You might just remember that back in the beginning of April I painted a test figure for a Russian Life Guards Horse Regiment. This unit then got set aside while I focused on the newly arrived Cuirassiers and then the Jagers. I've now put th…
The Russian 6th Jagers are finished. The figures are about one third vintage castings and the rest are modern reproductions, all nice castings though. The standard bearer and drummer are conversions.The firing figures are RN.15 Infantryman,…
I finally finished those Russian Jagers I started back in May and to celebrate have issued them with their colours. I have a couple of sheets of old REVO flags No24 Russian Inf 1813 bought way back when (see I told you Mrs S they'd come in
I finally got around to finishing off the Russian Cuirassiers which I have painted as per the Hinton Hunt painting instruction sheet, as the Astrakhan Regiment. The figures are all David Clayton castings of RN.30 Russian Cuirassier (mounted…
Last Saturday was the annual game in the Hinton Hut and I was joined by Matt and Goya for a Muskets & Marshals Waterloo game. As two of our regular players were hors de combat it was a smaller affair than our previous games. Matt played Wel…
Typical really, you wait years and years for 20mm Hinton Hunt Russians and then three units come along at once! I find myself in the position where I am simultaneously painting three Russian units - The Garde du Corps, Astrakhan Cuirassiers…
The 57th Les Terribles are finished. These have been a bit of a struggle to complete mostly because I kept getting distracted with other things on the painting desk. I was also putting off painting the flag as this is the eighth one I have
The 57th Les Terribles are finished. These have been a bit of a struggle to complete mostly because I kept getting distracted with other things on the painting desk. I was also putting off painting the flag as this is the eighth one I have
Well, no this is actually a Prussian Garde du Corps trooper with a small modification and paint job conversion. The modification is that I have removed the canteen slung above the scabbard, apart from that the figure is unchanged.PN.73 Prus…
Back last July I posted a review of the Austrian infantry but of course since then recruitment has continued unabated so I thought I would treat you with a full review of the complete Austrian army.There are now 12 units of foot, 6 of caval…
Back last July I posted a review of the Austrian infantry but of course since then recruitment has continued unabated so I thought I would treat you with a full review of the complete Austrian army. On Monday I was invited to take in more s…
I've just returned from a week in Paris with Mrs S. This was the first time I've ever been unless you count Disneyland in the 90s with the kids (but I really don't think you can). I was very very impressed with the city possibly helped by t…