Grenadiers

Just finished a unit of grenadiers for my American War of Independence British army.

Red Coats Primed

So now that the first unit of my Black Powder American War for Independence minis are modeled it is time to paint. I like to prime my minis in white. My last step of painting is to add a brown wash which darkens to models and I find that a white primer brightens them up a little.

Next I use removable wall putty to place the minis on bottle caps for easier painting. Then I paint away.

AWI one unit of red coats done

AWI Progress

More Red Coats getting ready to put down that rebellion.

First models

Here is my first attempt at putting the Red Coats together. It is not easy. There are many parts and combinations.

The Red Coats are coming, the Red Coats are coming

My British started set has arrived. I can't wait to start modeling.

Never enough fences

As stated above playing the American War for Independence tabletop game you can never have enough fences. So here are some more have I have created.

First I started with match sticks and coffee stirrers. I cut the stirrers in half for a split rail feel.

I glued everything together, drilled holes in the base to make the fences stronger. Everyone including me picks them up by the fence and they will eventually loosed up and come apart. So I drilled holes for the posts and glued the posts in. Then I added stones and then static grass.