WSS/GNW Danish Army

I finally completed the last few command figures I required. Brought about by the additional cavalry I've added this year.

So that's an additional Line Commander and two brigadiers. The figures are a mix of Rounway and Dixons.

So time to get the army out for a full review.

That brings the army to 10 Horse regiments, 3 Dragoon regiments, 25 battalions of infantry and 3 batteries of medium guns. I've used a mix of manufactures, Dixon, Essex, Warrior, Roundway, Bluemoon and Minifigs.

WSS French II

Here is the second Irish battalion in French service to add to the army. This time the Dillon regiment. Once again black cuffs but at least the tricorn has a different lace colour. The figures are all Dixon except one of the officers from Warrior. The flag is from Maverick Models and is just the Colonels colours.

Now the dilemma is to either start on 2 regiments of French horse or paint up 2 battalions of German infantry from the Alsace regiment. Might just wait over the Easter holiday and then decide.

WSS French

After painting up the Fitzjames Cavalry regiment it got me thinking about extending my Franco Bavarian army. They are currently the smallest contingent  I have when ideally they should be the largest.

I've come up with a rough idea for this expansion. For the Bavarians I want to add at least 2 more Bavarian battalions to complete a brigade and then add 6 more squadrons of cuirassiers to make 2 cavalry brigades. Luckily I already have the figures for these.

For the French I want to add at least another 15 squadrons of horse and possibly another 2 regiments of dragoons. For the infantry i need to concentrate on some of the foreign regiments and possibly some guards. Enough to keep me busy this year.

So first additions are an Irish battalion, Berwick. Love the black cuffs. The figures are all Dixon with the exception of 1 officer from Warrior.

The flag for these is from Maverick Models. I now have the Dillon regiment on the painting table nearing completion.

Modern figures

After playing a number of modern skirmish games at the club i decided to make a small contribution. Last post was about adobe buildings I constructed. This time it was figures. First up is enough figures for 2 fire teams of Bundeswehr. The figures are all from Empress miniatures. Lovely figures though not keen on the separate heads. I've also got a heavy machine gun to add as a support weapon.

I've painted them up in a desert cammo. Happy with how they've turned out. They've even managed to see a couple of actions and been quite successful.

Next up is some insurgents. I picked up a couple of packs from Empress miniatures. I like these figures as they don't have the issue of separate heads.

Hopefully they will see action at the club this week. I can bulk them out with another 8 Arab fighters from Mongoose.

Quick Terrain

After a few large skirmish games at the club for our modern figures. It became apparent that we needed more buildings. I even had a scenario thought up that would need double what we have.

Now these days you can pick up anything in MDF at very reasonable prices. However i had a pack of unopened 5mm foam board which is perfect for adobe style buildings. So armed with a knife, polyfilla, glue and masking tape I set to work.

A week later a 4 completed buildings and a bit of extra walling. I do have another slightly larger building that just needs finishing. Now these aren't my best work  but serviceable for the games table.

I'll add these to the 4 I already have giving me a total of 9 buildings. John currently has another 4 and was going to add a few MDF ones, while Mitch is planning on some extra walling and buildings using foam board.

More GNW /WSS Danish horse

For some reason the painting mojo returns when I'm painting Tricorns. Though I can't see me starting any new armies, there is still a bit of unpainted lead to add to existing forces.

This time I've added 2 more cuirassiers regiments to the Danish army. This brings the Danes up to 39 squadrons. Another 6 of Dragoons and they should be finished.

First up is 3 squadrons of 1st Fynske. Figures are all from Dixon miniatures. The flag is pure conjecture using the cuff colours colours as the field colour.

The next regiment is Ahlefelds cuirassiers. These are also all Dixon miniatures. Again I've used pure conjecture for the flag. I've also went for a slightly lighter blue on the cuffs, reasoning that the colour would have faded on campaign.

Now I just need to paint up a couple of extra brigadiers to command the additional regiments.

WSS / GNW Danish horse

Despite twice claiming that my Danish army was complete, I find myself once again adding to it. These are the first of potentially 3 more cuirassier regiments.

The regiment is the 2nd Fynske made up of 3 squadrons. I chose these as I liked the contrast between grey coats and the orange cuffs. The figures are all from Dixon miniatures.

I couldn't find a source for the flag for this regiment so went with a simple white field with the Danish cross in the top left corner.