Thursday 15 December 2016

Another Great Northern War Workbench

Hi


A pretty successful week with painting so I thought I might share some progress. A mix of Swedes and Cossacks with a few Saxons too


Firstly the gun crew for the Saxon gun completed on the last workbench post. Ebor figures, takes me to 3 Saxon guns, one per brigade should be plenty..
 Cossack foot! Really enjoying doing these, the below are all Foundry by Mark Copplestone and full of character. I intend to do two battalions of foot Cossacks.
 The command for my next unit of Swedes, in this case the Guard Grenadiers.
 And the command for my fourth unit of Life Guard, just the other 15 to paint for this unit! Its a start.
 The next batch of Guard Grenadiers for the Swedes, Ebor figures , just another 5 to finish this unit.
 A Swedish Brigadier, not decided who this is yet, but I noce figure pointing the way forward to the enemy, again Ebor.

This next chap is a Saxon General, a rather old casting from Foundry but still pretty serviceable.
 Then back to the foot Cossacks, poor photography sorry, rushed them through to add to this post. Foundry again, the priest had a minor conversion to add what is a very nice looking flag I feel.
 
 Foot Cossacks from TAG (The Assault Group) nice figures that fir in well with the foundry ones.
 And finally TAG mounted Cossacks, the photography doesn't really do these figures justice, I will do better when I have them as a finished unit, promise!


Next on the workbench more Cossacks, I finished horses for the next 6 mounted which will give me my third mounted unit of Cossack, then a couple more dismounted should see the first battalion of those complete too.


I will update the blog with another battalion of Saxons at the weekend so watch this space.


Cheers.

12 comments:

  1. Great work! The Life Guard command are my favorite. I look forward to seeing the whole battalion.

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    1. Probably a couple of weeks from the Life Guard Grenadiers completed Jonathan but they should look really nice.

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  2. Diverse and very nice. Well done.

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    1. Cheers Paul, the diversity is a big part of the attraction and what keep me going with it. Hope the legs recovering well mate.

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  3. Very nice, the flags look very natural.

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  4. Cheers Norm, Warfare Flags by quindia Studios, I do like to give them a ripple when they are advancing. Trying to make firing line standards less dynamic.

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  5. Outstanding job and wonderful flags!!

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  6. Great! looking at your blog is a way to recharge my will. Returning in the evening after work is not easy to find the will and the time to paint but looking at your figures......
    I have no basing department but I will cope and I hope to show you soon my first Swedish unit. Thanks Roger.

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    1. That's great to hear Dino thank you. I did it mainly to keep me enthused if its helping you too then that's brilliant. Hope to have a more Saxons to share over the weekend.

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  7. Dear Roger, not having your mail I'm forced here do wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a new year full of joy and happiness and clearly tons of miniatures...

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    1. Thank you Dino, have a great Xmas and new year.

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