Seven Year War Battle Report

Been on the island now for eight weeks and am really enjoying my time at the South Wight Wargamers Club. If you are on the island and have never been then get yourselves down there! Patrick and I had promised to do a historical battle and as my favourite is Seven Years War he indulged…

Back – and here are some SYWBrits

I think I am getting old and can’t work technology anymore. But I figured out why I couldn’t upload photos! I am so happy I can post again! The SYW stuff is almost all painted, can’t get any more till GB get the whole buying Front Rank sorted. So now I am back on the…

Shush it’s a secret

Here it is, the secret Howitzer! So this thing was supposed to be awesome in the old SYW. One was gifted to the Austrians who thought very little of it. The old Russians were dead into their artillery in general and they devised this to be an amazing secret weapon. It is absolutely massive which…

Freytag Freicorps

So I have slid back to SYW, it might even be my favourite! I am obviously sticking with the convention of of four to a base and six bases even though these are light troops. They are kinda the pre runners of the rifles in later years. I do miss them having colours but they…

Austrian Army Photos

The models are all Front Rank, Flags from Maverick Models and bases and trays from Warbases!

Seven Years War Battle Report

For a couple of months now I have been painting two SYW armies with the eventual hope of an actual war game. I have to say they have come out better than expected and given me a new and diverse (so they are all white men, mostly with massive moustaches) painting challenge in terms of…

Austrian Dragoons

So I haven’t been taking care of my little blog just recently, but I fully intend to change that. First off you are getting to see some lovely Austrian Dragoons. Why are they lovely, well Front Rank made um and I painted them, and for good measure Jason at Maverick Models made them a lovely…

Prussian Grenadiers

Hey, missed you. Sorry my world has been a bit topsy turvey! But I have been plugging away at the soldiers. But hopefully normal service will resume. I couldn’t resist dong the pink ones, they just look so cool. This puts me at four foot for the Axis. Very excited about doing the cavalry next.…

Austrian Grenadiers Update

Finally finished these guys. These leaves two infantry battalions remaining. Hungarian Musketeers and Prussian Grenadiers. I still need to do army shots for Brendan even though he counts this war as Fantasy! I have done two different static grasses but to be honest not sure the lighter one is hitting the spot, semi tempted to…

Austrian Grenadiers

Marching on with the Seven Years War we are moving into what I am hoping is the final stages. Elite infantry are now being added. Austrian Grenadiers are the only ones in the period still carrying grenades, the name marking the troop type out as the biggest and best. These lads have bear skins and…