My next army in the queue where some 1806-09 Saxons. They have been sitting in bags for far too long!
The figures all all Old Glory 15mm. This time, I bought these as painted from Gajo Miniatures. I saw these at a convention last year and was very happy with the paint job, so I picked up enough for a nice army.
The figures come in baggies, so you can mount them to your favorite game system. For this period, I use pre-cut steel bases. All are using standard sized old school Napoleon’s Battles basing. I spray these green and glue the figures on using white blue.
The next step was to add flags. In this case, I decided to order the Vaubanner flags and attache them using white glue. I’m a fan of the flags and it saved by some time in downloading and sizing.
Once the glue had dried, I went back with green paint (Howard Hughes Geo Hex Green) and painted the bases and flocked them with Woodland Scenics blended turf.
The last step is to dull coat the figures with Testors Dull Coat. This puts a final seal on the figures. Hardens the flags that much more and better seals the flock. I will sometimes go back and gloss coat the bayonets, but it did not seem necessary in this case. Everything dried and my troops are ready for the table!
If your looking to get an army on the table, you cannot go wrong with a purchase from Gajo. When you figure the cost of the figures and the paint job, they are quite competitive with a lot of painting services. However, you do not have to wait! Now, you cannot get all your favorite units all the time, but you can usually can work around it by choosing well (and maybe touching up some collars and cuffs to your the desired colors). I am very happy with them!
- Manteuffel