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Monday, 20 February 2017

Royal Ecossais, Prussian Grenadiers and The Bishop of Pilsner

Following the text-heavy nature of the previous post, I'll keep this one short, and just let the pictures do the talking...

One of the characters often seen accompanying the Pils-Holstein forces of the mid-18th century is The Bishop of Pilsner (a certain Athanasius Gruber):


 
 ... and here he is seen attended by Prussian Grenadier battalion 5/20 - Jung Billerbeck.
Grenadiers painted by David Jarvis



 

And, finally for today, a further addition to the 18th century collection, The Royal Ecossais.
Figures painted by Mark Allen, as were the flags.





Note the inclusion of a piper in this regiment.



As everyone knows, many of them kept their blue bonnets following the '45 and wore them for the Pils-Holstein Campaign.
Well, that's what I'm imagining anyway.
Cheers for now...
at

14 comments:

  1. Phil20 February 2017 at 17:54

    Wonderful units, great job, and this Bishop of Pilsner is impressive...

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  2. marinergrim20 February 2017 at 18:04

    Lovely, lovely, lovely.

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  3. Graham C20 February 2017 at 19:27

    Phil,
    Great photos and great units. Such a pity so few of the Ecossais made it back after the rebellion 😀
    Graham

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  4. Chris Gregg21 February 2017 at 10:11

    All very nice, Phil; they look especially good against those lovely buildings, thanks for posting.
    Chris
    http://notjustoldschool.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. tidders21 February 2017 at 14:28

    Lovely units, like the Bishop

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  6. Purple21 February 2017 at 19:57

    You just can't beat a pretty 18th century regiment !
    Love the bishop!

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  7. Phil22 February 2017 at 00:18

    Thanks for the kind comments.
    I was pleased with the way The Bishop came out. Nice figure to paint.
    Graham - whilst so few of the Royal Ecossais made it back, at least their blue bonnets did!
    Phil

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  8. tradgardmastare22 February 2017 at 07:06

    Lovely figures,especially liked the Bishop :)
    Alan

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  9. Phil22 February 2017 at 18:50

    Thought you might like him, Alan.
    A remarkable likeness! He's from the North Star 1672 range.
    Best regards.
    Phil

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  10. Anonymous26 February 2017 at 15:39

    An excellent display of fine modelling and painting, Mark has certainly put character into those battalions.
    Thanks for sharing, an excellent blog Phil.
    Cheers,
    Willz

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  11. Anonymous26 February 2017 at 15:41

    Ps well done Dave on those grenadiers.

    Willz

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  12. Anonymous26 February 2017 at 19:06

    Excellent figures, nice Bishop

    Paul

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  13. Anonymous4 March 2017 at 22:03

    Phil, a great series of figures - an inspiration.

    It is good to see the blue bonnets out & about, and the Bishop of Pilsner is an excellent addition. As always, I love the buildings in the background, too.

    Cheers, Rohan.

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  14. Phil8 March 2017 at 17:47

    Thank you for all your kind comments chaps.
    Phil

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