Thursday, March 14, 2013

28mm 1812 Russian Militia

Glenn will have three units of militia in his army.  These figures were a lot of fun to paint.  I went with uniformed militia, since these figures are clearly wearing uniforms.

Some of the Moscow militia were armed with pikes.  I usually see these illustrated as spears, barely higher than the men's heads, but my written sources clearly say "pikes," and one described them as 12-16 feet long.

The St. Petersburg militia look rather modern in their caps and simple tunics.



Moscow Militia (Foundry)





Moscow Militia (Front Rank)







St. Petersburg Militia (Front Rank)
 
 

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful set, Scott! The militia could not have been long of this earth going to battle with pike. Ouch!

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  2. Monty - From what I've read and seen, some units had very irregular weapons: axes, spears, and even farm implements.

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  3. Very nice detail. You just need a mounted model of Pierre Konovitsyn from War and Peace.

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