Having been involved in this hobby for 40+ of my 48 years on this earth I have finally painted a Napoleonic unit... the Scots Greys.
This period is really not my thing, I'm an ancient gamer at heart but I was invited to take part in the Napoleonic Wargames Society re-enactment day organised by the ubiquitous Mr. H. I have to say I'm glad I did. The day itself was magnificently organised, tables groaning with lead and lots of "Nappy heads!" around.
See these posts for further details...
http://onesidedminiaturewargamingdiscourse.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/waterloo-2015-in-15mm-battle.html
http://avonnapoleonicfellowship.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/wargaming-waterloo-1815-2015-9-waterloo.html
The figures themselves, supplied by Mark are from the excellent AB range and were beautifully cast with little flash and no deformities. One quibble I have is that the troopers with sabres at rest had a web of metal between he left leg and saddle cloth that needed to be removed but this was quite simple if the metal was fairly thick. This small issue aside, I cannot recommend AB enough but bear in mind my experience with these figures is limited.
And so to the Greys...
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| Reminiscent of Lady Butler's epic painting |
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| Forward lads |
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| they are NOT retreating |
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| Officer and bugler on temporary bases |
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| On the day, ready for action |
I cannot take credit for the basing, only the painting.
On the day they acquitted themselves quite well making a headlong dash directly at Mareschal Ney, the look on Richards face was priceless! Sadly le brave des brave didn't end up le mort des mort and escaped with a red face.
In the meantime I have not been painting much due to work commitments etc but my 6mm Polybian Romans are well under way. The first of 3 legions is finished, the second undercoated and ready to go. Pictures soon.
