World War 1 Project

[mollinary]

Really nice work - only needs a few flags to top them off!

Mollinary

[Techno]

Terrific work, that man !
Cheers - Phil

[toxicpixie]

Ah, bugger, that's a shame on the pennants! Do any of them have a nice regimental flag even?!

[Leman]

Not sure about this for 1914 but maybe the cavalry from the other German states were still using their own colours on their lance pennants?

[Womble67]

Extremely well painted

Take care

Andy

[Si Tyler]

Until their use fell into decline (in late 1914), these pennants also distinguished the identity of particular states. These were a very colourful addition to any cavalry force and, whilst the most traditional colours were for Prussia (white over black) and Hesse and Mecklenburg (both white over red), some interesting variations were employed. These included the striking pennons of Baden (yellow over red) or Saxony (white over light green) and the sombrely distinctive state colours of Wurtemberg (black over red) and Oldenburg (red over blue). Also reflecting its national state colours, Bavarian cavalry carried lance pennants of white over light blue.

Mine are Prussian units hence the white/black but lots of other variations are available

[Hertsblue]

The jager colour was noticeably more green than feldgrau.

There's a photograph in D.B. Nash's Imperial German Army Handbook 1914-1918 of German hussars crossing the River Dvina in Macedonia in 1916. All their lances have pennons.

[Si Tyler]

Working in the sunlight in the morning before the kids get up has meant the Russians have moved on a fair bit.



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7.75 battalions of the 16 I need to do are now painted and based.  The Regimental command stands for the second division are also completed as are the MGs and Div Cavalry.  So......33 Bases of Infantry (99 figures) and 3 Artillery pieces to do when my next PD order arrives and that will be the Russians completed.

The Germans just need the missing 77mm Bn added and the second Brigade of Infantry (24 bases or 72 figs) need finishing and then I need to base all of the Divisional Infantry (48 Bases in total).  And that will be WW1 finished for a while......oh look more 1916 brits, oh well

[toxicpixie]

Wowzers, they're nice

[Techno]

Most impressive !
Cheers - Phil

[Matt J]

As above, really nice job 

[Leman]

Lovely. the new marching figure looks really good.

[Si Tyler]

Marching Figures   There are two new poses one is one each of the two stands in the foreground.  Downside I have found is that the bayonet is quite fragile on the figure with the rifle at the left shoulder  I broke two off just dry brushing the bases.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice mate! 

[goat major]

Great work!