Ok the last batch of the Napoleonic commission from Al at PAW. a few British units and some generals. Not much to say about these, apart from they have boosted my interest in Napoleonic s again (damn). But I will be disciplined and wait unti…
I purchased a set of Warbases modular buildings, designed for 28mm Mediterranean dwellings, and decided to see how well they would work as Spanish Peninsular buildings.The first buildings I used were the Two storey building and the Tower, to make a far…
When Light Dragoons looked like British light Cavalry, before they began to ape their French counterparts with plastron fronted coatees and shakos! Just some fun that has been kurking in the lead pile for some time.Painred up as 11th Light Dragoons. So…
The latest and probably the last paint jobs for Al in his FOG Napoleonic collection.Here is a unit of Swiss Infantry, 3rd Regiment I think. French style uniforms but in red, a little differentFrench foot artillery howitzer. The last ones a u…
French infantry storm the British held hill French columns make use of a low command roll to seize the initiative in the centre.The Prussians look on.French columns advance supported by their artillery.French Light cavalry attempt to protect the F…
It’s been a slow month on the gaming front as April has been really busy month for other reasons. I did some 6mm Napoleonics. This was a lot if fun. It looked like the French (my side) were about to get drubbed. The game we were playing requires you to…
Found a nice old gem from youtube the other day, a French Canadian co-production of the life and adventures of Capitaine Jean Roch Coignet Grenadier de la Garde Impériale. This is a dramatisation of the notebooks of a napoleonic guardsman, who served all the way through from the Italian Campaign of 1800 to Waterloo in [...]
OK, I’m one tiny step closer towards the goal of building that Early French army I’ve always wanted to have . First goal is to build an all Eureka Brigade of four battalions, an artillery battery and some skirmishers. So, I’m about halfway now. …
Last week I had a few days away with my wife and youngest daughter in Hastings in Kent. We’ve been there before but its been a few years and we were hoping to get a little bit of Easter sunshine. Alas the sun didn’t shine on us but it didn’t rain eithe…
When it comes to the hobby there is not a lot that beats the excitement of finishing a 36 man Napoleonic unit. So when I finished this unit last week I just stared at them for an hour enjoying the moment. Now they have marched into a customized IKEA bo…
Both me and Postie have been painting up some Napoleonic Generals to sell for Battleaxe Painting Service.The figure above is of Stapleton Cotton, I seem to remember he’s a Foundry model, but I could be wrong.The French General below is a Perry figure w…
15mm Essex figures with AB trumpeteers.
Oxfordshire regiment was light infantry.
The Basement was jam packed last night, despite the icy roads. Nine people showed as Nick put on his 10mm Napoleonics and it looked great. Two photos survived the cat knocking the camera off the bar to the floor. Hoping Nick can send more. His rules wi…
A few days ago I took delivery of the new 15mm Farmhouse complex from Commission Figurines. It comes in three plastic bags with the parts already punched out, as can be seen in the photo below. The parts are mounted on an 8″ x 9″ base and the finished …
A half battalion of Savo Infantry in winter dress.
15mm Minifigs Austrians with minor conversion to the headgear.
This is the follow up game to 15mm “The Battle of Hal” Napoleonic wargame we had last November…….This is one of those games that there wasn’t much for me to do but when you’re in a room with 7 other good wargamers and Ray having a laugh and enjoyin…
On Saturday the rejects got together for a Napoleonic wargame using Posties own rules and a small portion of his massive collection of figures. This was a fictional battle and followed on from the Battle of Hal which was itself a ‘what if’ scenario bas…
The Battle of Uccle 20th June 1815At the Battle of Hal yesterday all eyes were on Prince Frederick of the Netherlands as he prepared to fight a rearguard action against the French 2nd Corps under Reille. After a crushing defeat the French pulled b…
This week is a week I always dread, normally in the 7 days running up to my birthday I get struck by bad luck. This has happened annually for the last 25 years since the un-timely passing of my Grandfather on my 21st birthday. Last year, saw my laptop …
15mm Finnish Artillery.
The smaller bronze guns up front are Navwar Austrian 3pdrs and the crew as well as the 6pdrs in the back are from Old Glory with the exception that the Savo Artillery Company (the ones in grey uniform) are from Essex.
As you may be aware I had been forced to commit my Saxon Corp to Ebay in order to make some urgent household purchases. I realised once they have gone I would not have a record of these so have decided to save it here for posterity. The entire Corp is …
These are Al’s British, below are the first two units I have painted hussars and infantry, obviously a work in progress….The cavalry are Old Glory and the infantry are AB (I think)Al is using these for FOG Napoleonic rules, so 12 figure cavalry units…