Bold Irish lads...

... in 28mm metal. At the start of this year I was seduced by yet another period - the Peninsular in 28mm. And, as we all know to our cost, more projects mean greater speed to our mental disintegration. But it's fun! (Cue manic laughter). I also made the mistake (see earlier posts) of trying a 'new' painting technique which is currently being promoted in Battlegames Magazine - back to white (undercoat), with bright colour technique. It's all proving too much, and although the latest small batch of Wellington's bold Irish lads are not quite finished, the general weakness of my struggles is clear:

I feel that I have done these Hibernian heroes an injustice, and that I will have to return to black with washes for the next batch of Irish lads. Odd how the nationalists of Scotland, Ireland and Wales have forgotten how so many of their countrymen formed the cutting edge of the British Empire - particularly the Scots and the Irish. Brave lads all - and feared.

My last post featured some Starlux legionnaires in their famous white kepis. I meant to link to a marvellous blog that is well worth a visit - Mon Legionnaire: the classic French Foreign Legion in Wargaming, Literature, Pictures and History. I'll also add it to my favourites list below. It's top banana site!