These chaps earned me 52 points and were my 2nd entry into this years Analogue Painting Challenge over on Curt's blog. They move me up to 18th place, I've said it before and will say it again, Its going to be a hard slog this year and I think I'm going to be lucky to make the top 10 let alone the top 5! I'm already 499 points behind the leader James, that's a hell of a lot of 15mm figures I've got to paint just to catch up!!!
Anyway.....
Sir John Lanier's Horse or The Queens regt of Horse. Later
they were known as the 1st The King's Dragoon Guards., then tranferred to
Flanders were their commander was killed at the Battle of Steenkirke in 1692.
Lanier's were raised by King James II in 1685 to help curtail the Monmouth rebellion. The first duty
of Lanier's new regiment was to escort a prisoner the Duke of Monmouth from
Winchester back to London after the battle of Sedgemoor in 1685.
They were present at both The Battle of the Boyne and The
Battle of Aughrim in Ireland.After the Irish rebellion they were transferred to
Flanders. In November 1691 the Commons mentioned the regiment by the
name of its commander Sir John Lanier. Then In November 1692 it was known as
the “Queen's regiment”. On 3 August 1692 Lieutenant-General Sir John Lanier was
mortally wounded in the battle of Steenkerque, not long after he died of his
wounds
On 10 August 1692 Henry Lumley (younger brother of Richard
Lumley) was appointed as colonel over this regiment. Under his leadership the
regiment distinguished itself in the Battle of Neerwinden also known as Landen in July 1693.
The figures are from Essex Miniatures, the bases are from
Warbases and flags by my good self!!
Yet another great looking unit.
ReplyDeleteSmart work Ray, very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteGreat unit, good luck with the comp! Your flags are always superb.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about the comp, Ray. This year's going to be hard for us 15mm painters, but then, so far we see a lot of nice nice stuff, starting with yours ;)
ReplyDeleteCheers
Seb
It was great to win last year, but there's absolutely no chance this year, but at least I'll get tons of painting done!
DeleteAnother lovely looking unit Ray!
ReplyDeleteAnother great looking unit
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are having a run again!
ReplyDeleteA fine regiment, with a fine history behind it. Super looking regiment, Ray - I'm in awe of how you do these guys so quickly!
ReplyDeleteIf I can remember correctly these guys took me around 3 hours, which isn't bad going!
DeleteFine job on the regiment.
ReplyDeleteHope you can pull out a few more paint jobs and catch up.
Nice history blurb, lovely figures and great flag as usual.
ReplyDeleteJohn
Stunning unit, ready for some tabletop mayhem!
ReplyDeleteYaaaawwwwnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great looking unit Ray!
ReplyDeleteAnother great looking unit Ray!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a useful competition for helping you work through a project, no matter where you come in the rankings. Another cool unit, Ray.
ReplyDeleteGotta agree with you there!
DeleteI like the blazes on the horses Ray! Now, based on previous experience with you, I'm guessing most people suspect you have a stockpile of painted figures somewhere :)
ReplyDeleteWho me......never!
DeleteWell done, Ray.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be surprised if you catch up, honestly..
ReplyDeleteCracking unit Ray. The flags really compliment the figures well.
ReplyDeleteJason
Lovely work Ray. The flags are the crowning touch. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Mike
I was quite pleased with them myself.
DeleteYour blog is a very good source of information, Ray, and of really nice units!
ReplyDeleteAnother fine bunch of lads Ray. 10 more cavalry units and you'll be right back in the thick of things. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI've got a few things up my sleeve, I've got to admit!
DeleteYou do great work and your pictures are kickin'butt.
ReplyDeletethere all right I suppose :)
ReplyDeleteThey look great
ReplyDeleteSweet looking unit Ray, job well done.
ReplyDeleteThe bane of my kife with wargames units -horses !
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job on these Ray.
Surely though, just finishing above a certain someone would be considered a win ?
Absolutely, I can't let you know who beat me!!!
DeleteThey look great!! And I have no doubt you will catch up!!
ReplyDeleteThat's it? Three hours to paint these figures! Simply amazing!
ReplyDelete(PS - still trying to find a battery for the camera)
Nice unit once more Ray. I'm sure you pull some tricks and end up on the top. Esp if this only took you 3 hours...impressive
ReplyDeleteExcellent painted unit Ray!
ReplyDeletePainted in 3 hours? And it gave you 52 points. That makes that you have to paint another 30 hours to catch up with the leader! :-D
Greetings
Peter
http://peterscave.blogspot.be/