Recharging My Batteries

 The German Division is inching forward, so I thought it would be fun to show some WIP pictures on the next unit up for renewal, a battery of Baden artillery.

The 2nd Battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment of Baden is done.  These are just a quick rebasing and sprucing up of Dick Tennant's original work.  In truth they would not have worn the helmets, as those were discarded by all units except the artillery very soon after arriving in Spain.

Baden Battery Work

For a single battery of artillery, seven bases are required; one for the deployed battery base, one for the limber, one for the artillerists in march order, and four for the artillerists serving the guns.  Seen here are all seven basses after a gray primer coat on both sides and the first coat of Testor's green enamel.  The bases are elevated off the cardboard backing with some sticky tack, to prevent the bases sticking to the carboard and also to prevent the spray paint running under the bases.

Here are all of the bits and pieces that will come together for the battery; twelve artillerists, four draft horses, two riders, a limber, and in my madness, I have added another gun to the plan, so that each battery will have two guns, one deployed for firing and one limbered (only one will be used in an actual game, with the second only used during display). 

Hopefully it won't be long now that all of the pieces are ready to be shaded and shinnied...

Addendum - Gift Artillery!

My buddy Alastair sent a few cannons he no longer needed, from which I was able to pull out at least 4 British Hinchliffe 20mm canons and what I think are some French 25mm 4 pdr canons, that I just may be able to convert to 20mm 6 pdrs!  This will aid tremendously in my quest to have each battery contain two guns.  Below are two of them nicely finished as British 9 pdrs.