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| Completed three squadrons of horse and four command elements (and another dog!) |
Again I used the high-speed horse painting methods. This lot was started on September 11 and finished on September 30.
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| bare metal to base coat |
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| undercoat (top), 'white' layer (middle), under color (bottom) |
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| Ink layers and color, then mounted on horse and gloss (protection) coat |
This then led to the completion of this 1/3 of my planed Royalist force:
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| Inspired by the 1980's show "By The Sword Divided" I have put this troop in purple with a layout of the cornet to match the Lacey Troop |
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| Command stands and a red coated horse troop |
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| then a troop in just buff coats ... and metal cuirass, I know the Royalists did not really have such armored horse, yet I wanted one troop to fulfill this role if we decided to allow an 'a historical' option. |
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| Command units, including one that had a bad 'hat' that I cut off and put a sword in his hand instead. |
Now was the time to assemble the full Welsh Brigade:
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| overview 4 Horse and 4 Pike & Shotte forces |
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| I was not certain the horse banner would look as good as it did in the end |
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| the red and green troops certainly match well together |
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| combined with the white are the tricolor of Wales |
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| The massed effect is always a great look |
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| Now the 'giant banners' take on a great effect once the mass of troops get assembled |
Next up is more preparation of painted items for the coming xmas market (yes we have decided to make a go at doing an xmas market in December).
Then I am right back into the ECW with the Cornish forces, though there may be some more sappers and engineers that may be put into a higher priority, it is my aim to have all of the Royalist army ready to face my Parliament by next spring.
