Tuesday, 20 July 2021

GNW Cavalry - Bohusland Dragoons - First Squadron

Here are the first six figures of the green coated Bohusland Dragoon Regiment of Charles 12th's Swedish army. Chosen for their unique uniform (it seems they spent the entire war stationed in Sweden, so would not have done a lot of fighting against the Saxons or Russians, presumably, but we wont let that small details prevent us from fielding such a stylishly attired unit! The three command figures are again spread over these two bases and also chevroned in a V shape formation.













I think these have come out nicely and am looking forward to getting the other six painted up.
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26 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag21 July 2021 at 00:20

    Super work, Keith! The grey is especially nice.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 06:01

      Thanks Jon, I find grey horses one of the less troublesome to paint, for some reason!

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  2. Michal DwarfCrypt21 July 2021 at 00:23

    Agree, great work!

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  3. KEV. Robertson.21 July 2021 at 00:52

    Nicely painted and based Keith- they've turned out great! I hope I can do as well on my Dwarfs when they arrive from the UK. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 06:03

      Thanks Kev. Look forward to seeing your dwarf project progressing.

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  4. pancerni21 July 2021 at 01:00

    Such fine work! Surely they will sweep all before them.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 06:05

      Thanks Joe...you should see the paint job my planned Russian opponent does...if success is based on that attribute, I am in deep trouble!

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  5. DeanM21 July 2021 at 01:14

    Beautifully painted cavalry, Keith. I really dig the look of their big wavy hair underneath tricornes.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 06:06

      Thanks Dean, the hair is mainly thanks to the sculptor, I just add the paint! They are indeed great figures.

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  6. Neil Scott21 July 2021 at 05:19

    Great work on these

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 06:07

      Cheers Neil, appreciate your comments.

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  7. Dmitry Svidlo21 July 2021 at 07:18

    Excellent work Keith, as always. I assume unlike the historical prototype your unit will actively fight, won’t it?

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 09:03

      Thanks Dmitry - yes, lets hope so - although like real armies, mine seem to spend a long time in training (painting) and then years in the barracks waiting for an opportunity to show their mettle on the battlefield - which is a good thing with real armies but not so good with our toys!

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  8. nundanket21 July 2021 at 09:03

    Great paint job. Jon’s not wrong about the grey.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 11:44

      Thanks for your approbation - if you like my grey horse, have a look here https://1808534.blogspot.com/2020/02/scots-greysdone-and-dusted.html from March 2020

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  9. Lawrence H21 July 2021 at 13:53

    Very nice indeed Keith. I find greys are my least favourite to paint, and much prefer bays.

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 17:49

      Haha...funny how we all feel different about these sorts of things. I don't mind bays either ....it's all the bloody tack that irritates me!

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  10. John21 July 2021 at 19:09

    Nice work Keith! Green coated Swedes! I like them!

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 21:37

      Thanks John...I know, Swedes without blue coat, who woulda thunk.....?

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  11. caveadsum147121 July 2021 at 22:15

    Great looking Green clad Swedes!
    Best Iain

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    1. rross21 July 2021 at 22:53

      Cheers Iain, it's nice to find a u inform a bit out of the ordinary.

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  12. Stew22 July 2021 at 02:18

    Very nice job my friend. 😀

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  13. Stuart S24 July 2021 at 07:47

    Those look fantastic Keith.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. rross24 July 2021 at 15:13

      Thanks for your supportiuve comment Stu!

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