Sunday, 2 January 2022

KenR : 28mm Garibaldi Firing Line (122 pts)

 

No surprises here as the second unit of Garibaldi Infantry rolls off the production line, I am in a bit of a groove with these and as I have 6 units of 24 prepped I may as well keep going until I get bored !

The figures are from Gringo 40 who do a really good range for the period, I have chosen to pose this unit as a firing line, which reminded me why I had gone for deeper 60 x 60 bases. This time I moved the ranks of figures to the rear of the bases to protect the muskets !

They are well detailed and give a nice "uniformed" but a bit revolutionary look. For this unit I have randomised the facings a bit more than the first unit. I've mixed in full, piped and no facings, the addition of kepi troops (both piped and un-piped) also adds to the look. This unit has been given white trousers with red stripes, I like to have some sort of theme for units like this, not for any historical accuracy mind, just to make putting thousands of the little guys away in a box in the same units at the end of a big game !

This is a full unit for the Challenge, unlike the last one which I had done a test base for prior to the start so this one is a full claim of 24 figures at 5pts a piece for 28mm and that adds another 120 points to my total.

I've decided to give the planetary journey a miss this year to try and keep my focus on this Project so I have already started on the next unit of Garibaldi, aiming at 6 figures (or a base) each day I'm off work. I've also got a small amount of Cavalry / Mounted Officers so the horses for those figures are being oiled up as we speak.

Just to finish here is a picture of the Project to date


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Fabulous work again, Ken! The firing poses give a nice variation from the previous advancing unit.  I also like the addition of the red-striped trousers to give them a little more uniqueness. GregB and I have based our Napoleonics much the same as you, with a more elongated base to help protect the muskets and bayonets. It's certainly paid-off over the years! 

I've added a couple of points for the banners as I'm not sure if I did for the previous unit.

You'll be missed in the starlanes Ken, but I understand the need for focus (though I rarely follow it). I look forward to seeing this project move forward in leaps and bounds during the Challenge.

- Curt


32 comments:

  1. As usual, you are really cranking them out. I'm really digging these uniforms- very distinct with the russet/red uniforms, the light blue/grey cloaks and the piping on the trousers.

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    1. Many thanks, blasting through them so far 👍

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  2. More splendid Garabaldi goodness, lovely stuff!
    Best Iain

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  3. Lovely, lovely stuff. That muted red is beautiful and the trouser stripes are so neat!

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    1. Thanks Millsy, thankfully the figures have a nice line on the trousers to follow 😁

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  4. Nice to see this coming along Ken - what are you using for red paint?

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    1. Many thanks, Red base is Burnt Red (Vallejo Model Colour) ,then my usual "drag brush" technique getting progressively lighter, Vallejo Game Colour Heavy Red, Model Colour Flat Red and then I mix a touch of Orange in to highlight elbows etc 👍

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  5. Superb Ken, they are really great. Are you building them for the Austrian -Italian wars?

    Cheers
    Matt

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    1. Hi Matt, at the moment I am building both sides for a display game of The Battle of Mentana which was between Garibaldi and a Papal / French force in 1867.

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  6. You’ve done such a good job of creating a deep, true red on these. They really are eye catching.

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    1. Many thanks Natasha, I did loads of white last year and this year everything is Red 😄

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    1. Cheers Barks, avoiding the Planets thing this year as I have loads to do on this Project 9

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  8. I really admire your output, both quantity and quality (as I have probably said before), and I really admire your focus as well. :)

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    1. Thanks very much, it's the way to get Big Projects done, head down and Go !

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  9. Brilliant work Ken!

    I have a question, when did you get the bionics op? LOL

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    1. Cheers, it will slow down when I go back to work on Friday 😄

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  10. Another marvelous unit. Well done.

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  11. Those are bloody marvellous Ken, like them a lot. I’m glad you remembered to set the figures back In the deep bases this time.

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    1. Some days I think I need a permanent minder 😁 Cheers Peter 👍

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  12. Smashing colours, they look brilliant all ranked up.

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  13. those are some truly cool redshirts Ken!

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