Saturday, 18 April 2009

21st Reichsarmee Template - Feuerwerker of Upper Rhine Artillery Contingent


After all those fancy musicians here's a taste of the darker and more workaday side of war - a very soberly dressed Upper Rhine artilleryman of the Reichsarmee.

Saturday, 11 April 2009

Saxon Infantry in Waistcoat 4


Grenadier of Saxon Regiment Lubomirsky and 2 blank templates, one with the lapelled waistcoat and one with the plain waistcoat.

Saxon Infantry in Waistcoat 3


2 more grenadiers in waistcoat of Regiments Leibgrenadiergarde and Prinz Clemens.

Saxon Infantry in Waistcoat 2

More Saxon infantry in waistcoat, this time 2 grenadiers of Regiments Königin and Garde zu Fuss.

As I noted earlier when doing Saxon templates, the sources seem to disagree on a great deal of the detail of these uniforms; this is therefore my interpretation of what I have read and I make no claims to infallibility!

Friday, 10 April 2009

Saxon Infantry in Waistcoat 1

Saxon infantry often fought in their waistcoats during the summer (like the Russians) and this is a generic template for many of the infantry regiments that wore the unique Saxon waistcoat. The coloured template shows Regiment Prince Xaver in the blue waistcoat that was the same colour as the regiment's facings.

Thursday, 9 April 2009

Drummer of Brunswick Leib Regiment

Uniform and unit details to follow...

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Coming soon - drummer of Brunswick Leib Regiment


No time to finish this off and post the final images tonight - far too late! Will hopefully have time to post tomorrow... It seems I'm not yet done with musicians - but at least this one doesn't have really fiddly lace. :-)

Friday, 3 April 2009

Drummer of Saxon Infantry Regiment Graf Bruhl

Unit and uniform detail to follow sometime...

Friday, 20 March 2009

Grenadier à Cheval of the French Maison Du Roi 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow...

The unique and curious headgear is notable.

Thursday, 19 March 2009

Drummer of Austrian Infantry Regiment Sincère No.54 1760

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Here is a drummer in the regulation uniform as laid down in 1755 but not widespread in the Austrian army until 1760.

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Drummer of Austrian Infantry Regiment Ligne No.38 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Drummer of Austrian Infantry Regiment Wied-Runkel No.28 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Drummer of Austrian Infantry Regiment Deutschmeister No.4 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Drummer of Austrian Infantry Regiment Arberg No.55 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Monday, 16 March 2009

Fusilier of Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 47

Unit and uniform details to follow...

Saturday, 14 March 2009

Musician of Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 47


Uniform and unit details to follow...

Well, it seems I was wrong about hating Prussian musicians' lace so much, as here's another with funny lace I've just done - this one seems to have space invaders along it! Perhaps it's the lingering effects of yesterday's hospital anaesthetic doing funny things to the brain that has me doing yet more... The fusilier helmet is new and correct for Regiment 47. I also wanted to do a variation of the fusilier uniform that has an interestingly different facing colour, as most are some variation on red.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Grenadier Drummer of Prussian Infantry Regiment No.12


Uniform and unit details to follow...

Monday, 9 March 2009

Musician of Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 55


Most of the later fusilier regiments wore much simpler uniforms than the earlier raised units; this is one of the commonest styles worn by musicians of many of those regiments. The colour version is a musician of Regiment No. 55, with lace with a central orange stripe, a wider yellow stripe and an outer white stripe.

Saturday, 7 March 2009

Prussian officer of Infantry Regiment No.17


Uniform and unit details to follow...

Prussian officer of Infantry Regiment No.3


Uniform and unit details to follow...

This is the very simplest style of the Prussian infantry officer's uniform. Now the basic template is done much more elaborate versions can follow. A variant with the sash (and perhaps the gorget) is possible if people want it.

Friday, 6 March 2009

Musician of Prussian Infantry Regiment 7


Unit and uniform detail to follow...

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Musician of Prussian Infantry Regiment 22


Unit and uniform details to follow.

Plain infantry uniforms are a lot less fiddly and much less time-consuming to draw!

Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Trooper of the French Gendarmes Bourguignons Du Roi 1750s


And the last of the Gendarmes, at least for now - the simpler uniform of the Burgundian Gendarmes. Unit and uniform detail to follow.

Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Trooper of the French Gendarmes Ecossais Du Roi 1750s



Uniform and unit details to follow.

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Trooper of the French Gendarmes Anglais Du Roi 1750s

Unit and uniform details to follow