tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post2518818221905923305..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: Half Yearly ReviewMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-9022345712403433322020-07-05T16:17:23.698+12:002020-07-05T16:17:23.698+12:00 Agree, but they look really great. Agree, but they look really great.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-15787434997954340392020-07-05T13:33:24.553+12:002020-07-05T13:33:24.553+12:00Strange that they dumped the Raupenhelm and then w...Strange that they dumped the Raupenhelm and then went back to it later...the vagaries of military fashion I guess!rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-37932133835190727612020-07-02T12:09:49.255+12:002020-07-02T12:09:49.255+12:00Key differences are that they didn’t wear the helm...Key differences are that they didn’t wear the helmet, the packs were different and they were armed with a muzzle loading rifled musket.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-63905353374972467262020-07-01T23:17:01.972+12:002020-07-01T23:17:01.972+12:00Flutter, flutter, butterfly! Are the 1866 Bavarian...Flutter, flutter, butterfly! Are the 1866 Bavarians significantly different to thr FPW version??rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-27924149904149705332020-07-01T17:41:39.199+12:002020-07-01T17:41:39.199+12:00I did reduce my productivity rate by about one thi...I did reduce my productivity rate by about one third in the last 90 days and have reassessed some projects.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-50657395655212734092020-07-01T15:38:04.285+12:002020-07-01T15:38:04.285+12:00That seems like a very healthy return to me Mark. ...That seems like a very healthy return to me Mark. Over seven hundred figures in 28mm is a great achievement. Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-80349448943318536712020-07-01T14:20:41.399+12:002020-07-01T14:20:41.399+12:00Thanks Jonathan. The French Crimean project was ju...Thanks Jonathan. The French Crimean project was just a few cavalry additions to the existing forces...topping up the units to make a two per stand base a three per stand.<br /><br />I have two half completed battalions of Paraguayan infantry that have been sitting on the painting desk since March awaiting reinforcements. Those reinforcements are enroute from Nottingham now, but in this odd COVID world when they will arrive is anyone’s guess!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-66259343751558722682020-07-01T14:00:30.802+12:002020-07-01T14:00:30.802+12:00As always, Mark, very impressive output. Great jo...As always, Mark, very impressive output. Great job! I especially look forward to seeing Paraguayan Wars' figures and Crimean War French. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com