A side diversion, since there was very little Confederate Cavalry at Gettysburg, none at Shiloh and only a token force at Bull Run, I would need to get some grey pony men done up for a proposed Shenandoah Valley campaign.
The pressure came to get this done sooner, rather than later, from Martin's little campaign. Then more when I was presented with a copy of the Valour and Fortitude rules, with ACW army lists and details.
It was always in the plan ... now moved up!
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| the dismounted sections of the cavalry force |
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| incentive from having a copy of V&F now |
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| bare metal all ready to base coat |
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| all base coated |
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| a dark 'underlayer' of color is then applied |
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| the highlights underlayer |
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| basic 'color' undercoat |
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| INKS! |
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| the exact brush used for all painting done to this point - I think I have used this same brush for the last three sets of minis Yes - the paint just needs to get on accuracy in these early stages means nothing so just go fast! |
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| highlights and main colours done |
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| metallic layer and mounted to movement bases or sabot |
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| fully flocked |
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| my basic flocking set up |
All done the 'little' Confederate Cavalry diversion ... now I will be able to playtest the rules and see what I might be able to bring to the Shenandoah Valley Campaign (or run one of my own in the future).
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