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Friday, 24 July 2026

Setting up next Campaign game

This will be set in Lusatia. 

Austrians vs Prussians.

I have caught up with all the campaign paperwork and placed a number of the beautiful pen and inks provided by my friend in Germany, for which I am most grateful. He has sent me twenty so far and I have included four in the narrative to date. I also have a lot of unpublished Bob Marrion pen and inks which I will add as the campaign progresses.

The Armies in the Campaign are:

Austria
Prussia
Ottomans
Russians
Saxons

The theatre of operations span from Saxony, Silesia, Lusatia, Poland, Hungary, Russian/Ottoman border.

John


 







 




Friday, 17 July 2026

Another Suren Conversion

I have always admired and enjoyed looking at the Rochling painting of Zorndorf.

A number of  the characters in the artwork I have already copied in miniature.

Whilst once again looking at this wonderful artwork I realised I had never made a Prussian Adjutant-General of Cavalry .... the mounted officer in white coat, left-centre of first photograph.

So yesterday I converted a mounted Suren figure.

I remain usure if the Adjutant had red lapels as per Mollo or a plain white coat with red collar as per Menzel.... I will continue to research......

John







Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Bosniak Lancers

The Bosniak Lancers are ordered to escort the Saxon army across Silesia to the Polish border.

John



 





Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Wattle Fencing

Added some wattle fencing to the terrain collection. Purchased from Renedra and painted with oils.

Took longer than I thought to base and paint. 

I think it looks OK for rural areas of Prussia, Poland and Russia in the 1740's.

John






Friday, 10 July 2026

Saxon troops set off to Poland

The start of the long march to Poland.

Fortunately, the alliance with Prussia allows for a shorter journey. 

These incidental photo-shoots add backstory and visual interest to the campaign. In conjunction the recent pen and inks from A.S. and those from Bob Marrion add further visual impact to the 'Campaign Papers'.

Over the weekend I hope to take further photos of the march.

John