Still Milliputing

As a break from milliputing Russian SYW artillerymen for the Claymore 3pdr battalion guns I have been adding to the Russian mounted staff figures. These 5 variants should look OK when painted.

John

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The newly raised Smolenskiy Regiment.

I think including within the regiment figures in waistcoat looks OK.

John

Those Grenadiers

More old photos of Prussian grenadiers in the collection, except those in photo 2 taken from an old Tradition magazine.

John

Next Up for Basing

The newly arrived SYW Russian regiment Smolenskiy. A mix of figures in green coats and others in red waistcoat.

All these regiments are based on new research shown on the kronoskaf Website.

1. No buttons on cuffs

2. Shoulder strap on left shoulder.

3. Blackened tin canteen with brass plate.

4. No red stitching around button holes on coat......however I have decorated the officers with such stitching.

5. Flags have no coloured edging.

6. Waistcoats had green cuffs and collar.

John

Favourite Prussian Infantry Regiments

Well I like ALL the 30+ painted regiments in the collection but if I was to pick two it would be IR 9 & 10.

Also their respective grenadier companies were converged into grenadier battalion 9/10.

All figures painted by DJ.

John

SYW Artlllery

All the artillery pieces I use are commercially available and mostly for 28mm miniatures. With my figures upwards of 30mm for the specials I often need to add larger 30mm wheels to certain gun carriages. This was the case with the Russian 12pdrs in the first photograph. 

The next two photographs show the NEW Claymore Miniatures Russian 3pdr which is a great addition to the collection. Followed by a number of photos of the work that goes into adding gunners with variation.

Followed by some painted pieces from the collection.

Artillery pieces = vignettes and require time to complete.

John