It has been a while since my last post. Korbitz is getting booring, always painting the same figures.
So for having some variety I decided to start with a second project. As I am always after the lesser known subjects, I decided to find some battle to use for all the unpainted ACW figures which are lying around.
The Pacific war of 1879-1883 between Chile an Peru/Bolivia always interested me. The last push I needed was the excellent book from Helion.
Seeing the Bolivian Cuirassier on the right gives me an option for painting our own Blackwatch French 1870 Cuirassiers:-)
The book has a complete order of battle and maps, the best I have seen so far. The diorama/landscape is very easy to create - especially or our system of simply pooring sand over the stands. Here a screenshot from Google earth and photos from the museum/monument there.
So Tacna it is. I have already started painting ACW figures with kepi. Here for example some Peruian Cazadores del Misti.
These old Airfix with not much details are great for this project. Especially as they have no frock-coat and are useful for both sides.
The Bolivians are a challenge, but one which can be solved. As for the Chilenians I took some help from our new 3D-sculptor. See here some results of our Chilenian infantry which will in short time also hit our shop at Blackwatch miniatures.
For all I know that Chilean infantryman should be firing a Belgian 11mm falling block Comblain rifle which was chosen in 1872 as the new standard rifle of the Chilean army. Only about 5,000 Comblains could be produced during the war, however, and so about 12,000 French 11mm 1874 Gras bolt action rifles were bought from a manufacture in Austria, modified to take the same ammunition as the Comblain. The National Guard received about 10,000 Dutch 11mm M1871 Beaumont bolt action rifles. The age of percussion rifles was long over around 1880. The info is from Osprey's book on the Pacific War.
AntwortenLöschenyey i want them, when they will be released?
AntwortenLöschenThey are with our caster from Spain. With him, I have to be very patient. I guess in around 2-3 month
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