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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Combined Grenadier Battalion: Butyrsk and Archangel

First week of April and another two games are already in the books for the month.  Both games were refights of the continuing Battles of Maisnon using To the Strongest!  Two more enjoyable games.  Details will follow although the last Battle Report did not garner as much commentary as the first Battle Report.  I found some time for a few good sessions at the painting desk this week too.  Anyway, on to the latest unit to march off the painting desk.
The last (for now) of the three Russian Combined Grenadier battalions for 1799 campaigning musters off the painting desk.  Like the others before, figures are all from AB Miniatures.  The combined grenadier battalion decamping today is an amalgamation of the grenadiers from musketeer regiments, Butyrsk and Archangel.

While the three battalions of Russians grenadiers are completed, the 1799 is still on the front burner.  Austrian hussars are in work and will be finished soon.  A lot of other activity at the painting desk too.  A stand of 28mm Celts, 46 Bavarian SYW musketeers, and two dozen French Napoleonics in 20mm are in queue.  The 20mm Napoleonics were in a package received from their UK owner on Friday.  The plan is for me to send these figures back to their owner with a coat of paint.  We will see how quickly I can turn these around. Should provide a fun diversion.

That is all for now.  Figures are waiting for paint and battle reports are waiting to be written.
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34 comments:

  1. Matt CrumpApril 7, 2019 at 12:34 AM

    Sounds like a lot of painting going on 😀

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  2. caveadsum1471April 7, 2019 at 1:16 AM

    Great looking unit,I really like the mounted officer! Sounds like you've got a lot on!
    Best Iain

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 7, 2019 at 8:34 AM

      Thank you, Iain! Another two Italian Wars games are in the books. Finding time and inspiration to write them up is another challenge.

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  3. PhilApril 7, 2019 at 2:23 AM

    They look superb and proud...excellent work Jonathan!

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  4. fireymonkeyboyApril 7, 2019 at 5:09 AM

    Nice work!

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  5. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)April 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM

    A fine looking regiment Jonathan!

    Christopher

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  6. Michal DwarfCryptApril 7, 2019 at 11:21 AM

    Fantastic work as always Jonathan!

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  7. Lawrence HApril 7, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    Another fine-looking unit Jonathan. Sounds like you have a fair bit of variety awaiting you in the painting queue.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 7, 2019 at 4:09 PM

      Thank you, Lawrence! Variety is what keeps the production line moving along.

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  8. PeterApril 7, 2019 at 2:23 PM

    Even with a busy time gaming the painting table production keeps going. Nice looking units some with coats for variety.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 7, 2019 at 4:14 PM

      One game Monday night and another Saturday night were a double treat for the week. Not sure what exactly has come over me. I have never gamed this frequently. If this pace persists, I may be forced to amend my "About Me" profile...

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  9. rrossApril 7, 2019 at 9:30 PM

    Another great looking unit Jonathan - those AB figures are certainly very nice sculpts. Well done on two games in one week - its hard to achieve but is always great when you can pull it off!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 7, 2019 at 9:36 PM

      Thanks on both accounts, Keith!

      Your Carlist War battle looked amazing. Great job!

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  10. Friends Of General HaigApril 7, 2019 at 11:04 PM

    A very nice looking unit, and it sounds like you have plenty more to do!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 8, 2019 at 5:58 AM

      Thank you and welcome! Yes, always plenty to do.

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  11. Mark StrachanApril 8, 2019 at 3:24 AM

    A nice mix of greatcoat and non-greatcoat figures Jonathan, particularly fitting for Russians.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 8, 2019 at 6:00 AM

      Glad you like the uniform mix, Mark. The mixed look seems appropriate to me as well.

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  12. Biblicrafts MiniaturesApril 8, 2019 at 9:14 AM

    Nice unit! Beautiful shadings!

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  13. Marco OrtaldaApril 8, 2019 at 10:35 AM

    nice miniatures!

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  14. StewApril 8, 2019 at 1:27 PM

    Nice looking uniforms on those Russians! You always deliver a great looking unit. 😀
    Your paint desk sounds a lot bigger than mine. Lol.

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 8, 2019 at 4:20 PM

      Thanks, Stew! My painting desk is not large and I utilize even less space for actual work. The working space is typically not much more one foot square. The remainder of the desk space is consumed by paints, boxes of flock, boxes of paints, glue, brushes, miscellaneous figures, tools, etc.. You get the picture. The desk is an utter mess. I need to clean up my act...

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  15. DartfrogApril 9, 2019 at 2:53 PM

    Another fine unit. Who played the most recent Maisnon?

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 9, 2019 at 4:04 PM

      Thanks! Kevin came over Saturday night for a quick two hour game.

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  16. GonsalvoApril 9, 2019 at 6:34 PM

    I do have a soft spot for those Miters!

    Surely one of the strengths of TTS! is the ability to finish most games in 2-3 hours. Th's brief enough for an evening game without going too l;ate for work the next day!

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    1. Jonathan FreitagApril 9, 2019 at 7:27 PM

      Yeah, I like the mitres too!

      That is a strength that one or even two games of TtS! can be played in an evening session. I'm not much of a late night person so getting an evening game finished by 9pm is a plus, for sure. My work day begins early...

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  17. Ray RousellApril 10, 2019 at 3:20 AM

    A great mix of figures, love the brown coats.

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