Tuesday 20 December 2016

From IanW: My Opening Salvo - Three SYW Prussian Guns in 15mm (28 Points)

I thought in only fitting to kick off my Challenge with a project I started at the very end of the last challenge, that being my SYW Prussians. So rather than a parting shot it's an opening salvo.


Originally I was working today and tomorrow but with all the work more or less finished before Christmas I managed to blag two days off so this allowed me to get of the starting block quickly.


These two are Old Glory (as supplied by Timecast) the actual colour is quite a bit darker than shown. A rare bit of winter sun in Blighty. Typical of Old Glory these have a lot of detail and some nicely animated figures.


The other gun and crew are Lancashire Games and whilst the gun is notably smaller it still looks fine. In fact other than the heavy cavalry I have been very happy with all the figures I have bought from Lancashire indeed I have another couple of battle packs of cavalry coming my way that may get painted later in the challenge.


So two battalion guns and one medium to heavy piece just to get things started. Next entry will take a bit longer as I go small in a big way.

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A great entry to pair-up with 'Old Fritz's' opening! Great work Ian. It's nice that you've picked up where you left off last year with this project. I kinda like the brightness of the blue even though it may be a bit amp'd up with the lighting. I look forward to seeing those cavalry in the coming months. 

And with 28 points you slip in to the lead!

27 comments:

  1. Happy coincidence on your and Curt's opening entries - lovely work!

    And that reminds me, I need some more artillery for my own SYW Imagi-nations...

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  2. What a nice bright start! It's great for a non-historical gamer like me to see all the varied historical figures during the challenge.

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    1. Be careful what you wish for Jamie, you're going to get an eye-full over the next few months! :)

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  3. A grand start Ian...and out of the blocks quickly

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  4. Nice artillery Ian - you'd better remember to let Millsy know so that he can record it for the side-duel :)

    Oh, and top of the table - you do realise we now expect you to work like a mad-thing to stay up there, don't you? ;)

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    1. I did't see the the 15mm 7YW Duel... assuming you permit Imagi-Nations to count I would be interested in joining in. Not that I stand a chance against you guys.

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  5. Excellent work - who doesn't love cannons?

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  6. Excellent. I do love black powder cannons. These look great, especially for the first day of the challenge. Good work.

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  7. What's not to love about the SYW great work and looking forward to seeing more prussians as the winter continues

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  8. Great to see thes lace wars entries on day 1. I like the guns and crews a lot.
    Cheers, PD

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  9. One of the great things about the challenge is seeing things that you know nothing about. And I know nothing about the SYW. So these are an absolute delight. I love the look, the bold colours and the bright uniforms. Bravo sir.

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  10. Cheers guys, had a good long day at the table yesterday so will have a second entry hopefully before Christmas

    Ian

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  11. A grand start to the Challenge, Ian!

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  12. Nice battery, Ian! A great "opening salvo" indeed!

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  13. Ooo some black powder stuff.. got a bit of that kicking around but not sure it will look this good when I get to it!

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  14. A cracking opening posting Ian, where quantity (and in such a tight timeframe) has clearly not impacted upon your painting's quality!! Terrific :-)

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  15. Nice work Ian! Those Prussians certainly lokk the part.

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  16. Gotta love a man in a tricorne. Lovely work Ian!

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  17. Great starting guns Ian! Now I am wondering if I really should have sold all my unpainted 15mm SYW figures!

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  18. Off with a bang eh Ian? Well done kind sir!

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