I am not sure our glorious guards would appreciate being associated with my scrap box; however, here is the latest unit - some British 1st Foot Guards. I have given them white trousers, although I expect they should be wearing grey along with the line regiments, but I wanted them to stand out a little.
These are the first of four infantry Battalions that will make up two British brigades when added to two highland regiments, giving 6 in all. With the Dutch Belgians, this will give an Allied strength of 13 Battalions - and an almost empty scrap box!
Here are the guards:
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Friday 30 March 2018
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Prince August Conversion - Brunswick Line Infantry
Although the same figure as those from my scrap box, I actually cast these myself using the second hand moulds bought off ebay. I used broken figures from my collection as a source of metal. I did a bit of cutting and filing and another unit for my 1815 allied army takes the field. Thes only took a couple of hours to paint as the uniform is very simple.
More from the Scrap Box - Belgian Infantry 1815
Over the last few days I have completed two more Belgian units from the pile of dusty, poorly painted Prince August figures. This is what they looked like before I started:
With some cleaning up and a repaint, I finished up with a unit of Belgian Chasseurs:
And another Belgian line regiment:
I need to square off the flag, which is a little misaligned.
I now have a Belgian Brigade:
This will form a Dutch/Belgian Division in my new 1815 allied army. I have also been experimenting with a Brunswick line infantry conversion:
This has potential too!
With some cleaning up and a repaint, I finished up with a unit of Belgian Chasseurs:
And another Belgian line regiment:
I need to square off the flag, which is a little misaligned.
I now have a Belgian Brigade:
This will form a Dutch/Belgian Division in my new 1815 allied army. I have also been experimenting with a Brunswick line infantry conversion:
This has potential too!
Monday 26 March 2018
From the Scrap Box - British Infantry
I have started painting some of the British castings, starting with some highlanders. Having now been through the whole contents of the box I had enough figures for 10 Westphalian battalions, two French, three Belgian, three Dutch, two highland and four British. I currently have 11 units on the painting table at various levels of completion, plus an artillery battery.
Here are the latest - highlanders painted up as the Black Watch:
I am very pleased as to how these figures turned out. Some of the British line are equally promising and they should be finished soon. Using the casting kits that I acquired I am experimenting with converting some French to Brunswickers.
Here are the latest - highlanders painted up as the Black Watch:
I am very pleased as to how these figures turned out. Some of the British line are equally promising and they should be finished soon. Using the casting kits that I acquired I am experimenting with converting some French to Brunswickers.
Saturday 24 March 2018
Spanish Lancers - Any Ideas?
I received these rather splendid fellows from John Holt at Warrior Miniatures and I am not sure how to paint them. They have rather curious looking headwear:
The only reference that looks anything like these figures is from a painting by Denis Dighton. The two fellows in the background:
Although the hats a slightly different, I will use these as the basis for painting, but would welcome any information that might help me with the uniforms.
The only reference that looks anything like these figures is from a painting by Denis Dighton. The two fellows in the background:
Although the hats a slightly different, I will use these as the basis for painting, but would welcome any information that might help me with the uniforms.
Wednesday 21 March 2018
From the scrap box - Dutch Infantry
The box of scrap figures produced 41 Dutch figures, giving me enough to produce 3 units with a handful left over. I was short of a standard bearer, but one of the spare infantrymen was easily converted. He carries the standard for the Jagers. The units make up a Brigade of one light and two line regiments.
I am working on a further Belgian unit, although I have run out of officers, drummers and standard bearers, so ebay provided some second hand moulds and I have been casting figures to plug the gaps. In addition I have been working on some highlanders and painting some British as British!
I am working on a further Belgian unit, although I have run out of officers, drummers and standard bearers, so ebay provided some second hand moulds and I have been casting figures to plug the gaps. In addition I have been working on some highlanders and painting some British as British!
Tuesday 20 March 2018
More from the box of scrap - Dutch and Belgian Napoleonics
I took a closer look at the pile of grey twisted figures, that I had assumed to be French, and I am now convinced that some are Dutch troops. There are about 40 that look like this:
Anyway, on the assumption that they are Dutch I have begun to clean them up, straighten them out and paint them. More later.
In the meantime I have picked out a number of figures from the British Prince August pile and my first unit of 1815 Belgians takes the field:
I have also sorted out some of the highlanders, which I will paint to see how they turn out.
Anyway, on the assumption that they are Dutch I have begun to clean them up, straighten them out and paint them. More later.
In the meantime I have picked out a number of figures from the British Prince August pile and my first unit of 1815 Belgians takes the field:
I have also sorted out some of the highlanders, which I will paint to see how they turn out.
Monday 19 March 2018
Peninsular Warriors - French Line Chasseurs
Another French unit from my Warrior Miniatures collection takes to the field. Something a little different this time - French Light Infantry Chasseurs. These are basic line infantry painted in the distinctive all over blue of the light infantry:
Saturday 10 March 2018
Box of Scrap and Prinz August's Army
To this day I don't know why I bought these, but about 25 years ago at a boot fair I became the proud owner of a box of poorly painted home cast figures. There were hundreds of French and British. They cost about £5 and although I did not need them, had no idea what I would do with them, I could not resist this bargain.
They weighed a ton and I remember struggling back to the car with about 10kg of lead under my arm. This is what they looked like:
They were poorly painted in what I can only describe as imagi-nation colours:
For the last quarter of a century these figures have been stacked in a corner, occasionally looked at and then put away.
The recent bad weather saw me house bound for several days and with time on my hands. I had just finished reading about Junot's 8th Westphalian Corps of 1812. This sparked an idea. Using the the French figures in the box I reckoned I had enough to represent the Westphalian army or a large slice of it. I had some cavalry, artillery and a pile of infantry;enough for 12 infantry, three cavalry and three artillery units. I found some senior officers from my spares box:
Here is the commander (Minifigs), the fictional Crown Prinz August:
The cavalry consists of the 1st Hussars:
The guard lancers:
As well as some French Cuirassiers:
The Guards Division, the Grenadiers Guards:
The Guard Carabiniers and Chasseurs:
There is also a line Grenadier regiment and two French regiments in this division:
The second division consists of five line regiments:
As well as a light infantry regiment:
Finally the Corps is supported by three gun batteries:
So from a box of scrap, I have a usable Wargame army. They were fun to paint, with vague detail and reminded me of my old Spencer Smith figures. I am now wondering what to do with the British; however, that will probably have to wait for the next beast from the east!
They weighed a ton and I remember struggling back to the car with about 10kg of lead under my arm. This is what they looked like:
They were poorly painted in what I can only describe as imagi-nation colours:
For the last quarter of a century these figures have been stacked in a corner, occasionally looked at and then put away.
Here is the commander (Minifigs), the fictional Crown Prinz August:
The cavalry consists of the 1st Hussars:
The guard lancers:
As well as some French Cuirassiers:
The Guards Division, the Grenadiers Guards:
The Guard Carabiniers and Chasseurs:
There is also a line Grenadier regiment and two French regiments in this division:
The second division consists of five line regiments:
As well as a light infantry regiment:
Finally the Corps is supported by three gun batteries:
So from a box of scrap, I have a usable Wargame army. They were fun to paint, with vague detail and reminded me of my old Spencer Smith figures. I am now wondering what to do with the British; however, that will probably have to wait for the next beast from the east!
Tuesday 6 March 2018
Peninsular Warriors - French Veterens - Grenadiers
Thes figures are Warrior French line infantry, painted as line grenadiers; however, I have decided to list them as veterens, partially clothed in locally sourced uniforms. These guys have been in Spain for many months and are seasoned campaigners:
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