Other than a Perry's metal gun carriage as I have previously referred to; here is my finalised Bavarian army on the table. It consists of two line infantry regiments, a squadron of Hussars, an artillery piece, a light infantry battalion and a command group.
Now to get them into a game but that may be a few weeks away. I use a 6'x4' game mat but do others find that size for Napoleonic games as small as I do? I would like to have something like a 12'x6' to really lay out the armies, not that I have the room but I can dream.
Lovely work Chris. It is nice to be able to use the 'finished' word. We play 15mm on a 6' x 4' foot table and find it limits what we can put on, and also quite annoying when unit withdraws force them off the table.
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DeleteHi Lawrence, as you know, my figures are 25/28mm which compounds the lack of space, At least I have a little 'off battlemap' border room on the table where units can be held until they advance onto the mat.
ReplyDeleteYes, 'finished' is a great word, I do get frustrated at times with the time it takes me to assemble and paint units.
Excellent looking Bavarian force, I'm tempted by one myself, I usually use 6' x 4' but can go up to 6' x 12' at a push and a bit of breathing in!
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Thank you Iain, 12' in length if you have room to move around the table, would be nice.
DeleteYor Bavarians are looking great, Chris!
ReplyDeleteYes, 4 x 6 foot is small for 25/28mm, but of course it depends upon the size of the armies as well. You use what you have, eh?
Thank you Peter :) . Trying to manoeuvre 500+ 25/28mm figures on a 6x4 is tough. I want to play Bavaria v Austria as soon as I can to see how it goes using V&F rules.
DeleteYour Bavarians look splendid, Chris! Great painting! Love the colours of the Bavarian's coats and the contrast of the facing colours. Your backdrop really adds to your photos too !
ReplyDeleteThanks Jason, as I don't have anyone to game with, I get a lot of pleasure from the painting and photographing the figures. I do like the less 'usual' units of the Napoleonic wars as they add a splash of colout to the tabletop - Mamaluks for example.
DeleteI learn a lot from other modellers like you, for example, your peninsular figures look perfectly based to me fo a Spanish countryside in summer which shows a depth of planning which I admire.
What a brilliant parade!
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Thanks James, I have a squadron of Bavarian Chevaulegers on order from https://pianowargames.de/ which should arrive early next year and a pack of Victrix Austrian Napoleonic Landwehr. At some time this summer I would like to wargame Bavaria v Austria c1809 using Perry's V&F rules.
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