Thursday, 7 March 2024

Marston Moor preparation

No game at the club this week as I took the time to review the position for the Marston Moor Project. It was a chance to get the table set up, check we had the right table size and did we have enough roads, buildings and hedges. Ignore the MDF bases as they were used as place markers for those regiments we still needed to paint. 

Parlaiment right wing under Fairfax

Scottish and Parlaimentarian centre

Parlaimentarian left wing under Cromwell

Royalist right wing

Rupert's Royalist infantry

Royalist left under Newcastle

Overhead shot

So pretty happy with the layout. Seems to fit nicely on a 10ft by 5ft table and not too cluttered. I estimate just another 4ft of hedges to be done. A couple of the fields need shaping to remove the squared edges. As for figures, just 12 infantry regiments, 5 horse regiments and 2 units of commanded shot to go. After this just a bit of able decorating to do. I've some casualty markers, villagers and livestock to complete. Well need to get back to the painting table.

14 comments:

  1. Outstanding accomplishment! You are so close to battle.

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  2. Wow. That is looking pretty epic Neil.

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  3. Table looks superb, Scotty - a job well (almost) done - had to be careful where I put that "almost" or it might have meant you had almost done a good job! :)

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    1. Cheers Keith, can't wait to get the last few units done

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  4. Its coming together nicely, so very well done and stick at it.

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    1. Cheers Robbie, hopefully not long to completion

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  5. Looking great. Lots of White left to paint if I remember right.

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    1. Cheers Trev. Thankfully most of the white coated regiments are gone. Mainly grey for the Scots left

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