And more Crimean war French infantry done. 25mm Foundry figures and contrast paints mostly.

And the last of the Crimean War French cavalry. 25mm Frontier figures, I think. Cuirassiers, hussars, lancers, and more chassuers d'Afrique. And a general, Looking very Marshal Foch-like.

Cuirassiers and Hussars too. I think the Cuirassiers are Frontier figures. No idea who made the hussars. Two regiments of hussars and two regiments of cuirassiers were sent to the Crimea. I have discovered that nobody ever made French dragoons for this period.

My Crimea project continues. Cuirassiers and Hussars. I think the Cuirassiers are Frontier figures. No idea who made the hussars. Two regiments of hussars and two regiments of cuirassiers were sent to the Crimea. I have discovered that nobody ever made French dragoons for this period.

Oh yeah, this ebay purchase had a bunch of already painted Frech cavalry too. So far Chasseurs d'Afrique and Algerian Spahis. 25mm figures from a variety of manufacturers. I am guessing Minifigs, Frontier and possibly Hinchliffe.

Crimean War French line infantry. 25mm Frontier and Foundry figures, and contrast paints.

WIP. 25mm Foundry and Frontier figures. Still more Crimean War French.

And another unit done. 25mm Frontier and Foundry figures.

WIP. 1850s French infantry in frock coats and shaking. 25mm Frontier and Foundry figures. You won't see the Frontier figures ever again.

WIP Wednesday. French Franco Prussian war figures passing for Crimean War infantry. 25mm Foundry metal and Perry plastics done in contrast paints. I never would have tried two color epaulets in the past. Now they are easy enough.

WIP Wednesday. 48eme Regiment d'Infantrie. 25mm Foundry figures, although the ensign may be Mirliton. Had to paint up a half dozen of the unpainted to fill out the unit, and used contrast paints, and then used several GW shading inks on the already painted figures to tie them all together.

Now for something completely different. An ebay haul of mid 19th century French, this is just the painted portion. 25mm Minifigs, Frontier, and Foundry figures. They did not come to on stands, and I suspect they have never seen the table top. I will fix that.

Italian men-at-arms. Can't fight in Italy without some. Did the Bande Nere have men at arms? I don't know, but they do now! 25mm TAG figures and contrast paints. Flags by Pete's Flags.

A very light Spanish gun, and Italian pikemen Did the Bande Nere have pikes? Well, they do now! 25mm TAG and Foundry figures, with a very old GW and Essex knights for officers. Flags by Pete's Flags. Painted with contrast paints, mostly.

More Rodeleros for El Gran Capitan. 25mm TAG and Redoubt figures.

Some Swiss skirmishers. 25mm Essex figures. Finally done.

More pikes. Landesknecht mercenaries. 25mm Artizan, Foundry, Essex and a couple of Front Rank figures, done with contrast paints.

WIP. More pikes. 25mm Foundry, Essex, and Artisan figures, and a couple of Front Rank, that have been lying around for ever.

Refight of Magenta, 1859. Went about you'd expect it to.

Spanish Jinetes, and a few Albanians. 25mm TAG figures and contrast paints.

Playing some "Fantastic Battles" rules. Irish vs. Elizabethan English. Everybody died.

WIP. Jinetes and Albanians. 25mm TAG figures. Their lancegays are made with plastic broom bristle, with the end flattened with a pliers and cut to a point. The supplied metal ones were too thick.

More Spanish pikes. 25mm Old Glory figures. I keep finding more.

Mounted arquebusiers done. 25mm TAG figures, contrast paints. Was originally going to put them on 60x40mm stands for ADLG, (or WRG 7th and later), but I thought they looked bad, so used 60×60mm. Can still use them for ADLG, but also Impetus, Midgard, Fantastic Battles or Pike and Shotte.

WIP. All done but the shading. 25mm TAG Italian Mounted Arquebusier figures, and contrast paints.

WIP. Mounted arquebusiers. 25mm TAG figures.

More Spanish. El Gran Capitan needs more troops! 25mm TAG and Foundry figures. Flags from Pete's Flags.

1st stand of Spanish pike are done. 25mm TAG figures.

WIP. Trastamara Spanish pike. 25mm TAG figures.

Still more Spanish arquebusiers. 25mm TAG figures, the usual contrast paints.

More Spanish arquebusiers. 25mm TAG figures, and contrast paints, and shade paints. These were sitting around primed while already, so I have found it useful to shade everything.

Some Spanish skirmishers ready for the table. 25mm TAG figures. The usual contrast paints.

WIP. More Spanish. 25mm TAG figures.

Trastamara Spanish for the early Italian wars. 25mm TAG figures.

Taganrogsky dragoons, 1797-1800. 25mm Perry 1806 Prussians masquerading as Russians.

WIP continues. Taganrogsky dragoons, 1797-1800. Yellow facings and buff belts. Kinda muddies up. Still trying to find what their colors may have been. 25mm Foundry 1806 Prussians masquerading as Russians.

WIP. Taganrogsky dragoons, 1797-1800. One of 4 dragoon regiments attached to the Caucasus Division. 25mm Foundry 1806 Prussians masquerading as Russians.

Cossacks. 25mm Foundry figures. The usual contrast paints.

WIP. Can't have a Russian army without Cossacks! 25mm Foundry figures.

2nd battalion of the Caucasus Grenadier regiment, 1796-1801. 25mm Sash and Saber figures, I think. Contrast paints mostly.

Combined Grenadier battalions of the Caucasus Division, 1798-1801, of the Russian Kabarda, Kazan, Suzdal, and Tiflis infantry regiments. 25mm Foundry figures and contrast paints, mostly.

Sad. www.tamiya.com/english/pres...

WIP. Combined Grenadier battalions. In 1798, Tsar Paul ordered that the Grenadier companies of each infantry regiment in each division be combined into battalions. Mind you, this was in addition to the Grenadier regiment already present. Paul must have liked tall caps.

Russian Suzdal regiment 1796-1801. 25mm Foundry syw Prussian figures (mostly) masquerading. Or does this count as a kit bash? Flag I got off the internet from I don't know where. I have about half of the Caucasus Division right now.

WIP. Russian Suzdal regiment, 1796-1801. Emperor Paul was a Prussophile. 25mm Foundry figures (mostly) masquerading.

And now for something completely different.

Things just come in the mail.

Galloglass stands are bulked up, and calivers are ready for action. Printed Galloglass from my mini factory and calivermen by Foundry.

Recovered enough from eye surgery to start painting again. Back to Ireland, some printed Galloglass and some Foundry elizabethan calivers. Trying a zenithal prime as an experiment.

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