French troops of the Seven Years War/French and Indian War: La Reine

THe 2eme Battalion of La Reine was sent to New France in 1755. I have modeled these troops in plastic and metal. The plastics I brought to Japan, while the metals are still in storage in Nova Scotia.


(www.rafm.com)
French Infantry

(www.cmhg.gc.ca) La Reine on left with Canadien uniform.

 The European uniform. 

British 35th Regiment and Hanoverian Regiment Hodenberg

The 35th Regiment of Foot was a British regiment raised in 1701 in Northern Ireland. In  1756, the regiment was sent to North America. Their first posting was to the New York frontier to Fort William-Henry surviving the siege in 1757 and the subsequent massacre. They were then sent to Halifax, Nova Scotia to train for the Louisbourg campaign in 1758. Then they took part in the 1759 Quebec campaign. Later they took part in the Martinique and Havana campaigns. Their final posting was to Pensacola Florida when that colony was given to Britain in the treaty of Paris in 1763.
  (rafm.com) My first depiction of the 35th Regiment was a RAFM Light Infantry company.
I also built some hat companies from  Airfix Washington's Army. However, with bringing this collection to Japan, I have decided to repaint my 35th Regt using
 Revell SYW Prussian Infantry. The figure with shoulder arms will now be repainted as the British 35th Regiment and Hanoverian Regiment Hodenberg

 Left to right: Grenadier company, Hodenberg Regiment, Grenadier company, 35th Regiment of Foot, Battalion company/hat companies, Hodenberg Regt/35th Regiment depending on theatre of operations. 

Seven Years War and French and Indian War British Infantry by RAFM

  Hat companies (www.rafm.com)
 Command groups
 Colonial infantry but can also be painted as British troops in North America
 Hat companies
 Grenadier companies
So far, the British Regiments which I have painted using these figures include
40th, 43rd, 60th, however, with reorganisation, I will paint up the 45th, 15th, 28th, if my plastics are not sufficient.
Revell SYW Prussians (www.plasticsoldierreview.com)


Below are the Zeveda Prussian Grenadiers (www.plasticsoldierreview.com)

Seven Years War British Light Infantry by RAFM

  (www.rafm.com)
So far, I have painted these units as either 80th Gages Light Infantry, Light companies for the 60th,
When I do return to Canada, I plan on reorganising these figures from 6 figures per group to 3 as it will be easier to base them, plus expand on what I have. My wife says I have sufficient figures, so I don't need to buy more.

My ranger companies by RAFM

90% of my Ranger companies for the French and Indian War/Seven Years War consist of RAFM metal figures which I bought between 1989-1992. All shots courtsey of www.rafm.com
 Gorham's Rangers 1759


 Roger's Rangers 1759


 American infantry in hunting shirts, painted up as rangers

My 18th century Highlanders

The vast majority of my 18th century highland figures are metal, but I have converted Airfix (www.plasticsoldierreview.com Waterloo Highlanders while in Japan.

I have blogged previously about my Jacobite highlanders and some of the highland regiments, but this blog will go into a bit more detail on the regiments and campaigns.
Below are RAFM French and Indian War Highlanders. I purchased these figures from 1989-1992. They were too heavy for me to bring back to Japan, so remain in storage in Nova Scotia.
Bonnet companies(rafm.com) I have painted these as 42nd and 84th Regiments.
 Grenadier companies: I painted as 78th Fraser's Highlanders

 Command figures. All my highland regiments have these.

 These are Gorham's Rangers, but I painted these as Highlander Light infantry. For all of my regiments.
So far, my metal figures depict the 78th Fraser's Highlanders, 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, The Black Watch and 77th Montgommery Highlanders.
 My 77th are made from the figures below.
 www.oldgloryminatures.com

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes

 Alright, I can relate being an ESL teacher and having to help students understand English grammar even when I don't!

Why You Should Thank A Teacher Today

 Both my parents were teachers. I became an EFL teacher overseas. There are times when I want to pack it in, but then there are times when I remember why I am a teacher!

Summer holidays are coming

which means I will be making my Amerindian warriors a bit more spiffy into some 18th century wargamming. I also plan on blogging on some of the regiments which I have painted up. I started posting about those several years back, but got out of it. I will upgrade with the Osprey books which I brought back last year and have also acquired recently about these units.

some of my new paints  which I picked up at Joyful Honda, a DIY centre in Inzai, Chiba, Japan. 

They are art paints and they work pretty well. The flesh tone is Dark tan, which I am using for my Amerindian warriors. One of the leaders I am giving a coat painted with Burnt Orange with red facings, being a drummer's coat of the 35th Regiment which was at Fort William-Henry. I just need to add the drummers lace. 

I will repaint some of my British and Hanoverian troops with this orange paint during the following weeks.

Siege of Louisbourg 1745 & 1758 - Living History Reenactment

 I was at this reenactment in 1995. Thanks to Folkart Films for posting this