Hi,
Another Blogger complaint... for some reason, Google will NOT let me leave comments on other blogs for the past week. I have no idea why, I haven't changed anything but the interwebby gremlins seem to love to stress me out. So to those whom I follow, there have been some great additions - sadly not Napoleonic but some especially great looking artillery. Thanks guys for your inspiration to improve what I do 👍.
I know this has taken me weeks (see previous post) but there has been a lot of other things going on that have detracted from my hobby time. Anyway, I have finally finished my 4th French line infantry figures. Those who are observant (and old like me) may query the grenadiers... well they are 25mm Minifig figures that I painted in the 1970's and were 'orphans' in my collection (I know the uniform may not be 100% time accurate) so I attached them to the 4th to give them a 'home'. I had to double base the 25mm Minifigs to make them look OK with the Perry's 28mm. As I was adding two bases of grenadiers I took the liberty of not having a base of voltigeurs... they are apparently off sampling the local wines for the regiment.
As I am limited to a 6' x 4' gaming table, I work to a scale where a regiment is represented by 24 - 36 figures.
I am also working on my storage and movement trays. I am making them more appealing by 'landscaping' them rather than just being painted MDF. I will post a picture of my first effort (for this unit) when it is finished in a day or so for feedback.
The following regimental history comes from: https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/c_frenchinf1.html
Regimental war record
1791: Expedition to Saint-Dominique
1795: Mannheim
1796: Mantoue, Castiglione, Verone, Primolano, La Brenta, Caldiero, Arcole, Tagliemento
1798: Expedition to the Iles Saint-Marcouf
1800: Engen, Moeskirch, Memmingen and Hohenlinden
1805: Ulm and Austerlitz
1806: Jena
1807: Eylau, Heilsberg and the capture of Koenigsberg
1809: Eckmuhl, Aspern, Essling and Wagram
1812: Smolensk, Valoutina, La Moskowa and Krasnoe
1813: Dresden, Leipzig and Hanau
1814: Brienne, La Rothiere, Monterau and Troyes
1815: Ligny
Battle Honours
Arcole 1796, Hohenlinden 1800, Jena 1806 and Wagram 1809
As you can see, the regiment served in most of the French Napoleonic campaigns with distinction.
Next Project - Bavarian hussars.
Movement/storage tray
As mentioned above, this is my first effort at a 'landscaped' movement trray. I rather like it.
