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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

SYW Prussian Cuirassier RGT #7

Prussian cuirassiers continue mustering off from the workbench.  I mentioned once before that I picked up several handfuls of unpainted Eureka Prussian cuirassiers at bargain prices.  That purchase seems to be the gift that keeps on giving.  Six squadrons (36 figures) have passed through the painting queue in 2018 and there are likely another six squadrons left in The Lead Pile.  Based upon our decision to fight Honours of War battles at half scale where two stands (12 figures) equates to a horse regiment, I probably have more cuirassiers than I will ever need to field.   A quick tally from the Painting Log shows that 14 such cuirassier regiments can be fielded.  That is a lot of heavy horsemen! 
These dozen cuirassiers trot off the painting desk as Cuirassier Regiment #7 with yellow facing.  By now, these heavy cavalry ought to be easily identifiable as Eureka Miniatures' figures.  My favorite cavalry for this period and size. 
While a rematch of Zorndorf awaits, activity at the painting desk is active.  In queue are a number of units for the 1799 and 1859 projects including my first sampling of Austrians in casquet from Lancashire Games.  To break up the continued push with 15/18mm painting, a couple of 25/28mm units slipped into the painting queue and should be mustering out soon. 

49 comments:

  1. Very nice, and yes, lovely figures. The subtle differences in the poses really make the unit.

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    1. Thanks, Aaron. Yes, the subtle pose variation has a good effect.

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  2. Nice looking Regiment of Heavy horse. I look forward to seeing them on the table. Love Eureka 18mms

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    1. Thank you, David! I am quite fond of Eureka SYW too!
      If you want to see these out on the table, take a look at the latest Zorndorf battle report.

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    2. I tried but my poor old eyes... Your fans demand more Cuirassier close ups in the next Battle report! :p

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  3. Very nice, hard act to pull of the extremes of predominantly white and black in the same figure.

    Whatever the men are interested in and tilting their heads to look - perhaps the next target, the horses are pretending not to notice by looking the other way! :-)

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    1. Thank you, Norm!

      Yes, men looking one way horses another. Who really knows what is going on?

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  4. Nicce looking cavalry, impressive mass effect!

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    1. Thank you, Phil! Even a dozen knee-to-knee provide a mass effect.

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  5. Great looking regiment of Cuirassiers!

    Christopher

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  6. Very nice looking figures painted to your usual high standard Jonathan - look forward to seeing 1859 and also some larger figures as alluded to!

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    1. Thank you! I look forward to painting a few larger scale figures myself!

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  7. Another impressive unit to add to an already impressive corps: no such thing as having too much "heavy metal!"

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    1. Ed, the cuirassiers are stacking up in a Heavy Metal Madness.

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  8. Lovely looking cuirassiers! I'm intrigued by your 28mm statement,I look forward to seeing them!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks, Iain! Not too much for which to get excited. Brief returns to Assyrian and Spanish-American Wars projects.

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  9. I'm always impressed with 15mm painted figures, such a job! Nice looking unit.

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  10. Great work Jonathan, I had to check back as I thought these were 28mms. You can never have too much cavalry.

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    1. Thanks, Peter! Never too much cavalry? I think I may be about to find out!

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  11. They look lovely and the officers look very grumpy and Prussian - definitely wouldn't cross them!
    I talked to Keith Flint about HoW when it first came out and was interested, but he didn't have an army list for the Turks, who are currently one half of my SYW collection.

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    1. Thanks much, Michael!
      As Turks and HoW, have you checked into the website to see if anyone has posted Army lists for the Ottomans? The game is really a good one.

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  12. Impressive Cuirassiers in white and black armor, Jonathan! You certainly have a load of them!

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    1. Dean, I certainly do have a load of them! About the same number of Austrian cavalry too!

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  13. The units just keep coming ! They look very nice; kinda like a picture taken right before they charge forward, or just as they reigned up into line. 😀

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    1. Stew, I enjoy seeing a steady stream of units mustering off the painting desk. Some times, that stream is slower than at other times.

      Glad you like the cuirassiers!

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  14. Another grand looking unit Jonathan. You can never have too many cuirassiers.

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    1. Thanks, Mark. Looking at the box of finished cuirassiers, I am beginning to wonder if there enough.

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  15. Lovely toys Jonathan
    They have a nice weight about them...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Aly, six of these horsemen on a small stand definitely have a nice heft.

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  16. Terrific painting Jonathan as per usual!

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  17. Lovely Preussischer, Jon!
    14 regiments; did even Friedrich der Grosse field that many? :-)

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    1. Well, Freddie had 13 regiments so at the scale we game Honours of War, I am one up on Freddie the G.
      While we use a dozen figures to represent a regiment of horse, I am building my armies such that a cavalry regiment is at least twice as large. So, I have a way to go.

      Glad you like them, Peter! Never been tempted by SYW or 15/18mm figures?

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    2. I have a whole one unit of painted 7YW Prussian infantry, plus lead (all 25 mm Garrison figures) for a battery and a Cuirassier unit. So, I have benn tempted, and might do 7YW at some point. More likely sanity will prevail, :-)


      As for scales other than 25/38 mm, I think that was one of my better decisions, NOT to do any other scales. I twice started ACW in 15 mm, only to rapidly abandon it, I just don’t like painting 15’s! Maybe 7 YW in 10 mm some day...
      Probably not! 😎

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  18. What a great bunch. Mind you I do like a good looking Prussian

    Ian

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    1. Thanks, Ian! Good to hear from you again. Yes, we both have an affinity towards SYW Prussians.

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  19. Lovely Jonathan. I particularly like the way they are looking left and right for ?inspriation, ?support, ?orders...(ha,ha)!!!

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    1. Thank you, James! Yes, the troopers (and mounts) are looking every which way. Focus, boys!

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    2. It is a nice change of pace from their Russian collection where everyone is either looking straight ahead or to the left.

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    3. At least there is some order in the Russian ranks!

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