2017 Cavalcade of Whimsey - the one true thread

[d_Guy]

Thanks gentlemen these were fun to do.

Hey! FSN! That's like me!  What are the chances? 

It was only later that I noticed the happy accident

I'm deeply insulted by those choices......

Wait until Pendraken comes up with wombats, giant tree sloths, flying squirrels, great Barbary apes, rabid bats....

[d_Guy]

Two regiments of West Country militia painted and based (red & blue). Generic but will often play the part of the Dorset Militia. Mounted figure is one of the a Lord Lieutenant's minion







A few notes:
the NCO and OR are all wearing issued regimental coats (the officers fend for themselves). Headgear is personal (although a few veterans are wearing white edge lace or seam). Hard to tell but a variety of shades of small clothes (breeches, hose, waistcoats). Accouterments and weapons are very similar (Parish military stores).

The musket:pike ratio is roughly 3:2

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very cool

[fred.]

Cool. You are getting lots of units done.

[paulr]

 

As already noted good progress 

[Westmarcher]

Coming along nicely, Bill. 

25mm square bases?

[Techno]

Those look belting, Bill.

Cheers - Phil.

[toxicpixie]

Cracking stuff Bill, I must crack on this end as well

[Leman]

More great looking units.

[Steve J]

Lovely, lovely work

[d_Guy]

Thanks again, gentlemen.
Westie, 1" x 1" so a hair over 25mm. I have a great source for them and they are 1/8" thick which I happen to like also.
While I am rather provincial in my views I would REALLY like the US to go metric!

[sunjester]

Great looking units.

[d_Guy]

I am trying to get the Cavalcade caught up a bit. Pixie finished The Queen Consort's Regiment of Foot (Trelawney's at Sedgemoor) a couple weeks ago:



A few other pics are here:

https://inredcoatragsattired.com/painting-guides/1660-1692/jbt-painting/#jp-carousel-5941

I also added some more pics to the 1:1 weapons section of my blog.

A wheellock rifled carbine:


A vambrace (bridle guard):


Additional pics are here:
https://inredcoatragsattired.com/equipment-in-11-scale-empty/firearms-and-armor/

On my own painting table I have almost finished three units of Berbers proxied from Pendraken Madhists SC7 and SC15. The Lee-Medford-Enfields (or some such) look a little funny for 1680 but decided to go with them.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice work, how long did the 1:1 take you to paint?

[d_Guy]

While the vambrace appears to be done in non-metallic metallics I haven't primed it yet. The carbine came already painted.