These are my first attempts at making some members of the Gyllenbögel free corps, a volunteer unit composed of various ex-soldiers and civilians. It was created in the summer of 1808 and saw action at a number of battles. The figures are simple conversions from Perry AWI figures and a Brigade Games Canadian 1812 militiamanContinue reading “Gyllenbögel’s free corps”
Category Archives: Swedish
Swedish HQ
As most of you who are reading this will know, the Perry miniatures range of (very excellent) Swedish figures does not (yet :-)) include generals or colonels. I have converted various figures for this purpose previously, as can be seen in older posts. However, those have been single mounted figures, meant as brigade commanders. InContinue reading “Swedish HQ”
Swedish guards (Livgardet, Svea livgarde)
This is how the Livgarde figures turned out. There are some details that need to be adjusted, but this is what the basic figure will look like. It is not catastrophic, but I was more happy with the grenadiers, who where easier to model as well. But I suppose these work OK, especially if IContinue reading “Swedish guards (Livgardet, Svea livgarde)”
Swedish grenadiers (livgrenadjärer)
These figures are a simple conversion from the standard Perry miniatures Swedish infantry. I am pretty pleased with these and it doesnt seem unrealistic to convert enough figures for a couple of battalions, which is what I would need. The paints used are: Coat d’arms Royal Blue, Cda Blood Red, Vallejo Gold Brown (sash), CdaContinue reading “Swedish grenadiers (livgrenadjärer)”
Swedish foot guards in the Finnish war, 1808–1809
In 1808, the Swedish army had several guards and grenadier regiments, with ever changing and sometimes confusingly similar names. However, only some of these troops took part in the war in Finland, and those that did did not play a key part. I will try to give an overview of the uniforms and flags ofContinue reading “Swedish foot guards in the Finnish war, 1808–1809”
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.”
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”
More Finnish conversions – and a milestone reached!
With these figures I have completed the first and most important goal of my 1808 Finnish war project. I have painted all the figures I need for the first three brigades of grey-uniformed Finnish troops, i e the core field army that fought the Russians in Finland. Some basing is still to be done andContinue reading “More Finnish conversions – and a milestone reached!”
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…)”
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