Road to Salamanca

[obriendavid]

Remember I have Brits you can borrow.
Cheers
Dave

[barr7430]

Yes indeed you have Dave! I HAD forgotten. I also have a few battalions I could deploy into the Peninsula so, looking MORE than LESS likely

I fancy some sun and of course the added bonus of PRIESTS.. and FGIHTING PRIESTS at that. We could even have some GORILLAS too

[obriendavid]

We could even have some GORILLAS too

I don't see any reason to call the Spanish rude names
Cheers
Dave

[BP]

Some Spanish are on my list at some point, but very far down it

Probably along the lines of what Clarence did with the 1804-07 French conversions. Cutting some points from waistcoats is a level of conversion I can deal with

Bill.

[BP]

Next instalment, Greene's battery Royal Artillery. This is the last part of the the 6th Division, so my first 1st Napoleonic division is complete

Guns are on a 60x100mm base and the gunners come off. They are held on the base by magnets. Did this as I have 12 portuguese gunners which I can sub in without having to make up new bases. Limbers are on a 60x200mm so can be used as the artillery park for R2E.

Deployed Battery complete with ammo wagons and limbers.






Limbered Battery - Remove ammo wagons and add guns






Bill

[BP]

And then to prove the madness doesn't stop, the start of Pakenham's 3rd division.

The 3 companies of the 5th Battalion 60th Royal American.

I picked these up at Salute this year for £40 already painted, but I've just rebased them.









Bill

[CoffinDodger]

Bill,

I just can't believe the speed with which you are getting these divisions done whilst at the same time maintaining such an incredibly high quality. That artillery is just impressive.

Jim

[BP]

Thanks Jim,

A lot of it is just down to clearing out the backlog of figures waiting to be based I have a plastic victrix artillery battery I need to rebase(picked up off ebay for £50 complete with limbers, reasonably painted too ).

But thats my backlog cleared out, its all just what I paint from now on. It will slow down for sure

Bill

[BP]

And to prove the point, here are some where the bastex isn't even dry

First part of D'Urbans cavalry brigade, the 1st Portuguese Cavalry. By all accounts the Portuguese cavalry was the worst of the 3 arms. Poorly equipped and horsed. Did well at Salamanca but then turned tail and ran before combat at Majalahondra(sp?) a few days later. I have chosen to use a lot of different horse colours for the unit a) to learn how to and b) to represent that they would take any old nag. When I do Von Altens light dragoons for Salamanca in about 2014 they will use a lot more uniform colours of horse flesh.

This is very much a work in progress. Only half painted at the moment, the 'regiment' will be 12 strong once complete, as will the other half of the brigade, the 11th Cavalry.

Figures are Front Rank and flags by the Flagdude.

1st Squadron - (Still 2 figures to paint)




Start of 2nd Squadron - (still 4 figures to paint)


I'll be painting all the horseflesh for the the 11th this week hopefully and maybe a few riders for the 1st, but it'll be a couple of weeks before this lot is finished I think.

Cheers and thanks for looking.

Bill

[andy thompson]

These are looking mighty impressive Bill. Good work on the horses in particular.

Now that you've found something you actually enjoy painting I'll send you mine

Andy

[BP]

These are looking mighty impressive Bill. Good work on the horses in particular.

Now that you've found something you actually enjoy painting I'll send you mine

Andy

Do you a deal, 1 horse per 2 BUF troopers

Bill

[obriendavid]

That's a very impressive force you have there Bill.
Cheers
Dave

[BP]

Thanks Dave.

If I get a chance I'll get some pictures of the whole division over the weekend.

I like how for Napoleonics 350 figures or so is considered a decent starter force

Bill.

[Rob Herrick]

Thanks Dave.

If I get a chance I'll get some pictures of the whole division over the weekend.

I like how for Napoleonics 350 figures or so is considered a decent starter force

Bill.

It is, if you're into 15mm.

[BP]

Next instalment, the finished 1st Cavalry Regiment and the Brigadier.

All Frontrank figures, I picked up the brigadier and the ADC from Ebay, and very happy with them too.

The 2nd unit in the brigade is getting based, but isnt finished yet, and the first figures for the next brigade are finished now. I think I know how the guys painting the Forth Rail Bridge fealt







Bill