Thursday 12 August 2021

More Paraguayan Artillery

The Great Paraguayan War was not a war in which field artillery played a big role and these two Paraguayan gun sets complete the field artillery I am intending to join the Paraguayan army.



There will be more Paraguayan guns, but they will be heavy siege pieces that were positioned within the fortresses around which many of the campaigns were fought. But I have over spent my gaming budget this month, so these sets will be ordered a little later in the year. 



Next up is another Brazilian set.



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  1. Steve J.12 August 2021 at 20:21

    I just love the mix of clothing that these chaps are wearing, which really adds to the look of the whole. A conflict that I may get around to gaming one day...

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    1. Mark Strachan13 August 2021 at 10:18

      You never know you may even see a game being played with these armies soon!…maybe in October

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    2. Jonathan Freitag14 August 2021 at 10:47

      I echo Steve! Great mix of colors snd garb.

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    3. Mark Strachan14 August 2021 at 12:51

      Thanks Jonathan. I needed to mix it up a little to break the tedium of red and white!

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  2. pancerni12 August 2021 at 20:38

    The roll out of these armies is awesome, looking forward to the Paraguayan force revue.

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    1. Mark Strachan13 August 2021 at 10:17

      I am nearly at the end of the Project now…some generals and maybe half a dozen more units to go.

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  3. rross12 August 2021 at 22:26

    Another nice group of gunners Mar. Overspent your budget...? I didn't even realise you had a budget!!

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    1. Mark Strachan13 August 2021 at 10:16

      The budget is a little less important now that I am back to five day weeks, but I have spent more than I had allowed for the month.

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  4. Lawrence H13 August 2021 at 07:32

    Lovely stuff Mark, and I particularly like the figure in the traditional Paraguayan chiripa (I had to look that up).

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    1. Mark Strachan13 August 2021 at 10:15

      Yes they provide a nice bit of variation - I rather like the chap blowing on the linstock to keep the spark allight.

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  5. Aly Morrison13 August 2021 at 11:24

    Another lovely looking gun and crew…
    But manning a gun wearing a chiripa and bare feet 😬…health and safety nightmare…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Mark Strachan13 August 2021 at 20:15

      So true, Aly. I have often pondered how the human race has managed to survive the 4 million years before we invented health and safety.

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  6. caveadsum147114 August 2021 at 00:49

    Splendid looking artillery piece and crew! You've stormed through this project, I'm not surprised you've overspent!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mark Strachan14 August 2021 at 18:27

      Thanks Iain. While the project does seem to have gone fast, I started it back in March last year…

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