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. 

12 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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