Category Archives: Painted Units

Napoleonic Reinforcements

Posted on 5th May 2020 by jemima_fawr

I’m in trouble with Mrs Fawr… The lockdown means that I’ve been painting AB Figures Napoleonics at an unprecedented rate and have been buying bare metal at an even greater rate, primarily due to hoovering up the remaining stock of … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic Austrian Army, Napoleonic French Army, Napoleonic Minor States, Napoleonic Russian Army, Napoleonic Wars, Painted Units | 13 Comments

Churchill Tanks in NW Europe 1944-45 (Part 2)

Posted on 23rd April 2020 by jemima_fawr

As if the lockdown weren’t already tedious enough, here I am again with the second part of my Churchill tank waffle!  And there was much rejoicing.  Yay.  If you’re still here, this time I’m looking in a bit more detail … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Netherlands & Germany Campaign 1944-45, World War 2 - Normandy 1944 | 55 Comments

Churchill Tanks in NW Europe 1944-45 (Part 1)

Posted on 20th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

In my (unpaid) role as historical consultant for Dave Brown Esq, I was this week discussing with him the various marks of Churchill tank used by the British 21st Army Group (i.e. NW Europe from 1944 (Normandy) to 1945 (Germany)) … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Netherlands & Germany Campaign 1944-45, World War 2 - Normandy 1944 | 13 Comments

“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 7: The Heavy Cavalry)

Posted on 12th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, I’m finally done with the Imperial Guard!  So here’s the last part – the heavy cavalry regiments of the French Imperial Guard.  Again, all models are by AB Figures. Gendarmes d’Élite de la Garde Again, I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic French Army, Napoleonic Wars, Painted Units | 7 Comments

“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 6 – The Light Cavalry)

Posted on 10th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

At long last, with the completion of the Mameluke Squadron of the Guard, I’ve finally ‘finished’ my French Imperial Guard… OK, perhaps I might eventually get some greatcoated Old Guard infantry for 1815… and I should probably spruce up those … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic French Army, Napoleonic Wars, Painted Units | 13 Comments

“La Garde au Feu!”: My 15mm French Imperial Guard (Part 5 – The Artillery)

Posted on 4th April 2020 by jemima_fawr

Just a short post this time, covering the Foot and Horse Artillery of the French Imperial Guard.  I’ve finally finished the Guard Cavalry, so will save them for the next post! I painted the Imperial Guard Foot Artillery a very … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Wargames Army: XIVth Army in Burma (Part 4 – Royal Artillery)

Posted on 1st April 2020 by jemima_fawr

Here’s the last of my Burma stuff for the time being; namely some elements of the Royal Artillery. You might be wondering why I need to have model artillery, as the artillery will ordinarily be flippin’ miles away and only … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Burma Campaign | 14 Comments

The Forgotten Wargames Army: XIVth Army in Burma (Part 3 – Indian Cavalry)

Posted on 30th March 2020 by jemima_fawr

Some more Burma stuff today, namely a reconnaissance patrol from the Indian 16th Light Cavalry Regiment.  When we did our game of the Battle of Wetlet late last year, we needed a recce group from that regiment and rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Burma Campaign | 6 Comments

The Forgotten Wargames Army: XIVth Army in Burma (Part 2 – Indian Engineers & Valentine Bridgelayer)

Posted on 29th March 2020 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in Part 1, I’ve been photographing a lot of my old stuff during the recent spell of sunny weather amid Plague Lockdown.  It’s occurred to me that I’ve got nowhere near enough WW2 stuff on this blog, even … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Wargames Army: XIVth Army in Burma (Part 1 – A Sikh Infantry Battalion)

Posted on 27th March 2020 by jemima_fawr

It’s been gloriously sunny here this week while on lock-down from the ‘Flu Manchu’, so I decided a photograph a stack of models.  At the top of the stack were some boxes of XIVth Army British and Indian troops for … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: WW2, Painted Units, World War 2, World War 2 - British Commonwealth Armies, World War 2 - Burma Campaign | 19 Comments