New Sharp Practice Army Lists

So with the kind help of Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies fame, we've managed to put together army lists for the South American Wars of Liberation to go with the realease of the wonderful new set of rules "Sharp Practice 2."  The list give you many variations for both Patriot and Royalist forces fighting in the Northern Campaigns of Simon Bolivar in Colombia and Venezuela (1817 - 1824).

You can find them here:

http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=5829

Coming up next will be photos of the two armies from these lists and some first games.

New figures packs for the Liberation Wars range coming soon

We're excited to announce that we have several packs of new figures for the South American Liberation wars on the way. These include Peasants marching with muskets and also with bamboo pikes.

Along with a peasant command pack.

Also there are packs of Colombian infantry in fatigue caps and sandals marching,

and firing skirmishing.

Along with another command pack.

The advantage of both these units (the peasant militia, and infantry in fatigue caps), is that they can be used for both sides in both the northern and southern theatres of the Wars of independence, as well as for some units in the Peninsular War.

These are now being sent for casting, so we are hoping that these will be available for sale by the end of the month.

New 28mm figures for the Chaco War released

We are very happy to announce the release of our new range of 28mm figures covering the Chaco War (1932-35). This Interwar conflict was the biggest and bloodiest war seen in South America in modern history, and was certainly one of the biggest conflicts of the 1930's along with the Spanish Civil War and the Japanese invasion of China.

The war witnessed the evolution from trench warfare to more mobile tactics over a 3 year period. Indeed one of the largest battles at Nanawa was called "the South American Verdun" such was the intensity of the fighting.

The war between Bolivia and Paraguay was over ownership of the Chaco Boreal, a vast semi arid landscape of partial desert, cactus and dry savannah-like scrub and low jungle, which at the time was thought to contain large oil deposits. The Bolivians with an army four times the size of Paraguay's, and with large arms contracts from Britain, and led by a WW1 veteran German general, were effectively outfought and outmanoeuvred by the smaller Paraguayan forces who benefited from tough and acclimatised soldiers and a small but highly trained and capable officer cadre.

The figures come in four packs (each with 4 individual sculpts) which represent the vast majority of the fighting forces on both sides. In addition to these will next be released LMG, HMG and mortar squads for each side.

The packs are listed below:

Bolivian Army

BV01 - Bolivian Infantry Advancing

BV02 - Bolivian Infantry Firing/Loading

Photo of all the Bolivian Infantry figures

Paraguayan Army

PY01 - Paraguayan Infantry Advancing

PY02 - Paraguayan Infantry Firing/Loading

Photo of all the Paraguayan Infantry figures

We do hope you like the figures. These are ideal both for the collector and wargamer, and there are several excellent sets of Interwar rules with which to game this conflict. There will be more information in the near future about resources for this period in terms of book lists, suggested wargame rules and scenarios as well as uniforms guides.

The figures will be available for sale later today at our webstore here:

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

Just to give you a further taste for the period, some contemporary British News from the conflict:

New figures range on the way

Here's a little taster for something in the pipeline from Orinoco Miniatures... Stay tuned for more announcements and images over the coming days.

Happy Christmas / feliz navidad, and PF 2014

We would like to wish all our customers, friends (and fellow bloggers) of Orinoco Miniatures a very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

2013 has been an exciting year for us at Orinoco Miniatures, and 2014 promises to be even better with more releases for our Liberators range already in the pipeline, along with other upcoming projects.

Thank you again for all your support and input.

New Spanish Infantry with an ink wash

So here are a few new images of the Spanish infantry after I managed to give them an ink wash this evening. I think you can appreciate the level of detail, and the quality of the casts in these pictures. These troops are in the short jacket common amongst the Spanish Royalist Army in Central and South America. They are also suitable for the Peninsular War, especially some newly raised Spanish units from 1809-1812, or regular Spanish or French Infantry fighting just in their waistcoats (many units discarded their tunics in battle due to the heat in Spain). I hope you like them.

 

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

Spanish Infantry now available for sale

I would like to announce that the packs of Spanish infantry (4 packs: Command, Flank & Centre Companies, and skirmishers) are now available for sale at the Orinoco Miniatures web store . I do hope you all like them.

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

Spanish Figures available for sale this week

I would like to announce that the new Spanish Army figures will be available for sale this week (6th December). These comprise of four separate packs; Centre Company Marching, Flank Company Marching, Flank Company Skirmishing/firing, and Command set. Each pack has six unique figures. Once the figures have arrived I will update the webstore so that their listings are active.

I'm very excited that these wonderfully sculpted figures will now be available. The Llanero Cavalry, and Peasant infantry packs will be next. There will also be another announcement soon about other figures to be released in the next week.

Please let me know if you would like to order some figures and I'll set them aside when I receive them and await your online order.

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

New Gran Colombian infantry with an ink wash

I just thought I would post up a few new images of the Gran Colombian infantry after I managed to give them an ink wash this evening. I think you can appreciate the level of detail, and the quality of the casts in these pictures. I hope you like them.
 

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

New Spanish Command and Skirmishers/Flank Company Greens

As promised, here are some pictures of the new Spanish Command and Skirmisher/Flank Company Greens. These are now being moulded and cast. I expect them to be ready for sale in the next 14 days. I do hope you like them.

The figures will be available directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

Gran Colombian figures now available for sale

I would like to announce that the packs of Gran Colombian infantry are now available for sale on the Orinoco Miniatures web store here: Orinoco Miniatures

I do hope you all like them. Other news, the Spanish infantry are now at the casting service and should be available for sale in the next 14 days.

The figures can be purchased directly from our webstore here:  

http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

Gran Colombian Figures available for sale next week

I would like to announce that the new Gran Colombian figures will be available for sale from next week (13th November). These comprise of three separate packs; Marching, Skirmishing/firing and command. Each pack has six unique figures. Once the figures have arrived I will update the webstore so that their listings are active.

You can find them here on the main Orinoco Miniatures sire:
http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=33_59

I'm very excited that these wonderfully sculpted figures will now be available. The Spanish packs are only just behind.

Please let me know if you would like to order some figures and I'll set them aside when I receive them and await your online order.

New Spanish Command figures in the pipeline

I just thought I'd post a teaser photograph of some drummers for the new Spanish command set which is being finished as we speak (along with the Gran Colombian Command set). As you can see I think the sculpting is up to the high standard that we are trying to maintain. I hope you like them.

We're still targeting the final release of the Gran Colombian figures over the next month (a total of 18 individual sculpts), and the Spanish shortly afterwards. As they say, quality takes time :-)

New pictures of Spanish centre company greens

 I just though I would share with you the first pictures of the completed Spanish centre company sculpts. This figures match the Spanish flank company figures, all figures with the short jackets common to many of the Spanish units campaigning in South America.
 

These can be painted as tropical brin uniforms (all in white/cream), or as more standard uniforms, and can be used for the Spanish in all campaigns. The Spanish troops often had covered shakos, though the advantage of this is that they can also be used for units in the various Patriot armies, either in the Northern campaigns of Bolivar or the Southern campaigns of San Martin in Chile and Peru.

 A command pack is now being sculpted, and all the packs for this unit will then be cast and released. We are hoping that these will be available by the start of September.

New Pictures of Gran Colombian flank and centre company Greens

 

I've just received these new images of the completed sculpts of the upcoming Gran Colombian flank and centre company packs.I do hope you like them.

Above you can see the flank companies, which are based on numerous period drawings and prints from Venezuela.

 

Above you can see the flank companies, which are dinstinguished from the centre companies with a sabre and short pom pom/plume on the shako.

As previously, each pack will contain 6 individually sculpted figures. In addition to these a command pack is being sculpted as we speak. When ready all will be cast and ready for release. I am hoping that we will have these ready for release at the end of August/start of September, depending on the production queues at the casting service.

More news will follow later in regard to additional units and releases.