Saturday 2 March 2019

War of 1812 5th (Northumberland) Regiment Completed.

These guys have been a long time in passing off the painting square! Most of them were completed several months ago but they have been patiently waiting a command stand to muster up to full strength. 

These final three figures have finally been completed and based so I took the opportunity to take four images of them before they disappear into a cardboard file box with their comrades....who knows, one day they may actually make it onto a wargaming table?!

The 5th Regiment only arrived in N America in 1814 and their only notable engagement was Plattsburg on September 11th of that year.

Above and below are the 5th Regiment at their barracks in Upper Canada, August 1814

Above and below, closer views of the battalion





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12 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag3 March 2019 at 00:59

    Worth the wait! This is a fine looking regiment. Matching from the painting desk to the storage bin is a bit sad for such a fine unit but I am very familiar with its fate.

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    1. rross3 March 2019 at 10:13

      Thanks Jonathan - my wife often comments on this strange (to her) phenomenon whereby I spend 99% of my "gaming " time painting or creating scenery, then have to find space to store it all but only 1% of my time actually moving them around a table top!

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  2. Ray Rousell3 March 2019 at 04:03

    Very nice!

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    1. rross3 March 2019 at 10:13

      Cheers Ray and thanks for visiting and leaving a comment.

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  3. Aly Morrison4 March 2019 at 01:33

    Another lovely unit Keith...
    It is indeed a shame to shut them away in a box... although one could imagine some sort of Toy Story type shenanigans going on when you are not looking...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. rross4 March 2019 at 19:21

      Thanks Aly - yes indeed, I suspect we all have rather fervent imaginations when it comes to toy soldiers....

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  4. Mark Strachan4 March 2019 at 06:38

    Nice unit Keith. Yes we must get our 1812 armies on the table. My Amaricans are similarly in dark spaces (storage that is)...the last time the saw daylight was at the passing out parade.

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    1. rross4 March 2019 at 19:22

      Yes agreed Mark - perhaps in May if all goes according to plan - haven't you built some gun position guarding a bridge or something similar for an 1812 scenario?

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  5. Lawrence H4 March 2019 at 12:45

    Great work, and I too know the feeling of figures being stored away in the hope that one day they will see action.

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    1. rross4 March 2019 at 19:23

      Cheers Lawrence - yes, its one of the similarities our toy armies have with the real thing - they spend years and years sitting in storage, only emerging for a brief moment of justification on the battlefield - this is a good thing in the case of real armies, but not so much in our case!

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  6. caveadsum14714 March 2019 at 23:08

    Lovely looking unit,I've actually managed to get a display cabinet which somehow feels better? They're still doing nothing but at least they're not in the dark, I've also got to cut down a load of shelves at some time!
    Best Iain

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  7. rross6 March 2019 at 21:46

    Very nice idea Iain - I would like to do something similar but no doubt she who must be obeyed would object to her house being cluttered up with toy soldiers! One of my wargaming band of brothers does have a specific gaming/painting/man cave room with his figures displayed in cases and they do look rather magnificent.....

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