It has taken a bit longer than it should have done, but tonight I finally got some images of the first of my five 12 man cavalry units comprising Ebor figures. This is the only unit I bought wearing the Karpus hat, the remaining four regiments will all be sporting the more common or garden tricorn headgear.
The Karleska Regiment were also chosen because they have an unusual uniform - viz grey coat faced blue, in contrast with the bulk of the cavalry, who seem to have worn blue coats with blue turn backs and cuffs - not exactly inspiring painting fodder!
The full twelve man regiment in line, ready to take on the Russian or Saxon enemy
The First Squadron, comprising the three figure command group plus three troopers
The Second Squadron of six charging troopers
The Swedish cavalry charged in a wedge shape, which I have tried to represent by placing each squadron in a V shape across two bases, as shown above'
Next up will be the tricorn wearing Pommerska Cavalry Regiment, selected by dint of their red facing colour
And finally for this evening, after all the talk from the US Pacific North West about 42 deg C temperatures, just a couple of images to cool things down, as we here in the southern hemisphere head towards mid winter....
Sleet/hail in our back garden on Tues this week - not very impressive by many peoples standards, but this is literally the first time I have seen it lying on the ground in our part of the country in the thirty plus years I have lived here!
My car at 630am this morning after I had scraped the frost off all the windows prior to leaving for work. Frost is not unheard of - we have a few mornings of it every winter - but its not so common as to be unremarkable.
Your cavalry are superb, Keith! I especially like your face work. Very nice. Winters where snow and ice are a rarity? Sign me up please.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon, I thought I would start off with the most unique looking unit! As to weather, I don't really understand how it works here...we get snow every year from around Taupo (around 150 miles to the south) downwards, but north of that, it is very rare indeed. I believe in terms of relative location to the equator, Auckland is about as far south as Nirth Africa is north, so our weather is like southern Spain or Morocco here....but never as hot as 42 degrees!
DeleteCareful out on the roads matey, especially if you and the road infrastructure aren’t geared up for it!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny you say that JBM, I realised a couple of winters ago, I NEVER even consider the possibility there might be ice on the road...ther never is here! I haven't seen a grittier in operation in 35 years...except on news reports from the South Island!
DeleteNice work there Keith on your Swedish Cavalry. Very heavy frosts there - guess your mornings there are very cold for early work. We're having cold days here with rain though it never snows here SW of Sydney. Stay well. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev....no, I think Sydney is another few hundred km to the north of us so snow would be unlikely there too. Our days recently have been pretty cool but bright and sunny...as good as they could be for mid winter!
DeleteWow! The cavalry looks outstanding. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark, they were a struggle...I always find cavalry a chore fir some reason....but I am happy with the results
DeleteGreat work once again sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal!
DeleteImpressive cavalry, Keith. Those hats do make them look unique. Interesting weather you have there in NZ. We've had overcast, cool weather here in the Pacific NW - after the 2-3 day heat spell. Back to normal again.
ReplyDeleteStill not back to normal on the east side of the State! Still damn hot over here!
DeleteYes I your weather there has been so rare recently it has even featured on our local news reports!
DeleteAs with the infantry, nice proportions. The splash of red really sets the off.
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm...I did the holster covers as an attempted replication of their flag...purely speculative on my part, but seems a reasonable thing to do!
DeleteWonderful unit, great execution on the grey coat.
ReplyDeleteThank you indeed Joe!
DeleteSuperb looking cavalry unit
ReplyDeleteCheers Neil
DeleteExcellent cavalry regiment, Keith! Red and gray look awesome.
ReplyDeleteHope you have studded tires.
Thank you Dmitry..hahaha, the sleet did not make it to the roads...I have not had to drive in snow or ice for over three decades...and don't miss it either!
DeleteGreat looking cavalry unit,the first of many! I like the wedge formation, nice that you don't normally get snow,I guess it won't hang around long?
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain...no, we never have real snow here, and this hail/sleet is extremely rare. Further south, it's a different story...the S Island has issues with snow blocking roads etc every single winter
DeleteGreat work Keith, and you turned these around in quick time. Did you enjoy painting the horses at all, or was it still as onerous as you thought it would be?
ReplyDeleteThanks LWrence...the horses were OK...I really don't know what it us that puts me off cavalry....but it took me ove a week to paint here twelve, whereas if I pushed myself, I could probably paint thirty or more infantry in seven days....
DeleteWow, lovely unifomr and handsome cavalry Keith!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil, I think they have turned out rather nicely too!
DeleteA cracking unit Keith, make no mistake about it! We don't tend to get much snow here in Bristol, but a few years ago we did get about 10" one night, which was a bit of a surprise, but it did look spectacular. Frost and ice another matter, with the latter being a tad tricky if the gritters have got their timing wrong.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, appreciate it! Yes I grew up between Aberdeen and Dundee so had plenty experience with snow and ice... And that was in the middle of summer...boom, boom! I agree, it looks nice out of the window but it's just a pain to drive in/on, I don't really miss it at all!
DeleteA lovely looking unit Keith…
ReplyDeleteI do like the colour combination… it shows that grey uniforms don’t have to be dull…
It looks like you are getting some British summer weather at the moment 😁…
I’ve noticed that when we get even a little bit of snow in Nottingham, people seem to drive like idiots… either…way too fast or…way too slow…
As my father used to say.. go steady and leave stupidly to the others…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, I have a second grey coated unit planned, plus one unit he wears green faced yellow! Re snow in Nottingham, we have a similar issue on our motorway with rain....you would think we were a desert nation, the way many people react when it rains here....which it actually does quite frequently!
DeleteI really like the wedge effect. 😀. The unit looks great.
ReplyDeleteI’m going through another hot day here stretching out to a hot weekend. Please mail me some frost.
Thanks Stew! Unfortunately, due to the current congested nature of international logistics, I am unable to consign first at us time!
DeleteAnother good looking unit added..only five regiments to do !!!!😀
ReplyDeleteOne down...and only four more to go actually Matt, it was five lots of twelve to begin with! Although, I may have to get a few more plastics to finish off the regiments I started, using them!
DeleteVery distinctive horse: reminiscent of gray coated French horse of Louis XIV--the karpus echoes the French dragoon cap as well. My guess is that it will accrue an interesting unit history on you games table. As for the winter weather, I'm all for it (there's a reason I live in one of the colder climes here in the US).
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed - hopefully,. your prediction as to the effectiveness of this cavalry unit will prove correct on the tabletop! As to the weather, I dont mind the cold per se and snow certainly looks impressive - but I dont miss the hassle of scraping frost off the wind screen or having to drive slowly and carefully for two or three months of the year!
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