AWI British Artillery

The last week and a half saw a flurry of activity while I tried to complete my AWI British gun line before the arrival of the next tranche of grandchildren. This involved the completion of eight pieces with four 6 pdr guns, two howitzers and two 3 pdr butterfly cannon:

Here is a close up of the first battery of two 6pdrs and a howitzer:

and an identical second battery:

The figures themselves are a nice mix of firing poses:

With others who are more dynamically posed in running back or aiming the guns:

The butterfly cannon came with some protection in the form of two wooden mantlets which makes a nice addition to the models:

I also completed the set of Perry dragrope men. The main reason for this is that the Sharp Practice skirmish rules require five figures per artillery piece so I thought they would make an interesting addition. The Perry sculpting on these is great and I found the poses very interesting to paint. They really look like they have been undertaking some strenuous labour:

I found a couple of pictures of re-enactors wearing forage caps so went with the designs depicted there rather than the one shown on the Perry website, with these men having been seconded from the 24th regiment:

I still have the limbers and various ammunition wagons to complete, which I am hoping to now complete alongside a small contingent of Butler's Rangers.

AWI British Legion and Command Stands

After fiddling around with all that lace on AWI British figures for the past six months the British Legion cavalry seemed almost too simple. Nine figures also made for a nice small unit that I could complete relatively quickly:

Green, a bit of beige and the job was practically complete:

The horse furniture and equipment was likewise very simple to do:

While the command stand had a slight variation with brass buttons and helmet linings for the officer, and a couple of brass instruments for the trumpeter:

That is the third unit of cavalry completed for the British, with six mounted Queen's Rangers still to come:

I also completed ten command figures across eight stands. These are a mix of Perry colonels and Front Rank personality figures and ADCs. I was a little surprised the Perrys don't have any personality figures in their range, while Front Rank's are limited to Thomas Gage and 'Gentleman' John Burgoyne. A Cornwallis or a Howe wouldn't have gone astray:

The Perry British colonels are beautifully sculpted and have quite a bit of character and movement to them:

I probably should have taken a leaf out of Giles Allison's (of Tarleton's Quarter) book and modelled them after actual personalities, but I figure they can play a role in most battles:

The Front Rank colonels by contrast are much better fed and far less dynamic, but are nice figures in their own right:

I put General Gage on a larger base and gave him and ADC:

Whose twin brother can also be seen here advising General Burgoyne:

Next off the line will be the British artillery then some wagons and limbers and a few small units such as Butler's Rangers, and hopefully I'll have the British completed before Christmas.