(Remember: click on the pictures
for a bigger version):
18th (Western Ontario)
Battalion, CEF
I realized, while painting these
that a few of the figures I initially thought were infantrymen (because they
were carrying rifles) are actually officers?! One was from a pack of Officers
and NCOs – I figured the two with pistols were officers and the two with rifles
were NCOs. Wrong-oh! On closer observation (once I actually started PAINTING
the guys) one of the guys I thought was an NCO is actually another officer
carrying a rifle. The THIRD officer in this unit actually came in the
“Advancing/Charging” pack. I suppose I could have done some converting… but I
was in painting mode and couldn’t be bothered at that point. I’ll have to look
at the other battalions and maybe carve off the officer-ish details on the same
figures in the other battalions.
The formation patch for the 18th
Battalion was a green square surmounting a red patch – the blue patch was for
the 2nd Division, the circle indicated the senior battalion within the brigade
and the green was the senior brigade within the division.
I hope to get a couple more
cracked out over the long weekend –in between playing a few games - so stay
tuned.
Coming soon on Tim’s Miniature Wargaming Blog:
19th (Central Ontario) Battalion,
CEF - or perhaps some Machine-guns and mortars…
Posts
Great looking minis as always Tim!
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup, Phil!
DeleteYes, a nice variety of poses, one of the developments of the great war was officers carrying rifles in an effort not to be identified by snipers, the ruse seems to work with wargamers too! Great looking chunky ww1 types, the blue block looks big enough to notice but not too big.
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain. The differences are minor - lower tunic pockets, cuff details, tunic open at the top showing shirt and tie, and of course webbing... as you say, with the rifle, few will likely notice on the tabletop.
DeleteI was going to say the same thing (Ia(i)n's are thinking alike.
DeleteI wouldn't mess around with converting those officers in the future and taking time away from painting. Just do up as being terribly fashionable and being in with the latest trends. You probably do need to put some sort of marker on the base though to help those in the fashion outs identify the officers.
Alas I have already started carving off details and then last night just noticed that I am out of green stuff! Guess I'll have to pop over to my FLGS and pick some up. I'm trying not to go TOO overboard with the conversions!
DeleteCool post. I found this doing some research about the 18th. I blog about this battalion.
ReplyDeleteThanks Eric! I will definitely have to check out your blog!
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