Category Archives: Painted Units

A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire 1938: The Army of the Republic of Cantref Cemaes

Posted on 29th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

With the Second British Civil War now 80 years in the past, its incredibly complicated history is rapidly being lost from our collective memory and many of the smaller factions of the war are largely forgotten.  One such faction was … Continue reading →

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A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire 1938: The Welsh Are Revolting!

Posted on 28th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

Hello.  This is Huw Puw reporting from front-line Fishguard, for The Fish Guardian. Rumours have been spreading recently of an offensive by Welsh Nationalists belonging to the Republic of Cantref Cemaes.  Details are sketchy, but this photo was allegedly taken … Continue reading →

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Cold War Polish Infantry

Posted on 27th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in my recent article on SKOT armoured personnel carriers, earlier this year I picked up a load of 15mm Polish Cold War infantry by a Polish company called Oddzial Osmy.  At the time, these were only available in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Battlefront: First Echelon, Cold War, Cold War - Warsaw Pact Armies, Painted Units | 24 Comments

“Where is Grouchy?!” – Some French Units for Waterloo

Posted on 25th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

And so to the French… While I already had a pile of French troops for Waterloo, quite a few were looking very tired and in need of refurbishment or replacement (most notably my ancient 1980s-vintage Battle Honours artillery and Guard … Continue reading →

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“Vorwärts!” – Some Prussian Units for Waterloo

Posted on 23rd September 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed here, we decided in 2015 to refight the Battle of Waterloo as part of the Bicentennial commemorations.  However, we still needed to paint ‘a few’ units (in reality a surprisingly large number of units…).  Thankfully, I already had a … Continue reading →

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“Long Live The House of Orange!” – Netherlands Troops at Waterloo

Posted on 20th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

In my last article, I showed off the British and KGL units I had to paint for our Waterloo Bicentennial game in 2015.  However, I had an even greater deficiency in Netherlands troops!  However, from my involvement in organising a Waterloo … Continue reading →

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“The Scum of the Earth”: Wellington’s Army at Waterloo in 15mm

Posted on 19th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

As discussed here and here, in 2015 we decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Waterloo by refighting it in grand style.  Although I already had a lot of British, French and Prussians (mostly AB Figures), there were still ‘a few’ (actually rather a … Continue reading →

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“Great SKOT!” Some Warsaw Pact APCs in 15mm…

Posted on 5th September 2018 by jemima_fawr

Those of us who like to wargame the ‘Cold War Gone Hot’ in 15mm (1/100th scale) are truly living in a Golden Age of model-availability…  It’s not so long ago that the choice was limited to QRF, Skytrex and Peter Pig, or the … Continue reading →

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“Á l’eau c’est l’heure!” – The Sailors of the Imperial Guard

Posted on 12th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

The Marins de la Garde Impériale were originally created by Napoleon in 1803 as part of the Consular Guard.  The Marins (i.e. ‘Sailors’ or ‘Seamen’, often mis-translated in English as ‘Marines’, which they were not) were raised from naval personnel and … Continue reading →

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“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 1)

Posted on 3rd July 2018 by jemima_fawr

Heth’s Division at Gettysburg Following on from my recently-painted Union I Corps and 1st Cavalry Division, I’ve finally completed my first major Confederate formation: Major General Harry Heth’s 2nd Division of A.P. Hill’s III Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Heth (pronounced … Continue reading →

Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, American Civil War Confederate Army, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Painted Units | 7 Comments