So after much mulling over I've taken the plunge back into the War of the Spanish Succession. I already have significant forces for the Grand Alliance, British, Danish, Hessian, Hanovarian, Savoyard, Austrian and various German states. My Franco Bavarian forces are in serious need of reinforcements. I also had the shame of 2 regiments of horse and 2 regiments of foot that have sat on the painting queue for quite a few years. I must have started them at some point before losing interest.
So with renewed enthusiasm I got to work. First and order into Dixon miniatures for 4 battalions of infantry, these will be for a second Bavarian brigade. I also put an order in to Essex miniatures for 2 more regiments of horse and some mounted Colonels. I also sent away for some flags from Maverick models. In the meantime I painted up one of the French horse regiments that had been started. They are a mix of Dixon for the command and Roundway for the troopers.
Now you may notice, no pictures. This is the school boy error. As it has been so long since I painted any figures for this period, I hadn't checked the situation on bases. Low and behold I had bases for infantry and artillery, but none for the cavalry. I'll now have to await an order from Warbases before I can get them finished. I'll probably switch over to the two infantry regiments.
After a little research I discovered that both Warrior miniatures and Roundway are currently no longer available. This is a shame as Warrior were a great source of cheap artillery and dragoons, while Roundway offered a good range which complemented Dixon figures. Most of the more modern figures from Bluemoon and Lancashire are better classed as 18mm and don't really match size wise.
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