| TamsinP | 17 Jan 2015 5:31 p.m. PST |
I just thought I'd share my blog post of today where I did a round-up of all the SYW Russians I'd painted over a 5-week period. link There are links in there to more detailed posts. Teaser pic of the commanders:
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| general btsherman | 17 Jan 2015 8:47 p.m. PST |
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| artaxerxes | 17 Jan 2015 9:02 p.m. PST |
The regiments on the blog look very good – I am in awe that you could do that lot in five weeks with a few other things to do along the way. My Russian 7YW are sitting in a tub waiting, waiting. Mind you, I have done their French, Austrian, Hanoverian, British and Prussian counterparts, but that took me about 2 years. |
| jambo1 | 18 Jan 2015 4:36 a.m. PST |
Very nice, I admire your timescale, 5 weeks to do all that is impressive!! Mind you I am a procrastinator and always dipping into things and chopping and changing ranges, I really have to get my self more organised. |
| Texas Jack | 18 Jan 2015 4:41 a.m. PST |
Very nicely done, and I especially like the artillery and grenadiers. I am on the precipice of a SYW project, and you are helping to push me over the edge! |
| Rhysius Cambrensis | 18 Jan 2015 4:45 a.m. PST |
Very nice and in such a short space of time! |
| olicana | 18 Jan 2015 5:48 a.m. PST |
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| sebastien | 18 Jan 2015 7:29 a.m. PST |
Wonderful….trying to restrain my self from expanding my small Russian force! |
Frederick  | 18 Jan 2015 8:22 a.m. PST |
Great work and an ambitious project One tiny thing – the St. Petersburgsky Horse Grenadiers were originally dragoons – with the tricorne – and when they were converted to Horse Grenadiers in 1756 I believe their headgear changed to grenadier mitres for all ranks Love the Slobodskiy Hussars – one of my favourite SYW hussar units, bar none |
| TamsinP | 18 Jan 2015 3:21 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys! @ Artaxerxes – hopefully I've inspired you t paint your Russians @ Jambo – it is difficult to focus on just one project when there are so many shinies, isn't it? @ Taxas Jack – glad to have been a good/bad influence @ Frederick – I have a good excuse for the horse grenadiers being in tricornes – this is the 1760 army when they had abandoned mitres. However, that then means I have to explain why the 1st & 2nd Grenadiers are still wearing theirs! |
| Frederick | 18 Jan 2015 5:52 p.m. PST |
I would blame the inefficient Russian quartermaster general in not getting those tricornes out in time! |
| artaxerxes | 18 Jan 2015 11:55 p.m. PST |
I meant to ask Tamsin – whose figures? I think I see Essex in there, but what else? And yes, once I've done the last of my RCW I should go back in time and do their SYW forebears! |
| TamsinP | 19 Jan 2015 5:25 a.m. PST |
@ Frederick – or bolshy grenadiers refusing to give up the mitres! @ Artaxerxes – all the figures so far are Essex. I might add some from other companies later on when I expand the army. |
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