Finally got some time to do some wargaming stuff, work has been busy and last weekend it was off to Stirling for a record fair so no wargaming hobby time until Sunday.
Some Minden Russians finally get some love! I have had a three of small orders from Minden recently for some SYW Russians but they have been sitting in their boxes since they arrived. With a bit of time to myself on Sunday morning I thought this would be the time to start them off, 2 times 16 men musketeer units and 3 times 6 men cavalry squadrons consisting of cuirassiers, dragoons and horse grenadiers, this is the size of unit I will be using for this army, probably a dozen infantry,six cavalry and a couple of 3 gun batteries of artillery plus officers etc.
Ordering from Minden is a treat, they get delivered in quick time and Jim throws in some freebies that are always appreciated, top notch service. Prepping the figures takes next to no time as there is practically no flash on these figures, the are more or less ready to go straight from the box. I glued them to their bases and got the horses primed so happy enough to get these started. No real time next weekend as it is another record fair next Sunday, down to Dundee for one of the best fairs in Scotland.
I should be able to crack on with these in a fortnight or so and prime the infantry and start to put some pain on them. I have a couple of more infantry regiment still in the box plus a couple of mounted officers and an artillery crew and gun, so plenty to get this army up and running, just need a bit of time to get it really rolling,
I will probably get another order into Jim for the next batch of Russians but I am swithering as I need some French artillery crew and guns so need to think about this before ordering, we shall see.
So until next time when hopefully I will have some progress to show......
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Good to see that you were able to squeeze in a little hobby time from your busy schedule. Minden SYW figures are superb.
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to sit down and lose myself for a few hours Jon, really enjoyed it. Can't beat Minden in my opinion.
DeleteGreat looking figures. Minden is a great range.
ReplyDeleteMust be my favourites by a long way, very elegant looking figures.
DeleteMust go and look at the minden site. Thanks for the nudge Donnie.
ReplyDeleteWell worth a look JBM, all the major nations plus some very handy civilian figures, farm hands etc.
DeleteMore figures prepped for painting 👍
ReplyDeleteHopefully get some slapped on in a week or so Matt, fingers crossed!
DeleteLooking forward to seeing these painted up
ReplyDeleteThe Russians are pretty boring as all regiments are the same but green and red is a great combination so hopefully they should look good when done Neil.
DeleteAnother fine-looking project Donnie! You are obviously pretty keen on the old records too, though - I would not sacrifice wargaming hobby time for record buying! And going to Dundee....Lord preserve us! (I can say that, as I was born in Dundee Royal Infirmary though thankfully, never lived in the city!)
ReplyDeleteMust admit I don't mind Dundee Keith, the record fair is one of the best in Scotland, my daughter went to uni in Dundee and she loved it there, record collecting is my other great passion and it;s only the odd weekend out of the year so not too much wargaming time off!
DeleteNice start. I really like Minden and Fife & Drum. They are close to my favorite figures. I'll need to find a reason to sneak them into my blog.
DeleteMaybe I should take a hint from you and start working on my Hanoverians that have been sitting in a box for years.
I have a large Hanoverian army, pretty nearly done, just a couple of units to do and a battery of artillery and then some command stands and I can call it done!
DeleteNice to see a bit of progress!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Still sitting there Iain, nothing done this weekend I'm afraid. Hopefully the weekend coming will be a different story.
DeleteIt's always good to get even just a bit done and you have done one of the hardest of them: organising and undercoating.
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll get time soon to have the joy of the 'colouring in' and seeing them slowly come to life!
Regards, James
Time is very short at the moment James so any hobby time is quality time, hopefully get a bit more done this weekend.
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