From KenR : The Last Garibaldi (142 points)

 

It's not often that you can say "Project Done" but I can definitely say "Project Done". Roughly 950 figures, all done.

I started this plan to build both sides for the Battle of Mentana 1867 a couple of years ago and today sees me finish the last two parts of the jigsaw, a final and 20th Battalion of Garibaldi and a rather unexpected Command Stand.

First up is a Battalion of 24 x 28mm figures again Perry ACW plastics repurposed for the Risorgimento. These represent the Vacchieri Battalion another of the Northern reinforcements for Garibaldis expedition. The striped uniform was an absolute must, something really different and a bit of a challenge as well.

Points wise this is the usual 24 x 5 for the figures plus one for the flag giving me another 121. These will join their compatriots on Wednesday at the club as we continue to playtest the game before it debuts at York on the 4th February.

Finally I have another Command Stand for the Garibaldi and an important lesson when completing a big project. So lets do a bit of Maths (with an s for our US friends !)

Work out the number of Command Stands, let's call it x.

Add up the number of Command Stands you have painted, let's call it y.

If y >= x you are good 👍 

Unfortunately when I did this calculation y was minus 1 ! Queue rapid root through the bits box and thankfully I had a couple of Perry ACW Cavalry left, although I've no idea where the officers horse came from as its metal but any port in a storm 😀 

So that ends this project with 20 points for a couple of mounted 28mm figures and 1 for a flag, 21 in total plus the previous 121 for a total of this post for 142 points.

It's been great to finish this project where it started on the Challenge. I'll do a couple of Troops on Parade videos for the two sides and lots of pics of the Battle will appear on the various Yarkshire Gamer social media platforms.

Next up I'm back to the Italian Wars and may even have an entry for this week ready in time.

From Millsy: Absolutely beautiful Ken, from the painting to the scenery to the photography! I've enjoyed every post in the project and this is is certainly a fitting way to bring the curtain down, at least for now. 950 figs is a decent pile in any scale and in 28mm is even more impressive. Congratulations on getting to this point and I hope you have some wonderful games with your collection!