Well I opted to paint a regiment of 12 x 28mm North Star 1672 Cavalry, modelling them as Swedes in Dutch Service and maintain the ability to swap out flags to allow redeployment for specific scenarios. I have a hankering to be able to use them as Germans in Dutch Service or just plain Germans!
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| Horses being prepared |
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| Men being prepared |
The unit in question is the von Barnikov Regiment, with navy blue coat and trousers with sky blue cuffs and linings with yellow trims.
Pictured are the horses and men as they were being prepared for undercoats - cleaning off flash and filing mold lines is key to a good finish to every figure....
The flag is what also caught my attention and I have reconstructed it below to be printed and used when figures complete
Anyway as you can guess the figures are not yet completed, maybe another day's worth of touching-up and then dipping and basing. Hopefully finished unit next week.
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| The yet to be completed von Barnikov Regiment |
So what has come Off the Workbench, this week?
Just a random 28mm vignette from Wargames Foundry of five Generals huddled around a table and pouring over maps of a battle they are all involved in. The figures were obtained from eBay at a good price and although a little small (nearer 25mm than 28mm) and also designed for early Marlburian Wars settings - I'll be using these as a Command stand in some scenarios.
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| Dipped awaiting finishing touches |
So I forgot to take a picture of the raw figures before I started painting so instead here are a couple - one just after dipping and the other after matt varnish and basing applied.
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| Final Vignette |
FYI - maps were drawn with felt tip pens before being varnished, keeping to a few simple colours gives the impression of more detail than there actually is!
