Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Still More Prussians

Work continues at the painting desk on FPW Germans.  Following closely on the heels of IR31 seen last time, today sees four guns and crew emerge from the depot.  Still, even more FPW figures are seeing activity at the workbench with more Prussians, some Bavarians, and even a battalion each of Badeners and Wurttembergers in work.  Some new and possibly unexpected is working through the production line as well.
Anyway, the four Freikorps 15s' guns and 16 Lancashire artillerymen are ready for service when duty calls.  While I have yet to set a game in the FPW, the flurry of Prussian activity of late is providing motivation to begin looking toward possible scenarios.  The collection still could use some cavalry but not many needed for a suitable scenario.

The lack of games last week offered more opportunities at the painting desk. I should surpass 100 painted figures in September.  Have not seen that in a while.  Gaming returns to the table on Thursday with another look at the Quistello battle.  This time, I get a rare opportunity to step into the role of player as I lead the Franco-Piedmontese in battle against the Wily White Menace. 

27 comments:

  1. Jonathan,
    100 figures in a month! Overworking the elves again! ☺
    I see the Prussians are multiplying.....☺
    Neil

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    1. Yes, the elves are kicking back into gear after summer holidays. I will probably hit 130 figures by end of month.

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  2. Nice work Jon, it would be good to see the FPW actually out in action after all the painting 👍

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    1. Thanks, Matt! Fielding Prussians for battle is still a little way off. No cavalry and no scenario yet.

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  3. The guns and crew look terrific Jonathan. This is turning into quite a substantial army. Yu have got me wondering what the unexpected contingent will be.

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    1. Thank you, Lawrence! The unexpected offering is for a new project tangentially related to another project, not FPW.

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  4. Great looking guns, Prussians can never have too many guns

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    1. Thanks! Noted that "Prussians can never have too many guns."

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  5. Good to see the addition of artillery to your Prussian ranks,nicely done!
    Best Iain

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  6. A fabulous Prussian gun line Jonathan, you will need several more of these!

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    1. Thanks, Mark! Thanks for the shout out on Yarkshire Gamer too! Say, do you remember the year you attended Enfilade? I bought a bunch of buildings from your company one year and wondered if I bought them from you. Still have several unpainted but most see action regularly.

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  7. Great looking Prussian artillery for your FPW collection, Jonathan!

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  8. Prussian artillery in the FPW: a force to be reckoned with, for sure--even if the balls on top of the pikes, signifying artillery, is just a bit comic opera.

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    1. I thought I saw an illustration where the spike on the helmet was actually a gun barrel for Prussian artillery.

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  9. Great looking figures Jonathan. Bismarck will be pleased with the growing army.

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    1. Much appreciated, Ben! Bismarck will be able to take to the field soon.

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  10. Lovely work Jon and a good looking battery. Looking forward to the next outing of Quistello, it will be interesting to see what you make of it as a player.

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    1. Thanks! Yeah, we will see how I do defending the Secchia against my wily opponent, Peter.

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  11. More nice additions Jon,look forward to seeing FPW on your table soon....good luck taking command in the next scheduled action!

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    1. Thank you! Not sure when the Prussians will see the table. Still need cavalry. Besides, I must remain focused for my clash this week and I am getting in some meaningful painting sessions.

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  12. You are cranking out some fine looking figures like a mitrailleuse there Jonathan.

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  13. Excellent work there Jon and woe betide anyone facing that Krupp gun line! I've got a load of figures ready for paint, but real life and 1:1 painting on the kitchen have put this on hold:(.

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