First Regiment of Foot completed!

Well, a couple days ago I managed to finish off my first regiment of British foot! Pretty amazing actually considering my time constraints. Here are a few pics to showcase these lil guys. Still have to decide what regiment they represent (66th foot?) and do some extra insignia on the models to indicate such. No rush really. Sitting on the painting desk at the moment is my first and second units of Ansars! So I have to get a move on with them as well (not to mention some new terrain).

Troops deployed in line at the entrance to some lost village.

I wanted these guys to look like real campaigners. That means a dark and dusty appearance! I actually love this style of painting as it is much more realistic than the "clean" look of troops off the boat.

Notice the "dark" and dirty look.

24 figs mounted on four stands. Each stand is 30mm square.

I really like the officer in the lead. He has a nice "over there!" look about him.

15mm Blue Moon miniatures are really nice and fun to paint.

Deployed on a small rise before the village. Love the Cigar Box mat!

Now all they need is some reinforcements!

Some NEW Minis are Here!

Getting this new project off to a start I ordered some Blue Moon 15mm Colonial troops last week - from their Sudan range. All I can say is these little guys are awesome looking; no complaints at all. I ordered just five pack, which is enough to get me started. Of course I will be adding to this little collection over the course of the coming weeks as I get models completed. Really looking forward to getting some Egyptians and Sudanese troops to make the bulk of my colonials. Here are a few pics of the haul so far.



An assortment of Blue Moon Sudan troops.




Here are the British regulars command.




A nice assortment of Ansar command.

In addition to these I also bought a nice Cigar Box fleece "desert" terrain mat. These mats look great! Considering I don't have any desert terrain, this will save me time and give me a good start.



A nice desert mat from Cigar Box I also ordered. Perfect!