Well 2025 is just about on us, another year passes and a new one almost upon us. This is not really a review of the year but more of what I was up to on the holidays and what is on the cards for next year.
On show here are 2 Continental infantry units of 16 men each, one blue faced red and one brown faced red, need some washes on them and based and varnished on the left is a small 10 man militia unit nearing completion on the painting front, at the back is a 20 man Swedish white faced regiment for my GNW project.
In the middle you can just about see 2 mounted commanders, one will be a militia dragoon commander the other is for a command stand, this will give me 6 command stands, which will be enough. I also have 2 guns and crews which will be enough artillery. This will leave me 2 squadrons of Dragoons still to do, one will be the 1st Continental the other will be a blue face white militia one, the other cavalry unit is done and a mounted militia one. This will complete the Continental army and will give a decent force for both small and larger actions, enough for me anyway! Then the focus will be the British side!!
On other news I have taken advantage of ebay and got some more Isabelinos infantry plus some British infantry and cavalry for the First Carlist War project, once the Continentals are of the table some of this project should take their place, we shall see!.
I took advantage of a very decent 20 % off sale from Fife & Drum Miniatures and purchased the start of my Russian SYW army, a couple of 16 men musketeer units and one 16 man grenadier unit plus a 6 man Horse grenadier and a 6 man Dragoon unit and a mounted colonel to keep them in check! Not too bothered about getting them onto the painting table as this is a slow burner and will be added to as the year progresses, planning 10 infantry, 6 cavalry and 3 gun battery all in full uniform, a retirement project!
I have had to turn on the approve comments on the blog as I had a bit of spamming recently and can't be bothered deleting all the time so a bit of moderation was required!
Anyway enjoy your New Year when it comes, my mate is coming down to mine for a dram or two and some banter and plenty of music, looking forward to it but the resulting hangover not so much! See you all in 2025 and we shall see what that brings!! Happy New Year!!
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While all Horse & Musket work, you maintain a lot of variety spanning many periods. The Minden SYW figures are superb sculpts. I have a few units of Prussians purchased many years ago on a whim but have stuck to 18mm.
ReplyDeleteHorse and musket is certainly my main attention especially the mid 18th century, I have very little modern/20th century or ancients, I may remedy it one day Jon, we shall see!
ReplyDeleteJust turned midnight here Donnie, announced by fireworks, a neighbour's drunken countdown a la Times Square...then very loud burst of stereo music from someone's car! So....Happy New Year from the first place in the world to see it!
ReplyDeleteNice work on a variety of projects and steady progress being made...hope to see a few games featuring on your blog in 2025?
Happy New Year Keith, here's hoping for a good one in 2025 for us all. Games are high on my list to do next year, I have enough figures to get something played, high priority for the new year!!
DeleteHorse and Musket era troops are the bomb. With the range of projects you should be very busy painting in 2025!
ReplyDeleteI can never seem to get past Horse and Musket, always get dragged back to it, plenty on the go that;s for sure!
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