Saturday, 3 April 2021

Great Northern War "Kalmar" Regiment completed

Well that's three down and three to go with my current GNW project (assuming no scope creep!). I painted the second of my marching units as the Kalmar Regiment, again based mainly on the fact that I had a copy of their flag.

A bit more research has been done on the web and I have this info on the Kalmar Regiment:

Kalmar regemente – standard uniform (Blue coat lined with yellow, blue stockings)

Battle Honours:

Clissow 1702

Helsingborg 1710

Not a great deal, granted, but some of the info I found on other regiments is a bit more informative.

As with most of the Swedish infantry units, they wore the standard dress of blue coat faced yellow, over an elk skin waistcoat and breeches, the only thing different about them being their regimental colours. I painted them with blue stockings based on some info I found on some website.





For the grenadier caps, I am using a fair bit of artistic license - or just making them up! As long as each unit is slightly different, I am happy. 









Next off the blocks will be the Dalregiment, for which I have already completed the command base with these colours

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31 comments:

  1. Michal DwarfCrypt3 April 2021 at 19:54

    Beautiful looking miniatures sir!

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  2. Neil Scott3 April 2021 at 20:15

    Another superb looking regiment

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    1. rross3 April 2021 at 22:19

      Thanks Neil, they are coming along nicely

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  3. Jonathan Freitag3 April 2021 at 23:40

    Another dandy regiment, Keith!

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    1. rross3 April 2021 at 23:45

      Thanks Jon, they do look rather fine, don't they!

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  4. pancerni4 April 2021 at 00:06

    Great brushwork. Having the flag is always a good reason to choose a unit!

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 06:38

      Thank you...yes, the flags are a good decision maker on what units to paint!

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  5. Stew4 April 2021 at 03:45

    Looking good my man! Beware the scale creep. 😀

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 06:40

      Thanks Stew...I am already considering expanding the infantry to twelve battalions.....which would mean I should also have eighteen squadrons of cavalry!

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  6. DeanM4 April 2021 at 06:31

    Another great looking unit of Swedish infantry; nice details on the mitre caps too.

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 06:42

      Thanks Dean. I would like to be a bit more accurate with the mitre caps, but details have been hard to source....all I can see is that different regiments seem to have had individual designs.

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  7. Aly Morrison4 April 2021 at 07:35

    More fine looking chaps Keith...
    It is also a lovely looking flag...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 08:04

      Thanks Aly...plenty more (flags) where that came from...just have to buy more troops to carry them!

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  8. Norm4 April 2021 at 09:04

    Those flags really set the unit the unit off - splendid.

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 09:23

      Thanks Norm, apart from a couple of regiments who had red, orange or white facings, the flags are the only thing that differentiates one unit from another...I was lucky to find these ones as they are quite nice quality even just run off on a colour printer

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  9. Steve J.4 April 2021 at 09:23

    Another lovely unit Keith and the flags once again really make the whole regiment look great:)

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 13:33

      Thanks Steve....maybe Bill Clinton once said "Its the flags..." !

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  10. Lawrence H4 April 2021 at 09:59

    Another fine regiment with some more lovely flags Keith.

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 13:34

      Cheers Lawrence...have visited you a couple of times but it's been a while since you posted any Napoleonic cavalry.....

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  11. Stuart S4 April 2021 at 18:34

    Those look great Keith the standard really brings the unit together.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 19:53

      Thanks Stu. Eighty per cent through the fourth regiment now, courtesy of four days off work for Easter, but I am having a break now...should finish them off tomorrow.

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  12. Matt Crump4 April 2021 at 21:45

    Another lovely unit force coming together quite quickly 👍

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    1. rross4 April 2021 at 23:48

      Thanks Matt...one more then there will be a pause...some of the original Ebor figures were damaged when I unpacked them so Nick Wragg has sent replacements but of course they are taking a long time to get here with the current state of international shipping...oh well, maybe I can go back to the Border Reivers for a while....

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  13. caveadsum14715 April 2021 at 02:30

    Another splendid looking unit and great flags!
    Best Iain

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  14. Ray Rousell5 April 2021 at 10:22

    Excellent brushwork Keith, love those flags.

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    1. rross5 April 2021 at 15:37

      Lol people's comments seem to lack a lot of originality Ray....everyone loves the flags!

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  15. Mark Strachan5 April 2021 at 22:18

    You are sure ripping through these Keith...eighteen cavalry squadrons sounds a nice round number!

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    1. rross5 April 2021 at 23:22

      Thanks Mark. Just checked that out with Nick actually...each sqn equals two bases of six ..so eighteen would equate one hundred and eight cavalry figures....!

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  16. Dmitry Svidlo10 April 2021 at 06:50

    More beautiful miniatures to your GNW protect! The regiment looks fantastic!

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