Attention! Attention! --> Miniature auctions for charity !

During the last months a couple of bloggers prepared and presented a FIW game. While Loki, James and some other chaps from the UK prepared the game and the board, there were bloggers from the whole world supporting the idea with painting a couple of miniatures.

Maybe you remember my humble work on some British Redcoats:

Complete post: Here.

You'll find a couple of pictures from the presentation here and here.

Finally all the excellent figures used for the game are for sale !

The ganes of the auctions are designated for "Help for Heroes" the charity project the "Bloggers for Charity" are supporting with this initiative.

Please have a look at the auctions of the initiative (here) or ponder whether you want to spent a few bucks for well painted miniatures for a good cause.

Bloggers for Charity: 44th Regiment of Foot

The 44th Regiment of Foot 

The regiment was raised in 1741 and firstly bore the name of its founder Colonel James Long and was originally the 55th regiment of foot. After first employments during the Jacobite Risings of 1745 and the Flandeers campaign in 1748 the regiment was renumbered as 44th Regiment of Foot, actually as part of a large reorganisation of the British army. A few years later the regiment was brought into action during the French and Indian War where it fought in important battles like the Battle of Carillon, the Braddock Expedition and the famous siege of Fort William Henry. Above all it served in the Battle at La Belle-Famille which the "Bloggers for Charity" want to restage this year at several events to collegt attention and rise funds for the charity projects "Help for Heroes" and "Men Matters".

For this excellent venture I agreed to paint a unit of redcoats which will represent this heroic regiment. It consists of twelve figures manufactured by AW Miniatures who is establishing a quickly growing 28mm range covering the FIW. Overall the miniatures are very nice. The casting quality is good at most parts although some thin details like the loading stick are damaged on several miniatures. The sculptings are crisp and clear and make it rather easy to distinguish the different parts and layers of the miniatures. Unfortunately a lot of the finer details (especially the lacing) are left out and must be painted on. The faces are quite good but don't have the excellence and expression the top-notch manufactorers (Perry, Wargames Foundry, Front Rank et al.) usually provide.

 As usual I used Vallejo Model Colours and Armypainter Quickshade to paint the figures. My main source for the uniforms was C. E. Franklin's "British Army Uniforms from 1751 to 1783". There I read that officers used to wear waistcoats in their regiment's facing colours. Therefore I decided to give them that individual blot of paint. This time I didn't base the figures because James and Andrew preferred to do that themselves.

Bloggers for Charity - I'm in !

Most of you might have read about the project of James of Exiles Wargames Painter, Mike from Mikes Wargaming & Modelling, Andrew from Loki's Great Hall and Kevin from Kevs wargames Cabin. Those four guys started in May to collect supporters for the charity projects "Men Matter" and "Help for Heroes". The first one calls people's attention to the three main male cancers: Prostate, Testicular and Penile cancers. The latter is a organisation which helps British soldiers who were wounded in action and their familys.

To bring these organisations into the wargamers' minds the four are organising a large skirmish game of Muskets and Tomahawks for ccc (refight of the battle of La Belle Familie). After the games all the figures used in the game will be raffled to raise funds. Some well known companies like Warbases, AW Miniatures, Terra Firma Studios and Flags of War will support the project with material. Meanwhile they were searching other wargamers to help them with their painting skills or monetary donations.

However I decided to join the team and offered my humble painting skills. Andrew accepted ans so I'll contribute the painting of a unit of British redcoats for the game. I'm looking forward to receive further information which regiment will be needed and I'll use any progress with this as cause to keep you in the loop and bring the project into your mind again.

Help for Heroes

Men Matter