Saturday 7 September 2019

Flatboats and Dragoons


The evil butterfly is still at work on my painting table flitting between projects.

This week’s first task was to complete the third and final British flatboat that I intend to use for coastal operations in the Napoleonic Wars.


I am getting really good at these now and managed to complete the whole set in four days including the basing. It is a shame that I don’t need any more of these now that I have the process well practiced – it’s a bit like wallpapering…you haven’t done it for ages so it takes time to get back into practice, but the time you are finished you are an expert again…then you park that skill for another five years and go right back to the start again. The water effect is still setting - our recent cool wet weather has delayed the cure.



Again I have furled the flags and stored in their waterproof coverings. I have also changed the positions of a number of the crew that are sitting aft to get a little more variety. 


And here is the “fleet” of three models, packed on their storage tray.


Also coming off the painting table is a batch of reinforcements for the Russian Crimean dragoons. The main part of these unit, six figures each were done back in 2016, but three more figures have been added to each and the regiment have been rebased with three figures to a base.



Similar reinforcements for the Russian hussars will follow.


12 comments:

  1. Wow, gorgeous flatboats and dragoons, stunning job!

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  2. Great work Mark, and I hope my three turn out as well. I love the Russian cavalry and will look forward to the AAR in your next Crimean game.

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    1. I am tempted to buy a fourth boat and mount a carbonate in the bows...but I think three will do. I do like the Crimean games.

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  3. Lovely !
    Those boats look great and so do the dragoons. Are they Great War?

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    1. Thanks Stuart. The new one is looking better today with the water effect material cured a bit more.

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    1. Thank you Jonathan. Today we set a date ( in October) when they will actually appear on the gaming table.

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  5. Lovely toys Mark...
    And once again I am reminded that I have a bunch of dragoons growing old but undercoated...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thanks Aly. Yes you need to get some proper uniforms on those dragoons...a mere undercoat won’t protect them from the Crimean winter you know.

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  6. Fabulous looking flatboat and skills are use it or lose it or learn it again! I like your Russian dragoons too!
    Best Iain

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    1. Yes use it or lose it...don’t I know that today as I try to fumble my way through using a piece of software I haven’t touched for two years!

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