Tuesday 20 November 2012

New Prussians

The past couple of months have been a wee bit of a challenge, life stuff has jumped up and took a nibble out of our bum. However hopefully things are starting to take a more normal shape now. Good news Mai is doing well and is back to her grumpy self.

 In amongst everything I scunnered my free time by painting a large amount of subbuteo spectators for a guy in Italy (totally killed my figure painting and it will be the last time).
  
Thankfully recently to counter my lack of painting I picked up a Prussian army of 8-9 battalions of Prussians as well as extras from Darren. I decided a while back that I wouldn't be buying any more painted figures because of a few let downs through ebay however the pics Darren sent up of his troops looked great.  
  
And they are brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   
Darren has done a great job and his painting style is pretty much the same as my own so the figures will slip right in with my own battalions.
   
Darren also covered units I have not completed myself so all I really need to do is rebase the troops.
   
All the figures are AB so again fit in well with my plans.
   
So a whole lot of rebasing and the odd facing colour change and my Prussians will grow to 19-20 battalions. thanks a million to Darren for the figures, they will be well used.
   
The landwehr are my favourite and I have started to rebase them already.
   
And Austrians!!! even more brilliant, again they will slip in with my AB Austrians that I still have to paint. 

18 comments:

  1. John (Von Blucher)20 November 2012 at 17:32

    Paul,
    A fine addition to your Army. I still have a few weeks to go on my non-Napoleonic Project:(

    Heck I posted this before you even put up he titles :).

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  2. They look good! Always nice to expand the collection ;)

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  3. Some fine acquisitions there, Paul. Hope life settles down for you now!

    Peter

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  4. Some great additions to your ever expanding armies, Italian football supporters????

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  5. I take it your going for 1:1, lovely lot of figures.

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  6. As always exceptionally well, Paul!
    My congratulations :)

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  7. Paul, now you've made me too curious - can you post any pics of the spectators?

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  8. Fantastic work, a realy great army, an impressive addition to your, already great, armies!

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  9. Hi John,
    I posted really late and didn't see your comment. Yes a welcome addition to my Prussians and help me fill the gaps! keep plodding away with your none nap related stuff ;0)

    Thanks Firemonkeyboy and Captain, i'm very happy with them, they give my army a good lift.

    Thanks Peter, me too!!! ;0(

    Hi Ray and Ian, The guy in italy is a ROma fan, its a long story but i'll post pics when they are finished.

    Hi Fran,
    LOL 1:1, Na, I maybe mad but not that mad yet. Just aiming to get the main parts of each army done, west/east prussians, silesians, pommerannians (guard) done as well as have enough landwehr/reserves. All I have to do is put them all together now ;0)

    Hi Vasiliy and Phil, Thanks! I wish they were done by my own brush. Some of the landwehr even have painted crosses on the ammo box, great painting by Darren!


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  10. Very nice looking acquirements to your collection!

    Christopher

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  11. Sorry to hear that your better half was unwell - glad she is on the mend.

    The Prussian army is looking very impressive! You do have a knack for acquiring the little men.

    Keep up the good work!

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  12. good to here your other half is on the mend

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  13. good to here your other half is on the mend

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  14. I hope all is well at home, Paul, and your wife is recovering.

    That's a lovely collection to acquire - a worthy boost to your armies!

    Best wishes

    Giles

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  15. A great looking haul Paul; brilliant!

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  16. Thanks guys,
    Sorry I missed your comments earlier. I am very chuffed with my new Prussians.
    Best
    Paul

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  17. More great stuff. I need to get my a$$ going so I can finally share some Prussians with you! ;-)

    Jason

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