This week’s efforts have been focussed on finishing some more Danish Napoleonic troops, so here they are. A regiment of heavy cavalry and an amussette artillery piece.
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| Here they are. |
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| This is from the Perry range of Danish Napoleonics and is rather nice. The gun itself, representing a 1pdr amusette, is resin, and very nice it is too with lovely detail. I’m not sure I’d be happy sitting on the back of it to fire even if it is only a pea shooter! I have another one almost done. |
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| Danish cavalry in overcoats/cloaks. These are inspired by an illustration in Helion’s Danish Armies of the Napoleonic Wars by David Wilson. The figures are all from Steve Barber. The horses and riders are his French dragoons or cuirassiers with cloak covering the saddlecloth. The riders come with separate heads, so the heads shown are Swedish Napoleonic ones in round hats which do nicely for the earlier (up to 1808) headgear. As with much of my Danish collection I’ve opted for the earlier style of uniform as I’m sure delays in replacing stuff would result in some units keeping their old kit post the official exchange date. I do like the red riding cloaks as it makes them quite a distinctive unit. |
Very good idea. Steve's range in this department is really useful, particularly when you have such striking cloaks.
ReplyDeleteLovely figures. As they sing “ There ain’t nothing like Dane…”
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Alan Tradgardland
P.s the earlier uniform is far more interesting anyway. The book you mentioned is excellent as are the other two volumes on the same subject.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Two nice additions, the cavalry are not ones I have come across and they work really well. The wee 1pdr and crew make for a very good set.
ReplyDeleteA nice job on some unusual units.
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