Saturday, 25 July 2015

4th Silesian Landwehr Regiment WIP2

I've been using my spare time to bump away at the 2nd battalion and have finally gotten it stuck down on its base with sand added so I just need to finish the basing off now.

Here is a wee video I made about the WIP:


Or if you prefer some pics

As you will know if you follow my blog I cleaned the figures up and sent them over to Dan Dunbar and Dan painted them up for me. I have used Dans painting as a base coat and have added in highlights and finer details like buttons, cap edging plus different hair colour and feel they are now my own figures.

Still a wee bit of work to do on the bases and I'll tidy up any areas that I think need it before the final varnish coat.

The officer in the back rank here was a special AB command figure with a flag pole, I've converted him into a regular Landwehr officer taking removing his guard star, drilling his hand and added a sword plus I switched his head for a Landwehr head.

I intended to use the converted officer for the main command base however I was really happy how the officer above came out so I used him instead. I'm happy with the shading on the blues, unfortunately my photos don't pick it up so well.

I'll be taking a break from Landwehr as Sho has finished casting his Leib Garde Cossacks!!! And mine are in the post so hopefully that will be my next project . . . happy Wargaming!!!
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20 comments:

  1. Gonsalvo25 July 2015 at 05:58

    Marvelous troops... as usual, Paul! The Cossacks should be a fun change of pace!

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 03:16

      Thanks Peter, the cossacks just arrived today!!! They look really nice to!!!

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  2. Stryker25 July 2015 at 06:47

    Lovely stuff Paul - where do you get spare 15mm swords from?

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 04:28

      Thanks Ian, the sword was made from filed down paper clip. Drilled the hand out and mad the paper clip come out the bottom as a sword knot. With a pin vice, clippers and files you can do a lot with paper clips.

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  3. carojon25 July 2015 at 07:01

    Hi Paul, I really like those Landwehr, super job. The faces have real character and the brush work has made them come alive.
    Cheers
    JJ

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 04:29

      Thanks jonathan, the AB landwehr figures are so varied and with the reserve figures thrown in there are so many faces that look different it helps a unit stand out.

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  4. Phil C25 July 2015 at 07:21

    lovely!

    cheers,

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  5. Rodger25 July 2015 at 14:27

    Fantastic work with the brush there Paul!

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 04:31

      Thanks Rodger, dans original painting gave me a great head start and i think I matched them into my other units pretty well.

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  6. Ben Fiene (Ansbachdragoner)25 July 2015 at 15:11

    Fantastic work Paul, I particularly like the officer worth the grey beard.
    Ben

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  7. GaryA25 July 2015 at 15:19

    Excellent as usual!

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  8. Carlo26 July 2015 at 03:04

    Beautiful work Paul. AB figures are simply beautiful mate and you and your team are painting them superbly.

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 04:33

      Cheers Carlo that's really kind of you!!!

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  9. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)26 July 2015 at 09:05

    Really nice work Paul!

    Christopher

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 03:16

      Thanks Christopher, it's nice to have another battalion almost done!

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  10. Craig27 July 2015 at 04:01

    Fantastic work again Paul! And clever use of the AB Prussian Reservist figures to depict the M1814 landwehr jacket. Your converted officer is particularly good!

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    1. Paulalba27 July 2015 at 04:26

      Thanks Craig, yeah "great minds" with the idea of the reserve figures! The converted figure was fun and perhaps should be up from but the beardy looked to nice to hide.

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