As readers of this blog will know, I almost always prefer metal figures over plastic. With my Swedish and Russian collections for 1808 in particular, I have been painting almost exclusively metal miniatures for quite some time now. However, I am always ready to try something different. I have painted a few Napoleonic French onContinue reading “Some plastic for a change!”
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Artillery emplacement
With no momentum in the painting department at the moment, I did at least paint a Napoleonic gun emplacement recently. It is a very well detailed resin model, which I bought when Grand Manner cleared out before closing. I think it has been designed with the defensive works as Borodino in mind, but taken apartContinue reading “Artillery emplacement”
An exercise in pointlessness, or the great purge of brushes
I have been thinking of writing this post for some time. As many of the readers of this blog will know, there is something rotten in the state of paintbrushes nowadays. I have been having serious problems acquiring good brushes for miniature painting the last few years, and I know that I am not aloneContinue reading “An exercise in pointlessness, or the great purge of brushes”
Dusting off the BEF (updated with better pictures)
I added some higher quality pictures of the figures, shot with a proper camera. In part, it also reveals some slight mistakes I made on these back in the day… Having somewhat come back to Bolt Action thanks to a recent tournament, I dug up my old British figures. The miniatures are mostly Warlord GamesContinue reading “Dusting off the BEF (updated with better pictures)”
Swedish 3-pounder limber
After much pondering, I have finally decided on an idea of how to model a Swedish 3-pounder artillery piece. I only have written descriptions of them, but they indicate what seems to me to be a setup which would have been old-fashioned by the eary 19th century. But then again, the 3-pounders used in 1808Continue reading “Swedish 3-pounder limber”
Warlord Games Japanese (old set)
During the holidays, I was able to grab a set of Warlord Games plastic WW2 Japanese. They were offered at quite a discount, as they are being replaced by a new set. I really like the old figures, and I already have several of the old metal sets, both infantry, officers and support weapons. AContinue reading “Warlord Games Japanese (old set)”
Russian commanders on foot
As a commander-in-chief vignette for my Russians, I have painted up some of the generals on foot from the Perry pack (no. 1 in their Russian range). These are slight overkill in terms of the 1808 Finland campaign, but there were several generals in action at the major battles, and possibly one or two adjutants.Continue reading “Russian commanders on foot”
Sevsk regiment colonel
Continuing with some Russians, here is a colonel from the Brigade Games range of 1805.
Russian officers in shako
As many readers will know, Russian officers in the early Napoleonic period seem to have worn bicornes (and they continued to do so to some extent until the end of the wars). However, after 1805, officers were allowed to wear a shako, and at least by 1807 there was a distinctive officer’s shako with anContinue reading “Russian officers in shako”
Russian artillery and skirmishers
Cracking on with the last few pieces which I still need to round out a division of 1808 Russians. The artillery is a mix of Perry and Warlord Games figures; the artillery pieces are Perry and Elite miniatures (I think?). The Elite and Perry 6-pounders look very similar, and as I happened to have enoughContinue reading “Russian artillery and skirmishers”
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