1st Corps WW1 British Motorcycle Dispatch Rider.

Vrrrrmmmm!

Painted up for service somewhere hot and dusty.

The two models with sidecars to come. Poop! Poop!

Perry Miniatures AWI Hessian Garrison Regiment von Huyn.

Just the two of them. Hessian Garrison Regiment Von Huyn. I needed to paint something in a cocked hat as I've not done this for a while.

The first figures destined for the Display Case in over a year! I gather that there is a re-enactment group is the U.S. that portray this regiment, but I've not been able to track down a web presence. Would love to know what they look like and to see how just how yellow their small clothes are.

Pulp Miniatures US Marine Corps

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Bases to be done by he who asked me to paint them.

Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Palestine 1917-18. Great War Miniatures Conversions 2.

As promised a few photos of the completed GWM conversions that go to create the Royal Gloucester Hussars. Apologies for the third image.... the camera appears to have shifted the point of focus so the nearest trooper is blurred. Thoroughly enjoyed painting this unit up.

Artizan Designs Sky Pirates

Something different. These chaps painted up as what I interpret as classic 1920s-30s aviators rather than anything outlandish. I don't have the imagination to create anything odd! The first five of ten. Looks like they need another coat of matt varnish before they go to their new home as there is a bit of a shine on their jackets under the lights. Good fun and a welcome break to Wolseley helmets!

Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Palestine 1917-18. Great War Miniatures Conversions 1.

Great War Miniatures Late War British Cavalry with Woodbine Designs heads. Having hacked the original heads from these figures I removed excess metal to leave the helmet which was attached over the rifle bucket. Painted wearing khaki serge rather khaki drill. I quite like the end result. Five more of these to do. I'll post a couple of pictures of the whole unit once complete.

Woodbine Designs WW1 Field Artillery somewhere hot and dusty.

These chaps are mostly wearing the neck flaps on their Wolseley helmets. The only exception is the chap seated on the left of the gun. I just couldn't get any of the heads to sit correctly.... so I gave up. Perhaps I should have gone the whole hog and taken the greenstuff out to add spine protectors?

French Napoleonic Cavalry Casualty Markers

Not the sort of thing I normally paint, but I was asked to paint up these miniatures as French Napoleonic

casualty markers.

In reality, Perry Belgian heavy cavalry figures but a a change of paint scheme to create something representing French Carabiniers in campaign dress, without breast plates, in blue tunics with their cloaks rolled over their shoulders.

The Hussar on the left is also a Perry Dutch-Belgian figure. A change of horse was needed here. The Cuirassier figure is from Foundry with a Perry Plastic horse struggling to get to its feet.

The Cuirassier figure and the two Hussars on their backs are from Foundry. The other two figures are, again Perry Dutch Belgian figures with different paint schemes. The figure laying on its front is a Belgian Chasseur, but painted up a Hussar wearing his undress town coat instead of a pelisse.

Perry Miniatures: French Napoleonic Field Forge.

At last! The period of late May through to July is always a time when work and reality gets hold with a vice-like grip and this year I gave in and didn't lift a brush for the best part of six weeks. An enforced rest is quite beneficial as it recharges the mojo. Back with the Perry Miniatures French Napoleonic Field Forge set. I really did enjoy painting this set, especially the trooper standing with his horse awaiting his turn.

Perry Miniatures Russian Napoleonic High Command

A lovely set of miniatures to paint.