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19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:42 am
by Willz the Wargamer
Needed a break from fort building, so I painted this battalion of Spencer Smiths this week.
19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion, flags by David at "Not by Appointment"
The brigade commander still work in progress.
Willz.
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:43 am
by Count Belisarius
Excellent!
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:59 am
by ochoin
Nice looking chaps. I'm a bit concerned that the 3 figures in the last photo look like OAPs with their white hair & whiskers.
Surely they deserve to be pensioned off?
donald
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:01 pm
by Spanner
Nice work, Willz.
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:54 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
ochoin wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:59 am
Nice looking chaps. I'm a bit concerned that the 3 figures in the last photo look like OAPs with their white hair & whiskers.
Surely they deserve to be pensioned off?
donald
The perks of being a grenadier Donald, automatic seven years extra service to the crown.
Cheers for all your kind comments and support.
Willz.
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:59 pm
by Essex Boy
Ah, back to the classic SSMs. Very nice.
Iain
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:02 pm
by goat major
They are very nice indeed !
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:29 pm
by Peeler
Nicely done
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:22 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Essex Boy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:59 pm
Ah, back to the classic SSMs. Very nice.
Indeed - always nice to see! Spiffing, in fact.
On a technical point, were there any obvious (at this scale/size, anyway) uniform differences between 1st and 2nd Battalion personnel?
Re: 19th Prussian infantry 2nd battalion.
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:43 am
by Spanner
BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:22 pm
Essex Boy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:59 pm
Ah, back to the classic SSMs. Very nice.
Indeed - always nice to see! Spiffing, in fact.
On a technical point, were there any obvious (at this scale/size, anyway) uniform differences between 1st and 2nd Battalion personnel?
No easy answer to this, mate. The Leibgarde Regiment excepted, the battalions all had the same uniform. Whether they used coloured sword knots to distinguish each company, as was done from at least FWII's reign onwards, I can't answer. Modern illustrators (Menzel, Dorn, Jany) show coloured knots and sometimes all white. But all white may indicate the Leib Kompangie, as it did in 1792. My German isn't good enough for me to have ferreted out any firm answer and Kronoskaf dodges the issue by not discussing sword knots.
Of course, only a madman would paint the company colours of sword knots on 20mm figures. And never on AB 15's, no matter how well detailed they were.
