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The last of the Confederate Infantry recently completed in previous 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenges.

The figures are from Old Glory and this time in firing line.

More from this range later in the year or early next year.

Cheers for now.

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Confederate infantry advancing from Old Glory. The command stand was painted earlier this year. 

The other five bases were painted during the first 30 days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge or was it the second.

The Old Glory figures have great character amd paint up well. There will be more of these sooner and later.

Cheers for now.

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Yesterday was the last day of the current 30 Days 30 Miniatures Painting Challenge; which earlier this week looked like it was not going to happen.

A last push at the finish line made the following possible:

First up are Confederates from Old Glory. These 15mm figures are animated and characterful; just what you need for charging the Union lines.

Next, an old mid nineties skeleton from Citadel or Marauder Miniatures. A great figure to paint, perfect for finishing off a painting challenge.

Completed this challenge:

Day 30 - 34 figures completed.

Cheers for now

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A quick snapshot of the painting desk as a few items have moved over to finishing line.

More on the finished items shortly.

Cheers for now

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Painted in 2018 and finally based and ready for action in 2019 these casualty stands and command stand are from Friekorps and Old Glory's Blue Moon range.

Needing to go back to using the main camera rather than the phone cam, however its a time thing and everything can be done on the device. Time can be daunting just now.

Some what more daunting is the twenty odd stands of foot at the back of the painting desk. Will get there soon.

Cheers for now.

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Recently completed command stand, out of ammo markers and a casualty marker for cavalry are shown below.

The command stand and out of ammo markers are from Old Glory's Blue Moon range.

The casualty markers are from Freikorps and were great to paint. Casualty markers often prompt the thought of getting and painting a few "flats" for the fun of it. Maybe someday...

Thanks for visiting.

Cheers for now.

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Day 28 and another command stand has been completed in the last few days of the #30days30figures painting challenge.

The figures are from Old Glory's Blue Moon range and hope to have another stand completed before the end.

Day 28

Figures completed 48

Cheers for now

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Moving up to the half way point now and progress from day 14 and 15 below.

Above is a slightly fuzzy casualty marker for the Confederates in ACW. Whilst below is an equally fuzzy stand of 6mm Greek light cavalry.

Next up will see a return to 28mm and something new by way of a change.

Day 14 

Figures completed 34

Day 15 

Figures completed 39

In addition to being halfway through the 30days30 miniatures painting challenge this is the 500th post on Brushes and Bases. Become a follower and leave a comment if you haven't already done so.

Cheers for now

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Day 9 of the #30days30miniatures challenge and another stand of 6mm Greek light cavalry have been finished.

Also finished the second cavalry casualty marker for Confederates in ACW.

More to follow shortly along with some final based pictures of recently completed figures.

Day 9

Figures completed 23

Cheers for now

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Update on the #30days30miniatures challenge.

Day 4 
Completed another stand of 6mm Greek light cavalry.

Day 5
The first of two casualty markers for the 15mm Confederate cavalry.

Day 6
Returned to a larger scale for day 6 and completed the first of three peltasts for the second stand of these.

Day 6

Figures completed 16

Cheers for now.

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Day three of the #30days30miniatures painting challenge and another completed figure. This time another out of ammo marker.

Some more progress on 6mm light Greek cavalry and Arab horses.

More to follow shortly.

Day 3

Figures completed 9

Cheers for now

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Second session for #30days30miniatures painting challenge and another couple of figures moved on to the shelf to wait on basing.

The last of the peltasts for the first stand completed below.

An out of ammo marker for ACW gaming with the figure coming from Old Glory's Blue Moon range of 15mm Confederate infantry.

Day 2

Figures completed 8

Cheers for now.

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Casualty markers for the CSA including artillery and infantry stand; the cavalry will follow shortly.

All of the figures above are from Friekorps Miniatures including the infantry stands shown below.

Next are three more command stands for the Confederate  States of America. The figures this time are from Blue Moon supplied by Old Glory.

From right to left below there are standards for the 11th Missippi, South Carolina 6th Volunteers and the 24th Alabama infantry.

More standards and markers to follow along with work in progress pictures from the Greeks and Arabs.

Cheers for now.

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June has been a slow month for hobby time here with little progress happening on several on going projects.

The command and casualty stands for Confederates in the ACW move on steadily.

Even slower is the progress being made on the Arthurian warband and for SAGA. The companion figure for the foot Warlord needs some attention to allow that figure to completed as a small diorama base that will allow the Warlord to be removed and placed with two Companion Hearthguard figures on a separate stand.

Finding blogging via a smart phone a bind, something that will hopefully not be an issue for much longer.

Next up will be some more Rebels.

Cheers for now.

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Hoping this works out ok as pictures taken, edited and uploaded from phone instead of the now defunct desktop computer.

A variety of stands for ACW Confederates including command, artillery, infantry and cavalry casualities. A mixture of Blue Moon from Old Glory and Friekorps.

The peltasts move forwards at a snail's pace. There is a fourth now with base colour on tunic.

Heartguard for SAGA are getting near to a final session to complete the first part of the warband. The Warlord (on foot) has just been finished although his companion still has the bulk of the figure to paint. 

The painting desk in all its chaotic glory.

Next up will be the first completed ACW stands. 

Cheers for now.

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Continuing on from the previous post here are the first batch of command stands for the CSA infantry.

Also on the table in varying stages are some casualty markers for cavalry, foot and artillery.

For all of these figures will be block painting and washing in either strong or dark tone Army Painter wash. Looking to create a good atmospheric feel to the figures, that is dark and grim, with out taking a life time to do so. Time isn't something that is greatly available here although the figures do warrant some effort just not three layers and wash on an 18mm figure.

Next post will show some completed figures from a much older period.

Cheers for now

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Been a while since anything for the American Civil War has been painted and here is the start of some seventy bases of infantry for the Confederates shown below.

Figures are from Old Glory's Blue Moon range and block and wash well enough for the rule of three foot. An interesting approach from a fellow blogger can be viewed here; wish had thought of this years ago.

To be used for with Battle Cry, Fire and Fury and Pickett's Charge.

Next up will show some more of the same in various stages of painting - predominately command stands too.

Cheers for now

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A bit of a mixed bag here with a variety of work in progress pictures to show.

6mm figures from Rapier Miniatures for the extremely slow moving Greeks and Macedonians for ADG or whatever else takes the mood.

A return to Project S and the Sassanids in 28mm. Figures from Gripping Beast and some progress being made on a unit of archers for Basic Impetus or Impetus.

Next, two stands of javelin armed troops for a generic 15mm Arab style army for Basic Impetus. Have enough figures to create the core units for most Arab/Moor armies of the late Dark Ages and Crusades as long as you don't demand historical purity with the figures.

These figures have been passed on here so thought it only right to take them to the brush and colour them in. As with all 15mm figures the method of painting here is block and wash. Think the javelin armed troops are old Minifigs and know the archers below are Essex

A couple of stands of Confederates that needed dusting and then saw a little paint. The picture shows that they need a little more here and there too.

Lastly more Sassanids, Arab archers and 6mm pikes.

Hope that this is of interest to you all.

Cheers for now

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A loose couple of figures have been rebased here for use with artillery in whichever ACW game being played.

Cheers for now

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Here are the rebased CSA Cavalry for use with Battle Cry or Fire and Fury. The figures are thought to be mostly Essex but now way of knowing for sure.

Not an expert on the ACW however think that there are some of Essex's First Virginian cavalry in the picture above.

A few more loose ends to complete with these figures and then on to painting the undercoated masses of infantry and cavalry waiting in the sides.

Next up a brief interlude from the Dark Ages

Cheers for now