Thank you all so kindly for your comments, very encouraging for the further work on the Scanian War Project! It was great fun portraying Charles XI, popularly known as "old gray cape" for his toned down clothing. A practical man with a love of organization of state and military, not unlike that of t...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/IMG_5055.jpg Finished this command stand of the legendary Swedish king Charles XI, ready to lead my Swedish army for the battle of Lund game we're staging at this years DFFcon convention in Copenhagen late October. More pictures and a short backgro...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/IMG_5043.jpg In preparation for our "Lund 1676" game at this year's DFFcon gaming convention in Copenhagen, I've now finished this Danish cavalry unit, lead forward with considerable enthusiasm by Colonel Jacob Bülow. The 2nd. Jutland Cav. Reg. bra...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/2014-03-20231338.jpg Finished the first infantry unit for my Scanian War collection, naturally had to go for the Royal Danish Foot Guards - one of Europe's oldest units. Pictures plus info on the unit's participation at Lund on the blog: http://www...
Thank you very much for the kind comments. Regarding the Iron/Bronze question. Möinichen's paintings of the war depicts both types of barrels in field use. The records suggests that ship artillery and the lighter field pieces would most likely be iron, while the heavier positional artillery and sieg...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/7f905e42-8fbd-4f37-a861-d01f6b0c14d7.jpg Adding this picture of a Swedish Grenadier mitre. This one illustrates a mitre in Russian keep, taken during the GNW. So it gives evidence to the usage of soft miters, as opposed to the hard brass front plat...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/Side1.jpg Before indulging myself in the painting marathon of the infantry, I thought it was time for some guns. The Danish artillery outnumbered the Swedish 4-to-1 at Lund, but this didn't discourage the Swedes. Their infantry charged the Danes in...
Here is an illustration from the very cool and useful "Karoliner" book.
The records show very little info on the grenadiers of both Charles XII and his father. But, I think this is probably a better guess than what Cederström made.
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/front.jpg It was time for the second squadron of the Danish Horse Guard to get painted up. This time in Collets, as they were depicted by period war painter, Claus Møinichen. Again, I'd say it was a very enjoyable labour of love painting the crisp ...
Thanks for the kind words everyone - appreciate it. These were really great fun to do, with the added sculpting - first time I worked with Green Stuff, much easier than I had feared.
Barry: I'd be very happy to contribute! I'll email you a suggestion for the blog roll.
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/Livgardentilhest_front.jpg Just wanted to share a picture of the latest addition to my Scanian War collection. The Royal Danish Horse Guard as they could have looked on that cold clear morning, 4th Dec 1676 at the Battle of Lund. I've painted them ...
Thanks for the kind words everyone, and a tip of the hat to Barry for some excellent minis. P.S: A Special thanks to my Salute 2012 friend, Stephen "Janner's Jaunt" for helping me get in contact with one of Sweden's best wargaming clubs. The main reason this Scanian War collection is on it's way at ...
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/ecopeople/Livreg1.jpg Finished the first unit of my Lund 1676 project, using the Warfare Miniatures range. Tried a few new things, like giving the ground a frozen finish. The miniatures were a treat to paint. More pics and unit background on the blog. http:/...
Using some of the lovely figures from Warfare minis I have put together a small force of Danes (The Queen's Guard and Jyske Cavalry) to be fielded in our Scanian War skirmish game "Snapphanar". The figures were a joy to paint. Nice and sleek sculpting without the chunky anatomics of earlier times. h...