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40mm Austrian battalion guns (4th May 2012)
The top two pictures show Sash & Saber's new SYW Austrian gun crews next to the 3pdr guns. In some cases I'll be using them individually as battalion guns (one gun between two battalions) and on other occasions as a field battery, as shown h ... Read More
Frederick the Great Video (2nd May 2012)
This is a splendid BBC documentary about Frederick the Great which, if you have one hour spare, is well worth watching. I had always seen Frederick through the prism of his military life, victories as well as defeats, but this puts those elements of his l ... Read More
SYW: Austrian 12pdr battery (2nd May 2012)
This is the 28mm Austrian 12pdr battery from Berliner Zinnfiguren as mentioned in one of my posts last month. Each gun has a six horse limber - the horses and gun crews are from Front Rank.In a few days time I'll post a 40mm Austrian battery of 3pdrs. ... Read More
28mm SYW Prussian 6pdr Battery (20th Apr 2012)
Zinnfiguren Prussian 6pdr guns plus limbers, Foundry gun crews and Front Rank horses. ... Read More
40mm IR56 Daun (20th Apr 2012)
This is the second battalion of IR56 Daun, in the WAS, and 'Mercy' during the SYW. The facings are violet and this is a tricky colour to work with as you need to mix pink with it to give it a highlight not white.There appears to be no unanimity as to whet ... Read More
Berliner Zinnfiguren (19th Apr 2012)
Here are some really excellent guns from Berliner Zinnfiguren. The top two pictures show the Austrian 12pdr and limber while the bottom two pictures show the Prussian 6pdr and limber. Both are SYW and both are labelled as 30mm although they will do fine f ... Read More
More 28mm SYW Generals (15th Apr 2012)
Frederick II command base. He liked to give orders to his horse by tapping them between the ears with his cane. Lieutenant General Seydlitz (CR8)(Front Rank) presumably telling his kettledrummer to stop that wretched noise. Lieutenant General Lieutenant ... Read More
Austrian Generals (8th Apr 2012)
Here are some senior Generals of the Austrian SYW army in 28mm. Before I give details of who is represented I need to give a brief description of the senior ranks as they are different from the Prussian army.Major General: In the Austrian service this ... Read More
Prié-Turinetti - 40mm WAS/SYW Austrians (6th Apr 2012)
This was another Wallon Regiment (No.30) that by the SYW was called Sachsen-Gotha. The blue facings were, according to Kronoskaf, 'Ultramarine' and I have shown the palate I tried to achieve. While there would appear to have been just one 'red' Austrian f ... Read More
3rd Cuirassiers - Leibregiment (30th Mar 2012)
Foundry 25/28mm SYW Prussian Cuirassiers painted as the 3rd Regiment. These have changed as the right arm is no longer separate and they are now, more or less, the same figure, although you do get some facial variation. Also, if you look at the bottom pi ... Read More
New Russian SYW Uniform Guide (17th Mar 2012)
The Russian booklets are here! The top picture is the cover and the hussar illustration has been taken from inside, just to wet your appetites.Here is the linkhttp://www.18thcenturypress.com/syw.htmlSorry about the length of time it has taken to produce ... Read More
Lieutenant-General Marquis Antonio Giorgio Clerici (14th Mar 2012)
The commander of my Austrian Army's front line is Lieutenant-General Marquis Antonio Giorgio Clerici and he is assisted by Colonel von Langlois of IR30 Prié-Turinetti, with blue facings.Clerici has been a difficult man to track down but I have found th ... Read More
Baranyay Hussars (12th Mar 2012)
This Hungarian Hussar regiment in Austrian service was raised in 1696 and was a very busy unit being involved in campaigns against the Turks, in Italy, in Flanders (it was at Malplaquet), on the Rhine, in Bavaria during the WAS and even, briefly, was sta ... Read More
de Ligne 2nd battalion (6th Mar 2012)
This is the second battalion of de Ligne. The officer has followed regulations by wearing white trousers but, being slightly rebellious and a follower of fashion, he has kept his stylish pink 'soubise'. An interesting observation was made on TMP by Chris ... Read More
Buddenbrock Cuirassiers (4th Mar 2012)
The 1st Prussian Cuirassiers of the WAS/SYW period, also known as the Buddenbrock Cuirassiers. Figures are by Foundry and are the old charging figures with separate right arms, which allow for a wide variety of arm poses, and which is why I think these a ... Read More
40mm de Ligne 1st Battalion (25th Feb 2012)
This fine Walloon regiment (ie raised in the Austrian Netherlands) has made many, but not all, of the official uniform changes ordered between the WAS and the SYW. Turnbacks, trousers and vests are all white but the drummer still wears reversed colours a ... Read More
40mm WAS/SYW Austrian IR Marshall von Biberstein (19th Feb 2012)
Sometimes I think 'Procrastinator' is my middle name. But then again, perhaps not. The story of my 40mm SYW armies is a case in point. I had built up a number of battalions, both Austrian and Prussian, and then I sold them for ridiculously cheap prices on ... Read More
SYW Hungarian Hadik Hussars (18th Feb 2012)
This rather dashing Hussar regiment was raised in Hungary in 1734 by Alexander Karolyi, changed inhaber in 1749 to Rudolph Palffy and changed again, in 1758, to Andreas Hadik. The figures are 25/28mm and by Crusader although a Front Rank horse has found ... Read More
Prussian IR40 Fusiliers Kreytzen (7th Feb 2012)
I have always wanted to paint this Fusilier Regiment as it is one of the most colourful in the Prussian army. Three regiments in the Prussian army used pink as a facing colour - this one, 40, and Musketeer Regiments 7 and 18, but 40 was the only one with ... Read More
Ottoman Janissaries (1st Feb 2012)
Wanting a change I decided to paint up a battalion of Ottoman Janissaries from TAG. As there is very little hard information on uniforms of this corps I have gone for an unusual combination of grey, turquoise and orange. Also I have given the unit two fl ... Read More
Austria WAS/SYW: IR 22 Roth/Sprecher (7th Jan 2012)
This is a splendid regiment and the only one in Austrian service with this double colour scheme. This is certainly a WAS uniform that might well have lingered on into the SYW. For more on this regiment see Christian Rogge's blog at this link http://crogge ... Read More
Austria WAS/SYW: IR 27 Hessen-Cassel (7th Jan 2012)
This regiment was 'Hessen-Cassel' in the WAS but by the SYW was called Baden-Durlach.I have given them the pale blue turn backs they sported in the earlier period as well as the white/green cockades for officers (see my earlier post on IR 18) and the Gre ... Read More
Austria WAS/SYW: IR 18 Marshall (7th Jan 2012)
Two battalions of one of my favourite Austrian regiments. The figures are a mix between Crusader and Front Rank to give variety. (Please note the numbering system was introduced only in 1769 but for convenience I am using it here.)I have given them red t ... Read More
Through the Keyhole (4th Jan 2012)
This was the title of a TV programme that ran in the UK (and perhaps the USA) in the early '90s, which was hosted by David Frost and the irritatingly mid-Atlantic Loyd Grossman, who went on to make spaghetti sauces! In the programme you had to guess who l ... Read More
Crusader's Rank and File SYW range (2nd Jan 2012)
I posted earlier on today and then deleted the post! Mark Sims, of Crusader, had sent me a link to his new Napoleonic rules (called 'March Attack') and I had assumed that he wanted these circulated. That was not the case so my apologies. If you were luck ... Read More
Schaumburg Lippe Artillery battery (15th Dec 2011)
Schaumburg Lippe is a Ruritanian delight and one of the reasons why wargaming the 18th century is such fun.The County of Schaumburg Lippe (Grafschaft Schaumburg-Lippe in German) was a tiny pin-prick of a place but it's ruler was an artillery fanatic. He ... Read More
French 4th Hussars (12th Dec 2011)
Twenty four figures (4 squadrons of 6) of the 4th Hussars are done - Perry plastics which are excellent figures and I love the variety one can get with the horses. These chaps need to be brigaded with another light cavalry regiment and I've decided to use ... Read More
SYW: Hessian 6pdr battery (10th Dec 2011)
This is a 12 gun battery of 6pdrs painted as a Hessian battery (6 gun models, 12 crew). The guns are by Front Rank and the crews are Foundry's Prussians.Talking about Foundry, you probably know I used a number of their triad paints - that is paint groupe ... Read More
Napoleonic French 6pdr battery (9th Dec 2011)
Phase one of my Napoleonics French project is almost complete - 10 battalions of 36 figs each, cavalry (more on that later this month) and the single foot battery, consisting of 6 x 6pdrs (3 guns) and 2 howitzers (one gun). The figures are a mixture of Fo ... Read More
15% Sale (6th Dec 2011)
Just to let you know that http://www.18thcenturypress.com/ has started it's Christmas Sale and all books, including Greenwood & Ball, are 15% off. The sale will last until the end of January 2012.The new Russian booklet will be available in the new ye ... Read More
Preview of new Russian SYW guide (1st Nov 2011)
I just wanted to wet your appetites, you Greenwood & Ball fans, with an illustration from the new booklet 18thCenturyPress is preparing at the moment on the Russian Army of the SYW.This will be the third in the series following on from No1. Prussia a ... Read More
SYW: French Orleans Dragoons (31st Oct 2011)
Dragoon Regiment Orleans was owned by Louis-Philippe, duc d'Orléans, but was commanded in the field by mestre de camp lieutenant comte de Pons Saint-Maurice. Whilst dragoons in other nation's service seem, by this time, to have fought mostly mounted, in ... Read More
Capitaine Oudinot and the Gardes d'Honneur (22nd Oct 2011)
A few months ago I purchased two boxes of Perry Hussars - a total of 28 figures. Allocating 24 to the 4th Hussars (one squadron done, the rest en-route) that left me 4 figures left over. I decided to paint them up as Gardes d'Honneur, a single company or ... Read More
Russian Napoleonics: Arkangel Infantry (21st Oct 2011)
Anybody who regularly reads this blog will probably remember that the Napoleonic project involved Prussians. Well, it will, in due course, but I have been side-tracked into buying some new plastic Russians from Warlordgames. Four boxes to be precise and ... Read More
Bercheny Hussars (12th Oct 2011)
My apologies for being quiet of late but I have been rounding off a number of projects and therewill be quite a bit to post over the next few weeks.Meanwhile, here is a French SYW regiment of Hussars. The use of hussars was in its infancy in Western Europ ... Read More
40mm: Prussian IR 22 Prinz Moritz von Anhalt (16th Sep 2011)
Here are the first four Prussian battalions finished. The turquoise and white flagged regiment is IR 12and the blue-red flagged regiment is IR 22 Prinz Moritz von Anhalt. The figures are by Trident from their AWI range of Hessians and they are lovely figu ... Read More
40mm Prussian Generals (31st Aug 2011)
I would normally use mounted figures to represent Generals of Brigade, but as nobody has made them yet I am having to make do with officers on foot. For 40mm there are three companies making figures for the SYW or useable for that period:Sash and Saber - ... Read More
40mm Austrian Draggons (2) (16th Aug 2011)
I know it is Tuesday, but Blogger is acting like it is Monday after a busy weekend out clubbing!In other words, Blooger is acting up, so here is the text that should have gone with the pictures in the preceeding post:As promised, I’m showing you the 40m ... Read More
SYW Prussian Infantry Regiment 34 (15th Aug 2011)
This is one of my favourite Prussian Infantry Regiments, No. 34, whose chef was Prince August Ferdinand, one of Frederick's younger brothers, because of the jazzy flags. It was raised in 1740 from the Garde Regiment No.15 and from Garrison regiments one a ... Read More
Talleyrand SYW French Cavalry (11th Aug 2011)
Another French cavalry regiment - this time Talleyrand. There is very little information, no, let me re-phrase that, there is NO information that I have been able to find on the musician's uniform so I have painted it in dark red with red/green lace. Figu ... Read More
IR 25 von Kalckstein (28th Jul 2011)
Another fine Prussian SYW regiment - in this case No.25 von Kalckstein. Figures are Foundry, Crusader and Front Rank.The pictures are a little dark and I must apologise for that. When I put them through my normal process of lightening and sharpening (a ra ... Read More
Beauvilliers SYW French Cavalry (28th Jul 2011)
This is Beauvilliers regiment of cavalry from the SYW. The figures are all by Front Rank.Provincial and noble regiments present a problem when it comes to knowing the colour scheme for musicians. If they had been Royal regiments then one would use the blu ... Read More
28mm SYW Prussians (23rd Jul 2011)
Brigaded together are my two favourite Prussian infantry regiments - numbers 11 and 12 (11 has the red flags). A total of four battalions, each battalion has twenty figures in it. This post shows a mixture of figures from 3 manufacturers - Foundry, Front ... Read More
4th Squadron of the 4th Hussars (15th Jul 2011)
Perry Hussars painted as the 4th (French) Hussars around 1812-15. My stamina must be flagging because I find myself only able to paint these squadron (6 figures) by squadron.They are lovely figures but fiddly.With summer in full flow I have less time to p ... Read More
Valhubert (6th Jul 2011)
Phase one of this Napoleonics project is the initial French force consisting of a Division of infantry. Each battalion is 36 figs plus a further six duplicated voltigeur company, which is exactly the contents of a Perry box of plastics. These are pretty ... Read More
SYW French Cavalry: Colonel Général (26th Jun 2011)
This is the very excellent French Cavalry regiment No.1 Colonel Général. All figures by Front Rank. The following article is from Kronoskaf and is useful although it only covers the regiment's early war record. Organisation and pre-SYW service This re ... Read More
SYW French Cavalry: La Reine (18th Jun 2011)
La Reine French cavalry regiment of the WAS/SYW, figures by Front Rank. These were sculpted over ten years ago but are still, in my opinion, the best French cavalry available in 28mm. Although there are only two basic rank and file cavalrymen, you can, wi ... Read More
Arquebesiers de Grassin (2nd Jun 2011)
The Arquebesiers de Grassin figurees are from Eureka and gorgeous they are too. They have one of the most complicated and theatrical uniforms of the period - a red mirliton, edged blue, with a brass front plate, blue cockade and white plume. The blue coa ... Read More
New SYW Russian booklet (18th May 2011)
Just to let you all know that we have started work on the third colour booklet in our Greenwood & Ball series on uniforms of the SYW, which are available from 18thCenturyPress (link on the right hand side).While I have an excellent illustrator in plac ... Read More
