Miniature Hobby Gaming

Some of the people near where I live now were talking about playing Black Powder in Warlord Games’ Epic Scale, which I think is around 13mm in size. Being ready to jump into just about any game that people are actually painting forces for, and seeing how the entry cost was fairly reasonable (probably less than $200 for a substantial force), I decided to give it a go.

Since the two people who are most interested seemed to be focusing on the British and French, it made sense (at least to me) to create troops for the third significant participant at Waterloo, the Prussians. Since that is also the only other army Warlord Games currently produces figures for, in its unique scale, the decision was somewhat made for me.

I ordered a box of troops and some accessories from Warlord, as I wasn’t going to be getting around to visiting the local Warlord seller in a week or more, but I would be making a larger order from him later.

So, I picked a brigade that was actively involved in the Battle of Waterloo, and commenced to painting. I was able to find enough information online to get me started, especially at this small scale, as details that might be more important to have right in a larger scale are not a factor. I’ve taken to painting “on the sprue”, as I did with my 10mm Orc Hoard, and I really think it sped up my painting. About 8 hours of work to get my first unit done.

I tried to incorporate Contrast/Speed Paints wherever it made sense, as long as I could get good coverage, and it was the right color. They worked well as a good base coat, adding depth to figure in one go. That didn’t stop me from adding a final highlight of a similar color to brighten up the figures some. I applied an overall wash of Army Painter Light Coat to dull down the brighter colors (white, yellow and red), as well as to help unify the models’ final appearance. I’m pleased with the result.

As I may have mentioned in a prior posting, I have begun to write down all of my painting formulas as I paint a new unit, in order to make remembering it unnecessary, since that has become harder as the years go by. I believe that sped up the process in my painting of a second, identical unit, as compared to the first. I didn’t time myself, but it definitely felt quicker!

Next, I will tackle the third brigade in the initial box, some named general officers, and an artillery battery before I move on to a newly acquired box of Landwehr!