The final unit from my first batch of Great Northern War figures by Ebor has been completed. In yellow facings, these figures represent the Bjorneborgs Regiment (which I am guessing is something to do with bears!). The flag does have a little black bear motif.
The completion of this unit means that the first phase of creating a small Swedish army is complete. Here is an overview of the full army:
My second Swedish infantry regiment for the Great Northern War comes off the production line. Painted to represent the Narke-Varmalands Regiment, the unit is made up of 25mm figures from Ebor Miniatures. They are painted gloss using mainly Humbrol paints.
Last week when Bob Black came to visit we discussed the Great Northern War (GNW) and to my surprise Bob presented me with a number of 25/28mm figures by Ebor. These were Swedish troops. Bob already has a sizeable Russian Army but has no opponent, so using the figures he gave me as a foundation I agreed to raise a Swedish army.
Now, what I know about the GNW would not fill a postage stamp, but I am learning fast. The armies seem to be equipped with early flintlocks but still retain a few pikemen to ward off cavalry. The Swedes look very smart in blue with various facing colours, but a lot of yellow and buff.
I could not resist painting them in my usual gloss style and here is the result - rather spledid methinks:
