Commisions, Commisions, Commisions

As you may have guessed from the title I am now undertaking commisions again for figures/ vehicles/ships etc ranging from 15-28mm. Any period can be done, using historically accurate uniform colours to your requirements.
I have over twenty years experience as a painter, ranging from Dark Ages to WW2 and beyond. Examples of my work can be viewed on this blog.

Reasonable prices and turnaround times available, depending on quantity and service required. Painting can be just figures, or figures, plus bases?

If your interested in reducing that never ending pile of lead, and actually getting those lovely figures on the table then either contact me here on the blog, or send me an email with your requirements and further information to:

markgibbons36@hotmail.com


cheers

Sudan 15mm

I have been seduced into starting a 15mm Sudan War collection after seeing the marvellous Peter Pig figures on their website! My Great Grandfather fought in the Sudan Campaign and I suppose its a bit of a homage to him in some ways.
Initial purchases have been for British Highland Infantry, Fuzzy Wuzzies with rifles, and Dervish Camelry. I'm going to be getting more British, including Camelry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Naval Machine guns, plus oodles more Dervish and Fuzzy Wuzzies over the next few months as funds allow.

First set of pictures are of the Fuzzy Wuzzy with rifles, and Dervish camelry Unit, and Black Watch unit. Comments appreciated.

The Black Watch
(Devils in skirts!)

Another shot of the Black Watch

Beja with rifles
(They don't like it up em!)

Dervish Camelry

Another shot of the Fuzzy Wuzzies

So let me know what you think, more pictures to follow as and when I get the units painted? Next on the table is 3 units of Fuzzy Wuzzies with spears, and a unit of British Royal Marines?

Going to be buying some Naval machine guns, British Artillery, and Cavalry at Cavalier, Tunbridge Wells show, next week. Hope you can make it along, its a nice show put on by my club, Tunbridge Wells Wargaming Society, at the Angel Centre. See the TWWS link on the main page for details.

15mm ACW Union and Confederate Cavalry

During the recent snow and the cancellation of the club meeting i decided to use the time to finish off my 15mm Peter Pig Union and Confederate Cavalry units. I got mounted and dismounted troops,plus horse holders for when they dismount. Lovely figures with plenty of detail which just about finish off my ACW forces for both Union and Confederate?

Mounted Union Cavalry

Confederate Cavalry with dismounted option behind

Angled shot of Confederate Cavalry with Horseholders

Dismounted Union Cavalry with Horseholders

ACW Black Powder

Hi All,

Did a play test for ACW using Black Powder Rules last week using the scenario from the back of the book. My partner grudgingly took the part of the Rebels, while I played the Union forces.
All Union forces, with the exception of a small picket and a unit at the Gun foundry start off table, with the Rebels entering from turn 1. the Rebs have to capture the town, Gun Foundry and Camp if possible.
I managed to take some pictures of the action but my camera died after turn 3 I think it was. Final result was a stunning victory for the Rebels with my partner rolling brilliantly all game. She now wants another game just so she can beat me again at "toy soldiers"!

Not much happened in turn 1, apart from a general Rebel advance, and them destroying the Union picet to a man! In the Union turn attempts to bring on the 3 brigades where somewhat fruitless!


Turn 2

On the Union right the 3rd brigade don't show up, so its left to the one unit to defend the Gun Foundry while the rebels advance

In the centre the Union Commanders move from the town in an attempt to get orders through to the Union reinforcements

On the Union left the 1st Brigade marches out from the camp to see what all the shooting is about!

View from Rebels side towards the Union camp

View from Rebel centre towards the town

View from Rebel left towards the Gun Foundry

"Lets get em Boys!!"

Turn 3

Union left, 3rd Brigade in trouble as the Reb's close in

2nd Brigade show up, just in the nick of time at the edge of town

A firefight ensures over at the union camp as the Rebel advance stalls

The rebels close in on the Union camp

The Rebel advance stalls in the centre

The Rebels about to overthrow Union forces at the Gun Foundry

At this point my camera died and the game lasted another couple of turns. In turn 4 the rebels routed the Union forces at the Gun foundry, and during turn 5 they overcame the Union camp. At this point I had to role for morale and failed so the Confederates had a resounding victory!

A great game and although i think we made mistakes and forgot rules it was a really interesting scenario, and I will definately play it agin ( But only if she lets me win this time! lol)

ACW 15mm Black Powder

Hi All,

As promised I have got around to taking some pictures of my Peter Pig 15mm Union and Confederate armies. I've still got a way to go for the Black Powder game I plan to do. Basically I have another three regiments of Union troops on the painting table at the moment and am yet to buy some Reb's once funds allow.

                                   Confederate Artillery

Confederate Infantry

Union Infantry

Union Artillery

And just as an aside a picture of some of the homemade worm fences i made, basically a strip of picture mounting board with household matches glued on? Simple, yet rather effective I think, and pretty cheap to make also

So thats it so far, three more regiments of Union troops on the painting table, Iron Brigade, Zouaves, and Black troops. Then Im looking to get some more Reb Infantry and Cavalry for both sides.

Black Powder ACW

Having recieved a copy of the Black Powder rules for Xmas (Thanks Mum!) i have been buying some more ACW stuff from the fabulous Peter Pig. So far I have in total 11 regiments of Union, with 4 guns, 2 limbers, and 2 Caissons, 8 regiments of Rebs, with 6 guns, 2 limbers and 2 Caissons.

I am looking to get some Cavalry for both Union and Confederate and some more Confederate Infantry to give me about 10 regiments in total.

So in about a months time I should be able to field the necassary forces for the scenario in the back of the Black Powder rulebook. Having scanned through the rules they look fairly straightforward but I'm yet to have a game with them so far.

I will post some pictures of my Union and rebel forces as and when I get time.