Prussian hussar standard bearer HR6 "Fleischhacker"

Prussia´s Cavalry gets a new standard bearer for the regiment No 6, called the "Fleischhacker" and "Kapuziner" because of their brown dresses. This is a Matthias-Manske-figure in 40mm. I placed the model in a fictive background (built in the computer) and added some battle´s dust..

Prussia: Regiment Nr 49 Von Diericke

Honestly said, I am not really happy with the painting quality of this 3year old regiment - it was this winter just a renovation of the figures, which are from NMZ and Prince August. The heavy wargaming the past years and the oversea transportations were too much for them and they suffered. I did some cosmetical corrections and added the basements and new flags. Maybe, I´m no more interested in the figure quality of NMZ and PA, since I have the high-levelled figures from Manske and Sash+Saber.

But Prussia has to increase its infantry power till this summer, when the next battle will take place in Switzerland. 

The terrain will be built completely new and some artillery trains and furniture are planned.

We will have an equal army power between France (6 Inf.Reg., 4 Cav.Reg.),  Russia (6 Inf.Reg., 5 Cav.Reg.) and now Prussia with 6 Inf.Reg. and 4 Cav.Reg. 

Only Saxony is still underpowered, but maybe for 2012 the Kurfürst  will reorganize his army....

Saxon Cuirassier Regiment "Königlicher Prinz"

Saxony´s Cuirassiers are now completed by the two Matthias-Manske-figures, the colonel and the trumpeter. The brave riders are old figures of the prince august serie and not as threedimensional as the Manske figures. The regiment is now ready for the summer campaign. Our cavalry regiments have 14 figures.

Prussia: Regiment Nr. 18 Prinz von Preussen

After a hard week´s work of figure painting I finished the prussian S&S-Regiment No18 "Prinz von Preussen" with their particular dress colours. I had to finish it this week because it will be sent next week to Scheckinator in Maine. So, Prussia, ready for the war? This regiment will be followed by two others, so in summer,  Prussia will have the same power as Russia and France.

France: Régiment Auvergne rebased

Monsieur le Colonel à gauche

The french regiments are all in renovation and rebased on our standard platforms for an easier handling at the next wargame in summer 2011, when Scheckinator will arrive in Europe.

I changed the regiment´s flag into a violet-black fundation around the white cross; the source from Mouillard indicated a dark blue like in the uniforms as fundation - so I don´t know the truth exactly. The figures are from Sash&Saber 40mm from the SYW-Collection.

Saxon artillery: also placed on a vignette

My favorite army is from Saxony - Die Armee des Kurfürsten August. Leider ist Sachsens Glanz bislang nur am Hofe sichtbar - der Reichtum aus Handel und Wirtschaft schlägt sich noch nicht in Armeeausgaben nieder. Bisher verfügen wir über lediglich 2 Grenadier- und 1 Füsilierregiment. Im neuen Jahr steht hier ein weiteres Regiment zum Bemalen an.
Just enjoy the pics, some of them are montages with original Silesian background.

French artillery: a small, first vignette

Also for France I started modeling a kind of set for the artillery and train. Also this platform has dimensions of 10x15cm, the figures are Prince August moulds and NMZ.
Just for fun, I did a montage on some pics to check the effect. Enjoy it!

Russian artillery: Schuvalov secret howitzer finished

The secret howitzer is now finished and placed on a new vignette, ready for the next battle. The vignette has dimensions of 10x15cm and can displaced easily.
Take a view to the great work of Matthias Manske modelling all original details of the russian summer dresses and equipments. The bombardiers wear their coats over the shoulder, because they passed the night before under arms, awaiting a possible prussian attack...
See some details of the uniforms at the following sources.

"Bombardirskie Shapki" is written on this copper plate: the helmets

"Bombardirskii Ofizer"

"Bombardirskii Barabanshik"- The drummer

Aus: Knoetel Uniformkunde