Monday, July 24, 2023

Mosaic Expansion

Another commission is finished! Glenn Drover hired me to paint up some tokens for his board game expansion, "Mosaic: Wars & Disasters." This is the third set of pieces I have painted for Mosaic, and I have yet to play the game!


The new expansion adds an amphitheatre town, and it was great fun to paint a Greek style outdoor theatre.









Another new town type is the garrison town. This is a beautiful fortress sculpt.









The expansion adds new naval units. I love the look of these triremes!







Finally, there are three new wonders: the Statur of Zeus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and the Circus Maximus. These were challenging to paint, as the first two are just pretty much .... white. Hopefully I gave them that little extra punch that will make them look great on the game board.




Now I will be moving on to another commission, a sprawling combination of periods and scales for a fellow in Manhattan!

Thursday, June 22, 2023

28mm French Cuirassiers

As a quick palette cleanser, I spent a couple of days painting up some random primed figures from my bench. These four Foundry cuirassiers were just the thing!





 

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

15mm French Guard Cavalry

My favorite rules for tactical Napoleonics are "General de Brigade" by Dave Brown. They have enough chewiness to satisfy me while still moving quickly.

They are also well supported with official scenarios. The book "The Glory Years" contains three scenarios for Austerlitz, and one has the famous charge of the French guard cavalry. The scenario calls for 20 Chasseurs a Cheval and 32 Grenadiers a Cheval.

All figures are AB Miniatures, bases from Litko, and flags from GMB.


Guard Chasseurs a Cheval






Guard Horse Grenadiers




 

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

15mm French Hussars

In a rare return to my hobby, I was able to paint some figures for myself. These 120 French hussars are a mix of AB and Blue Moon, all based for Age of Eagles / General de Brigade. Bases are from Litko and flags are from GMB Designs.



1st Hussars (AB Miniatures)





2nd Hussars (AB Miniatures)






4th Hussars (Blue Moon)






5th Hussars (Blue Moon)






7th Hussars (Blue Moon)






10th Hussars (Blue Moon)




 

I was also able to finish up my French guard cavalry for Austerlitz. Their sealing coat is drying now, but I hope to have them photographed and on the blog soon.