Been a busy bee and I have finished 20 more troops, and a wagon. That leaves me only 18 figures left of the order I made four weeks ago. When I finish those I will have painted 96 troops! This amazes me!
First up will be British Light troops.
Finished up some more targets.. eh, I mean Fe2b's. I read that very early PC10 was lighter so here I used the darker version. Also I realized I have to get larger decal letters and numbers, I am not going to drive myself crazy trying to paint them on.
I've happily finished another unit for my Crown forces for Sharpe's Pratice rules. This is the 63rd Foot. I regret not having gone with the cockade hats. These Perry metal figures are nice, but I'm having a doubt about all this feather stuff. I know the soldiers when on campaign and especially in the hotter regions in the south would take the pins out of the cocked hats so to protect themselves from the sun and elements.
Also painting the lapels and turnbacks would provide more color, which I like. Well que sera sera as the saying goes. I will trudge on to the next unit in the que.
Oh and my flag order got lost in the mail and had to be resent, so still no flags for any of these boys.
Painted up two British Generals today for my Sharpe's Practice collection. Tomorrow I will tackle the Queen's Ranger's foot troops I have, and then I will only have two units of British regulars to paint. Then I will have to buy some more dudes to flush out what I think I need.
For the ruleset Sharpe's Pratice, skirmishers are grouped by six's, so here is my next unit. I based these off of the 63rd Regiment that fought down in the southern campaign, and while I know they had green facings, I have no idea what headgear they actually wore. Based on a painting I went with this particular head gear. I had a choice of three different head styles. These Perry miniature light troops come with that option.
