The End, Old Chap.

My Napoleonics project is done.

Well actually not quite, as I'm still awaiting a unit of light infantry for the French, but seeing as the Brits were done and I had the camera gear out I couldn't resist taking shots of both armies.

So here they are.




Ive really enjoyed painting them and researching uniforms and orders of battle. I wont pretend they are 100% historically accurate, or even close, but its near enough for me! Thanks to all the guys at Angel Barracks
forums for their support and motivation.

Some local lads

My local(ish) lads.

The 1st Battalion 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot.

Quite proud of how these turned out. Also I think Ive nailed using the lightbox- for any camera nerds, the solution is setting the exposire compensation to over expose by 2 stops.

First British Batallions finished

First up is the 32nd Cornwall Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion and the 79th Cameron Highlanders, 1st Battalion, both of the 8th Brigade.


Im pleased with how these turned out, despite all the worry I had over the tartan on the Highlanders. Saying that its hard to notice the tartan, and I think the kilt effect is shown better by their bare legs and their sporrans than my attempt at showing a tartan in 6mm!

Now on to the 28th North Glos- my local regiment. They will be fun because unlike other foot regiments they retained their stovepipe shakos and the shakos had a unique back badge to symbolise their bravery in fighting back to back in Egypt.

Le Fin. Peut-être.

Well the French are finished.

Well sort of.

I stupidly did not buy enough Light infantry figures to finish my regiment of light infantry and I wont be able to buy any more until Colours at Newbury racecourse in 2 weeks time. So the French are finished apart from that. Its a bit of an anti climax as I wanted to do some huge pics of all of them laid out in their glory, as I have done for my other armies, but I knew I couldnt live with myself if I left the Lights out.

So instead have a couple of pics of the finished command stands. Im not that happy with the pics of them to be honest- they look superb in the flesh (even if I do say so myself) but the pics make them look a bit of a big old mess. I guess its like taking a macro lens to a Monet (hark at he!).




Napoleons and a couple of Chasseurs a Cheval de la Garde escorts















Marshal Ney and a officer from the 1st Cuirasser regiment.

















Now on to the Brits!

French Update

Curaissers finally finished.



And heres some of the next batch- Grenadiers of the Old Guard. Lovely figures, really like the bearskins.




Hmm- I think I need to hoover my black cloth!

French Light Cavalry

Pics of my finished light French Cavalry, based for either Polemos or Napoleons Legacy. Ive based them 6 to a base as opposed to 9 as the Baccus army packs are set up for. This is firstly to make light cavalry easier to spot quickly on the tabletop, and secondly because I am lazy and it means less to paint.!


Couldnt be arsed setting up my home studio, esepcially seeing as the light outside was pretty good, so I hope these pass muster.

First- 2 squadrons (in legacy or 3 brigades if Polemos) of Dragoons


And then 1 squadron of Hussars

More French!

Thats the 3 regiments of Line done for my army. Well 3 regiments if playing Napoleons Legacy , 9 regiments if using it for Polemos Marchal D'Empire.

Ive decided I hate painting cavalry though- they just take me too long to do. With that thought in mind and some PayPal funds burning a hole in my pocket Ive just commisioned Phil from Firezone Studios to paint all my British cavalry for me. Hes an excellent painter and uses a very similar technique to me at 6mm, so I am hoping his painting wont look too different to mine, once I have based them up.

If you want to see a bigger pic, click here

6mm French Line Infantry

Long time since I updated this blog!

Here's my current project- a French army of the Napoleonic era in 6mm, figures by Baccus. They are based on 60x30mm bases so that they are usable for Baccus' in house rule set, Polemos and my recent discovery thanks to the guys at Portbury Knights (Stefan in particular who also co wrote it), Napoleon's Legacy, a Warmasterlike game that covers Napoleonic warfare through to the end of the American Civil War (my next project I think!). Its a great little game, like most games based on Warmaster.

These Baccus frenchies have been hanging about on my to do list for about 2 years, so its nice to finally get some started. This is a Regiment of Line Infantry for Napoleons Legacy (6 bases= 2 Battalions). Ive mounted 24 soldiers to a base so it gives a great massed look. If I do ACW I will be doing it on 40x20 bases with less figures- save some time and money!