7 Years War infantry

 

I'm pretty much treating this army as a glorified DBX unit with 12 figures per infantry unit, 6 figures per cavalry unit - the cavalry representing 2 squadrons in the WRG Wargames Rules 1685-1845.

My complete army so far is one infantry regiment and 3 guns, a limber and 1 gun crew. By putting the crews on individual bases I don't need crews for every gun!

I'm also painting up a unit of cuirassiers - must remember that the trumpeter doesn't have a cuirass...

Naturally my main reference, including copying the flag, is the Greenwood & Ball 1st edition of Uniforms of the Seven Years War. (Well, the book was included with Garrison...) A second, slightly extended, version is available from 18th Century Press. I should note I have no connection with these other than letting them use materials I hold copyright for! When I come to do a Dragoon unit I'll be using a British drummer figure as the book says the Dragoons used drummers ):

 From Steven:

'I’ve been meaning to send some photos of Beach Head since I was there earlier last month. By my

standards, I didn’t spend too much. I’m not short of figures to paint right now, so I just got some

replacement grass tufts (used a lot recently), some dice, a few paints, a starter set of pigments (to

try something new). I did get a 15mm Orc house (Baueda) which should do well as a prehistoric

building too, and a book about German tank markings. I have plenty already, but it looked good, and

I felt like I would regret not buying it.' 

25mm French Napoleonic infantry

 

Infantry now done. I'll get this lot and the cavalry posted on 'Pages' later.

25mm French Napoleonic cavalry

Not getting much painting done at the moment, but having a good go at getting photos sorted.... currently working on the last 25mm Garrison Napoleonics, specifically the French cavalry.

Probably two thirds of the way there so far...

 

Garrison Byzantines

This lot have now been added to the Pages menu: https://easterngarrison.blogspot.com/p/garrison-byzantines-infantry.html and https://easterngarrison.blogspot.com/p/garrison-byzantines-infantry.html

 

7 Years War Prussian artillery

 In a bit of a messy period re periods and painting. I've got the Byzantine moulds back so should be getting on with then, meanwhile sidetracked by the 7 Years War...

Prussian gun crew, very much basic wargames standard!

There are four artillery figures for each of the powers.

I'm thinking of doing small armies of four nations - Austria, Prussia, Britain and France. Garrison don't do Russians and I probably won't do  a Hanoverian army. The Austrian one will be done last because I already have an Austrian army that I bought on ebay - very low chance of doing another...

One thing I will be looking at is very small armies - 3 12 man infantry units, 2 6 man cavalry squadrons and 1 gun crew with a choice of 3 guns!

SKT 35mm AWI Figures

Tucked away on a mould is this useful but mediocre range of 35mm AWI artillery pieces - though more useful as 25/28mm ECW or 7YW  guns. With plain wheels I've also used them as Victorian era Chinese.

ART1, 18lb field gun

ART2, 12lb field gun

ART3, Howitzer

ART4, 2 Horse limber

There's no horse associated with these guns, but I would be happy using them with something like the Sung cart horse for 25/28mm.

This is how I know they are meant to be 35mm guns! These figures appear on the same mould as the guns but are unlisted and undocumented!

So no codes availanle. There is a mould with the barrel on.

Interestingly the artillery figures use figures with plain wheels rather than reinforced rims.

Finally 3 unlisted AWI infantry!