Saturday, April 13, 2019

Oh, those Russians

Hi all,

Had an urge to break out some 6mm Russians, and paint a little historical stuff.  Managed to finish a couple of units of infantry, the Azovskiy, and Chernigovskiy regiments.

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Azovskiy


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The green blends in a bit, I think.



As it turns out, these are the only Russian infantry I have - the bunch of stuff I got last year was heavy on Russian cavalry, but short on walkers.  There's a couple of things I can do about this (aside from the obvious "buy more").  One is to build a cavalry-focused force (which is an option for Maurice), while the other is to make a combined Russian-Austrian army.  As I'm working roughly from the OOB for Kunersdorf (where the two armies were actively integrated), the latter makes some sense (especially given I have a crapton of Austrians).

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Chernigovskiy


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I always forget how much I like painting these guys.


With these guys finished, I'll likely turn to some cossacks, and then maybe a little 40k painting.  The Cub and I got the new Shadowspear box for our birthdays, and the chaos models are looking pretty good, especially the obliterators.

FMB

12 comments:

  1. No we are talking! Very good to see your SYW Russians mustering off the table. A combined Russo-Austrian force sounds perfect. The Kunersdorf anniversary coming up this summer, good timing too! I plan an anniversary Kunersdorf refight this summer as well.

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    1. Thanks, Jonathan! I hadn't considered an actual re-fight, but might have to look to book off August 12 now ;)

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  2. Great looking units, mass effect is awesome...

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    1. Cheers, Phil. They generally look their best when there's a pile of them on the table.

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  3. Great work, the colors look splendid. Echoing Jon, we are planning to do Kunersdorf this year for the 260th anniversary. It seemed a great way to get my Russian Army on the field.

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  4. Looking very nice! Of course, if you want a really large Austro-Russian army, you should come back to Toronto and combine with mine. :P

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  5. Lovely looking Russians! Looking forward to your Austrians!
    Best Iain

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  6. The monk does it again, excellent.

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    1. Thanks! I find 6mm units are good for my soul - I can finish them quickly enough it feels like I'm getting things done!

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