....at least the ones I'd made up my mind on what to paint. Here they are:
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| First the Saxons: 2 bases of grenadiers, 1 of fusiliers and behind them 4 bases of musketeers. 3.5 BMUs. This is enough for the whole Saxon corps at Minden. |
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| Then the Hanoverians: 3 units of infantry and 1 of dragoons. With the existing 2 units of infantry and 3 of cavalry, I probably have enough Hanoverians now for any WAS/SYW battle. |
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| Next the Piedmontese (aka the Sardinians, I think because that was where Charles Emmanuel actually got his crown from, a bit like the Electors of Brandenburg being Kings in Prussia). 2 regiments of Native infantry; 2 Foreign regiments (1 German, Schulenburg, in blue and the Lombardy Regiment - yes, despite being fellow Italians, Lombardy was a foreign state). Finally, at the back 2 Provincial Regiments (kind of reservists I think who served 'for the duration' so not permanent professionals). |
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| Last, but not least, the Spanish. |
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| In the first line 2 native regiments. |
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| In the second line, another native regiment and an Irish regiment (Hibernia). |
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| And in the 3rd, 2 units of Swiss, (Antiguo de Reding and Nuevo de Reding). There was a Swiss unit named Reding in the French service too (present at Hastenbeck and Rossbach) but I don't know if they were related. Surely it's too much of a coincidence that there was more than one Reding family serving different Bourbon monarchies. |
Next task is to texture the bases.
Outstanding, Chris! You made short work of these fellas.
ReplyDeleteLike a kid at Christmas, I want to get my toys assembled and ready to play with as quickly as possible. 😁
DeleteChris
Great work Chris!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ben.
DeleteThese have turned out splendidly! I can’t imagine painting anything that size.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
If I can do it, anyone can. Well almost. They are more forgiving than larger scales because accuracy is not expected.
DeleteChris
Superb work there Chris! They look great already and should really pop once all the flock is on:).
ReplyDeleteCheers Steve. Just hope my flock lasts! The local Warhammer only does clumpy scatter material now.
DeleteChris
Impressive work in something so tiny!
ReplyDeleteNeil
I’m not that small Neil…….😉
DeleteChris
Very nice - good to see someone’s been busy. I am worried that you might be having too much free time.
ReplyDeleteI think it just shows how much time I waste when I’m not motivated. Which is 90% of the time.
DeleteChris
Nice work completed with commendable speed, Chris...game next week?! 😀
ReplyDeleteHopefully Keith. When can you pop round?
DeleteChris
They look great - most impressive, and shows how you can get a significant looking 'army' done quite easily at this scale. What exactly does each base represent ( or perhaps it can vary ) ? You mention a 'regiment' - is that in the sense of two or three battalions as per Austrians/Prussians. or just one battalion? (Brits?)
ReplyDeleteHi David.
DeleteA game unit/BMU is a ‘brigade’ of 4-5 battalions or 2-2500 men for infantry or 10-12 squadrons/1250 cavalry.
2 bases (each 60mm wide) make up a brigade/BMU. So a base is equivalent to a Prussian regiment (2 batallions/5 squadrons). The number of figures on a base is immaterial (but 24/25 inf or 10/11 cav usually). The H&R marching pose inf comes in strips of 5, so 4 strips make up the rank and file and various officers/NCOs/drummers and ensigns are scattered around them in vaguely historic fashion. There’s enough in a pack to make a brigade plus a spare strip of 5. All rather convenient.
Chris
Very nice and quickly done Chris. I liked the pop of the red with the Hanoverians.
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard. Quality suffers a bit with speed obviously but at gaming distance it’s hard to tell. And at the end of the day the object is to play games.
DeleteYou’re right. It’s good to have that red amongst all that white. With the white coated armies it’s tempting to over-represent the foreign units, but I think I’ve been quite restrained.
Chris