WSS / GNW Danes VII

Despite it being the school half term and having a weeks break from work, I've made slow progress. I did finish the refurbishment of the last 2 battalions for my nephew. For my own collection I knuckled down and completed the 2 batteries of Artillery as well as a couple of officers.

The figures for both batteries are from Warrior Miniatures.  You cannot beat them for value with 4 guns costing only £2.50. I was struggling to find info on the carriage colours and had to rely on the TMP forum. I do quite like the red and gold colours.

The 2 command bases represent a Brigadier and a more senior line commander. The 2 officers are from Bluemoon and the drummer is a left over figure from Roundway. I do have a couple of packs from Roundway for extra commanders. Should be enough for an Army general, line commander and 3 more Brigadiers.

On the painting table I decided to concentrate on completing the Danish infantry. I've 3 more battalions prepped, the 3rd battalion of the Droningin regiment and 2 battalions from the Prince Christian regiment. With these and the 3 battalions of the Jydske regiment to paint should complete the Danish infantry.

WSS / GNW Danes part VI

Finally managed to get around basing the latest 2 battalions to add to my Danish troops. The delay has been caused by refurbishing my Nephews Danish troops. His younger brother shook the box they were stored in like maracas. The damage was extensive, I've so far refurbished 4 battalions with 2 still to complete by amalgamating the unbroken figures. There are 2 full battalions worth of figures for the scrap heap.

So here are his refurbished figures. 3 battalions from the Prince George regiment and a single battalion from the Wurtemburg-Oels regiment.

So back to the 2 battalions of my own troops that I have completed. Both battalions are from the Droningin or Queens regiment. Quite distinctive in their red coats. The majority of the figures are from Dixons with a couple from Roundway and Warrior. The flags were sourced from the Internet.

I've now got 2 Artillery batteries on the painting table. I then need to decide if I start on the 2 Cuirassier regiments or push on and complete the remains 6 infantry battalions first.

WSS / GNW Danes V

After returning from the York show I decided to get these 2 battalions based up and ready for a club game on Thursday. Both are 3rd battalions for 2 regiments that I've already worked on, Prince Karl and the Livgarden til fods.

The figures for the Prince Karl battalion are all from Roundway and the flag from Maverick Models.

The figures for the Livgarden til fods are all from Dixon's miniatures with the exception of the ensign which is a Russian pike man from Roundway.

This brings the completed Danish infantry up to 12 battalions. I've also got 3 battalions from the Droningin regiment on the painting table. There are also enough figures for another 5 infantry battalions. I'll shortly be able to make a start on the 2 regiments of Cuirassiers  I purchased at York.

Vapnartak 2017

Once again I made the annual pilgrimage to the York show with some mares from the Cresswell club. Overall I am impressed with the show. Plenty to get me enthused for the start of the year.

On the purchase front I once again went with a list and managed to obtain everything I had wanted. Kallistra for a selection in hex hills, Old Glory and Dixons for some extra WSS figures, mainly command and cavalry. I also picked up some paints from the Warbases stand. I only made 2 extra purchases, some d20 dice and some paintbrushes that were very reasonably priced.

Show loot

On to the games. There was quite a nice selection, again I forgot to take pictures. There was a formula minions game for the kids which looked fun. A very nice Bronze age skirmish game using the SARS rules. I also liked the look of the Montrose game on the ground floor. Overall a great show and looking forward to next year