28mm Napoleonic French Command vignette

At last my Napoleonic French Staff command vignette is finished, comprising a mix of staff officers, generals, adcs etc. all Perry miniatures figures.

Mounted on a 100m mdf base I wanted a busy scene to impart a bit of atmosphere to my battlefields, hopefully I can acquire an ambulance set, a supply wagon set and a pontoon set in the near future.

 The two tables with scrolls, maps, ink pot and chairs come with one of the figures set.

 The cobbles are 'Wills granite sets' scenic pack bought from a model shop in Redcar.

 I was hoping to make it look like a farm courtyard.

Two adcs are from the 7th Regiment of Hussars, one from a Chasseur regiment, one a dedicated staff adc. Two staff officers writing and handing out orders, with two cavalry generals chatting one an Imperial Guard Dragoon the other a Carabinier, and two marshals discussing tactics over a battle map.

Any how I have a Bavarian Generals command base to complete with Bavarian light infantry battalion next.

All the Best,
Peter.

28mm Napoleon Bonaparte's Command vignette

28mm Napoleon Bonaparte's Command vignette....done :)

Comprising Napoleon Bonaparte on a white Charger, Mameluke Ali on an Arab Grey horse, with Marshal Soult chatting to an aide-de-camp from a chasseur a cheval Regiment.

All figures are by Perry miniatures, with a lick of paint here and there by moi.

Louis Étienne Saint-Denis otherwise known as Mameluke Ali to Napoleon, he was appointed as a second to Roustam Napoleon's bodyguard. Saint-Denis accompanied Napoleon during the Russian campaign, went to Elba with him, returned with him to France for the Waterloo campaign and accompanied Napoleon in exile to St. Helena, where he served as second valet and as Napoleon’s librarian.

So hopefully I'll be ready for a late Napoleonic campaign in the near future, probably 1814-1815 or I could stretch it back to 1812 if I can acquire a Russian army, finances permitting.

Again this is a 100mm mdf base (2mm thick) textured with rough filler which sets rock hard, covered in PVA glue with grit and tea leaves sprinkled generously to create a grass effect, 4mm tufts are added once the whole base is dry brushed in several coats of dirt and grass colours where appropriate using enamels and oils. And varnished with stinky 'Testores Dullcote' the best matt varnish spray on the market.

Any how next will be a French Staff command base.

All the Best,
Peter.

28mm Napoleonic Chasseur a Pied, General Foy & Bavarian Chevaux-legers.

Time constraints and PC woes got in the way of my blogging again but here are a few projects I have completed over the last few weeks:
28mm Napoleonic Chasseurs a Pied French Imperial Guard:

18 figures make up this 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment Chasseur a pied of Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial Guard.

Chasseurs a pied

Perry miniatures provide a nice variety of poses

flag by GMB shaped after pasting with pva glue

The Commanding Officer 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment.

Sapper armed with two pistols and an axe.

The French Imperial Guard Chasseurs a pied is probably my favourite french infantry regiment, though I'm not sure why?

General Foy's command base; A simple 60mm diameter mdf 2mm thick base with a Perry miniatures General Foy and two infantry officers having a heated discussion.

 Bavarian Chevau-Legeres:
The first faltering steps of my Bavarian contingent will be provided by the 3rd Regiment Kronprinz, I have to order the command stand and remaing troopers soon.

These troopers have a really nice shabraque design of light blue diamonds on white strip. By 1814 I think all the Dragoons were converted to these Chevau legere uniforms.

Anyhow tomorrow I'll put up my Greek Trireme for the Peloponnesian war campaign I'm fighting at the moment. It is a 1/300th Langton model so there is  a significant amount of construction involved.

Any hoo, all the Best
Peter.