Nothing very exciting to report, really. On the painting front things have been very slow lately – we have been moving house and I have barely touched the stuff.
I did manage to paint a couple of more flags and do some basing. The Björneborg 2d battalion is interesting in that it is the only example known to me of a regiment who carried two flags of different models at the same time, and into battle in 1808. The regiment first received a full complement of 4 flags of the 1686 pattern in 1752. Presumably, one of these was damaged or even captured (perhaps in the war of 1788-1790?), because a single flag was replaced in 1792.
The flags were painted using the following color combinations:
Yellow: A base coat of Vallejo Gold Brown, highlighted with a mix of Vallejo Gold Brown, Vallejo Flat Yellow and white.
Blue: Base coat Coat d’arms Royal Blue, highlighted with mixes of Royal Blue, Vallejo Prussian Blue and white.
Green (laurel wreath): Coat d’arms Angel Green highlighted with Coat d’arms Goblin Green mixed in with the base color.
Gold: Vallejo Glorious Gold highlighted with Coat d’arms Enchanted Silver.
Bear fur: Vallejo Dark Rust highlighted with a mix of the base color and Vallejo Leather Brown (and possibly some white).
The whole flag (base colors) was shaded with a mix of Army Painter’s Dark Tone and Light Tone wash and finished with Winsor & Newton matt varnish.
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