Over the summer, I have prepared and now finally painted some more terrain pieces. I have added more Scandinavian style fences to my collection. They are 20 cms long and I did seven in one batch, i e 140 cms. I now have something like 3-4 meters worth of these with the ones I haveContinue reading “More rustic terrain”
Category Archives: Swedish
Swedish command figures, Uppland regt 1808
Ive done very little painting or any other hobby related things during the summer. But in the last couple of weeks I did find time and focus to prepare some more Swedes. These will be the command figures for the Uppland regiment, i e the two or three regular battalions for my Swedish-Finnish army ofContinue reading “Swedish command figures, Uppland regt 1808”
A Black Powder battle
Last weekend, I provided figures and terrain for a game of Black Powder at a small local gaming group. They were enthusiastic beginners and I, who was supposed to demonstrate and teach the rules, hadnt played for a long time. Consequently, our grasp of the rules, especially close combats, was somewhat shaky at times. However,Continue reading “A Black Powder battle”
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”
Russian artillery limber
A small step for the Russian 1808 collection. In fact, even though this is just one piece, limbers are always some of the most labor-intensive models that you would do for Napoleonic figures. This 6-pounder limber is the third I have done, which means I have one limber team for each brigade, two 6-pounders andContinue reading “Russian artillery limber”
Finnish cavalry (once again)
In the past couple of weeks, Ive been re-basing my 28mm Napoleonic figures. The Finnish army was already re-based, apart from the cavalry. I waited with the re-basing as I was planning to add more figures anyway. Now that Ive painted some additional figures to these, getting them up to 9 men per unit, itContinue reading “Finnish cavalry (once again)”
Of Finnish and Swedish uniforms of 1808, plastrons, officers’ rank insignia etc.
Anyone who has ever tried to understand Swedish army uniforms of the war in Finland of 1808–1809 knows that this is a very diffcult subject indeed. Shortly before the war, uniforms were changed several times in rapid succession. At the same time, old uniforms were still in use. It is therefore not easy to knowContinue reading “Of Finnish and Swedish uniforms of 1808, plastrons, officers’ rank insignia etc.”
Swedish colonels
Just finished these colonels of the Västmanland and Hälsinge regiments. They will represent brigade commanders of the Swedish brigades at (for example) the battle of Oravais.
Västerbotten regiment flags
I recently added new flags to the second battalion of the Västerbotten regiment which I have now completed apart from the basing. These flags correspond better to the historical information that I have gathered. I managed to salvage the old flag, which I painted after the old 17th century model. It may come in handyContinue reading “Västerbotten regiment flags”
Swedish infantry and cavalry flags for the Finnish war (1808) (October 2025 update!)
Ive been meaning to do this for a long time. As I make my own flags for my Swedish and Finnish figures for 1808, I thought that Itd be a nice thing to share these. Especially since these flags are not available from many commercial outlets, and those that are available do not necessarily haveContinue reading “Swedish infantry and cavalry flags for the Finnish war (1808) (October 2025 update!)”
