AHPC7 - Challenge Day 44 Russian Infantry WIP 6

Yippee! I've finished painting the second pair of infantry regiments. They still need varnishing, which I'll do later tonight. And the basing of course - I'll be starting that in a big batch on Friday evening along with my next batch of painting.

Yes, I'm going to be painting some artillery and wagons over the next couple of evenings. As you can see, I've made a start on the horses for the wagons and limbers. The crew and fusiliers will be a quick paint as will the guns, limbers and wagons. I'll be carrying on with the horses tonight and might even finish them.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 43 Russian Infantry WIP 5

Good progress on the second pair of regiments this evening, but I haven't managed to finish them:

There's not much left to do - black tough-ups and details, metals, flags, varnish. I should finish them early enough tomorrow evening to make a start on something else. I'm thinking artillery and wagons as they will be a relatively quick paint.

Unfortunately it appears that I was too late with submitting the horse grenadiers and they will be carried over to next Monday.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 42

Hmmm, not feeling that brilliant this evening but I did get some painting done although not as much as I'd planned. Pic of how far I've got:

Mind you, they're at a stage where I might be able to finish them tomorrow night which should allow me to make a start on something else which can be finished in time to get them based and submitted for next Monday.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 41 Russian Infantry WIP 3

You remember last night I said I'd get the first two regiments finished and make a start on the next two before bed, then finish them today? Well, in classic Tamsin style I failed to take a number of factors into account:

How long it would take to finish the first two regiments
Having to drybrush and flock the horse grenadier bases, take pics and do the post
The need to clean my brushes
The need to go shopping
The need to eat
The need to sleep
The need to do some washing up

So, I didn't get as far as I'd said I would. The horse grenadiers have been submitted for tomorrow; the first two infantry regiments have been finished and I have made a good start on the next two.

First two regiments finished

Second two regiments started

Given how slow the progress has been, I think I'll just get these two finished this week and then do something quick as a break before starting the next four regiments of infantry.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 40 Russian Infantry WIP 2

I've had a fairly busy and productive day so far.

At lunchtime I added gunk to the bases of the horse grenadiers. That should have cured by tomorrow morning allowing me to drybrush and flock them, then it's piccy time and post submission.

As for the first two regiments of infantry, well, excellent progress has been made today. Just the gaiters, bases, gaiter wash, highlights & touch-ups, metals and final touch-ups to do. And the flags. I should be able to get them finished tonight.

Tomorrow I'll be able to paint for much longer - I was out until lunchtime today. I'm pretty sure that I'll be able to fully paint the next two regiments by the end of the day.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 39 Russian Infantry WIP

I've done two things this evening:

1. Stuck the horse grenadiers onto bases. I'll add basing gunk tomorrow, then do the drybrushing and flocking on Sunday.

2. Made a decent start on the first two SYW Russian infantry regiments:

I may do a bit more later tonight, and they should be finished tomorrow. I might even be able to make a start on the next pair and hopefully finish those on Sunday. That's *finish painting* - they'll still need to be based, but I'll do that as a big session next weekend.

If everything goes well, I should be submitting a rather nice points bomb on Monday week.

AHPC7 - Challenge Day 38 Horse Grenadiers WIP4

Yippee! I managed to finish painting the horse grenadiers this evening:

Nope, that's as close up a pic as you'll get until they're submitted! In case you're wondering, the figures in the background are for four regiments of infantry. I'll be making a start on them tomorrow night, possibly split into 2-regiment batches. I'm hoping to get all of them painted over the weekend (alongside doing the basing of the horse grenadiers), then I'll crack on with another four during the week.