Progress on the Poltava 1709 Project – the Swedish Camp (TMT)

On 29/04/201929/04/2019 By The OneIn 6mm, Great Northern War, Terrain, Towards Moscow Triology

In the last update on the Poltava project that will be laid out at Joy of Six in July this year I presented Poltava itself and I wrote about it here.

As I have stated on a number of occasions, this is just one of the many features I want to capture on the Battle Field. In an earlier update I showed some plans I had in doing the Swedish camp.

I had no idea whether a tent was standardised or not (but since everything else was I assumed it would be) and got some input from Oskar Sjöström who works at the Swedish Army Museum (and also wrote a brilliant book on the Battle of Fraustadt 1706) in the form of photos of tents from re-enactment groups (the one below representing enlisted tents).

In addition I came across this old document from 1699, showing an officers tent. It is signed by the King himself (Carolus, Charles XII) – straight on top of the drawing.

Another prominent feature of the camp are the Swedish Supply wagons, these were based on another design from the Period (I wrote a blog on how I made these wagons for the Lesnaya project here).

wagon

The overall design of the camp is based on how a battalion camped during the era, and I used the following picture as an inspiration (from the book Poltava 1709 – Vändpunkten, by Moltusov and Lyth).

Inspiration

Initial thoughts and planning – tents are from Baccus 6mm

Some further work – note the Supply Wagons discussed above. The blue foam is a perimeter wall around the camp. I made the camp on a 6mm mdf board, about 2 by 1 feet in dimension.

The Tents – I made these on separate bases to allow some flexibility.

Another angle…

Some camp followers

Some fires

The tents in the Camp

Some meat is being prepared

Adding some supply wagons

The final spectacle with enough space for some troops. Putting it away until the show, there is much more to do.

/ Hope that was of some interest

13 thoughts on “Progress on the Poltava 1709 Project – the Swedish Camp (TMT)”

Colin Nash

That looks really good Per – very impressed

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29/04/2019 at 3:03 pm Reply
1. The One
  
  Many thanks it is now nearing completion, but not there yet.
  
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  29/04/2019 at 3:45 pm Reply
Pete S/ SP

That looks great. The logistics behind battles rarely gets a look in so it is great to see something like this.

Cheers,

Pete.

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30/04/2019 at 1:04 am Reply
1. The One
  
  I thought so too, I also got some use of the wagons I did for Lesnaya again.
  
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  30/04/2019 at 4:35 am Reply
Markus Sharaput

Oh, that’s just wonderful! I love how you’ve not only made a great looking camp, but have been able to show a historical narrative behind it.

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30/04/2019 at 10:48 am Reply
1. The One
  
  Many thanks, the historical narrative is very important to me in presenting these Battles. It also keeps me learning new things.
  
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  03/05/2019 at 12:33 pm Reply
maenoferren22

Looking great, really loving it.

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30/04/2019 at 2:21 pm Reply
1. The One
  
  Many thanks, I am getting closer to the end of this. It is a little bit a chore at times but overall I am really enjoying it.
  
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  03/05/2019 at 12:34 pm Reply
Mark A. Morin

Wonderful camp, love the work and research Per.

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03/05/2019 at 12:47 pm Reply
1. The One
  
  Many thanks Mark, so do I (most of the time!)
  
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