Monday 15 January 2018

Off the Work bench -Mike W, 15/01/18



North Star 1672 Infantry Regiment
Today 15th January 2018,what's ON THE WORKBENCH... 


I added the 28 Anglo-Dutch figures that will go to make-up a new Hugenot Regiment for the this project. Figures are all North Star 28mm 1672 range, and pictured to right they are undercoated in white. Should be completed by this time next week! 

Still on the  workbench are the Old Glory Mexican Fusiliers - I still haven't worked up any enthusiasm to compete these plus the  10mm Scots for Flodden - these are all painted and basing needs finishing...

More importantly is what's OFF THE WORKBENCH... 

As planned I was able to complete the two companies of  Mexican Regulars plus their supporting NCOs Officers etc.

2nd Coy, Tres Vilas Battalion
3rd Coy, Tres Vilas Battalion
Figures represent the 'Tres Villas Battalion', companies are organised in to units of 8 figures plus an NCO. I've done the 2nd & 3rd Companies,as the 1st were Grenadiers and the 8th Cazadores.

As usual the figures are Boot Hill Miniatures.

The command figures are one NCO per company plus an Officer,Standard Bearer and a Drummer.

Tres Vilas Battalion, command figures
The full battalion will eventually be 6 x companies with NCOs plus 3 x Officers and 2 x standard Bearers plus 2 x Drummers. Usual practice at the time was to have Grenadier & Cazadore companies detached into separate 'ad hoc' battalions.