Thursday 15 December 2022

Russian Horse Artillery

These two horse batteries complete the great Allied cavalry expansion.







These two, along with all the other recent Allied cavalry acquisitions, will appear in Sunday’s game.




Where to next? Well it’s back to North America to finish off the last remaining unit of the American AWI collection.

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  1. Lawrence H15 December 2022 at 19:52

    I have always like the Russian horse artillery uniform, second only to that of the British. I remember when we used to play WRG it was always maddeningly expensive and for little comparative return. Lovely work on these Mark.

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    1. Mark Strachan15 December 2022 at 21:48

      It’s always been a favorite uniform of mine too. I had a Hinchliffe 25mm Russian horse battery under those rules…all six guns…and yes it was a horrendous cost in points, but I remember there was a really nice bareheaded officer figure holding the helmet under his arm.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag15 December 2022 at 23:40

      Same here! The Russian horse artillery uniform is a favorite of mine too. Dandy work, Mark!

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    3. Mark Strachan16 December 2022 at 14:45

      And it is a very simply uniform yo paint too.

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  2. Aly Morrison15 December 2022 at 20:57

    Very nice artillery Mark…
    I can’t imagine it was easy to man a gun wearing that headgear…but that’s what I love about Napoleonics… style over practicality.

    All the best. Aly.

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    1. Mark Strachan15 December 2022 at 21:58

      Thanks Aly…I guess at least you can keep your rations safely in your hat!

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  3. pancerni16 December 2022 at 01:09

    Very nicely done. I can't imagine not fielding these due to points cost. So spiffy they are sure to shoot straight for you . Good luck on your game.

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    1. Mark Strachan16 December 2022 at 14:46

      Thanks Joe. I gave just finished laying up the table ang getting the troops out. There are a lot of horses there.

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  4. Chris@Brisbane Napoleonic models and stuff16 December 2022 at 14:45

    Fantastic work, I especially like the brass painting on the guns.

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    1. Mark Strachan16 December 2022 at 16:19

      Thanks. The brass work is just GW Retributor Armour over a black undercoat, then washed with a liberal costing of Nuln Oil.

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    2. Joseph17 December 2022 at 04:41

      Excellent, love your painting style. Looking forward to reading about this upcoming battle.

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    3. Mark Strachan17 December 2022 at 06:53

      Thanks Joseph. It’s all set up for play tomorrow.

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  5. rross17 December 2022 at 14:29

    More nice work there Mark and I am looking forward (with some trepidation) to the great cavalry stoush tomorrow!

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    1. Mark Strachan18 December 2022 at 06:22

      Thanks Keith. The game should be fun and we have a full attendance .

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  6. caveadsum147118 December 2022 at 09:22

    Splendid looking Russian artillery, good luck with the game!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mark Strachan18 December 2022 at 17:28

      Thanks Iain. The batteries played a big part of the game just played.

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