The Redcoats Are Here!

324 British line infantry.  Whew.  I am sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I never want to see another red coat again.  So what's up next?  Two battalions of foot guards.

1st Foot

14th Foot

30th Foot

33rd Foot

44th Foot

69th Foot

5th Battalion, King's German Legion

8th Battalion, King's German Legion

Here are the first ten regiments of John's British army.

 

15mm British Line Infantry

John will have eight line infantry regiments in his army, and I decided to tackle all 324 figures at once.  Here are the base-coated figures, ready for highlights.

 

15mm Highland Infantry

Now that John's French army is done, it is time to tackle the British!  These two regiments kick us off.

42nd Foot

79th Foot

 

Next up will be the standard British line infantry regiments.

15mm Napoleonic French Army

John's French army is complete.  Here it is in all its glory!

Line Infantry

Guard Infantry

Artillery and Generals

Guard Cavalry

Line Heavy Cavalry

Line Light Cavalry

The figures are all from AB Miniatures.  Flags are GMB Designs.  They are mounted on 40mm by 30mm Litko bases.
 

2021 in Review

It is that time of year again, when I total up my Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge points.  Almost all of my painting this year was in service of two commissions, Carl's 40mm ACW armies and John's 15mm Napoleonic French.  I also painted some 28mm colonials for my friend Kevin and some 1/72 plastics with my daughters.  Practically the only figures just for me were four sticks of 6mm ACW.

 40mm Foot: 145 (1,015 points)
40mm Mounted: 7 (105 points)
28mm Foot: 123 (615 points)
28mm Mounted: 2 (20 points)
28mm Guns: 2 (20 points)
1/72 Foot: 182 (728 points)
1/72 mounted: 1 (8 points)
15mm Foot: 865 (1,730 points)
15mm Mounted: 145 (580 points)
15mm Guns: 22 (88 points)
6mm Foot: 112 (56 points)

That gives me a total of 4,965 points on the year, quite a fall-off from last year's 7,953 points.  15mm Napoleonics are demanding, for sure, and that's what I spent most of my time on this year.

2021: 4,965

2020: 7,953

2019: 6,285

2018: 5,072

2017: 7,187

2016: 5,086

2015: 4,506

2014: 4,327

2013: 5,456

2012: 5,787

2011: 4,081

2010: 7,167

2009: 4,348

2008: 8,816

I have been painting 5,788 points per year, on average, so this year is not quite the steep fall-off that it seems.  Still, I would love to get those numbers up in 2022.

Painting is only half of the hobby, of course.  How about gaming sessions?  They were almost non-existent this year.  My group got together three times.  I hope this also improves in 2022, as I miss seeing my friends.

15mm French Allies Infantry

I finished these figures on Christmas day.  Here we have John's French allies, a regiment each of Saxons and Poles.

Saxon Infantry Regiment Prinz Anton

Polish 2nd Infantry Regiment

 

These were the final two units for John's French army.  It is complete!  I will try to get some photos of the whole army before the new year.  Then it is time to tackle John's Anglo-Allied army, an equally large task!