It's been a lovely sunny day here today. The family went for a walk in the bush by some local waterfalls and soaked up the sound of cicadas, after which we got an ice cream in a cone. All very pleasant. I also got my first battalion of Swedes painted.
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| The Uppland regiment, oddly enough not standing on a hill. |
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| From a different angle. You can see the impressionism I've used on the faces, but at a metre's distance it looks good. |
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| The redoubts were originally designed to hold a whole battalion for this project. Here's how they squeeze in. Although the Swedes don't need no stinking redoubt... |
Also today I discovered that Wayne Turner of Battlefront fame has a thing for the GNW and has made PDFs of the flags for Swedish and Russian Infantry that I am going to use. The life colour above is one of his, the company colour is derived from Kronoskaff. I e-mailed Wayne and in no time he had sent me copies. Awesome.
The mailbox also revealed another gem - the Freikorps Paraguayans from QRF arrived. 6 battalions of infantry and 4 of cavalry, plus 4 guns. They are really nice figures - little flash, good detail. So apart from the Brazilian command, WWI Russians and Aztecs and Conquistadores, I have this years line up of unpainted lead pretty much sorted. It is just a matter of whether I do a bit of this and a bit of that or go the whole hog on a single project. At the moment, I feel pretty relaxed about either option.
Nate
These look lovely. This is the style I use.. TOTALLY suitable for wargames figures.. nice work.
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Robin
Thanks Robin. It has taken me a while to realise that less can be more when it comes to painting 15mm ie. less layers means more figures painted!
DeleteGreat work Nate! I am terrible at sticking to a project so I would go for the "bit of this bit of that" option!
ReplyDeleteThanks. At the moment that seems to be my default option. I guarantee that the next three posts of painting will follow no consistent theme!
DeleteWhat a splendid uniform! Great job on these troops, nice work on the faces, you're right.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. I love the colours of the Swedish army. The Russians are going to be even more colourful - when I get to them.
DeleteVery nice, and the flags look great. I think you may be leading the field for "most eclectic mix of troops in the painting queue"!
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul. If I pull out a Paraguayan battalion in the next couple of weeks I think I can take that title!
DeleteGood looking Swedes! Flags are terrific.
ReplyDeleteAny day having the postman delivery lead is a good day in my book.
Say, did you leave room for more Crimean War action in 2015?
I've had a couple of busy Fridays lately, but rest assured I plan to fight some more small Crimean battles using the scenarios out of One Hour Wargames very soon.
DeleteI love the look of the Swedish army in this period, and your figures are especially fine. Nice flags, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. As always with Horse and Musket armies I feel that the flags are the key to a good looking regiment!
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