.  Looks like Friday of the weekend figures will be based. 


As for the Roman Fort, just haven't got around to take more pictures.   Sunday the plan is to post picture of my Austrians on bases..

My 28mm Roman Fort came today.

Just before the Leipzig project got kicked off.  I purchased a 28mm Roman Fort from Acheson Creations.  There was a few issues on the delivery being very late.  But it was all solved by instant messaging the Owners on their face book page.  It turned out the molds for the Fort had to be made.   With the that information I have no problem waiting a little longer.   The Wooden Gateway should be coming next week, that is one of the molds that need recasting..


Acheson creations


That a look at they products  both in 15mm and 28mm.   This weekend I plan to post pictures of my Fort..  When time permits I hope to paint them and add terrain bits to the Fort...   Check out the pictures below from Acheson Creations.

I have added One sided Miniature Wargaming discourse to my blog list. Sun of York is presently fighting the battle of Leipzig as I type this entry in my Blog.  Enjoy his blog.  Looks like he is in the middle of very good fight!

Sun of York

Polish Division for Leipzig.

Currently working on the Polish division.   I already have a corp with my older figures.  In the process of updating them.  Ordered some cavalry.  But need to order artillery. Since the group is using smaller base 1 inch vs 1.5 inches.  Just placed an order for 200 1 x .5 bases.  They should be here in a couple of weeks.   Would of ordered the bases from War bases in England, but problem is the hit or miss Postal service of both nations....

 battle honours figures

Russian Dragoons (Battle honours figure) Project Leipzig

 I acquired this Battle front figures off TMP a couple years back.  One of the folks on the site wanted to get rid of his collection of unpainted Russians and Austrians.   These figures make my old heritage Napoleonic's look like dwarves...   The trumpeter needs to be painted.  Plus the command staff is painted but not place on their horses.  Hope you like them.   Please note their not finished be painted.

French Hussars for Project Leipzig

Two Regiments of French Hussars are painted.   But not all mounted yet.  Need to cut some more stands out of styrene.    The regiments are the 7th and 8th Hussars.  The figure count for a regiment is 8 figures

Pictures of the regiments.

7th Regiment

 8th Regiment

Link to Antons Wargame blog for Leipzig project

Here is a link to Anton's page.  John is the game master for the up coming battle.  Take at look at what he has done for the planning of the battle.

Leipzig Project Summer 2014

More on my project

Having just finished a regiment of Russian dragoons I come to realize the can't paint as fast as I once did.  These fingers are old stiff and hurt.  Just hold the figures in my hand to paint hurts.   Currently the plan is to paint what is primed.  That is why my only Russian cavalry unit was painted.


The plan was to paint my primed Austrian I bought off a guy on TMP.  Well primed figures where a mess.  They ended up in a jar of simple green soap.  Talk about a great why to remove paint.  After two days of soaking the primer was brushed off with a tooth brush.   All figures where clean in hot water.  Now in the next day of so I will prime them. Being Austrians the plan to is spray paint them with Tamiya Flat white paint.  Put a blue grey wash on them to bring out the details. 


I hope I can get them painted by July, really not sure if I can do it.  On the bench is my IDF that's needs to finished.   A 1/48 T28B Trojan trainer aircraft I need to get done for a IPMS contest in May..    One thing for sure it sucks getting old...

What  Corp I would like to do.

VIII Corps: Général de division Poniatowski

 26th Division: Général de division Kamienecki (5,000)
 Brigade: Général de brigade Sierawski
  1/,2/Vistula Legion Regiment
  1/,2/1st Polish Line Regiment
  1/,2/16th Polish Line Regiment

 Brigade: Général de brigade Malachowski
  1/,2/8th Polish Line Regiment
  1/,2/15th Polish Line Regiment
  1st Polish Foot Battery
  2nd Polish Foot Battery
  3rd Polish Foot Battery

 Brigade: Général de brigade Grabowski
  1/,2/12th Polish Line Regiment
  1/,2/14th Polish Line Regiment
  4th Polish Foot Battery
  1/2 unknown Polish Foot Battery

 27th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Uminski
  1/,2/14th Polish Cuirassier Regiment
  1/,2/,3/,4/Krakus Regiment
  5th Polish Foot Battery
  6th Polish Foot Battery
  1 Polish Sapper Company
  Polish Equipage Train Detachment


Later..

Leipzig April 12th update.

The battle is on for the July.   Today I ordered from Paper Terrain a small European Village #2.  Along with a Farm complex.  The building are in 15mm   Paper Terrain makes some nice foam back buildings.  The part I like is that I can use them for WW2.

Their link:  http://paperterrain.mybisi.com/

To get into the Spirit of the up coming battle here are some pictures from last years 200th anniversary of the battle of Leipzig

IDF M113 made from Battle front Vietnam models

 In between the Leipzig project I have been worked on my M113's for the Yom Kippor war.  Just a few modification made.  Adding packs borrow from PCS M3 Half tracks to hang off the side of the M113.  Next I made side racks that the IDF added to haul extra equipment. What I need now is some use guitar stings to turn into the exhaust covers.   Today I will start painting the M113.

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