Saturday, 2 November 2019

Bavarian Napoleonic and British Crimean Troops

It has been a disrupted couple of weeks and the production line reflects this. Still I have managed to flit between two projects.

Fresh off the basing tray is the first of the Napoleonic Bavarian line battalions - the boys in blue. Sadly the lads are lacking their command stand that is somewhere between Nottingham and Auckland. These fine chaps will form 1/4th Battalion. The command should arrive next week, maybe today, and I will post more images then the regiment is completed.



Also completed  are two more units for the British Crimean expansion. This infantry battalion with their black facings are the 95th regiment.






And finally the first of two divisional batteries.



Posted by at
Labels: ,

17 comments:

  1. pancerni2 November 2019 at 13:13

    Nice brushwork! It is fun to follow all your projects.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan2 November 2019 at 15:37

      Thank you. I be an interesting terrain project coming up - starting next week I hope.

      Delete
  2. Jonathan Freitag2 November 2019 at 15:04

    Mark, even when distracted you churn out more units than most mortals. Fab looking Bavarians and Crimean British.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan2 November 2019 at 15:36

      Thank you Jonathan. I have always liked the Bavarians, there is something about that blue and that helmet...

      Delete
  3. Chasseur2 November 2019 at 16:02

    Great job love the piping on the Bavarians Mark!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan2 November 2019 at 21:08

      Thanks Mark. I hate painting piping, but fortunately these Perry figures are posed in such a way as to limit the amount of facings there are to paint!

      Delete
  4. Aly Morrison2 November 2019 at 23:16

    Lovely stuff Mark...
    Sky blue with yellow facings... a classic combination.
    I do like the black facings on the Crimean infantry...you also get the bonus of an interesting looking standard.

    All the best. Aly

    ReplyDelete
  5. Stuart S2 November 2019 at 23:55

    Great stuff Mark.
    Some wonderful reinforcements for your collection.
    Cheers
    Stu

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan3 November 2019 at 07:37

      Thanks Stu. There are another five battalions and a battery to go forthe Brits and seven for the Bavarians.

      Delete
  6. SandA Minis3 November 2019 at 01:29

    Hello Mr Strachan, a nice job on the British infantry, but I don't know how important it is to you, but the 95th had yellow facings in the Crimea! Cheers.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan3 November 2019 at 07:54

      Oh no! I may have to change them to a different regiment!

      Delete
    2. Aly Morrison3 November 2019 at 08:00

      I can’t remember if the 50th regiment of foot were in the Crimea... but they had black facings

      Delete
    3. Mark Strachan3 November 2019 at 13:27

      Thanks Aly, they were present and were a part of Richard England’s 3rd Division! They will be appropriately renamed and the focus will switch from the 2nd to 3rd Division. I had forgotten what a joy these British figures are to paint .

      Delete
  7. Phil3 November 2019 at 06:18

    Splendid troops, love the beautiful Bavarians...Excellent job!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan3 November 2019 at 07:36

      Thank you Phil. I like the Bavarians too...one of my favourite armies.

      Delete
  8. Lawrence H4 November 2019 at 00:07

    Lovely work as usual, and it’s great to see the Bavarian project getting up a head of steam.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mark Strachan4 November 2019 at 07:44

      Thanks Lawrence. The Bavarians will come together relatively quickly because it is not being to be a large force. All going well the whole project will be completed by Christmas, or just after.

      Delete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)