The latest reinforcement for the Grand Alliance in the Peninsular is the Jorger Dragoon Regiment. Originally formed by Count Ludwig Herbeville, the regiment soldiered in Italy until 1708 when it was sent to Catalonia for the Hapsburg cause. It would later go onto become the Kollowrat-Krakowski Dragoons in the Seven Year War and be disbanded in 1802 as the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld regiment.
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| Resplendent in the blue coats and yellow facings that they wore when first arriving in the Peninsula |
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| A close up of the colonel and the drummer - being a Dragoon regiment I decided to use one of these guys rather than a bugler. |
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| From the other direction with a Spanish vineyard in the background. |
These guys are painted in my new fast painting style. The horses are painted with a base colour and then washed with Army Painter dark tone ink. I did consider a highlight of the original colour, but forgot, and they don't look any worse for it. Certainly a lot faster than my 4 layer technique! And although it doesn't look as good, for gaming miniatures I'm fine with them.
There's some ancient light infantry up next, and then I'll be getting into some French Dragoons to even the sides up a bit.
Nate
These are wonderful and interesting to read about the simplified style. Certainly they don't look 'quick'.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. Yes, it is finding that balance between speed and a satisfactory finish. I'm quite happy with how these chaps turned out.
DeleteGorgeous dragoons, very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteMerci Phil.
DeleteNice work! I enjoy seeing your WSS project develop. It is a period of interest to me as well but I have yet to pull the trigger and converting that interest into a gameable project.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan. You have large 7 Years War armies though, and there isn't much to choose between the two periods, other than a lot more information available on units in the later period. I just can't go past a good Periwig I'm afraid!
DeleteA very dapper looking unit Nate.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Ray!
DeleteLooking good Nathan...
ReplyDeleteA nice colour combination...
These Wargames Factory/Warlord Games plastics scrub up rather well...
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly. Yes I do rather like the figures. And of course, they are cheap!
DeleteNot cheap now Nathan, that degrades the product don’t you know...favorably priced! Very nicely done.
ReplyDeleteGood point Mark! I wouldn't want to degrade these chappies - they are a great gateway for old and new gamers alike into the fun of 18th Century wargaming.
DeleteI don't really know why, but I love dragoons. These are great!
ReplyDeleteThanks FMB. I think it's the identity crisis of not being quite infantry or cavalry that gives them their charm.
DeleteThese looks super, Nate - and fast painting or not, they're a great addition to the collection!
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