Thursday, 25 November 2021

Hessian Gunners

To support the four battalions of AWI Hessians (and two small units of Jägers) I have added a Hessian gun and ammunition cart.

This is a really nice little set of a gun crew loading a Swedish 4lb gun. The figures are beautifully animated.




The ammunition cart is really designed for the British sets, but by changing the hats on the figures they seem a bit more Germanic.



And then two two pieces together.


So where will the butterfly flit to next…well far to the east from North America to cooler Scandinavian climes for a foray into Finland in 1807.


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  1. Lawrence H25 November 2021 at 16:53

    That's a lovely set Mark, and the wagon is great too. The buff cross-belts look great against the dark blue.

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    1. Mark Strachan25 November 2021 at 21:29

      I love doing these Perry gun sets, they just seem to capture the motion perfectly. I have another set (different army though) on the table now.

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  2. pancerni25 November 2021 at 18:55

    Nice looking figures. Anticipating another coming batch as they hit the table?

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    1. Mark Strachan25 November 2021 at 21:33

      Thanks. There are another three battalions in the schedule between now and the middle of December.

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    2. pancerni26 November 2021 at 01:27

      I just realized, the piece and crew are done in time for Christmas, early morning surprise?

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    3. Mark Strachan26 November 2021 at 15:53

      No just a scheduled task!

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  3. Phil25 November 2021 at 20:23

    Lovely units Mark, the ammunition cart adds a lot to the already splendid artillery...

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  4. Jonathan Freitag26 November 2021 at 03:05

    You are right. This is a fine little set of gun and crew painted superbly by yourself. I love them!

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    1. Mark Strachan26 November 2021 at 15:53

      The sky blue gun sets the tone for the piece I think.

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  5. Steve J.26 November 2021 at 03:27

    Those look great Mark and as you say, the animation of the poses is brilliant and looks so naturalistic. Keep up the good work!

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  6. Aly Morrison26 November 2021 at 04:59

    A lovely looking gun Mark…
    Alan and Michael always make lovely crew figures for their artillery.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Mark Strachan26 November 2021 at 15:51

      Agreed…I have another of their gun sets in work at present.

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