Having been away for a bit, I havent painted much lately. These skirmishers for my Prussians required little effort to finish and are an important element in the brigade. In fact I will need a few more.
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Returning to the Västerbotten regt.
I started painting a handful of figures for the Västerbotten regiment several years ago. Apparently, I changed track to finish the Finnish units first, so I never came around to completing them. However, I had prepared and primed some Swedish figures. After moving house, I have realised how many primed figures I have lying around,Continue reading “Returning to the Västerbotten regt.”
1st bat., 2d East Prussians (IR3)
Ive slowed the pace of painting lately. Partly because of work, partly Ive just been tired. However, glad to be back into it. As I have detailed in earlier posts, the Prussians are speed painted to the extent that the time taken per figure is a lot less than with my previous projects. This isContinue reading “1st bat., 2d East Prussians (IR3)”
Prussian officers
Just a small addition to my Prussian brigade. I have many senior officer and general figures by Perry and Foundry, so Ill likely be adding more in future. However, there are also huge numbers of more rank and file troops to do. I removed the epaulettes on these figures, because they were not worn inContinue reading “Prussian officers”
And now for something completely different…
As a little side project, I have painted a few LOTR miniatures. They are old ones, sculpted by the Perry brothers. Ive had my eye on these for some time. Warhammer figures seem to have degenerated somewhat these days, but the old LOTR range includes many great figures. A friend has started painting some ofContinue reading “And now for something completely different…”
The Finnish army of 1808
There it is. Pretty much the whole of the core, Finnish part of the Swedish 1808 army, the 2d-4th brigades (the understrength 1st brigade effectively being included in 2d brigade). Each brigade is around 100 miniatures strong. This roughly corresponds to at least a 20:1 ratio as compared to the historical forces. Below the threeContinue reading “The Finnish army of 1808”
Another battalion completed
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 onlyContinue reading “Another battalion completed”
A visit to the archive (sort of…)
I have, for a long time, planned to visit the Swedish National Archives to take a look at some material pertaining to the Finnish war there. One of the things I was interested in looking at was the contemporary uniform plates, which display the uniform patterns which were approved by the king. These plates wereContinue reading “A visit to the archive (sort of…)”
Tavastehus 2d battalion
Continuing with my Finnish troops, I managed to paint the 2d battalion of the Tavastehus regt. Flags and basing still to be done. Im nearing the fin(n)ish line now, with almost all grey-uniformed units done. The only variation compared to the Perry figures out-of-the-boxes here is the officer, whose body has been taken from oneContinue reading “Tavastehus 2d battalion”
Nyland jägers
These are the Perry miniatures Nyland jäger figures. I really dont know how these should be painted. There are conflicting descriptions of their uniform in different sources. I decided to go for a practical option and paint them to look different from the Savolax jägers (who have green facings and a green plume). In thisContinue reading “Nyland jägers”
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