Monday, December 31, 2012

Canada hurray!


Oh - there's one last posting that I have to do for this year.
Regular visitors might remember that once upon a time, I painted a nation-specific figure everytime I got a 100st visitor from a specific country on my blog.

I must confess that I haven't had a closer look on my blog statistics for a while. Additionally, my mind was too occupied with other things so I simply forgot. Well - it's time to re-establish that good tradition.
Because of that, there will be some nation-specific postings within the next weeks, starting with:

CANADA!

Well. Is there anything 'Napoleonic' about Canada? Of course it is!
I painted some conversions of US-soldiers for the 1812 war - now it's time to switch to the Canadian side of the fence:

These guys represent the Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada in their early (green) uniform.
I found these uniforms on this blog, which contains tons of valuable uniform pictures for this specific war theatre: http://history-uniforms.over-blog.com/article-l-incorporated-militia-battalion-du-haut-canada-dans-la-guerre-de-1812-109003510.html

The figures are British Peninsula infantry from HaT. Thanks to Tom for sending me some single figures from that very large set. :-D

And now: HAPPY NEW YEAR ALTOGETHER!!!

(...and the next posting will be something Dutchie... in 2013 ;-))

5 comments:

  1. Ti be honest I would never have thought of canada in terms of the napoleonic period
    Happy new year all the best for 2013
    Cheers
    paul

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  2. Hurrar!!! the war of 1812, the war in whick the British burnt down the white house :-D a feat that no other nation has accomplished since. I watched some documentuaries about it recently, they were travel programs also for the historical traveller.

    funny that the USA invaded Canada thinking it would be a piece of cake then they get destroyed on the first attempt. Best of all the next thing they know Britain turns up to teach them a lesson.... hehehe thats what you get when you invade a peacful nation that has a mapal leaf as its symbol

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  3. A brilliantly executed and unusual subject as always! :D

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  4. Wow those figures came out really well. The War of 1812 needs greater historical emphasis than it gets in my humble opinion.

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