David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Monday 7 November 2022

The SYW Collection Expands

As I'm sure I've mentioned previously I have decided, all things being equal, that I'd like to expand my SYW collection over the Winter and into the Spring. To facilitate this expansion, as you might recall, I've ordered in several new units' worth of figures. From Wargames Foundry/Casting Rooms Miniatures I bought figures to make up two French infantry regiments, one being the Gardes Suisse's second regiment the other the regiment Bouillon. {There was already another Grenadier regiment in the Lead Pimple, which can either be a Royal Grenadier or a further Grenadiers de France regiment.} The flags I copied from David’s superb blog, Not By Appointment ~
https://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/
In addition to the infantry I ordered some Heavy Cavalry to expand the Mestre de Camp's regiment to four squadrons and a squadron of Dragoons to form the first of the Colonel-General's Dragoons. I've already made a start on the cavalry aspect of the expansion project and so I thought that I would show the new additions, though there is one 'original' amongst them!
As I had a mounted drummer from the command pack spare I painted him up too and added him to a previously painted mounted officer to form a more impressive Command base for the French Heavy cavalry. Obviously I thought you'd like to see these too.
The six new figures for the Colonel-General's Dragoons' first squadron are already underway so I'd hope to show those to interested followers/visitors in the not too distant future. Keep an eye out for more news as and when...

22 comments:

  1. Very dandy and you can't see the join 🙂

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  2. Fine work there David as always and a nice addition of the mounted drummer to the command stand:).

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    1. Thank you SteveJ! As always your support is appreciated.

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  3. I will be keeping an eye out for further developments.

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  4. They look great! Will be nice seeing them on the table.

    Christopher

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    1. They may emerge next month depending on what shakes out here in GHQ gameswise.

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  5. Lovely figures and a nice steady approach to expansion.

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    1. Thank you Norm! Steady is all I can manage at present.

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  6. Excellent additions to a lovely collection.

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  7. Excellent additions to a wonderful collection... very fine work indeed, as always! keep it up!

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    1. Thanks Paul. I shall do my best to oblige.

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  8. Sounds like a good project and these additions are a fine start. I hope they motivate you to press on.
    all the best
    Stephen

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    1. Thanks, Stephen, much appreciated. I shall endeavour to press forward!

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  9. A very nice unit! I'm glad those flags work so well and that I was wrong doubting it! :-) And thanks for the compliment and link to my blog...

    I look forward to further units being added.

    Cheers,

    David.

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    1. Pleased to have had the pleasure of using your generous resources.

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