The last figures were actually finished off and based yesterday but the pictures had to wait until today.
The full battalion, front and rear view
Three angles on the command element.....
The right hand element with the two grenadiers and a "speculative" mitre cap
The left hand element - I have realised that NCO's may have worn an all blue uniform, as shown here - I am sure there was a bit of regimental variety though, so the first three units will remain as is!
I have also found this very useful resource online:
The information contained is pretty comprehensives eg below
Also note, the "books" cover all eras, including SYW and Napoleonic, so would be useful to anyone contemplating collecting the Swedish army in these periods too.
Finally, because it was Easter and we had a flour day weekend, a couple of short walks were fitted into our schedule - here are a couple of pics
First walk was to a local waterfall with this interesting Maori story attached to it (hopefully readable if you click on the image to expand it....)
Then on Sunday, we went into Auckland and walked around the Orakei Basin, described thus by the Auckland Council website:
Ōrākei Basin is a picturesque lagoon located in a volcanic crater, known for its watersports.
This walk takes you around the edge of the basin using the boardwalk and the bridge across the Purewa arm of the basin. It offers the chance to see local plant life, as well as views across the city.
Location of the basin within the Auckland city area
Closer view showing the route of the walk around the basins edge.
These are the three pics I took as we walked the 4km around the basin
That's all for now - next up on the painting desk looks like being some extra pike men I bought to paint up and add to existing WSS regiments, so they can be used in games with Nick using Beneath the Lilly Banners.
Cracking looking troops once again Keith!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray, I do like the Ebor figures
DeleteGreat looking troops, your force is coming along nicely.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am getting there, although have to take a short break now till casualty replacements arrive from Mr Ebor!
DeleteExcellent addition to your growing force
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil
DeleteBeautiful work sir!
ReplyDeleteThat's great praise coming from you Michal...thank you!
DeleteLovely regiment and lovely scenery! An all blue NCO uniform will not be as striking, I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon....that's what I feel about the NCO uniform too....many of the cavalry units are also blue coats with blue turn backs, which is not very inspiring....
DeleteYes, this is a very striking unit, Keith. The yellow facings and pants really make them pop. Lovely NZ scenes as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean. The yellow stockings certainly make them stand out!
DeleteYou’re really cracking on with those Swedes Keith. Great work. Any units wearing karpus hats in the pipeline line?
ReplyDeleteYou are very lucky with the scenery near you. Lovely stuff. I’d be wanting to swim in that basin. Interesting looking wooden walkway. And yes the Maori story was legible. It has the same sort of vibe as some of the Greek myths or even OT stories.
I rather stupidly avoided getting any wearing Karpus headwear but a, certainly now planning to get a few...my research indicates several units retained the Karpus for much of the period although the majority of units were wearing tri corns by 1700. Glad you like the scenery and the story/legend (never sure where one stops and the other begins....)
DeleteLooking at that table it seems like just the Finnish units had the Karpus in the 1700s.
DeleteI think those ones are just the reserve battalions...some of the main units seem to have retained the Karpus too, eg Narke Varmlands, Jonkoping and Nylands regiments ...see reply to James below too!
DeleteAnother beautiful regiment Keith. You are amassing quite a collection. I know the Orakei basin well, and spent quite a bit of time in my youth chasing girls around Remuera and Kohimaramara with varying degrees of success. I remember one whose father was a High Court judge, and remember thinking how easy it would have been to get on the wrong side of the law with her.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence...must have been a very nice class of girl you were chasing in those suburbs!
DeleteGrew job! Nicely painted and I think you’ve made the right choice adding colors to the NCOs. What’s the use of turnbacks if they’re not a different color? 😀
ReplyDeleteNice waterfall you have there.
Thanks Stew....and I kind of agree about the turn backs! These Swedes are already pretty similar with all the standard blue and yellow colour schemes, without regiments who have blue on blue as a facing colour!
DeleteThat's another fine looking regiment Keith. Some more beautiful scenery too. You should get the kick-back from travel NZ now that the 'bubble' has been announced! :)
ReplyDeleteDo you have the Närke-Värmland regt on your list? I like them as the red facings breaks up all the blue and yellow—not that one can have too much blue and yellow (the colours of the footy team I follow!!).
Regards, James
Thanks James...I don't have to declare I have a pecuniary relationship with Tourism NZ like I have to with Amazon, do I?! Yes, Narke Varmlands are on my to do list, along with Jonkoping (also red) and Nylands (white) but they all seem to have worn the Korpus headwear....hence my requirement to invest in more troops!
DeleteYes, all three of those are amongst my completed or near completed. They were also present at loads of actions, being part of the King's army for much of the time, which is always good!
DeleteI'll look forward to seeing yours!
Regards, James
Just emailed order off to Nick at Ebor - one all grenadier for the Livgarten til Fods, one standard tricorn marching and two each of marching and charging in Karpus - something to look forward to in about a month!
DeleteAnother nice unit....fair pushing them out well done 👍 a lovely colourful period
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt...and yes, it is a very aatrative era of military fashion!
DeleteAnother cracking unit Keith and love the flags too:). Those resourcs look very useful and again nice to see a bit of oyur local scenery.
ReplyDeleteThanks on all accounts Steve... Yes, the resources on the Swedish army should be very helpful!
DeleteThe combo of colours, painting, pose and flags have really brought together a lovely set of units to grace the table.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm. The Ebor figures by Mark Hicks are a great raw material.
DeleteYou are fair rattling through these Kieth...
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely looking unit indeed.
As always beautiful scenery...
All the best. Aly
Cheers Aly. A slight break now as I await a few replacements from the Uk...may be time to put in another order....
DeleteThumbs up, gorgeous regiment...and pictures!
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoups mon ami!
DeleteAnother splendid looking bunch of Swedes!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, appreciate your comments as always!
DeleteThe regiment looks absolutely great 👍 love the officer pose.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your kind words Dmitry!
DeleteWonderful stuff Keith, a great regiment and some fine pics.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Stu
Thanks Stu - I am about to order another batch!
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