A unit made up of odds and sods. A line of H&R Austrian musketeers and an assortment of pike wielding figures from Irregular (mostly 1690-1721 I think). The pikemen have had their weapons cut to size. For uniforms I read the Orange and the States vol I, the SYWA page shared by Neil Patterson the other day, and the Obscure Battles article on Fontenoy. My conclusion was that the vast majority of Dutch infantry were in blue coats by this period. I've opted for a medium blue tone, though I might vary the shade with different units to add a bit of variety.
Flags were a bit harder to find, so I've based these on ones shown in a colour plate for a unit in the WSS period. Don't look too closely! The unit painted doesn't represent anything in particular - given the preponderance of red facings in the units at Fontenoy and the difficulty of showing regimentals on 6mm figures, it would probably be a pointless distinction.
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| Mystery Dutch unit, with even more mysterious infantry and cavalry undercoated and 'fleshed' in the background. |
Given the loss of my former supply of storage boxes (Ferrero Rocher changed the design which makes them smaller and less secure to stack) I need to find an alternative solution. I might decant some of the 10mm figures or maybe even my 6mm Napoleonics, as I'll need another 3 boxes to accommodate the 60 bases worth on order. One each for the Dutch, Reichsarmee, and Hesso-Brunswick forces. Stocks of bases are sufficient for this lot, but it looks like I'm short for the Carthaginians if I ever get round to painting them. Could do with some more flock and magnetic bases too, so out with the order pad again.
They look great Chris.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think converting 6mm figures would be so easy 😁
Thanks Ben. Usually ‘conversions’ are just paint jobs. The most I’ve done is trimmed a mitre down, add a flag to a trooper, or create a Roman-style standard for Prussian Garde du Corps (which eventually broke).
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The Dutch army arises! I wonder how long before I begin Dutch?
ReplyDeleteNot long I suspect. Bet you have plenty of musketeers in your lead pile.
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An excellent start to the Dutch. The diverse figures are have blended in nicely together. Would cardboard boxes be robust enough?
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DeleteYou haven’t spotted the anomaly then! The guys in the back row have their weapons on the right, but the guys in front have them on the left.
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The unit looks good. The basing sets them off very well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter. In truth the basing makes all the difference.
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Fine work there Chris! I agree at this scale, the nuances of facings etc are sort of pointless, as you will only notice them very close up. Even flags I would find it hard to notice the difference when on the table, hence my use of labels in the past for BBB, especially the ACW.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. As I tend to class everyone in the same hats as the same quality (trained), unless there’s clear evidence that a unit was exceptional, I don’t bother with labels.
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These look great Chris!
ReplyDeleteCheers Keith. Too kind.
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Looks brilliant Chris.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you have the store "The Range", they sell A4 size clear plastic storage boxes that are about the depth or slightly more than the Ferrero Rocher boxes. Look in the art and craft section where they usually have the storage boxes.
Thanks Richard! That’s really helpful. The nearest beach if the Range is at Croydon. I’ll see if I can find the product in their online catalogue.
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Hir Richard. Do you mean the "A4 Storage Unit for Art Supplies, Paper and Card"?
DeleteSplendid looking troops and the pop of red means it was worth adding the facing colour I think, converting in 6mm, now that's dedication!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain. I always do the cuffs and turn backs. Sometimes the lapels if they’re visible. I draw the line at button lace 🙂. That is the only way of telling one regiment from another when they’ve all got the same coloured colour cuffs etc.
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