Category Archives: 15mm Figures

‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’: My 15mm SYW Hanoverian & German Allied Army (Part 2)

Posted on 31st August 2021 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, I’m booked to put on a 10mm American Civil War game at Warfare 2021 in November, so I’ll have to put my 15mm Seven Years War project on hold for the moment while I paint a … Continue reading →

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’: My 15mm SYW Hanoverian & German Allied Army (Part 1)

Posted on 30th July 2021 by jemima_fawr

“Hanover wins, the Frenchman lies down.” As mentioned recently, I’m presently building a British-Hanoverian-German Allied army for the Seven Years War, using the order of battle for the Battle of Minden 1759 as my initial ‘To Do’ list.  Having finished … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Lobositz 1756: A ‘Tricorn’ Playtest

Posted on 20th July 2021 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last time, we recently had a playtest of ‘Tricorn’ (my Seven Years War variant of ‘Shako’ Napoleonic rules).  I decided to go for a historical scenario (The Battle of Lobositz 1756) rather than a random ‘pick-up’ battle, as … Continue reading →

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“King George Commands And We Obey”: My Seven Years War British Army

Posted on 10th June 2021 by jemima_fawr

Sorry for the sparsity of posts over the last few weeks.  Mrs Fawr has been cracking the whip… 🙁  Thankfully however, my rate of painting has been maintained and I’ve been making good progress on my new ‘Western Allied’ army … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements For King Louis! (Part 2)

Posted on 22nd May 2021 by jemima_fawr

Following my recent, though blessedly brief descent into olive-drabness, I’ve now recovered my senses and am feeling much better now, thanks for asking! Having started my French Seven Years War project in ‘Frogruary‘, the army is now complete (for the … Continue reading →

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Cold War Canucks, Eh? 4th Canadian Mechanised Brigade Group in the 1980s

Posted on 16th May 2021 by jemima_fawr

I promised a little while ago that there would be some breaks from the wall-to-wall Seven Years War coverage and that the Olive Drab would return!  So even though I’m still painting tricorns and lace, here’s a look at some … Continue reading →

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“Rogues! Do You Want To Stay In The Toolbox Forever?!” (Part 5: More Prussian Reinforcements)

Posted on 27th April 2021 by jemima_fawr

I hope everyone is in fine fettle?  Last week, Mrs Fawr and I managed to finally have a holiday (in Devon), where the pubs were OPEN and the weather was glorious! 🙂 However, we’re now back in the People’s Glorious … Continue reading →

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“Rogues! Do You Want To Stay In The Toolbox Forever?!” (Part 4: Some Prussian Reinforcements)

Posted on 16th April 2021 by jemima_fawr

In addition to all the new Seven Years War armies and units recently mentioned, I’ve also been building up my Prussian army with a load of new infantry units from Eureka Miniatures.  My existing Prussian army was built for a … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 2): The Reichsarmee

Posted on 8th April 2021 by jemima_fawr

In Part 1 I looked at some of the German and Saxon-Polish units raised from within the Holy Roman Empire to directly support the Austrian Army in the field during the Seven Years War.  this time I’m profiling some of … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 1): Imperial Auxiliary Troops of the Seven Years War

Posted on 26th March 2021 by jemima_fawr

First an apology to lovers of all things Jungle Green, Khaki Drill and Olive Drab and/or tracked; I’ve still got stacks and stacks of WW2 and Cold War stuff to post here (and more besides), but I’m on a bit … Continue reading →

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