Finished Lasalle figure

 Here is the finalised 28mm General Lasalle figure as mentioned in my previous post. 

For those who don't know who the falmboyant French Napoleonic cavalry general was, this link is good: https://www.frenchempire.net/biographies/lasalle/

So frustrated

 Hi all

Another whinge, I am halfway through painting my Piano French Old Guard Grenadiers and thought I would paint the General Lasalle at the same time to add variety. 

It was going pretty well until it came to doing the hussar braiding using Vallejo gold. What a nightmare, my old eyes couldn't follow the casting lines nor see the tip of the size O brush I was using. So I have to admit defeat on the fine detail and just accept I am not good enough to do the figure justice. it is so deeply frustrating.

Here is what the figure should look like (from Piano Wargames website, such an excellent job by Stephan Huber). I will post photos of mine when it is finished.

I thought I should add my figure as it is about 90% finished to the best I can.

Bavarian 2nd Chevau-Leger Regiment 'Konig'

 It has been a VERY long six months, I started these Piano Wargames figures in December 2025 but life dealt a curveball and they had to be put on hold until April. 

I really wanted to do my best as the castings by Lucas Luber are, simply, supurb so I painted the figures mostly, one at a time which also made the project longer. My intention was to try to make each figure an 'individual'. This brings my Bavarian army to completion (I am running out of storage room).

I used these images as my colour guide for the facings etc:

Not having a rear view, I guessed at how it would look from other images of Bavarian Chevau-Leger regiments that did show how the uniform looked from the rear.

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My next project is French Imperial Guard grenadiers:

https://pianowargames.de/products/old-guard-grenadiers

https://pianowargames.de/products/old-guard-grenadiers-command

I hope I can do justice to them.

All the best to all... Chris

Still here - update.

 Hi

Sorry I haven't been active but late last year my wife expreienced a traumatic injury which has led to other health issues. As you will appreciate, this has been the priority and looks like staying that way for a couple of months. Hopefully, I will be back to painting the wonderful new Baden figures from Piano Wargames by the middle of the year.

Keep well.

Chris

Bavarian Chevaulegers

 Hi all

I was going to upload a photo of the Piano Wargames Bavarian Chevaulegers that I have spent hours on and nearly finished this morning BUT...

WHAT IS WITH GOOGLE NOW DEMANDING I ALLOW COOKIES BEFORE I CAN UPLOAD PHOTOS TO THIS BLOG? This is new and I am not happy! The Google popup says that they want to use my information (presumably for AI) and if I don't allow it tough. Well, I don't allow it, so my apologies to all that there is no photo for this unit and I need to consider where I go from here.

Cheers

Chris

An update to this, thank you for your advice re cookies, I do always delete any cookies but it is this that concernes me and did not appear in any of my previous posts.

Help needed - again

 Hi all

I am seeking some help again. I am re-cataloguing all my figures starting with the Austrians and have come across anomalies between different sources on the unit names and facing colours of the Austro-Hungarian army (Infantry and cavalry) circa 1809-1813. Does anyone have a definitive source that they can send me please?

Meanwhile, here are some photos of my Austro-Hungarians on the wargames table. Not all my figures are here as some are in mini dioramas in a display cabinet. The majority of the figures are Hinchliffe and painted in the 1970's.

 

 

Fancy a Baden army?

 Hi all

Lucas at Piano Wargames has a wonderful new kickstarter project for the 1809 campaign. There are very few suppliers who make the Grand Duchy of Baden fiigures and these look as fantastic as all his others. Check it out with lots of photos of the models:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pianowargames/the-price-of-crowns-the-grand-duchy-of-baden?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_user_watched_project_launched

I am currently painting his Bavarian light horse and the sculpts are exceptioonal, Lucas, to me, is the in the top of the figure sculptors along with the Perry's.

Chris

Victrix Carinthian Landwehr battalion finally finished

 Hi all

Well, it has taken me far longer than I had anticipated to finish this unit. I will note that a new grandchild came on the scene (so cute) which caused me to abandon painting for family fun plus I have had a couple of unpleasant health issues to deal with BUT now I feel a sense of achievement.

I have to add here, uploading this to blogger has been an exercise in frustration. It has taken over half an hour!

Regarding Austrian Landwehr, I must thank Peter for the information in his blog:  https://blundersonthedanube.blogspot.com/search/label/Landwehr which is very informative.

For those who might like some of the art I used for the painting, I add these web finds:

Slow going in winter

Hi 

I haven't posted for a while because, well to put it frankly, winter does not agree with me. Add to that some health issues and my painting has slowed considerably. This had led me to ponder the future. Many of us are, shall I say, not teenagers any more and what do we do with our collections once we are no longer using them?

If I lived in the US or Europe, there is a demand for 25/28mm Napoleonic figures but in Australia, I see little interest so puting them up for sale (along with associated scenery and paints/tools) on Ebay seems pointless. It is not a current problem but I am 73 so it does come to mind from time to time. I just thought I would share my thoughts and see what others think.

On the painting front, my regiment of Victrix Austrian Carinthia Landwehr are nearly done and then my next project is metal Piano Wargames figures (I can't wait). I have a couple of vignettes I am thinking about so watch this space.

All the best to everyone - Chris. 

A few days on Queensland's Gold Coast

 I know it's winter here and not the best time weather wise to visit Queensland's surf capitol of Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast but it is a great time if you don't like crowds and surfing/night clubs are not your thing.

One thing my wife and I wanted to so was visit Australia's tallest building and the tallest residential building in the world - Q1 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q1_(building) ) If you are ever on the Gold Coast it is well worth a visit, the lift is easy enough that if there wasn't a floor indicator, you wouldn't know just how fast it is. The views from the top are just spectacular, even on a cloudy day like when we were there.

We also wanted to take a look at the well hyped New South Wales spot by the sea of Byron Bay. The drive was easy on the freeway but we thought the town and environs very underwhelming (compared to similar towns in coastal Queensland) and we have no idea why it has become so popular. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Bay 

The Q1 tower 230 metres above sea level

                                 360 Degree views from the top of the Q1 buidling

Gold Coast waterways

Surfboard anyone?

Victrix Salburg Landwehr finally finished

 After being slowed/delayed by cataract treatment I have finally finished this unit. I am not 100% happy with them but they are the best I can do with these old eyes at this time. Hopefully, when I get my new glasses in a couple of months I can do the next unit in a shorter time frame.

The flag I downloaded from the net (as no commercial manufacturer makes one that I could find) and printed on plain paper. I attached the flag after spraying the figures with Dullcote after my last experience with Dullcote ruining the flag ink.

For more details on this unit please see my previous post here: https://brisbanenapoleonics.blogspot.com/2025/02/victrix-austrian-salzburg-landwehr.html

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