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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Gun yawl for the Finnish War 1808 #5 - Finished
So you have seen it blockpainted and washed with ink, now I have hight lighete it and tidy up the blockpainting I really hope you like the end result of my finised Gun yawl build for my Finnish war 1808 project :)
Excellent work! There was a less known battle outside my hometown, Kuopio in the summer of 1808 where Sandels attempted to recapture the town by rowing across Kallavesi with boats and supported by gun yawls. The amphibious assault was uncontested at first, but quickly repulsed by the Russians once they had time to get organized. The end stages saw Swedes and Finns retreat to the boats under enemy musketry fire and all that good stuff. The makings of a scenario perhaps?
Beautiful stuff. I'm wondering why you used the British rifle men for the rowers & the Austrians for the standing figures. Are the Austrians in a uniform more similar to the Swedes, but the British in a better rowing position?
Spot on, I thought the British rifles was in a better rowing position but the Autrians uniform work better as Swedes, at least if you want Plastics, otherewise I would recoment to use Perrys Brittish for Egypt, the ones with roundhatts. you can fins a tutorial how to convert them in to swedes on my matey mattias blog:
Excellent work! There was a less known battle outside my hometown, Kuopio in the summer of 1808 where Sandels attempted to recapture the town by rowing across Kallavesi with boats and supported by gun yawls. The amphibious assault was uncontested at first, but quickly repulsed by the Russians once they had time to get organized. The end stages saw Swedes and Finns retreat to the boats under enemy musketry fire and all that good stuff. The makings of a scenario perhaps?
ReplyDeleteThanks Mikko
DeleteIndeed a good senario ide, just have to paint me some minis from the Savolax brigade then:)
Fantastic job Michael😀
ReplyDeleteLove it! I'm very impressed with how the painted-in rowing benches have worked out.
ReplyDeleteAppreciated !
DeleteGlad you think my painted-in rowing benches worked .
Fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteExcellent work. Nice to see such an unique project take shape and seeing it complete.
ReplyDeleteThree words: It looks great!!! Any possibility for a Russian ships like this?
ReplyDeleteThanks !,
DeleteNo russian ships in mt to do list...yet...
A truly stunning piece of modelling Michael!
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is Wow!
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece. I love anything Finnish, and this is definitely Finnish!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful piece! I love it.
ReplyDeleteWow. Looks superb!
ReplyDeleteI have thoroughly enjoyed watching you set about this project Michael. Truly inspirational work Sir.
ReplyDeleteExcellent work! Really well done.
ReplyDeleteThat is just beautiful
ReplyDeleteFantastic!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic job, and this, returns to home beach
ReplyDeletePerhaps the next topic, the Russian attack across the ice Uppsala city,
the return of troops, and death on the ice ...
Great work and interesting model!
ReplyDeleteIncidently, I was rowing bit larger 1:1 version of cannonsloop in Sveaborg few weeks ago.
Ace work Michael – a truly unique piece of modelling!
ReplyDeleteFantastic little piece! Nicely done
ReplyDeleteSimply fantastic. Great work.
ReplyDelete/Mattias
Thank you all for following my gun yawl build and thank you very much for all nice comment !!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stuff. I'm wondering why you used the British rifle men for the rowers & the Austrians for the standing figures. Are the Austrians in a uniform more similar to the Swedes, but the British in a better rowing position?
ReplyDeleteThanks !
DeleteSpot on, I thought the British rifles was in a better rowing position but the Autrians uniform work better as Swedes, at least if you want Plastics, otherewise I would recoment to use Perrys Brittish for Egypt, the ones with roundhatts. you can fins a tutorial how to convert them in to swedes on my matey mattias blog:
http://northern-wargaming.blogspot.se/search/label/Swedish%20Napoleonic%20Uniform