Progress has been steady but slow over the last year on my AWI collection. Word of warning… no flag as I have been LAZY! I have beautiful GMB flags, but I keep putting it off.
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American War of Independence – Mid year update Leave a comment
Over the Mountain Men from Kings Mountain Miniatures Leave a comment
Bill from Kings Mountain Miniatures was kind enough to let me buy some of his latest miniatures early. I was finally able to get a few painted up. Great miniatures and the ability to customize the heads is really an extra bonus to creating different forces.
American War of Independence Regiments Leave a comment
Happy New Years! I know I am two months late. I have been painting I promise 🙂 I was sucked back into World of Warcraft for a few months, but I was able to remove those shackles in December and get back to painting. The first unit was a continental regiment in brown coats with red facings. I believe a number of the New England regiments wore something similar. In general my continental armies are meant to be generic regiments and not specific such as my British regiments.
Fife and Drum Continental Militia Leave a comment
Jim at Fie and Drum provides some of the best looking American War of Independence miniatures on the market.
Continental Infantry Regiment (2nd Regiment) Leave a comment
1st Pennsylvania (Continental) Regiment Leave a comment
3rd Battalion of Grenadiers (American War of Independence) Leave a comment
The British Grenadier uniform is one of the most iconic pictures from the American War of Independence. The bearskin head gear is the symbol of a grenadier. Each regiment had an elite company of grenadiers and light infantry. During the Revolutionary War, the British Army formed elite battalions of grenadiers consisting of companies from several regiments. Typically the senior regiment would lead the battalion.
23rd Royal Fusilier Regiment Leave a comment
The 23rd Royal Fusiliers or Royal Welch Fusiliers was founded as an infantry regiment in 1689 to oppose James II during yet another war with France. Originally, the regiment was known as the 23rd Regiment of Foot. However, it was given the fusilier title in 1702 and was then known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers. They gained Royal status fighting in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713.
33 Regiment of Foot (American War of Independence) Leave a comment
I finally completed the Regiment by adding the GMB Flags. The flags are absolutely beautiful! I had to remove the plastic flag staves as they were too short for the GMB flags. On this regiment I tried to drill holes in the hands to hold the flags. In both cases the hands broke off. I later found it easier to carve out the inside of the hand to sit the flag stave.
Shermon Armory 