Time flew away from me during December and January, so apologies for the lack of posts. It's also been very dark and taking photos has been quite difficult. But I have a flurry of First Carlist War and Napoleonic posts with which to start the new year. It's been a while since I last painted up some Carlist infantry, so here is a battalion from Alava. As you'd expect with an area sympathetic to the Carlist cause, Alava is a province in the Basque country in north-west Spain. It is also one of the provinces that makes Rioja wine. Carlos seems to have recruited at least 6 battalions from Alava, all of which served in the Army of the North.
These are rewarding figures to paint - very quick and easy to do. This brings my Carlist forces to a total of 5 battalions - a pretty poor effort for a project that I started in 2009. But I suppose that's what happens when you're not under the pressure of painting things for particular and/or regular games. I think my camera may now be on its last legs - I find getting things in focus is becoming harder, although that may of course be me rather than the camera!
18 figures. Painted November 2024. Flag by Adolfo Ramos.
