Group shots of the tan tunic group. All are BTD minis, except 2 in the command group. I know no shields or bases on any of these. The shields and basing will been completed by the client as per his request. That made the job much easier to complete.

          This is the last unit of auxilia. I was smart and saved the easiest of the tunics for last. They will all have brownish tunics and green details. But I am starting to itch to paint something else. So this time I went straight to the command group. They are all Warlord minis. I have been holding off on this group as they are more dynamic in stance and the detail is a bit higher. On to the WIP.

          The first group is blocked in. Their tunic have been completed. Some washes have been applied to the armor. I may finish the skin and and armor highlights this week.
          The second group is cleaned and awaiting primer. It has rained both night after work and it is going to rain most of today.

          The birthday week, gutters, doctor’s appointments, and apple picking sucked up just about all of the free time. I did manage to get one night of painting in and cranked out a few minis. First up is another stamina marker.

           I finished up the tan Auxilia. Well sort of, I have just one more to go. Why, you ask? Because I can not count!

The demands of crumb snatchers, family life. VV’s birthday week and apple picking. Its is what, it is!

But let us not forget that I a got a problem.

My finger is pointing to the peace monument on Oak Hill. We are looking at it from the extreme Union right flank on Burlow’s knoll. Below the opposite way, Oak Hill to Burlow’s Knoll. Burlow’s Knoll to reference on the map is were Blackford’s sharpshooters are at, sorry the map is later in the day.

The looking at the XI corps strung out going south from Burlow’s KNoll to Oak Ridge along the park road.

After 4pm the Union collapse back to Oak ridge. The Union flank anchored on the ridge just right of that tree.

I am off with my school yard mate, bobby 2 beers, to Gettysburg. We pulled stakes at 7am, fought the NJ traffic, and stopped to piss more than a van full of preggoes. Our guides are my all knowing and published father and cousin Howard a battlefield guide to be.

The first day’s action.

We started off taking a look at the Cashtown Inn. It was closed. The road to the left is Lee’s into Gettysburg.

 Next up was McPherson’s woods and the epic struggle of the 24th MI and 26th NC.

2 Beers and Dad

McPherson’s Farm, the house is gone but it was to the right of the barn.

McPherson’s woods

Here I stand in Willoughby’s run. I asked 2 Beers to get a picture for reference to the depth of it’s banks. I should have asked 2 waters to do it. Any ways the banks are about hip deep with ankle busters along the sides. At a run one jumping in would not pause, but to leap up you would.

Willoughby’s Run

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/gettysburg-2011/gettysburg-then-and-now.html

          Tan cohort, take 2. These were the guys I porked at the start by drinking and painting. About half of them were correct. The rest got soaked in brown ink. It was easier to cover them in blue.
          Here I go again. Everything has been blocked in the cloth has its first highlight and the armor has been washed.

          I have no more optios or can’t find one. This optio has crest and feathers added from the Victrix greeks.

          Following on the heels on my wound markers. I cranked out a few disrupted (one dude) and fragmented (two dudes) markers for FOG.