GAGGLE OF GRENZERS

 

New contingent of individually mounted Grenzers. 

Greetings, dear reader(s)! This is just a modest post to show that I'm still here and to keep the old blog alive and active. In my ongoing effort to round out my collection for One Hour Skirmish gaming (my 19th Century version), I decided that it would be good to expand the number of Grenzers on hand. And so I did. 

These are Keelman (former Steve Barber) 28mm Grenzers in greatcoat from the Hungarian Revolt line. Given the universal look of the greatcoats (sans equipment), and the distinctive late-century forage caps, they will work for scenarios set most anytime in the mid to late 19th Century (particularly in Balkan and Frontier contexts that are the focus of  my One Hour Skirmish collection). 

Not being able to find a match for the pink distinctions I did on my earlier Hungarian Grenzers, I decided to do these with yellow distinctions.  I believe that I used my last bit of Humbrol Polish Crimson to do the pink on the others--a color that is now discontinued--so I reverted to yellow for the expanded greatcoat contingent. 

The famous Grenzer Bowling Pin formation...this is the perspective that players will have of them on the table. The yellow stands out nicely against the brown forage caps and the gray coats. Not "peacocks," but smart and businesslike in their own way, they'll do nicely in their role of "regulars" in the context of frontier policing and border skirmish actions.  

Excelsior!