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Imperial Guard Grenadiers.






Ive swapped to the 1812 flag for these guys. Not sure if I will swap all my troops to 1812 pattern or just leave these with it, so that for gaming purposes they stand out more.

Artillery








Really love these models- the crew are so detailed, one is even carrying a little bucket.


The man himself.






















I love how not only is he slightly shorter than all the other general figures in the pack, but hes also got a big nose!

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

WIP- French Hussars and Curriasers

Not a huge amoutn to say, other than heres my Hussars and Curraisers pre basing. All Baccus 6mm figs- they are so easy and detailed to paint.

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

WIP- French Dragoons

Anyway heres my first base of French Dragoons. Im using Baccus once again, and they are based on 60x30 bases. The Baccus packs are made up to have 9 on a base but I think that looks too crowded for Dragoons so Ive settled with 6. I might put more on the bases when I do heavier cavalry.


Obviously the bases arent finished yet, but I am reasonably happy how they turned out- 1 has a light tan coat added to the reins and halter etc, but to be honest I am not going to bother with those on future ones- I drybrushed the undercoated figs white before painting and thats done an OK job of picking out all the bridles etc.

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!