Saturday 27 March 2021

Great Northern War Swedes - Viborg Regiment

 This week I have painted the second of my planned (so far) six regiments of GNW Swedes. As mentioned, I chose to paint the Viborg Regiment for no better reason than I had the flag and I liked the flag. I did find some info that indicated the Viborg Regiment wore the "standard" uniform of blue coat with yellow facings, so that's how I painted these eighteen "charging" Ebor figures














Next up, I have chosen the Kalmar Regiment - again, basically the standard uniform, but with blue gaiters, which will make them a little bit different.

Tomorrow, we are meeting up at Barry's place for a First Carlist War game designed by Mark of 1866 and All That fame - some pics and an AAR will follow in a day or two.

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32 comments:

  1. Michal DwarfCrypt27 March 2021 at 21:02

    Fantastic looking minis sir!

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  2. Steve J.27 March 2021 at 21:40

    They're cracking Keith and I can see why you like the flags!

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    1. rross27 March 2021 at 23:40

      Thanks Steve...the flags were a good find...Google is a great tool!

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  3. Norm27 March 2021 at 22:19

    Very nice, six regiments are going to look mpressive.

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    1. rross27 March 2021 at 23:41

      Cheers Norm, could be an expansion on the cards too!

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  4. Neil Scott28 March 2021 at 00:10

    Superb looking regiment

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 07:26

      Cheers Neil, thanks for your visit and comments

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  5. KEV. Robertson.28 March 2021 at 00:12

    Nice work there Kieth on the Swedes- there is a lot to it to paint up six Regiments- your going along well. Regards. KEV.

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 07:27

      Thanks Kev...progress is steady at the moment...basically one regiment per week

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  6. DeanM28 March 2021 at 03:54

    Another great looking Swedish foot unit, Keith. The flags are lovely too.

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 07:28

      Thank you Dean. The flags were a good find to be sure!

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  7. Dmitry Svidlo28 March 2021 at 05:15

    The Viborg Regiment looks fantastic, especially with red and white flags!

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 07:29

      Thanks Dmitry, quite a few of the flags I found have a red base for the regimental colour.

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  8. pancerni28 March 2021 at 07:41

    I applaud your method of choosing a unit to paint. The results are wonderful, great brushwork.

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 08:30

      Thanks Joe, I appreciate you dropping by and commenting!

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  9. Lawrence H28 March 2021 at 10:03

    Lovely work Keith, and the red flag works really well against the blue and yellow uniforms.

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 17:07

      Cheers Lawrence, the next flag (Kalmar Regt) is also red!

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  10. Jonathan Freitag28 March 2021 at 11:25

    The Swedish uniform of this period is one of my favorites. Excellent work, Keith!

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 17:12

      Thanks Jon...they remind me of Frederick the Greats Prussians later in the eighteenth century

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  11. Old Nick28 March 2021 at 12:04

    Most excellent work on the Swedes. They look outstanding.

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    1. rross28 March 2021 at 17:18

      Thank you Mark, I am quite liking the "meaty" 60 x 60 bases

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  12. Matt Crump28 March 2021 at 20:27

    Lovely unit and the flags are indeed very nice 👍

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  13. nundanket28 March 2021 at 23:45

    Nice! Lovely animation on those figures.

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    1. rross29 March 2021 at 17:33

      Thank you...some of these charging figures are almost TOO animated...particularly the standard bearer who is leaning at a 45 degree angle! But given the Swedes Ga Pa reputation, I thought it was important to have 50% of the units in the charging posture!

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  14. caveadsum147129 March 2021 at 04:02

    Another splendidly animated Swedish unit and nice flag!
    Best Iain

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    1. rross29 March 2021 at 17:28

      Thanks Ian, animation and flags seem to be popular attributes for this unit!

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  15. Ray Rousell29 March 2021 at 11:22

    A very dashing looking unit Keith, love the flags as well.

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    1. rross29 March 2021 at 17:29

      Thanks Ray, the Swedes had a reputation for dashing around beating people up!

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  16. Aly Morrison29 March 2021 at 23:15

    Cracking stuff Keith...
    Another colourful unit indeed...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. rross31 March 2021 at 18:06

      Cheers Aly, it's an attractive uniform, albeit there isn't a huge amount of variety between the various regiments...

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