War of Austrian Succession/SYW Saxon Cavalry

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At long last perhaps the final unit from the treasure trove under my table is completed.  The riders were done years ago but I've completed the horses from scratch in the last month or so, using the new Contrast Paints. Not impressed as although they work quite well on horses my one attempt using them on 'men' wasn't quite to my taste, apart from which I don't want to learn yet another new painting technique. I'm too old for that now.

Anyway, here we have the Graf Rutowski Chevau Legers. Iirc the figures are from Eureka Miniatures.

French Revolutionary Wars Piedmontese

Over a year ago I was ‘chatting’ to Nic of Eureka Miniatures as I wanted to order some stuff to collect at Salute. He sent me some photos and a listing of the start of 28mm Piedmontese for the War of the First Coalition and I was smitten. Most of what I’d planned on ordering was scrubbed and instead I ordered four battalions of these rather lovely figures. They're not cheap but no postage and 30 per cent off made a hell of a difference.

Detaching the grenadiers will give me a four-base unit of combined grenadiers. Obviously I still have to landscape the bases but felt I needed to share these new acquisitions with my reader.

I’ve got some cavalry that will do nicely for a regiment of horse and/or dragoons and also dig out some spare Prussian SYW gunners who will do so the job so I can present the infantry with battalion guns

The flags are from Maverick Miniatures. The figures were painted by my mate Barry and will be based up by me.