More work in preparation for Borodino. This time another exotic regiment to add to the IV Corps: The Spanish Joseph Napoleon Regiment. These poor saps probably had the longest journey of any unit in the entire Napoleonic Wars (except maybe the Por…
John R. reckons he can write my battle reports for me, the smart-ar$e! He reckons that they all start off like this: “What I should have done is….”Unfortunately in this instance he’s probably right! Last Friday night’s game against our furthest flung…
Here they are, shaded, varnished and based, ready for orders from the Viceroy!I’m quite happy with the head swaps, though I’m not convinced that my efforts at shako covers warranted the effort. The first try on the march attack figure was the best, but…
Sorry for the lack of variety in my WIP posts of late! I hope you’re not all getting sick of seeing French infantry. I’ve varied this bunch with a head conversion and a couple more figures with shako covers.SHQ/Kennington officer in covered shakoHaT ch…
From Napoleon, His Army and Enemieshttp://www.napolun.com/mirror/web2.airmail.net/napoleon/infantry_Napoleon.htmlAfter Rafa’s comment on my last post, I trawled the web for images of French Napoleonic shako evolution and this one was the one that caugh…
I’ve started another French battalion for Borodino, this time back with plastic HaT figures. This time, though, I’ve experimented with head swaps for the elite figures. The originals are bedecked in cords and plumes, so I decided to give them a more ca…
….for having been indirectly responsible for starting my first flame war on TMP! I’ve really joined the big time now!Backstory: Armand, the Arch-linker from Argentina, had put a link to my last book review. My only involvement in the thread was to th…
Warning: Non-wargaming post!Ben Mendolsohn is one of my favourite Australian actors. He does a great line in quietly menacing bad guys and bighearted boof-heads. Think The Big Steal, Spotswood, Idiot Box and Animal Kingdom.Here he is doing an…
Here’s the finished battalion incorporating Schilling infantry and SHQ/Kennington command figures. This will be the last of the Schilling infantry for the time being, until I buy some more. They complete one of the regiments that will do their duty as …
I’m back to reading Napoleonic non-fiction after reading a fair bit of fiction of late. This book is the latest to finish its turn on the top of the pile on my bedside table.How many other biographies or battle histories can be written about the Napole…
Insert your choice of cheesy music here.I haven’t been active on the blog of late due to a number of factors, including 4 days off work last week feeling generally bleaugh. On top of that I’ve misplaced the camera’s SD card with photos of my last ignom…
A long time coming, but here is my latest French infantry battalion using the lovely metal Schilling figures. The voltiguer has a head conversion using special conversion heads from Lancier Bleu.Full battalionAnother angleGrenadiersVoltiguer from side&…
I can’t make it to the Netherlands this year (or next year most likely!), but as a dedicated event for my chosen scale of figures organised by those friendly chaps at Benno’s, I can’t not do my bit in promoting this great event.If you’re in the north-w…
For those of you in Australia who haven’t caught up with this show yet, you need to! It’s a brilliantly funny, but instructive look at historical technology (mainly military), with a focus (so far) on Australian inventions.The eponymous boffin, builder…
The last three figures are finished for this current battalion, drummer, officer and another fusilier. They are currently being based and then will receive the shading and varnish layers, then on to the next battalion.After another Schilling battalion,…