A colonel and a Savonian cannon for Finnish war 1808-1809

There are some models I needed for my Russo-Swedish War 1808 project that haven't been made yet by the Perrys. There is no artillery for the Swedes and they don't have a mounted officer available, so I checked their catalogue and found a couple of sets that were ripe for converting.

This Swedish mounted colonel was made from a Perry French colonel. The uniform was almost a perfect match to the Swedish m/1801 uniform many of the higher-up officers used during the war. I just needed to remove all the doo-dads the original model had across his chest, work on the bicorne a bit and give him that white armband. The figure was an absolute joy to paint and I love that heroic pose. I haven't decided who exactly this model represents but Sandels isn't far off?

The Savolax Brigade I'm working on had their own artillery company. The guns were mostly 3-pounders and the men wore the same uniforms as the Savonian jägers did. The Perry Danish 3pdr was a pretty good match. I had to do a bit of filing and sculpting on the shakos to match the Savonian one, but it was just four models so it was quick to do.

Here's a couple of uniform reference pics:

Enroute to Rivendell

I'm reading the Lord of the Rings to my kids and it's a perfect excuse to paint some characters featured in the story. I'm not very impressed by the plastics in the GW LOTR range, bunch of brittle, poor casts. The metals in the range are a different story entirely. Lovely figures! Sculpted by the Perry twins, I believe.

Anyway, we made it to the Ford of Rivendell in the book today and I finished painting these guys too.