03/04/2025

On the workbench - April 2025

Well a fair amount of time was taken up painting last month, but it wasn't the usual as I was helping with our local community pub refurbishment, so a slight drop in progress, but I plan to get working on the following before some family visits
  • Get started painting the Woodland Indians now they are assembled
  • Napoleonic Austrian Infantry rebasing - I must get started as it is a big task and it has to be done
  • Continue working on the bits and pieces
  • Assembling a couple of biplanes for the Wargamers Forum Group Build
  • British Dragoons and Light Dragoons for the Peninsula, the later will be for skirmish games.
  • Work on "El Cid" figures to modify my existing Crusader armies to Spain
  • Start up the FDM printer and create some hooches for Nam68
  • Start assembling the 28mm "Gangs of Rome" figures
  • As a background task I am working on (re)creating my Napoleonic 3rd Croatian Regiment for future Resin printing

01/04/2025

Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox

This was one of Wargame Illustrated's Giants In Miniature produced during their brief excursion into producing STL files. I printed a foot and mounted version of Francis Marion, the swamp fox in 20mm but as can be seen with the comparison with my old Airfix general I should have increase the X and Y dimension slightly. Maarion mounted is on the right dismounted on the left.
I based my colours on an image of Francis Marion in uniform , but I suspect most of the time he was not so brightly or smartly dressed
At least he adds something unique to my AWI rebel forces.