Sunday, June 7, 2026

20mm War of 1812 British

 Jon Grossman sculpted these figures and hired me to paint them ats the 85th Light Infantry Regiment in 1814. These 44 figures were a breeze to paint. I've painted quite a few of Jon's sculpts by now, and they all look phenomenal.











Jon's instructions called for a light ink wash. I used heavily diluted "Sepia" wash from Vallejo, then picked out the highlights with the paint again. These should really pop on the table!

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Heth's Division at Gettysburg, 15mm ACW

Lots of pictures follow. I finished up Mitch Erickson's commission this past weekend. He can now field Heth's complete division at Gettysburg for Regimental Fire and Fury.

I have been painting American Civil War figures since about 1996, and I think this is my finest work yet. The varied grey and butternut tones I got here? That's just how I've always wanted my Confederates to look.

The Blue Moon figures capture the period well. All the bases are Litko. The flags are GMB Designs.

519 infantry
8 guns with 24 crew
4 limbers with 16 horses and 16 crew
8 mounted generals

As a little bonus "thank you" for his business, I painted up 20 disorder markers for Mitch. They should come in handy as he plays his games!


Pettigrew's Brigade
11th NC, 26th NC, 47th NC, 52nd NC


11th North Carolina (15 bases)




26th North Carolina (21 bases)





47th North Carolina (14 bases)





52nd North Carolina (14 bases)





Brockenbrough's Brigade
140th / 47th VA, 55th VA / 22nd VA Btn


40th / 47th Virginia (11 bases)





55th Virginia / 22nd Virginia Battalion (12 bases)





Archer's Brigade
13th AL / 5th Al Btn, 1st TN, 7th / 14th TN


13th Alabama / 5th Alabama Battalion (11 bases)





1st Tennessee (7 bases)





7th Tennessee / 14th Tennessee (11 bases)





Davis's Brigade
2nd MS, 11th MS, 42nd MS, 55th NC



2nd Mississippi (12 bases)




11th Mississippi (15 bases)





42nd Mississippi (14 bases)





55th North Carolina (16 bases)





Garland's Artillery Battalion
Donaldsville Battery (3" rifles)
Huger's Battery (12-pdrs)
Light Artillery Blues Battery (3" rifles)
Pittsylvania Battery (12-pds)





Heth's Division Commanders





Disorder Markers