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.



14 comments:

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

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    2. I echo Steve! Great mix of colors snd garb.

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

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

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

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

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