As I have been working on painting the Swedish and Finnish troops which took part in the war in Finland in the summer of 1808, I thought I might as well publish a short order of battle for this campaign. If nothing else, this will help myself keep track of what I am doing. IfContinue reading “Orders of battle for the Swedish army in Finland, summer 1808”
Category Archives: Swedish
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”
(Re)basing artillery
At the moment, I am working hard to finish the Finnish (sic!) part of my Swedish force for 1808. The aim is three small brigades with 3-4 infantry units and one battery in each. The artillery lacks a few figures, one cannon and one limber set, the aim being three two-gun batteries with limbers. TheContinue reading “(Re)basing artillery”
Björneborg regiment WIP
I am slowly working towards expanding my figures for the Björneborg regiment. I already had around 12 (now at 30!) painted figures, including one flag. As this is a regiment which featured in many important battles, both large and small, I will be needing many more, at least two battalions. For the additional figures, IContinue reading “Björneborg regiment WIP”
Guide to the uniforms of the Finnish army of 1808
As I have now painted at least one unit of most of the Finnish regiments that took part in the 1808 war, I thought I would sum up what I have learnt in the process, for others to use. Below is a table summarizing the uniform colors worn and the flags carried by the differentContinue reading “Guide to the uniforms of the Finnish army of 1808”
Tavastehus regiment, 1st bat.
I finished the figures for this unit a few days ago, but have been working on the flags. I was very pleased with the king’s colors (livfana) I managed to paint. Unfortunately however, when finished it became clear that it was much larger than the company colors that I had done a long time ago.Continue reading “Tavastehus regiment, 1st bat.”
Nyland regt., 2d battalion
The latest addition is this 2d battalion of the Nyland regiment. In other words, the flags I recently painted have been mounted and Im surging ahead with the remodelling of the Finnish army into 24 man units. The figures are partly old ones rebased, and partly newly painted. Hopefully more to come soon. It mightContinue reading “Nyland regt., 2d battalion”
Finnish terrain
As I am painting a lot of figures for the Finnish war, with the aim of recreating some of the battles of the summer of 1808, there are a few specific terrain items that I need. Recently, I did some typically Scandinavian fences (gärdesgårdar). I will need even more, as such fences were built aroundContinue reading “Finnish terrain”
Rebasing the Swedes
It had to happen sooner or later. Until now I have based my 1808 Swedes (and Russians) on 20mm round bases mounted in slotted movement trays. Every single figure even has a magnet connecting it to the movement tray. The problem is that even the smallest movement trays are too big. There is no wayContinue reading “Rebasing the Swedes”
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