tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88135328827418844912024-02-21T03:54:40.688-08:00Miniature MinionsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-49019821376210090232024-02-04T17:58:00.000-08:002024-02-04T17:58:08.265-08:00Napoleon's Beautiful Daughter - All 12 Pounds of Her!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I've been slowly expanding my French Imperial Guard forces made with Der Kriegspieler 1/72 scale metal miniatures. Sometimes the Der Kriegspielers can be challenging castings to work with but these turned out to be pretty good quality. In particular the canon and limber set were nicely cast. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLbjRA6fmLsYYcPNTsMQozOu-b5Fs0yb5m_EkuSUy_Taat0bsIop453Wcjve_MIRSnbAWgN7Oa0IBtEt1hmTpLuv_oO2NEn1VaJx0CtQvIjbCPg916NJzpX2IZoNS0Fe2AldwZvWFtvI_INeTzJcI1WIkb3XWVLRA8sUzjpwT-SeJINhaB2f_H6KUASU/s4066/DSC_2522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="4066" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBLbjRA6fmLsYYcPNTsMQozOu-b5Fs0yb5m_EkuSUy_Taat0bsIop453Wcjve_MIRSnbAWgN7Oa0IBtEt1hmTpLuv_oO2NEn1VaJx0CtQvIjbCPg916NJzpX2IZoNS0Fe2AldwZvWFtvI_INeTzJcI1WIkb3XWVLRA8sUzjpwT-SeJINhaB2f_H6KUASU/s320/DSC_2522.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">While I normally just model a four horse limber, for the heavy twelve pounders I felt like I had to go with the full six!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoKM0RBVlt6yHTwDuiAC2OwX4ltP_eN4Uhm2_gEpQYpGRdxu8Aj71ozxSh2pk32P7jxjTz0y31SmugM2Z1hyphenhyphenfJ9eJPzw6dxTCm_GTsqaJ0KMc-IxmfTfEq-2TY1mXCixbpH9ISvA-physsVazR5pSsm1PjX6u7UNyI8j9v2Q4Kj1pu1BLrG99nPmxUQB7/s3601/DSC_2523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="3601" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoKM0RBVlt6yHTwDuiAC2OwX4ltP_eN4Uhm2_gEpQYpGRdxu8Aj71ozxSh2pk32P7jxjTz0y31SmugM2Z1hyphenhyphenfJ9eJPzw6dxTCm_GTsqaJ0KMc-IxmfTfEq-2TY1mXCixbpH9ISvA-physsVazR5pSsm1PjX6u7UNyI8j9v2Q4Kj1pu1BLrG99nPmxUQB7/s320/DSC_2523.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The traces for the horses were made from a spool of twisted wire. I was hoping it would give the traces a rope like look to match the work done by Dick Tennant on the line artillery limbers, but it came out looking more like leather, which is actually fine since that is what was actually used.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwtgLQQGbHaaWm1foOPid0bZyRPt_ivWBFUntVWVI3L7C1F45Klv-bG07pthQ-STKBZ5-GuTi-D2NlZjteuO7Uk7r-IVP8zJluIJnyT7pmstBsYQs-AUCGNGFEQ3Ouaxh6O43BN0ClA7iThWpdOfYzBPVnFzxelO_5enGj98zVdXKmePdDtOcD7JUD4Dn/s3823/DSC_2525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="3823" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwtgLQQGbHaaWm1foOPid0bZyRPt_ivWBFUntVWVI3L7C1F45Klv-bG07pthQ-STKBZ5-GuTi-D2NlZjteuO7Uk7r-IVP8zJluIJnyT7pmstBsYQs-AUCGNGFEQ3Ouaxh6O43BN0ClA7iThWpdOfYzBPVnFzxelO_5enGj98zVdXKmePdDtOcD7JUD4Dn/s320/DSC_2525.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the old school rules I use the gun represents two actual canons and each crew member represents a canon. So here is an eight gun 12 pounder battery deployed for action. As casualties are assessed, the loss of a crew member equates to the loss of a gun.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iRc1ia_3bNe_gJsPRdbv8ippc5A5B8_N1Ajona1o6O0D9hpsv4Kw7tNmRiFcwIuzmu4HA10mbjn3Q7VuYIBbLQdQa6qOD5UxzK9TIyurXpkBglfB10y9jL_rJHWX-PahimiLGK7CEU_Cseiqv3_BwgAVoNxQR1QVdlATNDSto25rIjXjoccJVgvj_dHD/s3148/DSC_2526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="3148" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iRc1ia_3bNe_gJsPRdbv8ippc5A5B8_N1Ajona1o6O0D9hpsv4Kw7tNmRiFcwIuzmu4HA10mbjn3Q7VuYIBbLQdQa6qOD5UxzK9TIyurXpkBglfB10y9jL_rJHWX-PahimiLGK7CEU_Cseiqv3_BwgAVoNxQR1QVdlATNDSto25rIjXjoccJVgvj_dHD/s320/DSC_2526.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 12 pounder French Canon is my favorite of the DK artillery. I added the drag chains to the carriage and the fuse to the slow match of the corporal in charge of firing the canon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIm1BwTL6VvqeajgjYpc6vug67dUlzt3VmMYzH7IzyHzlrSKXXrD4bJerqxeK687QrnJPzjhorKKzuBYiqd5PwX5iKa5ZizighbQSAlDrTxJhXM_3pQH3j0GeJ7iXvwmc1gXWNjPbgRrxGiyu8WyMWMwZT9bN49w8t7plnCEPh9zARy4FXfeH-xZt-Ayu/s2580/DSC_2528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2580" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIm1BwTL6VvqeajgjYpc6vug67dUlzt3VmMYzH7IzyHzlrSKXXrD4bJerqxeK687QrnJPzjhorKKzuBYiqd5PwX5iKa5ZizighbQSAlDrTxJhXM_3pQH3j0GeJ7iXvwmc1gXWNjPbgRrxGiyu8WyMWMwZT9bN49w8t7plnCEPh9zARy4FXfeH-xZt-Ayu/s320/DSC_2528.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I can't imagine they actually worked the guns in their bearskins, backpacks and slung rifles, but it looks cool!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z11votSTFrSdGrZgiaoYRhchmnXpwzcwWNmxP5RyJY1sf2lR7N4gPYBje9IZIsJOvI3IROcEf-R06zNjiEpzBEe-jTHO3qjivvHjEsX0n0G4HhQnJYJQAIMk_V5krpocmyk8ReWAC5Z-Fxi36fur1hZvpmhV_bgIscngudm-o9TaORCMYcEbcn3GHmlo/s2302/DSC_2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2302" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z11votSTFrSdGrZgiaoYRhchmnXpwzcwWNmxP5RyJY1sf2lR7N4gPYBje9IZIsJOvI3IROcEf-R06zNjiEpzBEe-jTHO3qjivvHjEsX0n0G4HhQnJYJQAIMk_V5krpocmyk8ReWAC5Z-Fxi36fur1hZvpmhV_bgIscngudm-o9TaORCMYcEbcn3GHmlo/s320/DSC_2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75N-aBwfdEBLMSUFxPbGtUPSpTuKZ8mbMjypS0rfyLT0DKOE33IAVFD3Nk9t_vkRRsJZqxe__uSksQGyWfLoLodFhkepZWZ-IyKp2644crVIb8YrX9yDvlJvShFyUxU75Vn8GsDbG-Iz1XAMzoJpxDh7x_W3_qDiNVrh2H382eOxcz9wftLLaZ7YAgiS1/s2406/DSC_2530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2406" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75N-aBwfdEBLMSUFxPbGtUPSpTuKZ8mbMjypS0rfyLT0DKOE33IAVFD3Nk9t_vkRRsJZqxe__uSksQGyWfLoLodFhkepZWZ-IyKp2644crVIb8YrX9yDvlJvShFyUxU75Vn8GsDbG-Iz1XAMzoJpxDh7x_W3_qDiNVrh2H382eOxcz9wftLLaZ7YAgiS1/s320/DSC_2530.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Battery commander is a fantastic casting and looks spectacular in his gold aiguilettes and cords.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next up - The 2nd Battalion of the Irish Legion. These were originally painted by Dick Tennant. I am just giving the a good cleaning and sprucing them up a bit as a compliment to the 1st battalion currently under way by Wellington Man that can be seen on the Hinton Spieler blog.</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-20605201344732099372023-12-11T18:49:00.000-08:002024-02-07T20:07:44.874-08:00Vimeiro 1808 - The Assault<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>Vimeiro 1808 - Recreated in a basement 4125 miles away. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I first saw this kind of gaming presented in grainy black and white pictures within the pages of the Airfix guide "Napoleonic Wargaming" by Bruce Quarrie. 46 years after first opening that book I am finally able to stage a good sized game. This one is a remotely managed battles with the Generals in the UK and New Zealand.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYFOiBuoHFefekHyb7xw8EDBR2mWH-n1ic7zy9Zx98Lda6AP6XgtKuPZfFlNeRn5uKd32PgxX71rLAfnRkB5phBPmLkuLyavtCVnvdU2Se6TaQWpp-mIxgku270p7g3QyamIIuy1IdiTp-XGb0xeVt788wqyhXi53rnUIi2WdjLI3KlyOuD_Vts42YSZ6/s4032/PXL_20231122_024902679.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYFOiBuoHFefekHyb7xw8EDBR2mWH-n1ic7zy9Zx98Lda6AP6XgtKuPZfFlNeRn5uKd32PgxX71rLAfnRkB5phBPmLkuLyavtCVnvdU2Se6TaQWpp-mIxgku270p7g3QyamIIuy1IdiTp-XGb0xeVt788wqyhXi53rnUIi2WdjLI3KlyOuD_Vts42YSZ6/s320/PXL_20231122_024902679.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French Attack column of two Battalions with additional companies from the Legion Hanovrienne playing the part of the Swiss, coming down the main road leading to Vimeiro.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJzgaUmEvbZXT7Pz9-blrDKgMzlDEPTo30vmG2fOoH3k0D4VLQj3PVcH9BWgvXM1e89ih09PpiogQkX8SpXws-OK35K2oqSFJ7cWZuYrSoVWd-kgSlXwCsajCpxLd_0IpiigtSd-XUX7OW4HvcTNnCMMoxxBplGTSr2qgMGG5GvrFryaJyTvsilpaxxfU/s4032/PXL_20231122_024910095.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJzgaUmEvbZXT7Pz9-blrDKgMzlDEPTo30vmG2fOoH3k0D4VLQj3PVcH9BWgvXM1e89ih09PpiogQkX8SpXws-OK35K2oqSFJ7cWZuYrSoVWd-kgSlXwCsajCpxLd_0IpiigtSd-XUX7OW4HvcTNnCMMoxxBplGTSr2qgMGG5GvrFryaJyTvsilpaxxfU/s320/PXL_20231122_024910095.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Voltigeurs encountering British rifles for the first time...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqYri9QW38ORmVznX-PWpwn30GynFfZPeWnCKUk-XAIp7-cgWe_9c0cNquDpURN6oZp6fRUSQtbTvN6_Mz58c5fuAET8mqbLt9a9oK40xDmkSRIe4rK9ob_RzkXKIqRH05UsPTQAL0ZSjrhh6qZpZBZ2rWp6v-VUOQZ6hiWwFMz3QqkZrHNHNjytRUYDZ/s4032/PXL_20231122_024554321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqYri9QW38ORmVznX-PWpwn30GynFfZPeWnCKUk-XAIp7-cgWe_9c0cNquDpURN6oZp6fRUSQtbTvN6_Mz58c5fuAET8mqbLt9a9oK40xDmkSRIe4rK9ob_RzkXKIqRH05UsPTQAL0ZSjrhh6qZpZBZ2rWp6v-VUOQZ6hiWwFMz3QqkZrHNHNjytRUYDZ/s320/PXL_20231122_024554321.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">...and British Shrapnel. Vimeiro was the first time the French were subjected to the new Shrapnel shells.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsf8kxJ2HofvkMJ5M57mysB8E1zhxKSfqY8C5dYud0yjcO70VdgUxPSmW5uJvpALHhms-X_y0pn6w29n-56IBO3wUjLUCnbqGsuWF43DVVGQxmGzQfB4xtepfOpNUkS9Dw9XeFQ9hRQqjsJo8oIMr-YwBRPnSNEgaILRvwVC1JaxHTmhzaTxY8GMi2jZJ/s4032/PXL_20231122_024309099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsf8kxJ2HofvkMJ5M57mysB8E1zhxKSfqY8C5dYud0yjcO70VdgUxPSmW5uJvpALHhms-X_y0pn6w29n-56IBO3wUjLUCnbqGsuWF43DVVGQxmGzQfB4xtepfOpNUkS9Dw9XeFQ9hRQqjsJo8oIMr-YwBRPnSNEgaILRvwVC1JaxHTmhzaTxY8GMi2jZJ/s320/PXL_20231122_024309099.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A battery of British 9 pounders flays the approaching columns.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsf8kxJ2HofvkMJ5M57mysB8E1zhxKSfqY8C5dYud0yjcO70VdgUxPSmW5uJvpALHhms-X_y0pn6w29n-56IBO3wUjLUCnbqGsuWF43DVVGQxmGzQfB4xtepfOpNUkS9Dw9XeFQ9hRQqjsJo8oIMr-YwBRPnSNEgaILRvwVC1JaxHTmhzaTxY8GMi2jZJ/s4032/PXL_20231122_024309099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eDbQmqE81Tt0397phb_20QyRkn8clmI-Am3kLDF54cqbFKQ67cQmhdN5J2fNicjyCMh_S1BUhA6QQKpEYcpRZZd43ER_6r3RILxs5txrhwHS-Cich4keFL_sXJoTM9ZaE5Th2YACDV1nONIALbFmHHCHXlgF11nR2ZTcx3x3thyannleJ44MjP6ll99k/s4032/PXL_20231122_024323163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3eDbQmqE81Tt0397phb_20QyRkn8clmI-Am3kLDF54cqbFKQ67cQmhdN5J2fNicjyCMh_S1BUhA6QQKpEYcpRZZd43ER_6r3RILxs5txrhwHS-Cich4keFL_sXJoTM9ZaE5Th2YACDV1nONIALbFmHHCHXlgF11nR2ZTcx3x3thyannleJ44MjP6ll99k/s320/PXL_20231122_024323163.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Marksmen of the 95th take their toll of the approaching Voltigeurs as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOZrWyN92rFzF5EBMPNPIe5EKkSwBgzgORc7EiccjE1qB2rXiz2vCi74dlOBsT1LxGEYvRLn9aBy5qcKlHI0vZb65wGuS155mezukbb6eY1iSp_huVOkSyQN-pKA8k5HTG7oIj1lCrzX0Odomp4ISnhwB9qfTEpzqhJYsHWPik0SpIOzDgS83-gAEACyE/s4032/PXL_20231122_024447381.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOZrWyN92rFzF5EBMPNPIe5EKkSwBgzgORc7EiccjE1qB2rXiz2vCi74dlOBsT1LxGEYvRLn9aBy5qcKlHI0vZb65wGuS155mezukbb6eY1iSp_huVOkSyQN-pKA8k5HTG7oIj1lCrzX0Odomp4ISnhwB9qfTEpzqhJYsHWPik0SpIOzDgS83-gAEACyE/s320/PXL_20231122_024447381.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Just to the South the first column, a second column of two battalions approaches the larger hill just south-east of Vimeiro. Though the casualties are light, the Southern column is shaken by the shrapnel and grinds to a halt in the face of the exploding shells.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvinAY8TbhPO7z4A3jvS5iNRkq_4sLyPVggjM8wg9v7IGEFgAFyNNgQqYpxyxOx_ZdEMrJQyQV_xfAoiwbiVFLCqpXBY1J7q4myDYxxd1kRndG_rVa4vQ3tFIddUyZEV2CPl-zMONlyTv2N8m8FDh0mIh1wo-RHmmY_pYKVRZEjtD-da48LfixOe54guj7/s4032/PXL_20231123_162002473.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvinAY8TbhPO7z4A3jvS5iNRkq_4sLyPVggjM8wg9v7IGEFgAFyNNgQqYpxyxOx_ZdEMrJQyQV_xfAoiwbiVFLCqpXBY1J7q4myDYxxd1kRndG_rVa4vQ3tFIddUyZEV2CPl-zMONlyTv2N8m8FDh0mIh1wo-RHmmY_pYKVRZEjtD-da48LfixOe54guj7/s320/PXL_20231123_162002473.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Behind the village all is confusion</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm1TFX0SRXQLXW0KFD7UDadrD851jRvOSWEED4oavU42auH3mQJrh7-73rl8_bDY8wdgGEzlG25PCE8sZUm9Uqo66g4nnNkcPu0tKU0q7nYZRWB07bc29xClehwoxlg3Ab1uUJDx5e1OIJ1CPi2gfRBuguuwmMmmR7iiW5HTrUYyFDFUXcn0q0oKYmw79/s4032/PXL_20231123_162021321.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm1TFX0SRXQLXW0KFD7UDadrD851jRvOSWEED4oavU42auH3mQJrh7-73rl8_bDY8wdgGEzlG25PCE8sZUm9Uqo66g4nnNkcPu0tKU0q7nYZRWB07bc29xClehwoxlg3Ab1uUJDx5e1OIJ1CPi2gfRBuguuwmMmmR7iiW5HTrUYyFDFUXcn0q0oKYmw79/s320/PXL_20231123_162021321.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Seeing the approaching columns, the British prepare to defend the village itself should the initial line along the hills collapse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVK6PRXLzNHr4MkgC0gvSrOU42UEJdgiS7YMQaFV0HLkV2V9iyXjc3NnhUM0VHICTx6ljOGeTzhEtzf4Wx3rz_3XO8cmGqMHyqeA7UZA0FpO1XVX6TwX1QftYUEloWlKAwB_smFEH8XnsQeSruH9o9stJINuwCyZzxopBdr3HpzmW1pajI1WYxU8-AIwI/s4032/PXL_20231203_030508052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVK6PRXLzNHr4MkgC0gvSrOU42UEJdgiS7YMQaFV0HLkV2V9iyXjc3NnhUM0VHICTx6ljOGeTzhEtzf4Wx3rz_3XO8cmGqMHyqeA7UZA0FpO1XVX6TwX1QftYUEloWlKAwB_smFEH8XnsQeSruH9o9stJINuwCyZzxopBdr3HpzmW1pajI1WYxU8-AIwI/s320/PXL_20231203_030508052.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the North the lead battalion of the French column has deployed into line, while the French Battery of 8 pounders pours canister into the British line atop the smaller Northern hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZsjoA8LNvLeq6yuUh1znHIqb7QJY1b-igzq9Q8MMtiTFQtwqHhPluNW7-79Gnf4TLjwIuJ8netsA5yr_JiPxY4kZrmcy3Q77XmxtpqLNM-2Oov6wfFEYVe8-_qY9JG4ugoNXZYTRoEAQFIXhcU8xRsr-JZqjalnFNHs4hUMYDhCfHZWfKbWwB0uk2alU/s4032/PXL_20231209_212821719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZsjoA8LNvLeq6yuUh1znHIqb7QJY1b-igzq9Q8MMtiTFQtwqHhPluNW7-79Gnf4TLjwIuJ8netsA5yr_JiPxY4kZrmcy3Q77XmxtpqLNM-2Oov6wfFEYVe8-_qY9JG4ugoNXZYTRoEAQFIXhcU8xRsr-JZqjalnFNHs4hUMYDhCfHZWfKbWwB0uk2alU/s320/PXL_20231209_212821719.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the South the second French battalion remains unbroken and storms the heights of the larger Sothern hill, just as a strong line of British infantry crests the ridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSThDIzj0TCdARxJhc70q68RuR6ocEYRclkSn_0NEjSFQ3MYvZeEXoJSLDeo_GDRxNRA1J7oj8wrGlv2auMIb9mO5vTTMmtS8FRPtcPWzwo87BS7iVUHSxzq9zFsS_-vV8UP3UjeJGGW9piAzt88YD96aPl-b4kKz57qgV0gNAbmL2PR7T1EnryBHsgo2g/s4032/PXL_20231209_212902932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSThDIzj0TCdARxJhc70q68RuR6ocEYRclkSn_0NEjSFQ3MYvZeEXoJSLDeo_GDRxNRA1J7oj8wrGlv2auMIb9mO5vTTMmtS8FRPtcPWzwo87BS7iVUHSxzq9zFsS_-vV8UP3UjeJGGW9piAzt88YD96aPl-b4kKz57qgV0gNAbmL2PR7T1EnryBHsgo2g/s320/PXL_20231209_212902932.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A regiment of French dragoons has made its way along a small track through rough terrain and formed a supported line just to the east of the larger Southern hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl0Gwi7AJsSy1x0VXddTF_jmGZ3UpjCGQ11ur3B5pdP6coJJ6JyMu29T6mUHo391BdepIA7Nh1zJNqQxRiey0n1BAZqVVvjd9TupHrSM_bHuDqNC1qWTbNWe52F_7ofa7GQYvmgxNRIzzq4bG_ifEpUvlaMxbT2YVUo-8OpGLIgRi-i_86uI94gKoD_MX/s4032/PXL_20231209_212941996.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl0Gwi7AJsSy1x0VXddTF_jmGZ3UpjCGQ11ur3B5pdP6coJJ6JyMu29T6mUHo391BdepIA7Nh1zJNqQxRiey0n1BAZqVVvjd9TupHrSM_bHuDqNC1qWTbNWe52F_7ofa7GQYvmgxNRIzzq4bG_ifEpUvlaMxbT2YVUo-8OpGLIgRi-i_86uI94gKoD_MX/s320/PXL_20231209_212941996.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">All the while battalions of the French Grenadier reserve are making their way into attack positions.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X-Tr30w1QxmsibevLdXPWfPMmU5Kc4iyMKWG1DxddpqX0JXJE8rhxmSnabH0dELdJTLr-MtH3QUGRpjAtJo7EMlRg9QbFugdGq5iuHuerxCgn9gEyI85Q3Xpv1mI0g_0-MZ6AcbpAX78NnsNacF1gDc8QogGH6uTPeWFo2ha8erSm8EFlALW1dveQTKB/s4032/PXL_20231209_213009124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9X-Tr30w1QxmsibevLdXPWfPMmU5Kc4iyMKWG1DxddpqX0JXJE8rhxmSnabH0dELdJTLr-MtH3QUGRpjAtJo7EMlRg9QbFugdGq5iuHuerxCgn9gEyI85Q3Xpv1mI0g_0-MZ6AcbpAX78NnsNacF1gDc8QogGH6uTPeWFo2ha8erSm8EFlALW1dveQTKB/s320/PXL_20231209_213009124.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Two more battalions of French Grenadiers approaching Vimeiro along a protected stream valley.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpu6FpZEN44x4WC2SpHR0XkbW8m2AaEmByKlJWXkHZxnWdy_wQUjbn9MzD7bn-0lxFSNUQKEeEH2kPbn0NrglJCHBZ6BotLQ_ygy6Sp-PFatC912CwgIgYLeP2ceJXfBofsHdiSp87Xl0n4WMLBobmQQiJuEcePg9ezlKOnQf457bpHmaXBJzs9UExnio/s4032/PXL_20231209_213028753.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpu6FpZEN44x4WC2SpHR0XkbW8m2AaEmByKlJWXkHZxnWdy_wQUjbn9MzD7bn-0lxFSNUQKEeEH2kPbn0NrglJCHBZ6BotLQ_ygy6Sp-PFatC912CwgIgYLeP2ceJXfBofsHdiSp87Xl0n4WMLBobmQQiJuEcePg9ezlKOnQf457bpHmaXBJzs9UExnio/s320/PXL_20231209_213028753.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The assault develops.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMeg0dkmDB56f8SkrVKIWsoUTZ03styB5KZyGXXdhn0LLjDdhTunSK3VHUyksHe-ZJ0jMapOoxy1S4mSkPLvWA1bdTOKHKAIsvPz2tkCzPrlw0iNlWJQX7J_iQAQ10kxem2dDAkNXuGlqv18qTuunHS0dRKtpSkO5tato3GPHKC9waq8luLWvEZNFGVpp/s4032/PXL_20231209_213730093.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMeg0dkmDB56f8SkrVKIWsoUTZ03styB5KZyGXXdhn0LLjDdhTunSK3VHUyksHe-ZJ0jMapOoxy1S4mSkPLvWA1bdTOKHKAIsvPz2tkCzPrlw0iNlWJQX7J_iQAQ10kxem2dDAkNXuGlqv18qTuunHS0dRKtpSkO5tato3GPHKC9waq8luLWvEZNFGVpp/s320/PXL_20231209_213730093.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The lead French Column in the North is able to approach within yards of a British Battery before being shaken by the ferocity of the fire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FLX_w62VXwGuYkdLkpNszktce2pquOBJNt2L0h9_HAocCAS1SHi0mZ0Qe1fjJzB3jMVNBfO3CfoGR-d6ObjT4hyCJ5E93kUNdF7n4qa7hU3aJNm35egtSmuP8X-0H2-7XS_wGZog4vJWN8tpvOFtmMfkxEGXboQ3inDDz1aU4iU38OILwwqEGg-gapAE/s4032/PXL_20231209_213747042.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FLX_w62VXwGuYkdLkpNszktce2pquOBJNt2L0h9_HAocCAS1SHi0mZ0Qe1fjJzB3jMVNBfO3CfoGR-d6ObjT4hyCJ5E93kUNdF7n4qa7hU3aJNm35egtSmuP8X-0H2-7XS_wGZog4vJWN8tpvOFtmMfkxEGXboQ3inDDz1aU4iU38OILwwqEGg-gapAE/s320/PXL_20231209_213747042.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Though taking heavy casualties, the approaching column forced the British fire to be directed at that threat, and unable to respond to fire from the French battalion to their front in line as well as a battery of canon and the remnants of the Legion Hanovrienne.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmPPmcP7GoWufKid0FPv9MMvNuGSBMBYL78YnshEcAsvJ6Kea8KDmIR0uFmjqBFnGRT2MBuuVlj2XMRmogG2JM66S0Y_jsEshyTMhh09GwUGXQ0r_GKNvnU_4Lv6_p8usMFDDapLdczjXvf5Ldx-aH5ZbvNjdXBVUab8Gf-iCRHcH57n3enmIDMpg5Xsq/s4032/PXL_20231209_214212996.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmPPmcP7GoWufKid0FPv9MMvNuGSBMBYL78YnshEcAsvJ6Kea8KDmIR0uFmjqBFnGRT2MBuuVlj2XMRmogG2JM66S0Y_jsEshyTMhh09GwUGXQ0r_GKNvnU_4Lv6_p8usMFDDapLdczjXvf5Ldx-aH5ZbvNjdXBVUab8Gf-iCRHcH57n3enmIDMpg5Xsq/s320/PXL_20231209_214212996.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the South the British pour fire into the approaching column, which was made less effective as they had only just cleared the ridge.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lm-X37HqK_nQ6ewckByk5RDrhePYysbgeXmSi_QCZH5KIIeyLxsMx6cGXJ1vhM0s57xogkZBSb3-aDCwpaEL3_qGkbSHgJ-boHPyYnMs91XxdD1y_AIdEVteWVHOULTbYveVqIg9qJPN4U8R28f443NH-o62elHqOl_J60vVcUf7GtsR2io8CL1o7kI3/s4032/PXL_20231209_214304575.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lm-X37HqK_nQ6ewckByk5RDrhePYysbgeXmSi_QCZH5KIIeyLxsMx6cGXJ1vhM0s57xogkZBSb3-aDCwpaEL3_qGkbSHgJ-boHPyYnMs91XxdD1y_AIdEVteWVHOULTbYveVqIg9qJPN4U8R28f443NH-o62elHqOl_J60vVcUf7GtsR2io8CL1o7kI3/s320/PXL_20231209_214304575.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">All the while the French cavalry is waiting to spring into action...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #660000;"><div style="text-align: center;">And that is where we must leave it for now. The balance of battle is on a knife's edge!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">End of Turn 6 update with positions:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5szNJTIX-MKhDArF0Q7fRrpMvlzKgAAuzoVtV2HOy48B2zu248WlZmDV9BsdbfBm2OOfgfChKkbM4lNeg68QEDfKtSMP6e2lxLus7cLHW9XCuo-LVm_ozqZln14PIY00LucTXVm0hoyABPdajJG9XuKY3Mm1by3qIc6RtMmIt8y3QQ5u-km-ynO2cAb1q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1524" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5szNJTIX-MKhDArF0Q7fRrpMvlzKgAAuzoVtV2HOy48B2zu248WlZmDV9BsdbfBm2OOfgfChKkbM4lNeg68QEDfKtSMP6e2lxLus7cLHW9XCuo-LVm_ozqZln14PIY00LucTXVm0hoyABPdajJG9XuKY3Mm1by3qIc6RtMmIt8y3QQ5u-km-ynO2cAb1q" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A hand drawn map with old Risk pieces serves as a reference for unit positions throughout the game for the players. It also allowed me to manage movement of hidden units.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIexXe9-DVsAWZQsNhbEthsWy6-wiX-P1ToXn8G8x_k2DOf3ot8Iw6wtL0uSEPNq3Ouq832WfqSy33XUfTEXelL1AlrLLAS6dyT3bqC4VSAEEK5p73CX-SYyuxHRS5t0W-dPKGEdPdtj14tKRbPKTHFwCxHveILx50Mxq10wMJrlg9-OqbRLhI9DgPZi7y/s4032/PXL_20231216_210148726%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIexXe9-DVsAWZQsNhbEthsWy6-wiX-P1ToXn8G8x_k2DOf3ot8Iw6wtL0uSEPNq3Ouq832WfqSy33XUfTEXelL1AlrLLAS6dyT3bqC4VSAEEK5p73CX-SYyuxHRS5t0W-dPKGEdPdtj14tKRbPKTHFwCxHveILx50Mxq10wMJrlg9-OqbRLhI9DgPZi7y/s320/PXL_20231216_210148726%20(2).jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A birds-eye view of the central portion of the battlefield showing the French first and second waves.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French Dragoons Breakthrough!</span></h4><span style="color: #660000;"><div style="text-align: center;">The 16th French Dragoons, taking advantage of the open small hill vacated by the routing British 1/50th, were able to approach the British line under cover and turn on the flank of the 2/58th, hitting them while the infantry were still in line and sending them streaming to the rear. The rout of the 1/50 and 2/58th created a large gap in the center of the British defensive line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r_-inpKemUcFefNxk7F8b7MV_qbUv8l_K3nY7UXphgeNtmfXbwegIsadP0tcud3Yu7eOilmR1qD26SxXPS0W7aJ8zlpjlexSyvhEwLdHIJEqbw5FG0KcGca66AImDsPJeAOlYP8dOTYHEJWKLXunpUT1y2pB_0QUlI6cTacLi7JOLNzOZpwItHpEuq4F/s1540/image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1540" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5r_-inpKemUcFefNxk7F8b7MV_qbUv8l_K3nY7UXphgeNtmfXbwegIsadP0tcud3Yu7eOilmR1qD26SxXPS0W7aJ8zlpjlexSyvhEwLdHIJEqbw5FG0KcGca66AImDsPJeAOlYP8dOTYHEJWKLXunpUT1y2pB_0QUlI6cTacLi7JOLNzOZpwItHpEuq4F/s320/image.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4H7_9TYKEmaPiEggULvivOON125UVyuLzrhAtIl235VIyrM-3Nj7BJJw07rJ3_mZY3mTz76tssvpG6oQcthbMpYybliXitwzdG0bBAdylxvA0BDpEAb_SEVuFHr4eEgQiVQxi8UdVeYaCJMTFpmQossFRbibiDQ3O4SRTgc1xvL1euBI39i-NQ-Hu3jN/s4032/PXL_20240103_193258271.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4H7_9TYKEmaPiEggULvivOON125UVyuLzrhAtIl235VIyrM-3Nj7BJJw07rJ3_mZY3mTz76tssvpG6oQcthbMpYybliXitwzdG0bBAdylxvA0BDpEAb_SEVuFHr4eEgQiVQxi8UdVeYaCJMTFpmQossFRbibiDQ3O4SRTgc1xvL1euBI39i-NQ-Hu3jN/s320/PXL_20240103_193258271.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 1/69th re-formed and ready to advance back into the fray. With the 1/71st light Highland infantry the only remaining enemy in sight and forced into square by the French Dragoons, the 1/69th may have an easier time getting up Vimeiro Hill!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYB5yu4xLL24pWwqtKPUKRcyTuYhFzx_ZAl1BkJzimpw3CGXgohIf5U1ylttuaeMFnMcBrJqEAVsHRq5zD8sM-P5NjhKaauicgUv3vgKE-K5JRPWlswEd1TEpdR8wFR_WI-_mRMx-JQ8zH97QHcT6HwyujF1VePK_2UUNQyFkwg2aRAQcXm2J9SWWlpKj/s4032/PXL_20240103_193226043.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYB5yu4xLL24pWwqtKPUKRcyTuYhFzx_ZAl1BkJzimpw3CGXgohIf5U1ylttuaeMFnMcBrJqEAVsHRq5zD8sM-P5NjhKaauicgUv3vgKE-K5JRPWlswEd1TEpdR8wFR_WI-_mRMx-JQ8zH97QHcT6HwyujF1VePK_2UUNQyFkwg2aRAQcXm2J9SWWlpKj/s320/PXL_20240103_193226043.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">French Dragoons stream through the gap in the British line preparing to cut down green jackets and artillerymen at will.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUGAPylT_8md8m9tdApX1k5ZTOBJF1lLicMbQkCS_RYYoVVKaqhZr-peHvpsk-Pgmxn1WVjvdgMTOQUlW6DnXLw0ycLkAeWNptuRPiXqcUNUskITxCIU8ZCzhSIfKBqspTx__U4RAiod_G1uUJEdjmnfOOPCY60-IrW5IM-WYLQmfp7GbLfXqTsi13wK8/s4032/PXL_20240103_193217670.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUGAPylT_8md8m9tdApX1k5ZTOBJF1lLicMbQkCS_RYYoVVKaqhZr-peHvpsk-Pgmxn1WVjvdgMTOQUlW6DnXLw0ycLkAeWNptuRPiXqcUNUskITxCIU8ZCzhSIfKBqspTx__U4RAiod_G1uUJEdjmnfOOPCY60-IrW5IM-WYLQmfp7GbLfXqTsi13wK8/s320/PXL_20240103_193217670.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the right of the dragoons, the British Gordons have formed square only to be charged by French infantry, the 1/39th streaming over the small Vimeiro hill as well.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Tf5kpg0idq2G-6zuGTt0SzpWwSaOpTG9aNrZkyZF3bJTa_kdAhluRfeVWVGnKwbbC1K8MD5PUScUoCZJeqJR3mdeb3dcDyNsg5-_agh5ibfGiEjIElp-Ba9nvjMOpZyuXASGiQeDLel76FfgHZTvyvpN7APwLXCg5f526_KHMUl2XkAmYg6fyRIdW7l/s4032/PXL_20240103_193159641.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32Tf5kpg0idq2G-6zuGTt0SzpWwSaOpTG9aNrZkyZF3bJTa_kdAhluRfeVWVGnKwbbC1K8MD5PUScUoCZJeqJR3mdeb3dcDyNsg5-_agh5ibfGiEjIElp-Ba9nvjMOpZyuXASGiQeDLel76FfgHZTvyvpN7APwLXCg5f526_KHMUl2XkAmYg6fyRIdW7l/s320/PXL_20240103_193159641.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">On the extreme right of the British line, the 1/71st have also formed square and will face death from artillery fire as they are exposed on the crest of the hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFmV4KuDIqfnp6DWIWkTwr6zfRf6HphPUv12E-ZRaHYAju4R4O_CRQNwyShuTnEO3XuR4NZ2kE7PTseHZvEpQd_IsXDBpD82lydVEAf47vIKn9Rs5_F3IJUmVUckO8f2GIdYExS-ox8mkgcXNFXlpG6VfQML-PW1s0oiyvGUh5o5IRar8_I2kNOEjlvjo/s4032/PXL_20240103_193129284.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFmV4KuDIqfnp6DWIWkTwr6zfRf6HphPUv12E-ZRaHYAju4R4O_CRQNwyShuTnEO3XuR4NZ2kE7PTseHZvEpQd_IsXDBpD82lydVEAf47vIKn9Rs5_F3IJUmVUckO8f2GIdYExS-ox8mkgcXNFXlpG6VfQML-PW1s0oiyvGUh5o5IRar8_I2kNOEjlvjo/s320/PXL_20240103_193129284.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">In front of Vimeiro the 2/42nd has formed line and is about to unleash death in the form of a British volley on the unwitting Grenadiers daring a frontal assault.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nC_Xe2ltXlfp7ALAf6mzhOWyH-n_JkmWWk-1e1A8axwHksYHK3tBl3E338f5LX8fxof_scsIy2P4YH2o2kfIaVWrC6N9OzngZPgFweIUYz7OmNjoPgo6WAyqNwJCGiRg9-2q5v1a5lclULsbbvyWhNd1UQU3grwkvpfNRHBJ7wi1tV6dj1dxIYmhftZH/s4032/PXL_20240103_193054233.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nC_Xe2ltXlfp7ALAf6mzhOWyH-n_JkmWWk-1e1A8axwHksYHK3tBl3E338f5LX8fxof_scsIy2P4YH2o2kfIaVWrC6N9OzngZPgFweIUYz7OmNjoPgo6WAyqNwJCGiRg9-2q5v1a5lclULsbbvyWhNd1UQU3grwkvpfNRHBJ7wi1tV6dj1dxIYmhftZH/s320/PXL_20240103_193054233.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">On the extreme left of the British line, where the 1/23rd and 9th Light Dragoons are retreating, an unlikely hero has emerged for the British. Portuguese Dragoons have charged into the midst of a French battalion of Grenadiers, hoping to provide much needed breathing room for the British 1/23 and 9th Light Dragoons to rally.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuKijeSkQdkacQPC-YD5jbXyXsl9xiiDIlIQmRim7zc5jNCAa7z9CGCgcmMk7pJ6M2FeeAp5V2enQpT1WIaHeoq6EnarSnoFgLLrBt1l-BLMFCzG6HQtp3Nk2qYRZmi0LtKKnnlyJGMY7B6OT5zwCzkhjGqaf1ZB0r5qJ1jBe4uiXVh-0rHxksH-c9QE3/s4032/PXL_20240105_012516541.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUuKijeSkQdkacQPC-YD5jbXyXsl9xiiDIlIQmRim7zc5jNCAa7z9CGCgcmMk7pJ6M2FeeAp5V2enQpT1WIaHeoq6EnarSnoFgLLrBt1l-BLMFCzG6HQtp3Nk2qYRZmi0LtKKnnlyJGMY7B6OT5zwCzkhjGqaf1ZB0r5qJ1jBe4uiXVh-0rHxksH-c9QE3/s320/PXL_20240105_012516541.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Gordons let off a volley on the approaching 1/39th.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PAgQAO5bhDpFw45Z8YyxVgxu_gl3oAY3048nEezW344eZOKVj7TU5igkICMuB2Qsi6Umjy0LmHpzkhGsy_bjGaJJhbRK04K98BBp-CYWWFVkSYxnNdy0sCfRGSnKild3RV3Ux7ovrK3Rv76Eq7ltHplapx15OMhj4JCtCb1YPj7tPxbEHokzV_f2pY7s/s4032/PXL_20240105_012525047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PAgQAO5bhDpFw45Z8YyxVgxu_gl3oAY3048nEezW344eZOKVj7TU5igkICMuB2Qsi6Umjy0LmHpzkhGsy_bjGaJJhbRK04K98BBp-CYWWFVkSYxnNdy0sCfRGSnKild3RV3Ux7ovrK3Rv76Eq7ltHplapx15OMhj4JCtCb1YPj7tPxbEHokzV_f2pY7s/s320/PXL_20240105_012525047.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Black Watch, arrayed in Line delivers a crushing volley to a battalion of charging French Grenadiers and the front ranks disappear!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8QgbnhDbyic3Nnyi1AAf_AMe9W9RVz0HyQfpSEhYKA_vvvrqPp7CLy7jdsl4FWdR6bPj80Xniz17ypLXMrnYRwOaC_jSQU0DQ9TQU82O9jtAwg9bgBsc2j1hIFzhR4iqRUOZBqxzq6hRNr0cMTmVCll8HNDfGkecgjwWpy3nzL9Ji1g-Yg0o1uJaA0wL/s4032/PXL_20240105_012714447.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8QgbnhDbyic3Nnyi1AAf_AMe9W9RVz0HyQfpSEhYKA_vvvrqPp7CLy7jdsl4FWdR6bPj80Xniz17ypLXMrnYRwOaC_jSQU0DQ9TQU82O9jtAwg9bgBsc2j1hIFzhR4iqRUOZBqxzq6hRNr0cMTmVCll8HNDfGkecgjwWpy3nzL9Ji1g-Yg0o1uJaA0wL/s320/PXL_20240105_012714447.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Elan of the charging French battalions is high and both assaulting battalions charge home despite the heavy casualties. Here the 1/39th assault the Gordon's but are repulsed with heavy loses.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD5mARnHJay_40ZsINg8NW-08hKjOrzPBB0-fzIr6bJppMRDGIkWEHlA6qc2QWZFqnEeGxaXg3AY9HrYq19sDT48oEg-LpgBUXjONlZWQIy4czPGIx1vypxN7l4nG-i4XH3TqOqHPOc_23KUQuINXbcmQRCAdLLsX7cL_wk6QSDg4t7uoI3eCXeUK6oFe/s4032/PXL_20240105_012723275.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD5mARnHJay_40ZsINg8NW-08hKjOrzPBB0-fzIr6bJppMRDGIkWEHlA6qc2QWZFqnEeGxaXg3AY9HrYq19sDT48oEg-LpgBUXjONlZWQIy4czPGIx1vypxN7l4nG-i4XH3TqOqHPOc_23KUQuINXbcmQRCAdLLsX7cL_wk6QSDg4t7uoI3eCXeUK6oFe/s320/PXL_20240105_012723275.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Grenadiers are down to half strength but will not be denied a chance of revenge against the skirted devils of the British Black Watch Highlanders!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_a2OI_ns2iyM8xLXjlKxUZK4gKhl6UGT05Cw0FY4N_bWuU1gClmP7bE8OK1dj4NSO_RxuP-4GrDFf30he6w04Ocd8elKXgUTeXqvZEZYitWyO17ciS6hOO3pOWDTNTIa7If1RGxy35txePJ7IbegRkKE052NKpCY2pfh0SiFoSXhNG5fpZxVDtmzt2AQT/s4032/PXL_20240105_013051134.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_a2OI_ns2iyM8xLXjlKxUZK4gKhl6UGT05Cw0FY4N_bWuU1gClmP7bE8OK1dj4NSO_RxuP-4GrDFf30he6w04Ocd8elKXgUTeXqvZEZYitWyO17ciS6hOO3pOWDTNTIa7If1RGxy35txePJ7IbegRkKE052NKpCY2pfh0SiFoSXhNG5fpZxVDtmzt2AQT/s320/PXL_20240105_013051134.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the South of Vimeiro the 16th Dragoons have broken through and are devastating the retreating 1/50th and have ridden down several companies of green jacketed riflemen, as well as fleeing artillerymen.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RcdCJVXmHTO45nwIyP5pBYBo5OBlcvKcd2Nyt7dlTK66P7xzgD4gvoHKvVHBQaguVBfRGSs2GuN5IKZlnV07s3lDSuv12_s0yE2jluncZDqqob8XFF2uVZTOUafWia6gzS__tdRitfF21dJ1uc0fbUXDa7UPNxDkm3rh61tNiijH0FKkxO-QuOYrKRP9/s4032/PXL_20240105_015052785.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RcdCJVXmHTO45nwIyP5pBYBo5OBlcvKcd2Nyt7dlTK66P7xzgD4gvoHKvVHBQaguVBfRGSs2GuN5IKZlnV07s3lDSuv12_s0yE2jluncZDqqob8XFF2uVZTOUafWia6gzS__tdRitfF21dJ1uc0fbUXDa7UPNxDkm3rh61tNiijH0FKkxO-QuOYrKRP9/s320/PXL_20240105_015052785.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The second round of melee in front of Vimeiro will be crucial; the Black Watch is shaken, but far outnumber the French Grenadiers. The Grenadiers are veteran soldiers to a man and are determined, but the outcome is balanced on a knife's edge, it may be down to the roll of the dice.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSixiCVrVGO_I-hXC5NPm2OFpv7s3jgMkAeFBgG4iVDA0MyKvs9shyAcVXwWzpgc2IJiUwLk6QexTgckRlXrxLReEOjePWQHM0Rd6W1tB4pXwiqdLxvDJ7pIJw_vXNgQmyH0iEyWmQZnJuqthkZ9pxB7vCjmGJ5zWH452XIro40ijkEOtw33OizRkPvO/s4032/PXL_20240105_015946632.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sSixiCVrVGO_I-hXC5NPm2OFpv7s3jgMkAeFBgG4iVDA0MyKvs9shyAcVXwWzpgc2IJiUwLk6QexTgckRlXrxLReEOjePWQHM0Rd6W1tB4pXwiqdLxvDJ7pIJw_vXNgQmyH0iEyWmQZnJuqthkZ9pxB7vCjmGJ5zWH452XIro40ijkEOtw33OizRkPvO/s320/PXL_20240105_015946632.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Portuguese Dragoons had a legitimate chance to blow through a battalion of French Grenadiers who they had surprised in column and broken into, but the courage of the Portuguese cavalrymen quailed at the staunch resistance of the brave Grenadiers and they fled the field in ignominy much reduced in number.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Conclusion</span></h3><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mYM_EmwHyulyCuj8TT6diQrlFoQZDCc2gJbd0OwECBZ1sNxoB7cFllFwjAZKchgeutHGG3tGPde3ONSzSJrMhcGrt51dE-3e6WZBAk_4z0txrQaeTYG5-h7pchQV34DbPHrWfEB_58zqc2ZYYHG6hITsPdm1B8kIiEuywfOAczD6qczzZXkK7wD3dE3O/s4032/PXL_20240113_015250541.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mYM_EmwHyulyCuj8TT6diQrlFoQZDCc2gJbd0OwECBZ1sNxoB7cFllFwjAZKchgeutHGG3tGPde3ONSzSJrMhcGrt51dE-3e6WZBAk_4z0txrQaeTYG5-h7pchQV34DbPHrWfEB_58zqc2ZYYHG6hITsPdm1B8kIiEuywfOAczD6qczzZXkK7wD3dE3O/s320/PXL_20240113_015250541.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Black Watch streams back through Vimeiro after being defeated by the attacking Grenadiers, but were able to inflict so many casualties on the Grenadiers that they too fell back.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOarT7kciHCigXcZ1igRyjjWQqnEZ6NrJZUquaoNONAaOWlhQMIfEsaOJoAT6RXN8pm4aqt1k5qUJ-l0HvexfhF9ZrWnS0IIyvlSmz31uBLKbk5A8Loepxj-vMifdsRATx3rM_WRnyaxFpmrpQmW3mgkSlicGunE1QwLjpTmHmgFk4sGXtyACY6D-xbCg/s4032/PXL_20240122_025430905.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsOarT7kciHCigXcZ1igRyjjWQqnEZ6NrJZUquaoNONAaOWlhQMIfEsaOJoAT6RXN8pm4aqt1k5qUJ-l0HvexfhF9ZrWnS0IIyvlSmz31uBLKbk5A8Loepxj-vMifdsRATx3rM_WRnyaxFpmrpQmW3mgkSlicGunE1QwLjpTmHmgFk4sGXtyACY6D-xbCg/s320/PXL_20240122_025430905.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">What's this? Another British regiment crosses the bridge behind Vimeiro, sent by Daddy Hill from the heights overlooking Vimeiro to ease the pressure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZY-7ckc9uZbk6q6WudBQxH4mJ5kGTmTwQtdTOsJY0m9gHjVxx88MKcxZO1-Bgsv7iMEzYKOysil2dSt06Yl6Ew3EauB1Hn5io-m8Z1gc9wZQgDybZi_T96d_civYouOYSOJuf_I9BM5KqJWXCzWfepaTP-9D3cDmxuT8s9sgfPm9XTTKo0429sbH_At1/s4032/PXL_20240122_030016418.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZY-7ckc9uZbk6q6WudBQxH4mJ5kGTmTwQtdTOsJY0m9gHjVxx88MKcxZO1-Bgsv7iMEzYKOysil2dSt06Yl6Ew3EauB1Hn5io-m8Z1gc9wZQgDybZi_T96d_civYouOYSOJuf_I9BM5KqJWXCzWfepaTP-9D3cDmxuT8s9sgfPm9XTTKo0429sbH_At1/s320/PXL_20240122_030016418.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The remaining three battalions of Grenadiers push forward.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtEXrxem5-RP4Jg_a52BUFXdNueOESxrI000yk2TJqmM90Qe_OD0KRKxpXnpLx9JDUkQmnSJYS4lQ1IpMXej64Q4bgETKiWA_EauNChBgLFDHx26R4obZp-sEw3EMUx12944NaIivSS0FxVpr_UflQ1CrdtjCdjEzKcPVXe1Y471BxlG2HZqrAhQQyO7T/s4032/PXL_20240122_030109771.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtEXrxem5-RP4Jg_a52BUFXdNueOESxrI000yk2TJqmM90Qe_OD0KRKxpXnpLx9JDUkQmnSJYS4lQ1IpMXej64Q4bgETKiWA_EauNChBgLFDHx26R4obZp-sEw3EMUx12944NaIivSS0FxVpr_UflQ1CrdtjCdjEzKcPVXe1Y471BxlG2HZqrAhQQyO7T/s320/PXL_20240122_030109771.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">In front of Vimeiro one of the battalions of Grenadiers has penetrated to the very gates of Vimeiro, just as the Gordons are manning the village. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZCZVP-KvgwEZP8jMgUQp__LbpKCyAcP3E5Yj52mSKe1d89uyDSzEe6r30KuMzWrO4hMKO-BO3k56OTIn1vOUjjaSTWfLxZzAGCeYPcHuUuh4QHHOg-cSK69CiitUKIAiNUsBOqdXaZqdSBckpM6pKiG1feW_bGy5vZlaTvk43pXumoKKj6gpgsEl7Tdu/s4032/PXL_20240122_032648578.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZCZVP-KvgwEZP8jMgUQp__LbpKCyAcP3E5Yj52mSKe1d89uyDSzEe6r30KuMzWrO4hMKO-BO3k56OTIn1vOUjjaSTWfLxZzAGCeYPcHuUuh4QHHOg-cSK69CiitUKIAiNUsBOqdXaZqdSBckpM6pKiG1feW_bGy5vZlaTvk43pXumoKKj6gpgsEl7Tdu/s320/PXL_20240122_032648578.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the rear, the remnants of the 39th and 69th regiments are gathering again for another push, their bellies fortified with strong wine from their regiments Cantiniere. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-x3hS-VFwFHH53Alh4e6nD8NOMq5hyF1cT2JFos3CzKUaQb5dzHB6JpcmZnELOTlFJLJsLDCQMSST8fdocCdS3NfbblBUUp_4NDc09Ju6fdhC4SDwLR9TiRhLf4gN0Z2_mMTGVjfYukDYIv5ZvkJdzH4U8DvvMIzSg9SpS_bMJwaHeQSRAQ1SQHuNMkf/s4032/PXL_20240122_032726686.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-x3hS-VFwFHH53Alh4e6nD8NOMq5hyF1cT2JFos3CzKUaQb5dzHB6JpcmZnELOTlFJLJsLDCQMSST8fdocCdS3NfbblBUUp_4NDc09Ju6fdhC4SDwLR9TiRhLf4gN0Z2_mMTGVjfYukDYIv5ZvkJdzH4U8DvvMIzSg9SpS_bMJwaHeQSRAQ1SQHuNMkf/s320/PXL_20240122_032726686.MP.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">An overhead view of Vimeiro showing the black watch retreat as the Gordons move in just in the nick of time.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrgu5z18lUwtJFYyYHH7YflwCcQ284ZwSXdEtSBg8J21G87-Hr4sySQUqJMPIhd2WrAHW3hyphenhyphenx4v8k0ogPx1WBARpHmHD2cAXHNQDbK9WB1mEjBsJ1tMsnZoPdfynS39dXWXMDWhhzfYG-R_KMofn2ECJA4M508tBQbXsAoIH3Cv0nr3ucclwqyLVCJo6g/s4032/PXL_20240122_032755313.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrgu5z18lUwtJFYyYHH7YflwCcQ284ZwSXdEtSBg8J21G87-Hr4sySQUqJMPIhd2WrAHW3hyphenhyphenx4v8k0ogPx1WBARpHmHD2cAXHNQDbK9WB1mEjBsJ1tMsnZoPdfynS39dXWXMDWhhzfYG-R_KMofn2ECJA4M508tBQbXsAoIH3Cv0nr3ucclwqyLVCJo6g/s320/PXL_20240122_032755313.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T<span style="color: #660000;">he reinforcing regiment of British infantry is forced back across the bridge by the rampaging French Dragoons, loose behind the main British line, but the Dragoons are taking fire from all sides as they seek a way out.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR0Zhjx0aOkY_GPmAIyhkL0n0x2hurVuRZ0I65M8qSm75YtC2EXtZXovDci77bBqD_Kgx6e0R1FjJZrjjJTHl8f64zqcNwQ9LAGXrOyaSXq8X4YMSrlfHp4Qc6enOE0uQEqVxRhbScj5gkgFaCnQ0HmrBGuNcLbQdYKQmF-JVKa-hYEsGTL7nubTAc_-W/s4032/PXL_20240123_131511922.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheR0Zhjx0aOkY_GPmAIyhkL0n0x2hurVuRZ0I65M8qSm75YtC2EXtZXovDci77bBqD_Kgx6e0R1FjJZrjjJTHl8f64zqcNwQ9LAGXrOyaSXq8X4YMSrlfHp4Qc6enOE0uQEqVxRhbScj5gkgFaCnQ0HmrBGuNcLbQdYKQmF-JVKa-hYEsGTL7nubTAc_-W/s320/PXL_20240123_131511922.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The women of Vimeiro imploring the 42nd to come to their aid.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9wAqAnJkmASQeqFXdk2Kyk2mTPwIxteNSPIOTXLBgR8dYXgl88Zdb9GkXClzUYsJiZvcSZYlx53QjItXcRPGpbyT54SRkQaJsQwSQ-EqYhgh0WAJH-sJ14Gqod0OmCqdatXAXuc_avgCBRUFg4_e_JzF6bgzDitj0zoPaDIKuBF2dV4LxFIGr4Edroai/s4032/PXL_20240130_032230766.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9wAqAnJkmASQeqFXdk2Kyk2mTPwIxteNSPIOTXLBgR8dYXgl88Zdb9GkXClzUYsJiZvcSZYlx53QjItXcRPGpbyT54SRkQaJsQwSQ-EqYhgh0WAJH-sJ14Gqod0OmCqdatXAXuc_avgCBRUFg4_e_JzF6bgzDitj0zoPaDIKuBF2dV4LxFIGr4Edroai/s320/PXL_20240130_032230766.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The critical assault!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2DCGzhiX2N9TCw1PbyPmVFD9Aj31qwpA0n6s0oDO14X8uTFfuNS6e_WyASQhneG1nDu6-tpB_aOX2YETZ2sp9515EAEqYvhb-Nb6DraGHPe9w5RLEINHPBou_ayQ1v-R68hftEBxt_kmZDrahlfgJjpV8UPOmPTEowmOgr6uuIIXnH4bqkOtQpypYVpI/s4032/PXL_20240130_032416322.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2DCGzhiX2N9TCw1PbyPmVFD9Aj31qwpA0n6s0oDO14X8uTFfuNS6e_WyASQhneG1nDu6-tpB_aOX2YETZ2sp9515EAEqYvhb-Nb6DraGHPe9w5RLEINHPBou_ayQ1v-R68hftEBxt_kmZDrahlfgJjpV8UPOmPTEowmOgr6uuIIXnH4bqkOtQpypYVpI/s320/PXL_20240130_032416322.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">French Dragoons still a menace behind the British lines!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">And suddenly it was over!</span></h3><div><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French assault on Vimeiro failed and the Grenadiers were routed with heavy casualties by the stalwart Gordons. The British 9th light Dragoons made a suicidal charge and crashed into the remaining French Grenadiers, sacrificing their lives to buy time for the British to rally. The French Dragoons virtually ceased to exist as they began taking fire from all sides, and suddenly it became apparent that the village could not be taken.</span></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fLd4b8XO5B4phy-dTTRQQAuO9PjfyH5HcIoW3eTfPpxca9xfZ0xvTA0Txn3OtGmxZcBYdeOoAw95tm8-tP5gYXAIr_MA_xyUP-yXIumcKeNWY-awWKm6SVxV8A_k_Q8nEJ_SfkRF50T8TD5WIoeH_R4cOC8oZ6bfwARdNuV7h9azBgb27akhvc0vnCqN/s4032/PXL_20240201_034601051.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fLd4b8XO5B4phy-dTTRQQAuO9PjfyH5HcIoW3eTfPpxca9xfZ0xvTA0Txn3OtGmxZcBYdeOoAw95tm8-tP5gYXAIr_MA_xyUP-yXIumcKeNWY-awWKm6SVxV8A_k_Q8nEJ_SfkRF50T8TD5WIoeH_R4cOC8oZ6bfwARdNuV7h9azBgb27akhvc0vnCqN/s320/PXL_20240201_034601051.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">An uneasy truce was declared, the dead were buried and the wounded helped to the rear leaving the two armies facing each other. The French had taken the high ground, but lacked the strength to take the village and more British reinforcements were on the way.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkMG5lZKqStE0PQr0RetOZd5omcoj1Wv6YUg5MwUy9C-Vv4rD7FbbokxmVnsF_3D6j6eBOMeMAMH4T3Cd7Yc494l6oZx_U1jbNvXac15l3vSytDtQKM2-JJNQiwAO76TvdbCtHMsNvkVqiIHv9dpjMY1q_JaFDfETZ0jGK4YjW1nw2njoVUgPW2EykpBo/s4032/PXL_20240201_034640191.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkMG5lZKqStE0PQr0RetOZd5omcoj1Wv6YUg5MwUy9C-Vv4rD7FbbokxmVnsF_3D6j6eBOMeMAMH4T3Cd7Yc494l6oZx_U1jbNvXac15l3vSytDtQKM2-JJNQiwAO76TvdbCtHMsNvkVqiIHv9dpjMY1q_JaFDfETZ0jGK4YjW1nw2njoVUgPW2EykpBo/s320/PXL_20240201_034640191.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The remnants of the French army stare down into the village, before suing for peace and making the long trip back home to France aboard the ships of the Royal Navy, but that is another story...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Many thanks to the commanding generals, Rob, Mark, Mathew, Aly, Pete and Ian, for a wonderfully engaging battle and a great excuse to take the figures out of the display case and put them to work. Y'all are the best!</span></h4><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-69361046526286667672023-10-31T11:27:00.001-07:002023-10-31T11:27:46.524-07:00Vimeiro 1808 Test Match<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> My good buddy Terry dropped by to help with testing out the deployment and balance of the Vimeiro battle the other day, and proved to me, that while challenging, the French can make a good go of taking the British position. We didn't play it to conclusion, but the initial turns showed me a few tweaks that will be needed, which was the goal. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of the action in classic black and white, befitting the old school armies:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q-mmagYTtQelViHmfF9qsxygIimSqfBhZYexdPayhctj1cVcgSLQjO2QxxbzTb4c8gc6sjsRkN5LiyHXMg7C8-BWKcbqIj72KI0p3E7i9IsygdoufKUWlIaQxF6N4WMnpvPpM2gyvfXZq9qS0F2g8TNevzjSSeraBK9y9YIwWlc_RVZBTsbobK4Bp_1O/s4032/PXL_20231027_184044944%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Q-mmagYTtQelViHmfF9qsxygIimSqfBhZYexdPayhctj1cVcgSLQjO2QxxbzTb4c8gc6sjsRkN5LiyHXMg7C8-BWKcbqIj72KI0p3E7i9IsygdoufKUWlIaQxF6N4WMnpvPpM2gyvfXZq9qS0F2g8TNevzjSSeraBK9y9YIwWlc_RVZBTsbobK4Bp_1O/s320/PXL_20231027_184044944%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Vimeiro village as the assault develops.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5roc2R3RinXVQGQ4vGXhKWQzNpxK3VP-iNTgLfGumMo0HkZ8ChFOmx_QzUn-kJTOhAH6b_olwY-t0HVD3WfZ9KyBg8a2h3Bt1I77grE9BJxwQxAVcBHuL8U3uIy7fCi01NnViIquXI3Dd050G6ZL6S3kl_JDyQ9R_ElSz9Alikc-0r4MOmqFfL8xs5Jr/s4032/PXL_20231028_202223523%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5roc2R3RinXVQGQ4vGXhKWQzNpxK3VP-iNTgLfGumMo0HkZ8ChFOmx_QzUn-kJTOhAH6b_olwY-t0HVD3WfZ9KyBg8a2h3Bt1I77grE9BJxwQxAVcBHuL8U3uIy7fCi01NnViIquXI3Dd050G6ZL6S3kl_JDyQ9R_ElSz9Alikc-0r4MOmqFfL8xs5Jr/s320/PXL_20231028_202223523%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">French battalions beginning the assault on Vimeiro Hill.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhF4s_-2BHvWb3CKx9x3IjotNopoJ4Tzj0B1kWN9B8-KvbgCiRJG9_Z8-Cf6-9naAQ0CMtMxQiBCGQUyqd1Yof815BP6d9UH_r1AHOo2bkhyHjone6CtfxKawWtmm95WkRQ-oun1FzV9aYWufB5ut_NZULpwKlfJvuUa_GiALTSHI3Hq-o2alwjMQjtjz/s4032/PXL_20231028_202233516%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhF4s_-2BHvWb3CKx9x3IjotNopoJ4Tzj0B1kWN9B8-KvbgCiRJG9_Z8-Cf6-9naAQ0CMtMxQiBCGQUyqd1Yof815BP6d9UH_r1AHOo2bkhyHjone6CtfxKawWtmm95WkRQ-oun1FzV9aYWufB5ut_NZULpwKlfJvuUa_GiALTSHI3Hq-o2alwjMQjtjz/s320/PXL_20231028_202233516%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The assault develops and the British flank is threatened.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvXVkyMDMYP1qb-ZJwtd98ZqmM1RFV_UJ4-IAbWg9dI7FNG34eT5ckA689ZQclDvdU505PPd48pOuFi5qQGy1V2qiOK_MwnfpMy6l9fgFUe6-sM7Abo8pI6CH9d9QDnGDFBUKlrA1N48Yshn-CwZipsfURTtTg3tmJRAVVqgTa_Z7PLwhNKRpKKajFaDk/s4032/PXL_20231030_010301382%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvXVkyMDMYP1qb-ZJwtd98ZqmM1RFV_UJ4-IAbWg9dI7FNG34eT5ckA689ZQclDvdU505PPd48pOuFi5qQGy1V2qiOK_MwnfpMy6l9fgFUe6-sM7Abo8pI6CH9d9QDnGDFBUKlrA1N48Yshn-CwZipsfURTtTg3tmJRAVVqgTa_Z7PLwhNKRpKKajFaDk/s320/PXL_20231030_010301382%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Run away! The British Artillery is over-run and they abandon the guns!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7tHR7TMv-6xW4t5J-vUqwdX5QjY9nXUVLtZQDoE4nNGTBbGhfG7aZW0ZrLpk7U0t8R7dre0PWavFUnjddjDMnEKrvdEgHJXV1opoeauK_nXulmhtHpR1FwbEdDScjAnrNaOMuepsB2THocJvIwcLKjuvFOPevN3RmeJU1H1JuoQkHP42sj0oLwCottlK/s4032/PXL_20231030_010337208.MP%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7tHR7TMv-6xW4t5J-vUqwdX5QjY9nXUVLtZQDoE4nNGTBbGhfG7aZW0ZrLpk7U0t8R7dre0PWavFUnjddjDMnEKrvdEgHJXV1opoeauK_nXulmhtHpR1FwbEdDScjAnrNaOMuepsB2THocJvIwcLKjuvFOPevN3RmeJU1H1JuoQkHP42sj0oLwCottlK/s320/PXL_20231030_010337208.MP%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A counter attack developing?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68pZOddYE_VNiCbVUr5cv0hrvT031NDjbIEEIIz52m-U2nmzeKpVwBe6v4m0zlon0nNRWKvu6Tb_0FJtZngAChy0p9LG2RLpy-f7pQyDmtYD5C5m_Oboaqky0VPSrJh7SmBevZU9MeKinDt6vAa8sjc2y7-SuNtpnWB475AtUOHMfvrQCULx3LePdLCSA/s4032/PXL_20231030_010409696.MP%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68pZOddYE_VNiCbVUr5cv0hrvT031NDjbIEEIIz52m-U2nmzeKpVwBe6v4m0zlon0nNRWKvu6Tb_0FJtZngAChy0p9LG2RLpy-f7pQyDmtYD5C5m_Oboaqky0VPSrJh7SmBevZU9MeKinDt6vAa8sjc2y7-SuNtpnWB475AtUOHMfvrQCULx3LePdLCSA/s320/PXL_20231030_010409696.MP%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French frontal assault was costly!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj_bP2q0ZLd-5vbo3LiWasprLJqCcKEkHX-P1dPXiCqVG_fX5S77As_q-g_La23ghlNqkXaIwnkTPahpZfEmuDwGTETDhoZHnIIMWx-2VQoJ6veHIejCXrQvZ5KLu1ONwrUEgvAm1P74Md7o0Z4puV6DnXB81evntWQkCqS1r8F3PoUt3QgVvNLVF-WFc/s4032/PXL_20231030_010419642%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj_bP2q0ZLd-5vbo3LiWasprLJqCcKEkHX-P1dPXiCqVG_fX5S77As_q-g_La23ghlNqkXaIwnkTPahpZfEmuDwGTETDhoZHnIIMWx-2VQoJ6veHIejCXrQvZ5KLu1ONwrUEgvAm1P74Md7o0Z4puV6DnXB81evntWQkCqS1r8F3PoUt3QgVvNLVF-WFc/s320/PXL_20231030_010419642%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">But will the flank fold under the pressure?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNd9eDnLaqmfHWdRRpr4zf3odh4ze0kjTqnFD2YCTW9ONtWEBQRKM8t_kxYwckM17ZhVzRLcsCCzu727JNiddbLfVnNtspgFBpkhQ6uGV6v5sPpO0Ay03CFb__iww7g5mzahmWA1AnQWIrXTL52Kualck6zfWfSVJGBqd1jq7qRu-4kzHjZm6JrmZeI4m/s4032/PXL_20231030_010435101%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNd9eDnLaqmfHWdRRpr4zf3odh4ze0kjTqnFD2YCTW9ONtWEBQRKM8t_kxYwckM17ZhVzRLcsCCzu727JNiddbLfVnNtspgFBpkhQ6uGV6v5sPpO0Ay03CFb__iww7g5mzahmWA1AnQWIrXTL52Kualck6zfWfSVJGBqd1jq7qRu-4kzHjZm6JrmZeI4m/s320/PXL_20231030_010435101%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Increasing the pressure on the British line.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye5C1DldqGKM5QcEKB2BPLk5NeJabXfuBU0nnkqlpJXfJmQrgbDyMKZEDY3aABU7VW4Vblob7fnFJxVkXB4S1Mx1Bsct6SQBRYyIaS0_6upxmX4XVgyE0qdxU6ivxbOU3wYfnd0AJ_Y0tNL3BCArdoaoFxFOBgoF-upnOftepeUl6dQ91DPXJHRCRCLT8/s4032/PXL_20231030_010545962%20B&W.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjye5C1DldqGKM5QcEKB2BPLk5NeJabXfuBU0nnkqlpJXfJmQrgbDyMKZEDY3aABU7VW4Vblob7fnFJxVkXB4S1Mx1Bsct6SQBRYyIaS0_6upxmX4XVgyE0qdxU6ivxbOU3wYfnd0AJ_Y0tNL3BCArdoaoFxFOBgoF-upnOftepeUl6dQ91DPXJHRCRCLT8/s320/PXL_20231030_010545962%20B&W.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The reserve enters the fray, but are they just in time or too late...<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-11625532331543659272023-10-06T07:35:00.000-07:002023-10-06T07:35:08.658-07:00French 25th Regiment of Dragoons<p> </p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French 25th Regiment of Dragoons</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This regiment, originally painted by Richard (Dick Tennant) was due for a refresh and repair prior to their appearance in the Vimeiro scenario. These were in pretty good shape with the majority of repair being focused on chipping paint on the horse ankles and any exposed corners such as boots, greatcoats, saddle cloths and elbows. The original flag was in great condition so no repairs were required on the guidon. I did add significant highlighting and shadowing to the horses, sheepskins, and jackets of the riders as well as their faces. These will make up one of three cavalry regiments for the French in the Vimeiro scenario, heavily outnumbering the one small regiment of British and Portuguese light dragoons.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm3_gIyd4WQ720M-48FH7_jeHXgE8dbQPivyAvQtuwtjvJO0UGBKPrZZpXOkRu81R9LZsviVKUMuBWGKjt5PTD_99W_HLklQ0dPUJRlOMZnN9SHguZ3CfSJ1me8d96FM-Tl8fSwiURBT1sbux6Ib4MTh9OUJ0XAAzO0mclnsrBJgA6FIESiHhlBSpRi3w/s3865/DSC_2505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="3865" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZm3_gIyd4WQ720M-48FH7_jeHXgE8dbQPivyAvQtuwtjvJO0UGBKPrZZpXOkRu81R9LZsviVKUMuBWGKjt5PTD_99W_HLklQ0dPUJRlOMZnN9SHguZ3CfSJ1me8d96FM-Tl8fSwiURBT1sbux6Ib4MTh9OUJ0XAAzO0mclnsrBJgA6FIESiHhlBSpRi3w/s320/DSC_2505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Classic Marcus Hinton Sculpt (and some Romans...)<h3 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">54mm Marcus Hinton Voltigeur - Legion du Midi</span></h3><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Recently I found a collection of 54mm Hinton Hunt and Stadden miniatures that were priced in a way that I couldn't say no, so added them to my collection of classic Napoleonic miniatures from the dawn of tabletop wargaming in the 1960s. I coerced some friends into painting them, just so that I would have a keepsake from friends around the globe who I have only met virtually. The first of these to arrive is a simply lovely Voltigeur of the Legion du Midi painted by none other than Alistair Morrison of the UK. Not only did he take the time to repair the somewhat battered figure and meticulously prep the sculpture itself, but he also fashioned this wonderful plinth replete with brick work and autumn leaves. I am one lucky puppy!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I will let Aly's work on this figure speak for itself.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA7suL7t1aOr9EzHf7ZkxDpOzxJuf6AwARtFg1LBMFkAc8DSizH2vH4QT81npKupqwAoI_sIl5eHDwJ9bFGApzUvEDaknCrsIIHZU15lN9iKqMWgnj2MphOEmxZqZ5XDes0lsCeQHljOPcBcqCFjEfK63ls2plauQs1bc2SyBJo5ohhfdCqujjTusfeac/s2950/DSC_2479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="1589" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA7suL7t1aOr9EzHf7ZkxDpOzxJuf6AwARtFg1LBMFkAc8DSizH2vH4QT81npKupqwAoI_sIl5eHDwJ9bFGApzUvEDaknCrsIIHZU15lN9iKqMWgnj2MphOEmxZqZ5XDes0lsCeQHljOPcBcqCFjEfK63ls2plauQs1bc2SyBJo5ohhfdCqujjTusfeac/s320/DSC_2479.JPG" width="172" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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why not post them here as well.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJOnxC0378f0ln1RRf_JrGApUzg6m37fd7MLMNMydI1v3mXlsT0iMiEzXbKQ1by8Cq3ZXLUjIa-Rvo7rVc6lf3X2WJDGrZLhMarpRCql6OC-gvAKNM8sPKKf47z0i3YVJGqxVDomKA0XECNx4AL0aKmyEEfwop7hlubKR4RdQMhjeDNAtN5xRGc4WqdhG/s4102/DSC_2497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="4102" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJOnxC0378f0ln1RRf_JrGApUzg6m37fd7MLMNMydI1v3mXlsT0iMiEzXbKQ1by8Cq3ZXLUjIa-Rvo7rVc6lf3X2WJDGrZLhMarpRCql6OC-gvAKNM8sPKKf47z0i3YVJGqxVDomKA0XECNx4AL0aKmyEEfwop7hlubKR4RdQMhjeDNAtN5xRGc4WqdhG/s320/DSC_2497.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">My first use of round bases for command elements. I like it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NJth2WLOgRUAghqaAKLhyRKI2N_SP8OWpfMYDzSTack5kLp6cNHwcijp3RI5cMDEyE_s5bAZkB_QC7CfO54U6fW9ZDxog6thPdjFZOuj1x9e7Lkr3LB6h7rJII_KNBo37z4ZqstEAPcJEB7qhrqoUJyzXRS013jqVSGtz1VG8GEhK53j1QTh0dMSI7Rt/s4189/DSC_2498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="4189" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NJth2WLOgRUAghqaAKLhyRKI2N_SP8OWpfMYDzSTack5kLp6cNHwcijp3RI5cMDEyE_s5bAZkB_QC7CfO54U6fW9ZDxog6thPdjFZOuj1x9e7Lkr3LB6h7rJII_KNBo37z4ZqstEAPcJEB7qhrqoUJyzXRS013jqVSGtz1VG8GEhK53j1QTh0dMSI7Rt/s320/DSC_2498.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">While I do like these, they were definitely a speed paint.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3CdPBRqrFLCuy0Oms_KXtKcdnQ9C4MJO0cGUOKWt0xP3TfXVlay8okeyEdBWNHn0GMjlrHQe4WGKLj8BIEwH31heLqCsrLT3G7R23_XeAAOsS51nDyzLEPPpjQ2jtg_xaZ5NPOESzFQi1PQL7DKxyOIa0PhEAwxrX12rFOX1NErirdZqj1hR6CHewB1A/s4321/DSC_2499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="4321" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3CdPBRqrFLCuy0Oms_KXtKcdnQ9C4MJO0cGUOKWt0xP3TfXVlay8okeyEdBWNHn0GMjlrHQe4WGKLj8BIEwH31heLqCsrLT3G7R23_XeAAOsS51nDyzLEPPpjQ2jtg_xaZ5NPOESzFQi1PQL7DKxyOIa0PhEAwxrX12rFOX1NErirdZqj1hR6CHewB1A/s320/DSC_2499.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These were some earlier additions when I had a bit more time to paint them with more of an eye for detail.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="4085" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08ELJV7HdsdRYMJd3Ms9AnOHyuGiM3qTU8UzGviz-8ofKgg1396ZZaTvfVLGAP1PVrmA0X-EF1oiAR5Z1L1fNw_PAQD-nvJ5GUhcgPwzBndAuiac01Nb5V7toUhdTo0g16r4r6dYzjdsxn2TuQrUXU_8dr9n3xPPiUe0k0EhD3li0lY-Tf629_CPrIhzN/s320/DSC_2501.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Not sure I have the patience for shields like these anymore...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVAzvKVLcXE2P0-eQP5FE7JB33_jab7Md-B3bYYn3DTVCgwROAFn_eu8f2rosLOues9vqLMxjWb_1Kt5xMPQuZVhKRLI67OEkH1vMLKhuP9PMlmIg0T1gLwhScfkjHTZRHTzzSZ59jqXmL0C_Z77B7I3h2Ycw6PvM9oDPGBAOiQWxMr3SXi1vI9_R4DUV/s3785/DSC_2502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="3785" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVAzvKVLcXE2P0-eQP5FE7JB33_jab7Md-B3bYYn3DTVCgwROAFn_eu8f2rosLOues9vqLMxjWb_1Kt5xMPQuZVhKRLI67OEkH1vMLKhuP9PMlmIg0T1gLwhScfkjHTZRHTzzSZ59jqXmL0C_Z77B7I3h2Ycw6PvM9oDPGBAOiQWxMr3SXi1vI9_R4DUV/s320/DSC_2502.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUS6oUA1t5GANGZ_XABg5zqHyt3hg9cnF3i9s-FjPWiy9cltmtE9XZilI6u2X8x-EvqgHnNltst_0Uvi6dR3jUxZKxq8OGiYt2DDWJdqbxRH-rn4gbxEQ5bdtPF5LrThsJAzTYQBKbAK-WfF3Cb0N295r4dLaB1T7eOZywQD9C05CTn4RzeqA-X9o1mT/s3596/DSC_2503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="3596" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUS6oUA1t5GANGZ_XABg5zqHyt3hg9cnF3i9s-FjPWiy9cltmtE9XZilI6u2X8x-EvqgHnNltst_0Uvi6dR3jUxZKxq8OGiYt2DDWJdqbxRH-rn4gbxEQ5bdtPF5LrThsJAzTYQBKbAK-WfF3Cb0N295r4dLaB1T7eOZywQD9C05CTn4RzeqA-X9o1mT/s320/DSC_2503.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I want to say these are Xyston miniatures, but someone please correct me if am am mistaken.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISpupqYRUXfd26XG0wCAg0ECTfKrvbbbAiEBabu2A8QdnIv1GcxB8SC8Ef3VH5g3QD3mwyQN3rk-GEuDu4XrqwK9ACkl8jXXhpHKydaxDliqM37W4em9MwhLYwS0Li7SiuUXH_ucbH9q2A2JcQ9lY3d62nTf7yd2Wfc8n8g2z2hm7SOY_EH7pY8ouj5I5/s3762/DSC_2504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="3762" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISpupqYRUXfd26XG0wCAg0ECTfKrvbbbAiEBabu2A8QdnIv1GcxB8SC8Ef3VH5g3QD3mwyQN3rk-GEuDu4XrqwK9ACkl8jXXhpHKydaxDliqM37W4em9MwhLYwS0Li7SiuUXH_ucbH9q2A2JcQ9lY3d62nTf7yd2Wfc8n8g2z2hm7SOY_EH7pY8ouj5I5/s320/DSC_2504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Just a final word of thanks to Aly for taking the time to do such a wonderful job on the 54mm Hinton Hunt Voltigeur. What a treasure I have in figures and friends!</span></h3>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-14391834528776844682023-09-11T15:04:00.001-07:002023-09-11T15:04:23.270-07:00Combined French Line Grenadier Battalion for Vimeiro, Portugal - 1808<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To pull off the battle for Vemeiro village I had to add some additional Grenadiers to make up the four battalions of combined Grenadiers that Junot massed as his reserve. Thanks to Wellington Man, I got to use some fantastic classic figures for these additions. The first was made from some classic Garrison figures, and now this second battalion is made with some really lovely Lamming figures.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HYP4Q2YbyLv5DEoZYN37_l-ekst_Mr8kQUwegD_5G3y4atDgjewl6FUmpuK5-ENOgDp-a6kO1Ode7VywMzgKzPuTioo3U_Ief9US5uG9O3IGX2HtErdFzTaXeHbnbTiWkGYWppHXKS7ZcC9BZJJ3OA8PMzfttao0r0T01MtbTVaZak8AGMYx2-92WJUy/s4163/DSC_2443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="4163" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HYP4Q2YbyLv5DEoZYN37_l-ekst_Mr8kQUwegD_5G3y4atDgjewl6FUmpuK5-ENOgDp-a6kO1Ode7VywMzgKzPuTioo3U_Ief9US5uG9O3IGX2HtErdFzTaXeHbnbTiWkGYWppHXKS7ZcC9BZJJ3OA8PMzfttao0r0T01MtbTVaZak8AGMYx2-92WJUy/s320/DSC_2443.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Lammings have a very nostalgic toy soldier charm.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSAkn3aq2YhAR_mHqEh_McYKeBlNeq8G4FNrsQdvoadrgh--UPDx486MpveChHHZk4FB8e-2IEE6CVR8NVmyXPSo_lMKdhxWAOwgmIHd1el2Cbh4sUYKeSBZ65dohvRbJXmbaL1LW6wNQJ6j4Dcttgi6RSV7s7P9DGz50cBs7HTjoLEvJrxDUF4BkRBAq/s4017/DSC_2445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="4017" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSAkn3aq2YhAR_mHqEh_McYKeBlNeq8G4FNrsQdvoadrgh--UPDx486MpveChHHZk4FB8e-2IEE6CVR8NVmyXPSo_lMKdhxWAOwgmIHd1el2Cbh4sUYKeSBZ65dohvRbJXmbaL1LW6wNQJ6j4Dcttgi6RSV7s7P9DGz50cBs7HTjoLEvJrxDUF4BkRBAq/s320/DSC_2445.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">So much detail on the Grenadiers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSTr-BHTehkylIl-ytSpT_st7xem9pK6auR5pWOHSYHn0bwq-W2ZFJ4wMtsuwgHCyBPM7Zsa_sJG0z3Lfcb0Rt0oKDphQ1iBVE7K3rL8N5QRMo5RIM_lm56Hi_3zhMucqw8t9kjf0W4iknzbK1DUKWbQXNkuKPK2si7ONdtowWpHK-n2iqceY_Mshp6Kg/s2816/DSC_2448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="2816" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSTr-BHTehkylIl-ytSpT_st7xem9pK6auR5pWOHSYHn0bwq-W2ZFJ4wMtsuwgHCyBPM7Zsa_sJG0z3Lfcb0Rt0oKDphQ1iBVE7K3rL8N5QRMo5RIM_lm56Hi_3zhMucqw8t9kjf0W4iknzbK1DUKWbQXNkuKPK2si7ONdtowWpHK-n2iqceY_Mshp6Kg/s320/DSC_2448.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This pose of attack shows they mean business!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmgGJcZE9JtYbCSLXFZPrJvOgx7J4BMmeZWmLYZ1KlA8KjY5d_jIsYmroucUqaYbK3-h4LyDaSd3ZzT0rl4cShI3EqGq5tfpZiCQAJPajyu81g319l0X1et7j0TGXTYtigKgeqzIjVIZEc0tz6GQDRxl82uYCVOYtgKXSAOXA5QOYFcBq6XXNu2KKyuML/s4291/DSC_2454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="4291" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmgGJcZE9JtYbCSLXFZPrJvOgx7J4BMmeZWmLYZ1KlA8KjY5d_jIsYmroucUqaYbK3-h4LyDaSd3ZzT0rl4cShI3EqGq5tfpZiCQAJPajyu81g319l0X1et7j0TGXTYtigKgeqzIjVIZEc0tz6GQDRxl82uYCVOYtgKXSAOXA5QOYFcBq6XXNu2KKyuML/s320/DSC_2454.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">For some reason the back of the French uniform is always more interesting to me than the front. I love the look of the turnbacks and cow hide packs, not to mention the "monkey butts" on the back of their bearskins.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU2grs-kYf9kwa2TsWf55DHZ6krg9sMR2VF_JGyxfwGGy9wZva3_mOPysRkilH--juangL9gNSz9OOgv8dagDkWmOMlpbtIdQtK4mMUOVqSzB0-UZemrDtkmYuHDO3pQ997PppZrLWTJPsDH5UMf0e04N_gAY9bjbBitMRV48ZmRoXD_s6FbhyYDLNgzl/s2920/DSC_2469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzU2grs-kYf9kwa2TsWf55DHZ6krg9sMR2VF_JGyxfwGGy9wZva3_mOPysRkilH--juangL9gNSz9OOgv8dagDkWmOMlpbtIdQtK4mMUOVqSzB0-UZemrDtkmYuHDO3pQ997PppZrLWTJPsDH5UMf0e04N_gAY9bjbBitMRV48ZmRoXD_s6FbhyYDLNgzl/s320/DSC_2469.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A keen observer noticed that the lamming sculptor put the French drum on upside down!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcSfS6p8fkI5ffd6VO_rLjkHgwIUYLueeu2nu4jIQaBT3bZnCIGYpNoEmeT6nvH9GPf23X68FSmbXml_SKU4oldvpUjGpkeJZiY0TR6o0BWh-VZflVRjpzM_wE61rzvtWVkE-q1vCXtMhFQI-S88waqlFzxe3F4PF1cNomG3KybrjCWLOyltkwqOBYOXK/s2520/DSC_2472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2520" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcSfS6p8fkI5ffd6VO_rLjkHgwIUYLueeu2nu4jIQaBT3bZnCIGYpNoEmeT6nvH9GPf23X68FSmbXml_SKU4oldvpUjGpkeJZiY0TR6o0BWh-VZflVRjpzM_wE61rzvtWVkE-q1vCXtMhFQI-S88waqlFzxe3F4PF1cNomG3KybrjCWLOyltkwqOBYOXK/s320/DSC_2472.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">You have to love the moustaches of the Grenadiers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cdMqiMoogGDcfxBK2ZBDhUWJ1ApNXgBqgDbI7eUmZTyY5iS95QaRsAXwXnJdEWSzu5YnpNgbBnzOt9zZ7COgq7YPX1KIYn9S_zY-AQMnpgObuLAWEtg8N9W0N84FgzZNPRTpp4toV0qh9t_OHRcHrSPx8v5nv3OsRxw7KxkyUwZwcRbIqh0HjhDqBdDk/s2914/DSC_2456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2914" data-original-width="2540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cdMqiMoogGDcfxBK2ZBDhUWJ1ApNXgBqgDbI7eUmZTyY5iS95QaRsAXwXnJdEWSzu5YnpNgbBnzOt9zZ7COgq7YPX1KIYn9S_zY-AQMnpgObuLAWEtg8N9W0N84FgzZNPRTpp4toV0qh9t_OHRcHrSPx8v5nv3OsRxw7KxkyUwZwcRbIqh0HjhDqBdDk/s320/DSC_2456.JPG" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">General de Division Francois Kellermann led the Grenadier reserve, along with Colonels St. Clair and Maransin.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu5VCeUf0OKZUamYwChD46zK8PWg_wwxZ5TB792EUtwS3kJOxrI0w5oJy_tCmz5gEzaZ4haRjctghfcWleO9kA_EihmgptZyWbCIiZ321T6Ucd84hMCniIE4yQ_AkRdX3ayGroYwTHXOGNz3ZXOBH7OjnrXOfvQVIOd_41Nza1U1KDgEQBQ-LSqLIWE2e/s2846/DSC_2460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJu5VCeUf0OKZUamYwChD46zK8PWg_wwxZ5TB792EUtwS3kJOxrI0w5oJy_tCmz5gEzaZ4haRjctghfcWleO9kA_EihmgptZyWbCIiZ321T6Ucd84hMCniIE4yQ_AkRdX3ayGroYwTHXOGNz3ZXOBH7OjnrXOfvQVIOd_41Nza1U1KDgEQBQ-LSqLIWE2e/s320/DSC_2460.JPG" width="277" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Kellermann is made from a Der Kriegspieler copy of the original Hinton Hunt figure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgETQn7cIlZrBz5RGh9vn8V7n5gwNnVgqLnn5AoxSddv2C0uppk82mmdkfM7s3JnYlYkKfRpcOB_5bOkMSTG96G_WUABSi_Fd5STqrVQzb0T8XKqWq3EI1-OCJhSTjYjSNbxHQfZnpYmGQLBb2uaRgUWBJZRl-Xok8G5hzeVvHzkAbuyJ_P27nDfE1NRxr/s2693/DSC_2462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2693" data-original-width="2360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgETQn7cIlZrBz5RGh9vn8V7n5gwNnVgqLnn5AoxSddv2C0uppk82mmdkfM7s3JnYlYkKfRpcOB_5bOkMSTG96G_WUABSi_Fd5STqrVQzb0T8XKqWq3EI1-OCJhSTjYjSNbxHQfZnpYmGQLBb2uaRgUWBJZRl-Xok8G5hzeVvHzkAbuyJ_P27nDfE1NRxr/s320/DSC_2462.JPG" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Love all of the bullion!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeQqTrZRRWlVfu7voXmVOz0iShW7inprMYnIHfeVqs3rcKKiOy6UdUDZdAga3gz1m-x8ITT_bM7eCaky-TyUjClhugUXL29M8Yp83lMXTCy1Mfb22K52U5ec6QKAoU5dKQY91620VoyZzx_IP7bel6aR3JfCd-BaEWBCGonG_D4Llq9zz4bl9ACy3fglO/s2708/DSC_2468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="2373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeQqTrZRRWlVfu7voXmVOz0iShW7inprMYnIHfeVqs3rcKKiOy6UdUDZdAga3gz1m-x8ITT_bM7eCaky-TyUjClhugUXL29M8Yp83lMXTCy1Mfb22K52U5ec6QKAoU5dKQY91620VoyZzx_IP7bel6aR3JfCd-BaEWBCGonG_D4Llq9zz4bl9ACy3fglO/s320/DSC_2468.JPG" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is one of my favorite sculpts. I love the way his hand rests on his hip somewhat behind his back.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEges384lRLzlFOllIx7LPYauhzVuBdwOobqO5x6d5-cvCRGdMCT9G_tE70E7PZ1OfnSUAy6k1N5OUsUFBL3EWIfuZ2jXXHmsgnMWyJk0kjphRfmfwSlpmQxxQVUtqFBppYrl2gNX1PJf3F8bHdTufswsjC6wtnikoJ244NcVvj1fK6k0gFCfebE7R2pJaHR/s3917/PXL_20230907_152035123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3917" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEges384lRLzlFOllIx7LPYauhzVuBdwOobqO5x6d5-cvCRGdMCT9G_tE70E7PZ1OfnSUAy6k1N5OUsUFBL3EWIfuZ2jXXHmsgnMWyJk0kjphRfmfwSlpmQxxQVUtqFBppYrl2gNX1PJf3F8bHdTufswsjC6wtnikoJ244NcVvj1fK6k0gFCfebE7R2pJaHR/s320/PXL_20230907_152035123.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">All four battalions of the reserve massed for the attack. Next, the terrain and one more regiment of Dragoons!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-33626466871139750112023-09-02T10:44:00.001-07:002023-09-02T10:44:32.157-07:00Nashcon Finds and Works in Progress!<p></p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">Works in Progress at Home and Abroad</span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">What better way to pass the time when recovering from the dreaded COVID, than to post some works in progress, and remembrances of a lovely gaming convention with friends in which many new toys were acquired. I had avoided COVID for many years, getting jabbed as soon as vaccines/boosters were available, but no such luck this year. In any event the symptoms are abating and I finally feel well enough to get a little computer time in and perhaps even some painting later today.</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fTG5xNOs5W4o4B9lLPilJuGefYlWENmXjmjRT0R-wcu2_BJp2h_kyeWlZblc_K5zT8KKgT2Cvm__Vdn5LV38vDkfrk-XOQLzIYysiLWs0bz5Pa1OD7ew1ZR9FsuCUo9QWdDiVP1XwHWEWwbeQ90VjU81Wnbc2IfV-BViC4vVqUPkhxfDAA_D4R7elBkn/s2740/PXL_20230825_190118563.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="1626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fTG5xNOs5W4o4B9lLPilJuGefYlWENmXjmjRT0R-wcu2_BJp2h_kyeWlZblc_K5zT8KKgT2Cvm__Vdn5LV38vDkfrk-XOQLzIYysiLWs0bz5Pa1OD7ew1ZR9FsuCUo9QWdDiVP1XwHWEWwbeQ90VjU81Wnbc2IfV-BViC4vVqUPkhxfDAA_D4R7elBkn/s320/PXL_20230825_190118563.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here we have the first of the 54mm Hinton Hunt figures I am attempting to paint, a Hungarian infantryman. The precision of casting/sculpting is not as fine as I would have expected, but I have tried to clean him up as best I could before beginning the paintwork.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mQ7BoUEKdzWDJSbSZlev7lE2PHel6GERdp-efspx3Z7hl-7muBb8vqS1onnSaQf2UU0Mqh9JugUJbNx_GsLKYDwTdmmP0eNc_SJBFxgtBjm08c6itHL-bClmCkgKc2oa-mAzW5PtKocw9iGpSPDiYYzJjCACsOc0UvzIGHlN-L2JGx3g6p_AvpHNW7lv/s3100/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="1377" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mQ7BoUEKdzWDJSbSZlev7lE2PHel6GERdp-efspx3Z7hl-7muBb8vqS1onnSaQf2UU0Mqh9JugUJbNx_GsLKYDwTdmmP0eNc_SJBFxgtBjm08c6itHL-bClmCkgKc2oa-mAzW5PtKocw9iGpSPDiYYzJjCACsOc0UvzIGHlN-L2JGx3g6p_AvpHNW7lv/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="142" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I have suckered, I mean persuaded, some of my good buds into tackling a few of these vintage sculpts with me. This Voltigeur from the Legion du Midi is underway having received a lot of love and a new hand! I won't give away his caretaker until he is done.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PjXLt0aNziHNGIjzgSP-e_6oNDGXYdnviq8651KDQsD5tXboZN8C5ZuBQH9Nh90dJxtN7YXd6zq7DP9bLQD1EXZZLhv65Te3Qtx3mLt_mExbgxTa7_aXHCsUqL-QmvlkpGVstbdSF-2vFM1DOVQe4mFauRaZdraKtqTkEE-cveMjs9d5RtFalCWnIORs/s803/DSCF6017.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PjXLt0aNziHNGIjzgSP-e_6oNDGXYdnviq8651KDQsD5tXboZN8C5ZuBQH9Nh90dJxtN7YXd6zq7DP9bLQD1EXZZLhv65Te3Qtx3mLt_mExbgxTa7_aXHCsUqL-QmvlkpGVstbdSF-2vFM1DOVQe4mFauRaZdraKtqTkEE-cveMjs9d5RtFalCWnIORs/s320/DSCF6017.JPG" width="168" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This Austrian fellow with the big pipe is being done closer to home and is sporting a new mustache thanks to the ministrations of his caretaker. The amount of prep work done on this poor fellow to get him into better condition is astonishing!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdYYa8FttwhZG9toSgtwgPOol81zRPDl01Z_nADtMGhsgBwPzF6QvQfy7cjClDbztzBE1mnHBMFzSFWr_7fGBhct48_uS0TAneuolCYVoBk4lwZ9KRYoLpsYT1HS4P3hP0dlzeskwkoi3GYBqdthqc-yOEFlDpS0pphO5tEy482DjauvX-rf32P9t3Qm/s718/DSCF6018.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdYYa8FttwhZG9toSgtwgPOol81zRPDl01Z_nADtMGhsgBwPzF6QvQfy7cjClDbztzBE1mnHBMFzSFWr_7fGBhct48_uS0TAneuolCYVoBk4lwZ9KRYoLpsYT1HS4P3hP0dlzeskwkoi3GYBqdthqc-yOEFlDpS0pphO5tEy482DjauvX-rf32P9t3Qm/s320/DSCF6018.JPG" width="186" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #660000;">Undercut as many places as I could reach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Repositioned the arms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Recarved the musket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Made and added a new musket strap<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Removed the bayonet and put it in the scabbard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Drilled out the musket barrel and the bayonet
socket<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Cut his que loose and shaped it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Added a moustache<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Drilled out his pipe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Removed the cast flap and added a new one to the
cartouche<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Undercut the ends of the straps on the pack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Recarved the overcoat and reshaped it to look
folded on top of his pack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Removed the pack, did a little carving and
re-etched/enhanced the fur then glued it back to fit properly</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIqgyOeTxCDblHavovFZiaISbh9x8alkNdfSIm97glw_3X5msfbC2MUdeLW6DEB3PUKMij695up-me0CllTh3G-NsW4BzrX2ie4CztRQlf_th9yVzrdm-PL6qUlYAx0N8NExVMTTw6oU0XbKbAGBBEzCYcrvixYL_wRbJQq16rM_K0D67L78H81rBzz8p/s3356/PXL_20230827_165046526.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="1822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIqgyOeTxCDblHavovFZiaISbh9x8alkNdfSIm97glw_3X5msfbC2MUdeLW6DEB3PUKMij695up-me0CllTh3G-NsW4BzrX2ie4CztRQlf_th9yVzrdm-PL6qUlYAx0N8NExVMTTw6oU0XbKbAGBBEzCYcrvixYL_wRbJQq16rM_K0D67L78H81rBzz8p/s320/PXL_20230827_165046526.MP.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This Stadden figure of De Hilliers will be winging his way across the pond shortly to get the attention of another talented artist based in the UK.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94xNRhk44epgPEiCaTEcNIUd51uWgmhBeSGzh8ocbsBU0pjDXY2PlYLyyB7zkfwnMWMMQIjprWlafhEjA6we9gaYjdVDtRTkuowrdeKDRu3qmWhWvGz9J3gde_RH14DWQMUERfJm1wzUu9BRBlgrPf3tcTeF_ahj6TiGzKSZ4vJ_gMG31So9SPXgOdeOm/s3740/PXL_20230820_180925840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudr0Dwv3zvRXF7h-QxpGw_G8XfpqLTm0FLFmwgJym6bXFn7Nn-WKEoYCYNaBGwk-tB_sN0esSe_wvm7E1SFxnL8zVTzPxhQXro68n5RGvVzHEhZQ8IfeAvCvFtduWtyEU3pstzWyYh-w-mTDm8rdZ8oxy2EGlx2WdzKwQJa7HkyUsafNdSWmXf2OwCQXt/s4032/PXL_20230825_185334165.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudr0Dwv3zvRXF7h-QxpGw_G8XfpqLTm0FLFmwgJym6bXFn7Nn-WKEoYCYNaBGwk-tB_sN0esSe_wvm7E1SFxnL8zVTzPxhQXro68n5RGvVzHEhZQ8IfeAvCvFtduWtyEU3pstzWyYh-w-mTDm8rdZ8oxy2EGlx2WdzKwQJa7HkyUsafNdSWmXf2OwCQXt/s320/PXL_20230825_185334165.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Back to my normal scale, I'll add some of my own work and correction to the Lamming Grenadiers from my previous post, on which I had painted an incorrect "monkey butt". These fine fellows are now looking the part of line Grenadiers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94xNRhk44epgPEiCaTEcNIUd51uWgmhBeSGzh8ocbsBU0pjDXY2PlYLyyB7zkfwnMWMMQIjprWlafhEjA6we9gaYjdVDtRTkuowrdeKDRu3qmWhWvGz9J3gde_RH14DWQMUERfJm1wzUu9BRBlgrPf3tcTeF_ahj6TiGzKSZ4vJ_gMG31So9SPXgOdeOm/s3740/PXL_20230820_180925840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Nashcon Vendor Finds</span></h4><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q0BGCH2PgI6MOh2cpFOOmMkx20Ncv5tqL2BMgliL8M0h0jKMtLnY_7mY1PzSz0ENoDTnvSZIWc4Pn31lqYN8lmyxV74hvhObq4SCyN-fBxYAAHWdETIw1paM4qzm_ogDT0BNohByfKaVaUoseziyt-GWiFMArwT-tMP6fKqTMCn5li42sS9yNYD3ZIOA/s3284/PXL_20230820_193009753%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="3284" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9q0BGCH2PgI6MOh2cpFOOmMkx20Ncv5tqL2BMgliL8M0h0jKMtLnY_7mY1PzSz0ENoDTnvSZIWc4Pn31lqYN8lmyxV74hvhObq4SCyN-fBxYAAHWdETIw1paM4qzm_ogDT0BNohByfKaVaUoseziyt-GWiFMArwT-tMP6fKqTMCn5li42sS9yNYD3ZIOA/s320/PXL_20230820_193009753%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These fine 1/72 Austrian fellows were labelled as Les Higgins, but I knew something was off about that. They turned out to be Douglas figures. I had never even heard of Douglas figures so these were a new one on me. I picked them up for a friend who is slowly being seduced by the Austrians.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkRRTZPauesI3w2YIU3L1IPbu01Yb6-JzJ2EtK5b6gxtQAZcfe6NUlJlEK6qvlsRKvjTp7J6Pf9x-fJW7S8_YPHNGOt0KmNijP5yOz7uvJpM5otdndD2ip6CVQfpdbHaX6iXJ1_QJZvSZEjKGm9ZM2akTyg_zm8ZDvdEoOrG7Jxh0x7R5woamTA6WvN67/s2573/PXL_20230821_011423554.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="2152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkRRTZPauesI3w2YIU3L1IPbu01Yb6-JzJ2EtK5b6gxtQAZcfe6NUlJlEK6qvlsRKvjTp7J6Pf9x-fJW7S8_YPHNGOt0KmNijP5yOz7uvJpM5otdndD2ip6CVQfpdbHaX6iXJ1_QJZvSZEjKGm9ZM2akTyg_zm8ZDvdEoOrG7Jxh0x7R5woamTA6WvN67/s320/PXL_20230821_011423554.MP.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These were clearly based on a Hinton Hunt sculpt, but modified with a new canteen, rolled greatcoat and musket sling.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY1dO7ytGB1SrkXrs_4metD4Mj2P7Drw-JHHeN6UfmwLpHdU_OmmbjwIozsYZZok2eJl2nqxoRnS_7-wR3j223DOLLEcNJVBqQjTDxLxRR_hwMRI8CkFHw3V21tAP0Glb9Vzd9U9Tv6dc0IJ737hiONC6m_xWqQSYCGgZ4EadKcq8OMxjPTM4jd2ERtLv/s3507/PXL_20230825_185832373.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="3507" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinY1dO7ytGB1SrkXrs_4metD4Mj2P7Drw-JHHeN6UfmwLpHdU_OmmbjwIozsYZZok2eJl2nqxoRnS_7-wR3j223DOLLEcNJVBqQjTDxLxRR_hwMRI8CkFHw3V21tAP0Glb9Vzd9U9Tv6dc0IJ737hiONC6m_xWqQSYCGgZ4EadKcq8OMxjPTM4jd2ERtLv/w294-h186/PXL_20230825_185832373.jpg" width="294" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These Minifig s-series French Cuirassiers will be winging their way across the ocean to their new home shortly.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></blockquote><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidko0qijiR3E6U2IEek5pxbFr4f2R5uUA7S_KPcVhUu2r2aqnoG1jHQ0yQGkjuAd34yXT1rXQFew0Kh00-Zu22ImkfT79LG-JGluHSnbYTCA_GrGZbOGfiauvhhA1hVhv97KLnrPoG0sGlGWhf_xlyEiZa8pRPmMDK6lerqW17cJdimGsGQnvBWHX4aKVI/s3780/PXL_20230825_185429563.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="3780" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidko0qijiR3E6U2IEek5pxbFr4f2R5uUA7S_KPcVhUu2r2aqnoG1jHQ0yQGkjuAd34yXT1rXQFew0Kh00-Zu22ImkfT79LG-JGluHSnbYTCA_GrGZbOGfiauvhhA1hVhv97KLnrPoG0sGlGWhf_xlyEiZa8pRPmMDK6lerqW17cJdimGsGQnvBWHX4aKVI/s320/PXL_20230825_185429563.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These fine fellows will be staying with me. Two Minifig s-series varieties of Spanish Lancers; SNC 1s and SNC 2s, along with some s-series British Heavy Dragoons who will be converted to serve as officers, should make for a lovely regiment with some nice Spanish flair. The Colonel in the lead is likely a Warrior Miniatures British Heavy Dragoon trumpeter, and will undergo a transformation to a Spanish Colonel of Lancers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpAHCMknK27LnE25TFWoP4lBkECAZpGd_Q6BLy0uUW5QIxLI0bIR00035Bo71_Ay9R_Bcr__S-8vuHOP3I9bEGb4xBxWIS9-dw7tO7W9CnEg0oK0H9jPUPs4Ur6dkcJlt7fcu6v_S55-hKUrbXVRrSrETCvJB1_Wea-2M-bzHqzEHtER36dhYmuhfUMz0/s3130/PXL_20230825_185437309.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3130" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpAHCMknK27LnE25TFWoP4lBkECAZpGd_Q6BLy0uUW5QIxLI0bIR00035Bo71_Ay9R_Bcr__S-8vuHOP3I9bEGb4xBxWIS9-dw7tO7W9CnEg0oK0H9jPUPs4Ur6dkcJlt7fcu6v_S55-hKUrbXVRrSrETCvJB1_Wea-2M-bzHqzEHtER36dhYmuhfUMz0/s320/PXL_20230825_185437309.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I already have this carriage set (SFA 1s), but for $5 I could not resist adding a second. The original, painted by Dick Tennant is part of a vignette with Marshal Messena's mistress riding in the carriage. I believe I will leave this one as is, albeit repainted as Massena. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3740" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94xNRhk44epgPEiCaTEcNIUd51uWgmhBeSGzh8ocbsBU0pjDXY2PlYLyyB7zkfwnMWMMQIjprWlafhEjA6we9gaYjdVDtRTkuowrdeKDRu3qmWhWvGz9J3gde_RH14DWQMUERfJm1wzUu9BRBlgrPf3tcTeF_ahj6TiGzKSZ4vJ_gMG31So9SPXgOdeOm/s320/PXL_20230820_180925840.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These lovely s-series Spanish Grenadiers (SN 5s) were my favorite find. The s-series is a bit bigger than the Hinton Hunts that make up the majority of my collection, but they are Grenadiers after all, they are supposed to be big! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgloSyN2q4A4j45f9VJsmT5tW2UnqytRO1FA-Cs5fPCtJR9Ws6M3ijTBDYaAyqaHsCxCYE9zUTFCJiPomES7Qis0Aumd_gVIaO9qfpW66Vbx-7FmfMnfkJwaAkehruAbXYdWNB8Wgoxcbau95Ji-_VdMhaWlCYMTT82ySvCV_TJY4-3gLNxla0MREbIBC6/s3840/PXL_20230825_185454567.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="3840" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgloSyN2q4A4j45f9VJsmT5tW2UnqytRO1FA-Cs5fPCtJR9Ws6M3ijTBDYaAyqaHsCxCYE9zUTFCJiPomES7Qis0Aumd_gVIaO9qfpW66Vbx-7FmfMnfkJwaAkehruAbXYdWNB8Wgoxcbau95Ji-_VdMhaWlCYMTT82ySvCV_TJY4-3gLNxla0MREbIBC6/s320/PXL_20230825_185454567.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I plan on converting the Austrian General into a Spanish Colonel to lead the Grenadiers.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrXa-CVbQjy2ec73PDT6Ub7wDPzbk8GBTiTkdv_e0FOll7UvyZ76CvA_GbRo5Bkf6PkHF46GqJYo7BiZqWOyd4TSl2SSwl6MtZGoBogq8qXrUwB1_SDaGJexz41DGSc1ds6goxbFCRpfxpgjqd1T2qlBiHtAqg30InGg_UBYlLMmXY-5sq7kI8BPMggwD/s3840/PXL_20230825_185454567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7naRzi8BNIHi_06PJpKYJoJzMkFIYiD6Vu90-LT-SQnVmEbJIoySC0cmvagR77CJs2NLs4OhEYRBM82XOWJR1akkeLOmbiu6xHlWjj-LR7X6kFlCHdN823TP7hOkQQdRTGfcGma_GwWPa_JUVyr6ux4XadMW7q_rUa50K4nciZ19h8xeWeBZf6HbZk9nl/s3840/PXL_20230825_185503708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="3840" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7naRzi8BNIHi_06PJpKYJoJzMkFIYiD6Vu90-LT-SQnVmEbJIoySC0cmvagR77CJs2NLs4OhEYRBM82XOWJR1akkeLOmbiu6xHlWjj-LR7X6kFlCHdN823TP7hOkQQdRTGfcGma_GwWPa_JUVyr6ux4XadMW7q_rUa50K4nciZ19h8xeWeBZf6HbZk9nl/s320/PXL_20230825_185503708.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I also found a nicely painted set of Der Kriegspieler French legere firing with enough intact bayonets to finish off a regiment I had in the wings.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHUPinJN5fTqj4JWgUqSrmcdh-_4QCS6571sOGssXH1g7fu20UqADaVno3V4A3nULNJpT7I7eGe0HW3_R6SaZXCA4iDGSOhWAzVxSXhCmFJpL3RyW0BP0zHYRl1BbOVHMWBgjs942j0P-YAm7WtP4Xy0V4dRtDRTHWzWvzHesJHaVcOmIsp7QbUVYHIJY/s4003/PXL_20230825_185518504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="4003" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHUPinJN5fTqj4JWgUqSrmcdh-_4QCS6571sOGssXH1g7fu20UqADaVno3V4A3nULNJpT7I7eGe0HW3_R6SaZXCA4iDGSOhWAzVxSXhCmFJpL3RyW0BP0zHYRl1BbOVHMWBgjs942j0P-YAm7WtP4Xy0V4dRtDRTHWzWvzHesJHaVcOmIsp7QbUVYHIJY/s320/PXL_20230825_185518504.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These are Warrior miniature's Spanish Dragoons mounted on s-series horses for the most part. Not the nicest figures, but I really do love the idea of adding a regiment with the yellow jackets of the Spanish Dragoons.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0eJwMKK3C6ZlpuYaPDV9oZ3xm0HJp3IvwU3gLnypYgK20_kvdHJz7aQ8YYVIof0-vQWbZO0WwGjUs4fVJ4J8mRFTexpJrGevbrYBe3jgiyOLnz-1WFj8JCGt26M9inKzBabwmgHrElNl9-HqBVa2ETP2389WPAgWi-YOw5xrjGxV99ixX6EABBqCrSlT/s4032/PXL_20230825_185527768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="4032" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0eJwMKK3C6ZlpuYaPDV9oZ3xm0HJp3IvwU3gLnypYgK20_kvdHJz7aQ8YYVIof0-vQWbZO0WwGjUs4fVJ4J8mRFTexpJrGevbrYBe3jgiyOLnz-1WFj8JCGt26M9inKzBabwmgHrElNl9-HqBVa2ETP2389WPAgWi-YOw5xrjGxV99ixX6EABBqCrSlT/s320/PXL_20230825_185527768.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">ADLG Madness and a Spanking!</span></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The real draw of Nashcon for me this year was to play in the L'Art de la Guerre tournament. I am not an experienced player but wanted to give it a whirl, so pulled out some Romans I had and with a few speed painted additions, was able to put together a 200 point army. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_0e0UuRshU1uroht31-QquETu90qt6rj7u-0hUAYeQHwetiG4Lehdv1iWYHJ40JRJRF3daYHXsi_sCSUPHjEhYvuct4mo49x89TAqyeDJlW6Q7Fsjd-TFpkNWDw0Wm1v5N3V1uThkEGBAwiPIG4dlazpynVYUNjhzDZheNCK2EMIjlDDqPmqDXIbtMuT/s4032/PXL_20230825_185551566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_0e0UuRshU1uroht31-QquETu90qt6rj7u-0hUAYeQHwetiG4Lehdv1iWYHJ40JRJRF3daYHXsi_sCSUPHjEhYvuct4mo49x89TAqyeDJlW6Q7Fsjd-TFpkNWDw0Wm1v5N3V1uThkEGBAwiPIG4dlazpynVYUNjhzDZheNCK2EMIjlDDqPmqDXIbtMuT/s320/PXL_20230825_185551566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBpt5REC20eYSevLVqTGfxbDJQFcnLWWoE6xBcr_SF_b1EvergMNRY4vEOQOvG98Q8_VGd2Xi-LKQuTtF1IZ_2MZJuHgucosvFVC8d0eOy4z77YqWHqEd8ZOlXc6PsKPgy4xifDNHvwhdqh2xPEZqGPczQ9L7b_QX8ImGqQb3GNkZXd_4syo7gxUETu5l/s3732/PXL_20230825_185731504.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="3732" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBpt5REC20eYSevLVqTGfxbDJQFcnLWWoE6xBcr_SF_b1EvergMNRY4vEOQOvG98Q8_VGd2Xi-LKQuTtF1IZ_2MZJuHgucosvFVC8d0eOy4z77YqWHqEd8ZOlXc6PsKPgy4xifDNHvwhdqh2xPEZqGPczQ9L7b_QX8ImGqQb3GNkZXd_4syo7gxUETu5l/s320/PXL_20230825_185731504.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Despite the addition of these rugged Roman legionnaires, lets just say that my games were a learning experience and leave it at that...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Finally a few pictures of a work in progress of a nifty vignette from a bud across the pond that I wanted to share. Rob sent the following shots:</span></h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LK3OJF3kJ7dOTuVgMbCNGYH2Jh-PlTAvAx9uSqaIPgUQig-a35s3NL4Dy4H_yJtA0UOGAj6yzNVtbmkiCHv6N4L2E-kJxKCycYv_Z829hVWKr48-TAq84Fe4D1MAza0HbJ8IaF6klcQa4J8XzhhHFowSqtSyTwtyUcPSUI-j-q9rhu8ucFwlLD3Prhu/s2000/General%20Officer%20of%20the%20Cavalry,%20with%20Guerrillas%20and%20Lancers%20(1).bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LK3OJF3kJ7dOTuVgMbCNGYH2Jh-PlTAvAx9uSqaIPgUQig-a35s3NL4Dy4H_yJtA0UOGAj6yzNVtbmkiCHv6N4L2E-kJxKCycYv_Z829hVWKr48-TAq84Fe4D1MAza0HbJ8IaF6klcQa4J8XzhhHFowSqtSyTwtyUcPSUI-j-q9rhu8ucFwlLD3Prhu/s320/General%20Officer%20of%20the%20Cavalry,%20with%20Guerrillas%20and%20Lancers%20(1).bmp" width="264" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The inspiration is a painting of a Spanish Cavalry General with Guerillas and Lancers by Denis Deighton from the Royal Collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkonmMIn_YFpmlrApNh1ovKzx7n8hrflOPOYyBFUqykabvaaM7Ew76CrNxGGJbCyicui35KAYvgX8Y5O2BOPPKTUfsgJhQ1mLTLosCgDG4_jDf1ATwjEo4z6mxgexxYIwDmp12b6l5fsEAGkhx405PwhFA3oKy2eGV8FKqYG1xIEh0wlj4QqsW-WWeCGc/s3597/IMG_0326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2087" data-original-width="3597" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkonmMIn_YFpmlrApNh1ovKzx7n8hrflOPOYyBFUqykabvaaM7Ew76CrNxGGJbCyicui35KAYvgX8Y5O2BOPPKTUfsgJhQ1mLTLosCgDG4_jDf1ATwjEo4z6mxgexxYIwDmp12b6l5fsEAGkhx405PwhFA3oKy2eGV8FKqYG1xIEh0wlj4QqsW-WWeCGc/s320/IMG_0326.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The figures are a mix of Warrior and Minifig s-series castings</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2aHKenTwHV8bJhLbH8FV8PC_gW0cgY9Ck-FwF75Rgsdy6nQGuVmNA1UpggqylFj1kxtMtgNAGyLCOgqw42cAJiH22DVyJGwcnpuvp6D7DDozYHiXHqMLjk5uFTN2BxB06qTd-FuF0UzTmWaJlLyZYk00YUqIPcviZTUxIrytVIBy-NsnmDwnFHao1H_R/s2705/IMG_0327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="2033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2aHKenTwHV8bJhLbH8FV8PC_gW0cgY9Ck-FwF75Rgsdy6nQGuVmNA1UpggqylFj1kxtMtgNAGyLCOgqw42cAJiH22DVyJGwcnpuvp6D7DDozYHiXHqMLjk5uFTN2BxB06qTd-FuF0UzTmWaJlLyZYk00YUqIPcviZTUxIrytVIBy-NsnmDwnFHao1H_R/s320/IMG_0327.JPG" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">SNC 3 s with a modified telescope to match the painting more closely.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP08CCHpxcUHjBKx2XzE0x2DfTIiKVdOKQBIHxZNhO8zTJIRV3Alx3V0YurekTjGbP_nUpfLEP_Vp2ov8wD9GP4j-HMR0_9VsYcn4KzbHP4gxXSkxMyTMS-VfkGLOw31CJ_4auWXHsn18HT_N36iA_OR7qMI4hcKRnIdvNBrra8Yp5uJBsWu93fqVNDsM_/s3489/IMG_0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="1902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP08CCHpxcUHjBKx2XzE0x2DfTIiKVdOKQBIHxZNhO8zTJIRV3Alx3V0YurekTjGbP_nUpfLEP_Vp2ov8wD9GP4j-HMR0_9VsYcn4KzbHP4gxXSkxMyTMS-VfkGLOw31CJ_4auWXHsn18HT_N36iA_OR7qMI4hcKRnIdvNBrra8Yp5uJBsWu93fqVNDsM_/s320/IMG_0328.JPG" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The original of this figure was holding a telescope out horizontally, so clearly a major re-work with solder and green stuff to match the Guerilla leader shown in the painting! Can't wait to see him painted.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-712957052386350672023-08-06T11:14:00.000-07:002023-08-06T11:14:02.174-07:00Lammings forging ahead<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">These lovely Lamming miniatures, a gift from Wellington Man, have finally broken through the summer doldrums and are approaching completion!</span></h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHprCHR2hnoFjleFSK2kD0JdYvRE2sNbelbT9TysEhx4K8cxKxq06JUckQLNZ7gvL8lqonjA7TtZ2Xx9KmX6ggHXvg5dIuHEAhYeJkEpY1O04wZs04GSdmfdAO8ziCAhqki0-3-NUEHPMtD9VYyXtDi9AwGWQ0LEz2cKjchoeQFwZX9cg9n56Ng8d8dgq/s4032/PXL_20230806_174339638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHprCHR2hnoFjleFSK2kD0JdYvRE2sNbelbT9TysEhx4K8cxKxq06JUckQLNZ7gvL8lqonjA7TtZ2Xx9KmX6ggHXvg5dIuHEAhYeJkEpY1O04wZs04GSdmfdAO8ziCAhqki0-3-NUEHPMtD9VYyXtDi9AwGWQ0LEz2cKjchoeQFwZX9cg9n56Ng8d8dgq/s320/PXL_20230806_174339638.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lining the crossbelts and adding buttons are the only major elements remaining.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnsYTVanUp1d6LZKr9NF7F1wEC_HWLNlXazMFsZAJg9b8AUGSO2slC1hbooNs073li4e28jFEcXi5m_xc-KaDuk3fOsiU-ARwAXPBmW79Z65_AlEZJ7VLxhRq7Mq40O1q39ZCoaaBvLfMzp3cfbwj0ByurTkRuj0KVEwjZfCjuRXVlZGH-baQao4Vbljh/s4032/PXL_20230806_174409157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnsYTVanUp1d6LZKr9NF7F1wEC_HWLNlXazMFsZAJg9b8AUGSO2slC1hbooNs073li4e28jFEcXi5m_xc-KaDuk3fOsiU-ARwAXPBmW79Z65_AlEZJ7VLxhRq7Mq40O1q39ZCoaaBvLfMzp3cfbwj0ByurTkRuj0KVEwjZfCjuRXVlZGH-baQao4Vbljh/s320/PXL_20230806_174409157.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Just finished the painful process of piping all of the turnbacks!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSpxmoCrmgSu4NJzMFMkF2nFyMhtcvx-I00JZtEza4SxGKlIQbniA2JJbo1FqdgyfO-Sie_FE9MqToHh1d7b-nrBtsFoJgVV3z_AcYWaCUJcn4Q_kk1TqKt3Ez8PccuVi6i0vrHH2B1pydjR0K_xqmQ02nGUbjctNrie8r9sWsQnw3eI6H-eJEJZf3ibZ/s4032/PXL_20230806_174539410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSpxmoCrmgSu4NJzMFMkF2nFyMhtcvx-I00JZtEza4SxGKlIQbniA2JJbo1FqdgyfO-Sie_FE9MqToHh1d7b-nrBtsFoJgVV3z_AcYWaCUJcn4Q_kk1TqKt3Ez8PccuVi6i0vrHH2B1pydjR0K_xqmQ02nGUbjctNrie8r9sWsQnw3eI6H-eJEJZf3ibZ/s320/PXL_20230806_174539410.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A Hinton Hunt General de Brigade will lead them. Historically General Kellerman lead the combined Grenadiers at Vimeiro.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfjsxoT5BIucl7nRalCBmks_KCadVaIpTvpjUZzuhvtR99RRYx2tqlEjE77weBChZcUs7H91h8VCwBTejKdSleu0ZC1oyg--rDbSq0lEyz5RvZWxyy52Cz4gd1D83Jh1ED5QEfci_c7gVH1BEqkFNllSLe5RN8H7CXcVCVVOGXj8jovIyxpKxGmRlmdup/s4032/PXL_20230806_174555431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfjsxoT5BIucl7nRalCBmks_KCadVaIpTvpjUZzuhvtR99RRYx2tqlEjE77weBChZcUs7H91h8VCwBTejKdSleu0ZC1oyg--rDbSq0lEyz5RvZWxyy52Cz4gd1D83Jh1ED5QEfci_c7gVH1BEqkFNllSLe5RN8H7CXcVCVVOGXj8jovIyxpKxGmRlmdup/s320/PXL_20230806_174555431.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I am unsure what his rank was at the time, hence the command sash is still unpainted.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;">Question: Shall I just line the cross belts, or paint them dark grey and come back with white later. I'm thinking I can just line them. The addition of extender to my acrylic paint has really helped with lining, as the paint flows better for a longer period of time.</span></h4>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-9656365191915198442023-04-22T14:11:00.000-07:002023-04-22T14:11:14.143-07:00More Scrubyness - 1806 Prussians<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Mike from Historifigs was kind enough to do a test casting of his Scruby 1806 Prussian mold. These will be painted as Spanish. Simple figures but I think we can do something special with them.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8AtTQGmwsMeDeMnT1yEs0Bg-TDPAEp8nxjsIHNhIlRd8RzDikM5W2etZ1o-njYRIwlw5ec3rTVmSFxO5Y4QyTCFncRrBf_2Sj-3wfC5f0DHmQk_WGwuFWYGu3X4jHAvKLkHu7ka5y3ofzXol502Dcs6q29u_J7eNJaAQnmG--JZIxGwgvh6pVrqpSw/s3555/DSC_2419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3555" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8AtTQGmwsMeDeMnT1yEs0Bg-TDPAEp8nxjsIHNhIlRd8RzDikM5W2etZ1o-njYRIwlw5ec3rTVmSFxO5Y4QyTCFncRrBf_2Sj-3wfC5f0DHmQk_WGwuFWYGu3X4jHAvKLkHu7ka5y3ofzXol502Dcs6q29u_J7eNJaAQnmG--JZIxGwgvh6pVrqpSw/s320/DSC_2419.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">3144 and 3145 (Grenadier)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Artilleryman)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6x8VT-A-5JGgd3eMtfnKXWsvPq1kTt9hCFODcyg1By7P05yqjGEeA5qsT3DUSRJqHuDcN5jLLIvtuZfzcXSJ2rkY6tlXTtk2QxNYQjeTTE5zDN4uUxBr8O2Ui6YXumQM92TTFwrdarRqRikyRkUgO43WIQCbeHq-j9ZOtrHzxmjcf9IUbRoztSC1BA/s3488/DSC_2426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="3488" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6x8VT-A-5JGgd3eMtfnKXWsvPq1kTt9hCFODcyg1By7P05yqjGEeA5qsT3DUSRJqHuDcN5jLLIvtuZfzcXSJ2rkY6tlXTtk2QxNYQjeTTE5zDN4uUxBr8O2Ui6YXumQM92TTFwrdarRqRikyRkUgO43WIQCbeHq-j9ZOtrHzxmjcf9IUbRoztSC1BA/s320/DSC_2426.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevvM0Nbmyviqi8Jg1_bNvkYSoE3jonpzlCZT_wCCzrgQ2wSQmYXhgjzhPnzo3s6CfBICtlfwN57ShxyruYCy4GSc6rXWQvPDFLckHp9t397oYboxf-WgiT9pt0QUz2uK9wgsrkKQa-JWExeoUg11_Et9ewbFUR2lVNVdx-aRNSMNEqrN-vHx_6GSKFg/s2889/DSC_2427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2889" data-original-width="2315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevvM0Nbmyviqi8Jg1_bNvkYSoE3jonpzlCZT_wCCzrgQ2wSQmYXhgjzhPnzo3s6CfBICtlfwN57ShxyruYCy4GSc6rXWQvPDFLckHp9t397oYboxf-WgiT9pt0QUz2uK9wgsrkKQa-JWExeoUg11_Et9ewbFUR2lVNVdx-aRNSMNEqrN-vHx_6GSKFg/s320/DSC_2427.JPG" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">3148C on trotting horse</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzr6AOALmmwulyX5rQAcc4IrV7gHaIfV6ccGlytZGTqNE_hPSWPK6uUH2VL63MLbyEqZZq_2hkrhZ4_vNPrvghH6xEBFD8G02ie9tECupkpJ9yTJFU1qxU3C8T0-1b3_7056YX3_Xqj6nm4gzq_jsw0hoLsHziDKeah7NZ4ARmtv8rujReAAydYsZAQ/s2904/DSC_2428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="2618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzr6AOALmmwulyX5rQAcc4IrV7gHaIfV6ccGlytZGTqNE_hPSWPK6uUH2VL63MLbyEqZZq_2hkrhZ4_vNPrvghH6xEBFD8G02ie9tECupkpJ9yTJFU1qxU3C8T0-1b3_7056YX3_Xqj6nm4gzq_jsw0hoLsHziDKeah7NZ4ARmtv8rujReAAydYsZAQ/s320/DSC_2428.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qVTJD2T9_0HBN8w43Z7GN-YGAcyZx0zjLXS9zLvVomwD4gmGH-Q0k8INJxDE1fp9vyE3x7ciN2jjiHkdhHnUNNBHlsrfsNYCjY0KFa-S7znhoSqvnaujXh6qngO0LmDQT4an8JouQvtSYDBy8sP-yhQ0f5zUVIcwcWot-a-4PQUehbCJJjOFiWb7pg/s2936/DSC_2429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="2369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qVTJD2T9_0HBN8w43Z7GN-YGAcyZx0zjLXS9zLvVomwD4gmGH-Q0k8INJxDE1fp9vyE3x7ciN2jjiHkdhHnUNNBHlsrfsNYCjY0KFa-S7znhoSqvnaujXh6qngO0LmDQT4an8JouQvtSYDBy8sP-yhQ0f5zUVIcwcWot-a-4PQUehbCJJjOFiWb7pg/s320/DSC_2429.JPG" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-15789411249900575292023-04-17T11:25:00.007-07:002023-04-19T15:23:00.909-07:0054mm Hinton Hunt and Stadden Figures<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">I trust I am not the only military modelling enthusiast who has this problem, but in a moment of weakness I decided I could not pass on this lot of 54mm figures I discovered on eBay. Some are in need of repair, but on the whole, not too bad for 50-60 year old figures. If any of you grognards and collectors out there can help confirm my IDs or give them an ID for the few that are missing, I'd very much appreciate the help. I have some Hinton Hunt catalogues and Tradition catalogues for the Stadden figures, but there are not always photographs available, so in some cases the ID is by process of elimination.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I'm sending these to fellow collectors who would like to take a crack at an old 54mm figure, with the hope that I can have a painted memento of the folks who I have met and corresponded with as I have been working on the Tennant/Crenshaw Collection. One of these days I hope to have contributed enough in volume and style to call it the Crenshaw/Tennant collection, but there is a long way to go yet! In any event if you would like to take a crack at one of these, let me know and I will arrange postage to you and back to me when appropriate. It will be fun to post pictures of the finished figures as they come in.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoUxdtNxrls5levR_FwjzYtz2pVTxUazUFoiw66U2SAcomh1Wu3j6uqhx6qSXjaQZMFMdBdID6Oc1FTqC9q3MiqNkE3xBqONskh2kF0A5IFscgewdPIYE-DcWGWfR9ezNwITXkvoIa54GPnx9SVzjgyPwTHHMrfqscmyrF-zi64Avpf67ttcmF6W40g/s2903/DSC_2400.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="1891" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoUxdtNxrls5levR_FwjzYtz2pVTxUazUFoiw66U2SAcomh1Wu3j6uqhx6qSXjaQZMFMdBdID6Oc1FTqC9q3MiqNkE3xBqONskh2kF0A5IFscgewdPIYE-DcWGWfR9ezNwITXkvoIa54GPnx9SVzjgyPwTHHMrfqscmyrF-zi64Avpf67ttcmF6W40g/s320/DSC_2400.JPG" width="208" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> S 373 Hinton Hunt Russian Cuirassier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLziAO3PFl_ARJa1GU1xWW34WkWnVpghwQ_vgzhNWMnmcYh85kf328MzJ4FeB1FIn-aYpcEIlXZrI_FqDRH6NxisM9Grr9naHv66hNF5ZwbmyilsVbmXLaGk0dXPLTCrHK7dMU_Bp4eZuwpCuxtYwr6Fhz_hJabvXXzBfvzQPy1Te_pNxTs2UKoLjnQ/s3000/DSC_2402.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2016" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLziAO3PFl_ARJa1GU1xWW34WkWnVpghwQ_vgzhNWMnmcYh85kf328MzJ4FeB1FIn-aYpcEIlXZrI_FqDRH6NxisM9Grr9naHv66hNF5ZwbmyilsVbmXLaGk0dXPLTCrHK7dMU_Bp4eZuwpCuxtYwr6Fhz_hJabvXXzBfvzQPy1Te_pNxTs2UKoLjnQ/s320/DSC_2402.JPG" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S 181 Hinton Hunt Voltigeur - Correction: Legion Piedmontaise ou du Midi Voltigeur. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSSFdsHSMkbzUAhP4bSypD3om857k37iAfHj7NOnynrQN04sP7yIf07rf5mmtQCQz_TQyd4WwXdne7o5W3aBzfJ3BzBSSNs-8vl_qtV-Qp5PGXnlGVdXnP8DkFaZ_mTdwgiL8R404jdH3t9GRNUUNarcvev_VjcRbRETcwYSxc8xrn9Kv9zhgEtoVrg/s2851/DSC_2403.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="1801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSSFdsHSMkbzUAhP4bSypD3om857k37iAfHj7NOnynrQN04sP7yIf07rf5mmtQCQz_TQyd4WwXdne7o5W3aBzfJ3BzBSSNs-8vl_qtV-Qp5PGXnlGVdXnP8DkFaZ_mTdwgiL8R404jdH3t9GRNUUNarcvev_VjcRbRETcwYSxc8xrn9Kv9zhgEtoVrg/s320/DSC_2403.JPG" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S 388 Hinton Hunt (set of 2) British Dragoon Officer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KsONd92PM3WL4fd_nkGrNXotGklpUXcu1x46hRUTGz6epOztH-zpf1aaFz1qdSIH2v-pi-2QziP0z24X_8qPHB3SMoMc8SqchZG7zQSYMpRWV6uW9_RHxrJduBXHTrGaGB5-jB1SOEb50uV3hRpihWSg9bqfSl8_8-xdRE4neCOGTSaJ--L26-l68Q/s2464/DSC_2404.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KsONd92PM3WL4fd_nkGrNXotGklpUXcu1x46hRUTGz6epOztH-zpf1aaFz1qdSIH2v-pi-2QziP0z24X_8qPHB3SMoMc8SqchZG7zQSYMpRWV6uW9_RHxrJduBXHTrGaGB5-jB1SOEb50uV3hRpihWSg9bqfSl8_8-xdRE4neCOGTSaJ--L26-l68Q/s320/DSC_2404.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S 388 Hinton Hunt (set of 2) British Dragoon Trooper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCsRSQh5VX1b_AEfEC72DmlSIcV7yEY1Pz5xWkvWuvalRSLWiYYc4zv-83ABOsbePjeVVcm1aobkDLOP7HegLg9bjDtqGoWlwe1aVTqUrOO0Gvyem26I59RVgxXm39IdOGIsKRB1rUAOf7eP98417rIwDnpUVpDv3rj-oJEG2nH8-KDtpr45JlNoetA/s2728/DSC_2405.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="1617" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCsRSQh5VX1b_AEfEC72DmlSIcV7yEY1Pz5xWkvWuvalRSLWiYYc4zv-83ABOsbePjeVVcm1aobkDLOP7HegLg9bjDtqGoWlwe1aVTqUrOO0Gvyem26I59RVgxXm39IdOGIsKRB1rUAOf7eP98417rIwDnpUVpDv3rj-oJEG2nH8-KDtpr45JlNoetA/s320/DSC_2405.JPG" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - World War I personality figure? This looks almost exactly like the figure for Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch in the Uniform of the 17th Hussar Regiment, but the hand and head positioning is different. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiojfv1aoLWzb11AIxLK7Ty1LoPQXa6JM7IURuUEnb0MM0lQBRKFRTUH7SDM7NlfHXwxsciTIo_j1RECx1dERTpVIZCvWmuqPnwzkWmVn1ZAGZTabom4roN8pHBRKKAl4JYEFC9ARq3p49xMiMmDcU5BgkJgzY5WBzNuQYxu5ixQNfQusWcSxcJLKVA/s2623/DSC_2406.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="2352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiojfv1aoLWzb11AIxLK7Ty1LoPQXa6JM7IURuUEnb0MM0lQBRKFRTUH7SDM7NlfHXwxsciTIo_j1RECx1dERTpVIZCvWmuqPnwzkWmVn1ZAGZTabom4roN8pHBRKKAl4JYEFC9ARq3p49xMiMmDcU5BgkJgzY5WBzNuQYxu5ixQNfQusWcSxcJLKVA/s320/DSC_2406.JPG" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confirmed - S122 Hinton Hunt Crimean War Highlander from the 71st Light Infantry<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUHXklBCLu99TGUUx_vEFmznaQeQ4Httw9c3NtEObPecdGBucNRRftKrIBpjVPmxZt5xgAlbs_TG9TEWRocYvEZOZiY3pr3AhSC9sOVNPnymMrXYn6iqcKn4wecuztqBS9N1LFlAI_iHklxT71bADGsil6SNHCCTtoy3i5JBz5VEvxpGmtkWTC2lmm3g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1762" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUHXklBCLu99TGUUx_vEFmznaQeQ4Httw9c3NtEObPecdGBucNRRftKrIBpjVPmxZt5xgAlbs_TG9TEWRocYvEZOZiY3pr3AhSC9sOVNPnymMrXYn6iqcKn4wecuztqBS9N1LFlAI_iHklxT71bADGsil6SNHCCTtoy3i5JBz5VEvxpGmtkWTC2lmm3g" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice that it is a historical period late enough to have an actual source photograph!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDaNZ6ksnZC5GuxkWOyjQyJridq_fFnzsWkKiH3nHOIreUqUeTPo-x_5c0DulMSdkSgK3o96GAut4X1w4ItVoroBOV1qR903Rsht9zfhEXJv3OWhh71CJ_7Ofzlebvo4UU5BMyILOaXtswiXk3GUxG2hakDtsspAIPy2D4xeEtG_QD326qml3YX_oVQ/s2661/DSC_2407.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="2659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDaNZ6ksnZC5GuxkWOyjQyJridq_fFnzsWkKiH3nHOIreUqUeTPo-x_5c0DulMSdkSgK3o96GAut4X1w4ItVoroBOV1qR903Rsht9zfhEXJv3OWhh71CJ_7Ofzlebvo4UU5BMyILOaXtswiXk3GUxG2hakDtsspAIPy2D4xeEtG_QD326qml3YX_oVQ/s320/DSC_2407.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AA3 Hinton Hunt Zulu War British Private</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonKyRcIDeCQ6qUB8jva070VqFLsD1fOTk6sjvyqhUuZ-SDNueXPaBXYhXIl9wNf5QTS2gyXvItNYGdA-m6FHES7wIWA6TL0NLFc9ZqRuIh5EE_Qag10rNC_NtYA5zLQ5OP40sdkEtPsSoRXbAUwGG4CI8AX_zypvCn21iLQMQ29B0qMHEuBhxmPH9Mg/s2427/DSC_2408.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="1739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonKyRcIDeCQ6qUB8jva070VqFLsD1fOTk6sjvyqhUuZ-SDNueXPaBXYhXIl9wNf5QTS2gyXvItNYGdA-m6FHES7wIWA6TL0NLFc9ZqRuIh5EE_Qag10rNC_NtYA5zLQ5OP40sdkEtPsSoRXbAUwGG4CI8AX_zypvCn21iLQMQ29B0qMHEuBhxmPH9Mg/s320/DSC_2408.JPG" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown - Missing standard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xUJlBLyHFgG98Y1BGTDOV9WmjwuTCDmzo6-FUu6enJ_38HNQPX_Xvs3DLMfS8FRo2Fanz2_P8kejJay4Zxv2Tyw_GM482zpSIwD-TMrbNdPhpppu8SyZrrHTEea45Tz8X-nX0S_ajaDfGN2_oecEW5LoDB2n6NhQaQRyK2pPrzwLywvEhepBtO_pFQ/s2868/DSC_2409.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2868" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xUJlBLyHFgG98Y1BGTDOV9WmjwuTCDmzo6-FUu6enJ_38HNQPX_Xvs3DLMfS8FRo2Fanz2_P8kejJay4Zxv2Tyw_GM482zpSIwD-TMrbNdPhpppu8SyZrrHTEea45Tz8X-nX0S_ajaDfGN2_oecEW5LoDB2n6NhQaQRyK2pPrzwLywvEhepBtO_pFQ/s320/DSC_2409.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - British Peninsular soldier with dog</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVunZBiUMWA2NEz2AY2sZ2QAqE0lSeVcuSJZAzuc64s2BXtUg69dn784FIx_rLibT9HkvMBUqUdTcKovU5eX0FiAq53Q-8bZDPM69eyrxwq5u4-oBU_yschMxU-FqoBznEKBfPepl0s7jNzxeU0SBA9URdE6XzsGmAH8QnHhfVdN5Ywq0nlPVTWTkug/s2591/DSC_2410.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="1646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVunZBiUMWA2NEz2AY2sZ2QAqE0lSeVcuSJZAzuc64s2BXtUg69dn784FIx_rLibT9HkvMBUqUdTcKovU5eX0FiAq53Q-8bZDPM69eyrxwq5u4-oBU_yschMxU-FqoBznEKBfPepl0s7jNzxeU0SBA9URdE6XzsGmAH8QnHhfVdN5Ywq0nlPVTWTkug/s320/DSC_2410.JPG" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - Crimean War Russian Infantry Officer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwoa3ff0PANfO6BFc7eM1ABqVQSbXhSi0koP2TWIJVPM_rGLfxJYyDJf57v844fde7D-A8CnqG9h0_eJTOiFMIg-viEaJ6ICwvhSCvB4KROREQJoHBYgls01Ykba9TZPEeC3lzE1oIsH0GDC17bQuu-ufS8Jc4Znb4usAJIutyCaFz-k2rcmma0VgLA/s2410/DSC_2411.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="1540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwoa3ff0PANfO6BFc7eM1ABqVQSbXhSi0koP2TWIJVPM_rGLfxJYyDJf57v844fde7D-A8CnqG9h0_eJTOiFMIg-viEaJ6ICwvhSCvB4KROREQJoHBYgls01Ykba9TZPEeC3lzE1oIsH0GDC17bQuu-ufS8Jc4Znb4usAJIutyCaFz-k2rcmma0VgLA/s320/DSC_2411.JPG" width="204" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - French Private in Shako 1804 - 1812 Fusilier</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1kMn1eUp0kIuxeo5o25qRK0Rmi1MLvd_60M32mPfhoR4JKGNQ_uu504mm_Ziu46H6MPtoBt6IOOG41lAN5mj0ia45GBWfbgXc6xMqc1bAPrrHmiweU0bQU3PYdpqHGxhs6dOPDUsHVfAYkttCrO_YAvTqgQC_xUF-FokTF3qEwqpl_K0Bh-z0RVDmw/s2805/DSC_2412.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="1677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1kMn1eUp0kIuxeo5o25qRK0Rmi1MLvd_60M32mPfhoR4JKGNQ_uu504mm_Ziu46H6MPtoBt6IOOG41lAN5mj0ia45GBWfbgXc6xMqc1bAPrrHmiweU0bQU3PYdpqHGxhs6dOPDUsHVfAYkttCrO_YAvTqgQC_xUF-FokTF3qEwqpl_K0Bh-z0RVDmw/s320/DSC_2412.JPG" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - General De Hilliers in Dragoon Uniform</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwCkXwNdhjnc3F76PSsIbdIBUw9GkNLZXXiofKfEIOWwyc-Wz-HSx2CG43FfotLi-6T9dxtu9AWMHcIFeqb-SZsv_9ln8Bduuu0nFovhrjz5psMzu2eh9iAIv_tJqbyrNYScJmTtaK-POwVbL7OAlSFWqyXFe5QiiobTYeF6Wft-KlidouOsvcpG7mQ/s2649/DSC_2413.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="2009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwCkXwNdhjnc3F76PSsIbdIBUw9GkNLZXXiofKfEIOWwyc-Wz-HSx2CG43FfotLi-6T9dxtu9AWMHcIFeqb-SZsv_9ln8Bduuu0nFovhrjz5psMzu2eh9iAIv_tJqbyrNYScJmTtaK-POwVbL7OAlSFWqyXFe5QiiobTYeF6Wft-KlidouOsvcpG7mQ/s320/DSC_2413.JPG" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - Gunner RHA 1815</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRjfs84o7L-I35Kx2AUsFVlG9-B4HAFD6SsIhCLHyuN7t1rqQIKkFbKAAIZMwOC19vW5MQTlvwCRO6e9k1McynTE9HlJWO3t2JTEmIvxLgVS214bwklSMF8ofEc5_zH82lEQJtel9Iw8JW_KCAUh89acc6Ot7a8Pa33_G9ojooVmkYFgkg62glP7CCA/s2770/DSC_2414.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="2121" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRjfs84o7L-I35Kx2AUsFVlG9-B4HAFD6SsIhCLHyuN7t1rqQIKkFbKAAIZMwOC19vW5MQTlvwCRO6e9k1McynTE9HlJWO3t2JTEmIvxLgVS214bwklSMF8ofEc5_zH82lEQJtel9Iw8JW_KCAUh89acc6Ot7a8Pa33_G9ojooVmkYFgkg62glP7CCA/s320/DSC_2414.JPG" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden - French Line Cavalry Hussar </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VBHDIhN2QMOBNRlXqbBOYADqRV9iD-P-LrO2gpuYOcp4J49VPUNHLqK0rntKt9CqQu7kL0bQ2KUp_cIGH8oH9CfC6D-r1aLG-cCOsVaghNBjHxYgD5Ba4V9wVQaJDOgpBfZ68zPk67W_kfSMwBo0q0KPZUItciG4Spj9NYf5YquvOattChv56GD3GQ/s2530/DSC_2415.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VBHDIhN2QMOBNRlXqbBOYADqRV9iD-P-LrO2gpuYOcp4J49VPUNHLqK0rntKt9CqQu7kL0bQ2KUp_cIGH8oH9CfC6D-r1aLG-cCOsVaghNBjHxYgD5Ba4V9wVQaJDOgpBfZ68zPk67W_kfSMwBo0q0KPZUItciG4Spj9NYf5YquvOattChv56GD3GQ/s320/DSC_2415.JPG" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stadden French Line Cavalry Trumpeter in Parade Dress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepcEbDyqttipJxELKnUN6SMn-418_KJNm6d4saFoNgYdn5VbD8IcdADq1oTPyvf9n89MaDbwOkXDa8NedXnd5vT2tr3qY-3IcHsZPp2wdJKZN2CDHOasML1SC6A58Bwj5UeAWXogm-CBjwpe4CgGmx1AQvAaPOzcWUVXmpwoKHweRYuMExjjRs4oaXA/s2706/DSC_2416.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="2029" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepcEbDyqttipJxELKnUN6SMn-418_KJNm6d4saFoNgYdn5VbD8IcdADq1oTPyvf9n89MaDbwOkXDa8NedXnd5vT2tr3qY-3IcHsZPp2wdJKZN2CDHOasML1SC6A58Bwj5UeAWXogm-CBjwpe4CgGmx1AQvAaPOzcWUVXmpwoKHweRYuMExjjRs4oaXA/s320/DSC_2416.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S 10 Hinton Hunt 1809-1815 Austrian 'German' Infantry</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-56407263614661668462023-04-08T12:15:00.004-07:002023-04-08T12:15:35.389-07:00Scrubylicious - Resurrecting Some Classics<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> For this Easter weekend I felt it appropriate to make a post about resurrection, in this case some wonderful old castings originally sculpted by Jack Scruby, now ably curated and cast by Mike Taber of Historifigs. While the molds are beginning to show their age, I was pleasantly surprised by how clean the castings turned out. The detail is somewhat sparse, I suspect more as a product of the era they were sculpted than in the molds. This sparsity of detail actually lends them a classic toy soldier charm and I am very excited to see how they will turn out with a little paint.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6gLUEoEH7kdra84oyo3oQnN_Vs2po1z5_YlfpcEiYavTCa636axYw7VSdjgH5sRn9DilQH44byR6k9zw1Ivp82DZMNrDhCHR_vk_g244ZdtFQ_ylGo0UDvxTTa_pj0P5JbXPhzrDkgixABf97zTNqMcL0E2zFrHgBFQsLmgax9MU7VxISg7el8vsaQ/s2337/DSC_2392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6gLUEoEH7kdra84oyo3oQnN_Vs2po1z5_YlfpcEiYavTCa636axYw7VSdjgH5sRn9DilQH44byR6k9zw1Ivp82DZMNrDhCHR_vk_g244ZdtFQ_ylGo0UDvxTTa_pj0P5JbXPhzrDkgixABf97zTNqMcL0E2zFrHgBFQsLmgax9MU7VxISg7el8vsaQ/s320/DSC_2392.JPG" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">3196c</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBaDLhgSwYhL6GrdrutM2QPUrmqEQ1dpKMX8bKnfJniv7D6BVkwB3T8JNdsN3oF0lx4ORAETA05mlEK1am8nfqiF8oDS5vYRr0_I5CNx3TuSlH7NALtTJD6bueYPIZGrPGWyjBm_j2axFmuYv9GJ9d1beTQrtImr9UfRA-UzcIbO9N1UsppmVjBi7oQ/s2389/DSC_2393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2251" data-original-width="2389" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBaDLhgSwYhL6GrdrutM2QPUrmqEQ1dpKMX8bKnfJniv7D6BVkwB3T8JNdsN3oF0lx4ORAETA05mlEK1am8nfqiF8oDS5vYRr0_I5CNx3TuSlH7NALtTJD6bueYPIZGrPGWyjBm_j2axFmuYv9GJ9d1beTQrtImr9UfRA-UzcIbO9N1UsppmVjBi7oQ/s320/DSC_2393.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is a two piece casting mounted on a GST-horse-1 in 25mm, this is Mike's standard for mounted officer figures. It is a combo effort: Greenwood, Scruby, and Taber.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUAC9gzeRO2FonwfKrqQuZMOgYtd_h_2AG54vSn9Vj1y3HjIqx7btZEFAXq7Z3t2mKCKtMp5VSpN6QICs2kQVtyvrwvT6Myrswng9pC5IaW6LoZTy-fNXNcJ8OjovlSXG6a6z4VG-9gvWchNzCjiHzkQDRyqGRxjktAEpkBJvVoaE9mO9tUR0QkdNNg/s2630/DSC_2394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="2287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUAC9gzeRO2FonwfKrqQuZMOgYtd_h_2AG54vSn9Vj1y3HjIqx7btZEFAXq7Z3t2mKCKtMp5VSpN6QICs2kQVtyvrwvT6Myrswng9pC5IaW6LoZTy-fNXNcJ8OjovlSXG6a6z4VG-9gvWchNzCjiHzkQDRyqGRxjktAEpkBJvVoaE9mO9tUR0QkdNNg/s320/DSC_2394.JPG" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">3076 one piece casting</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3ahILK2s1U2EVBAM4FLdycqiniQpq_snc67qgjBvQk0Zc3xxS9S_uwOpXBMw8yn8Ga_HNzvlDLROLsI50lUfiBB7sVcCfrJg7E8JLtjeuVnu8UCimhEBKiL8tpwR_m8tx0quFmEoTrlIykd9OMq0yYRskTIpA0k5nHfSF1FfsGkWoE0knbZGQQYRzQ/s2599/DSC_2395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="2086" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3ahILK2s1U2EVBAM4FLdycqiniQpq_snc67qgjBvQk0Zc3xxS9S_uwOpXBMw8yn8Ga_HNzvlDLROLsI50lUfiBB7sVcCfrJg7E8JLtjeuVnu8UCimhEBKiL8tpwR_m8tx0quFmEoTrlIykd9OMq0yYRskTIpA0k5nHfSF1FfsGkWoE0knbZGQQYRzQ/s320/DSC_2395.JPG" width="257" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7ZG7iuG5ZO-Ah3XpV6SK9v7BxCH8_4PGOxHfvf8kwR7gWSO8FIjGDqqKn8p9CNO4aQYYq5CzCMs5pVqColkEykeGyQWazneTZo98QuKRKphsodi-q_S4VaUC8rYwL0n338Xr7Bgtn0zV6GrlNDdi7bbiq2SfScDRxGWupHl4aHRlJA3BwgeXZCnmtw/s944/DSC_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #660000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="879" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7ZG7iuG5ZO-Ah3XpV6SK9v7BxCH8_4PGOxHfvf8kwR7gWSO8FIjGDqqKn8p9CNO4aQYYq5CzCMs5pVqColkEykeGyQWazneTZo98QuKRKphsodi-q_S4VaUC8rYwL0n338Xr7Bgtn0zV6GrlNDdi7bbiq2SfScDRxGWupHl4aHRlJA3BwgeXZCnmtw/s320/DSC_0124.JPG" width="298" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here is a painted example from my early days starting in on this project.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1G8Mted0MoTYgw1bz0KyBNVvC0NcZ20D10fRGGKtveu0WhRFP3clhpSr2rwiR8DX_A375C5OD8TM2H8dz8gfNcnXtOSkdtJTB5kPG9aJ_qa-wh-WHON7HtXspFGRemMsDrNQ8BcKp9-1Lg90XSsxrbq_NtU7VS04_uqaaVtsu_3TBlMQoCikCePbvA/s977/DSC_0125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1G8Mted0MoTYgw1bz0KyBNVvC0NcZ20D10fRGGKtveu0WhRFP3clhpSr2rwiR8DX_A375C5OD8TM2H8dz8gfNcnXtOSkdtJTB5kPG9aJ_qa-wh-WHON7HtXspFGRemMsDrNQ8BcKp9-1Lg90XSsxrbq_NtU7VS04_uqaaVtsu_3TBlMQoCikCePbvA/s320/DSC_0125.JPG" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjZs-9RZYHCDy304k06FSxLeYpSrYWGNm0QyBOBxQnFAcblFhfx6gKyf3x8rtzGLgshbPJ9sOddFD5mxjL2u9J0yB2B5RKjDgpCLxPBnVZCqmU-PkPXfJDxsqNiak4_1d5_uaB0Le386gk4vKq0G2Brycz1sF1I_9ttquCQnPjcplxvfM5fFEYUgRAg/s2620/DSC_2396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="2620" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjZs-9RZYHCDy304k06FSxLeYpSrYWGNm0QyBOBxQnFAcblFhfx6gKyf3x8rtzGLgshbPJ9sOddFD5mxjL2u9J0yB2B5RKjDgpCLxPBnVZCqmU-PkPXfJDxsqNiak4_1d5_uaB0Le386gk4vKq0G2Brycz1sF1I_9ttquCQnPjcplxvfM5fFEYUgRAg/s320/DSC_2396.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3195c</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C2eh5a4CciTViUhbkv14-s0-Kxa-b8GErbwd-GQS88cqCKM_ZxYYcr8tQi-DAAMGDcU4xFIg-R5l1netluSg12WKc6AzQ7euwxQTJHJDEbPPoZP7zjVfp4xYUt8rN9G0sKEM-u9en6ghZglwe8OwT5Yd1acOPIHnRnwxckYXK92d7JsgCrGIsWid4Q/s2467/DSC_2397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="2222" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C2eh5a4CciTViUhbkv14-s0-Kxa-b8GErbwd-GQS88cqCKM_ZxYYcr8tQi-DAAMGDcU4xFIg-R5l1netluSg12WKc6AzQ7euwxQTJHJDEbPPoZP7zjVfp4xYUt8rN9G0sKEM-u9en6ghZglwe8OwT5Yd1acOPIHnRnwxckYXK92d7JsgCrGIsWid4Q/s320/DSC_2397.JPG" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This is an interesting figure with either an open jacket or a somewhat short greatcoat. Regardless it should make for a nice unique figure of a General officer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWFnkxCpwq2EAeg4Hypm1JL4JvqLhnpjIP9GK_7FY5jNMujQlljIiKI4HIb4_fJEs2C0wC26Yb_S8sa7M3q2a_nsC01eOsfbHCIiv65bJb06xwCt6ubB-7srLAPwrzltw7vchSr0_Wi8gDg9mUSX8NPyJDnYZ43sCz6EvggqHEwruKMpllNfBj3SXig/s2596/DSC_2398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="2493" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWFnkxCpwq2EAeg4Hypm1JL4JvqLhnpjIP9GK_7FY5jNMujQlljIiKI4HIb4_fJEs2C0wC26Yb_S8sa7M3q2a_nsC01eOsfbHCIiv65bJb06xwCt6ubB-7srLAPwrzltw7vchSr0_Wi8gDg9mUSX8NPyJDnYZ43sCz6EvggqHEwruKMpllNfBj3SXig/s320/DSC_2398.JPG" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3197c</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBfLaPBCBTQC6o9FugUWH5Xxm2juFmb6BjSPpNOOxuFCHkv7S3O5On44-dZzF0NvpA5HnNoCDxxkOjyB4npU0qJlYeoP9r0zTrPtuN1gpy_OthWBfHIeBelt49PH82sh6rFf5GmZCsR8EkYC0ASm30SdCj8G1pdqqdVgDgI6VHnvzgcoHNIpYR7Jdqw/s2599/DSC_2399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="2248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBfLaPBCBTQC6o9FugUWH5Xxm2juFmb6BjSPpNOOxuFCHkv7S3O5On44-dZzF0NvpA5HnNoCDxxkOjyB4npU0qJlYeoP9r0zTrPtuN1gpy_OthWBfHIeBelt49PH82sh6rFf5GmZCsR8EkYC0ASm30SdCj8G1pdqqdVgDgI6VHnvzgcoHNIpYR7Jdqw/s320/DSC_2399.JPG" width="277" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This one will make an excellent Colonel so I may be begging Mike for some more!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks again to Mike Taber at Historifigs for dragging out these old molds and spinning up some officers for me!</span></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-27561024947657833082023-04-02T19:24:00.000-07:002023-04-02T19:24:13.144-07:00Voluminous Voltigeurs - the 6th Legere in Skirmish Order<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> The previous iteration of the 3rd battalion of the 6th legere was a mish mash of Der Kriegspieler, Hinton Hunt and Alberken figures, all mounted in skirmish order. The rather odd combination of figures never really impressed me, so I decided to model some additional Hinton Hunt Voltigeurs as if the three battalions sent forward all of their Voltigeurs in a skirmish line. The figures below are meant to represent a portion of the 6th Legere when in skirmish order, with Voltiguers from all three battalions. In addition I added a Carabinier command group, which along with 6 other Carabinier figures, will serve as the regimental reserve. I'd love to find a few more Alberken FN05 Chasseurs firing, but until such a time, the regiment will only field one skirmish unit of Chasseurs.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">http://lazylimey.blogspot.com/2008/12/alberken-andor-early-minifig-20mm-fn05.html</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_xbe-vgAS8xzO6a5w2mIwGxUWrH8pFa7Czt4Q1rtv2CfPnCj6YU2k9X_nhpd9CaxNIP27iRSazvoMCymoRFL3a3QssUF_L2nHhy7QvhfHTwCNBmDnwrUSiELrBOqGtpDXHzAE4LQdzWa0616JjCf9hKz2vLsqPFfhw8NcHxTA5ewrB60VOSOQGO0fw/s4205/DSC_2368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="4205" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_xbe-vgAS8xzO6a5w2mIwGxUWrH8pFa7Czt4Q1rtv2CfPnCj6YU2k9X_nhpd9CaxNIP27iRSazvoMCymoRFL3a3QssUF_L2nHhy7QvhfHTwCNBmDnwrUSiELrBOqGtpDXHzAE4LQdzWa0616JjCf9hKz2vLsqPFfhw8NcHxTA5ewrB60VOSOQGO0fw/s320/DSC_2368.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">You really have to love the colpacks with their colorful plumes and of course the tri-color epaulets.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa6D-BTZ3HBwpdwxe6BTs3ix4NpyiO9FP7Jm5ArA3-fG-flkYUoqvaE4cnZ_6A5qjRNB5_Fb6fOdz9yaexGU6H7ufDYOzAzZ6UM2I2GeUgIgVJQB6M_s4PmROIiZEPpx3c3f98mFxpnUCkg_mucpetoBYyfaV8FUD6XAQT1tGJ45tvwlhGz4330Hi8w/s4237/DSC_2370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="4237" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa6D-BTZ3HBwpdwxe6BTs3ix4NpyiO9FP7Jm5ArA3-fG-flkYUoqvaE4cnZ_6A5qjRNB5_Fb6fOdz9yaexGU6H7ufDYOzAzZ6UM2I2GeUgIgVJQB6M_s4PmROIiZEPpx3c3f98mFxpnUCkg_mucpetoBYyfaV8FUD6XAQT1tGJ45tvwlhGz4330Hi8w/s320/DSC_2370.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Still working on my technique for the brown and white leather backpacks for the French.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_1yu2WqsXeO9dF9YgT87Hxu_ObBdbKSb9TIdAGW5oWATfDZRSGs2rs8SxWIShn7WakMuWSLT6fyIqmAaSvdQMX3q1J_07OEEqzKGfNkSlGqyEQ0BH53NBTT473cAOkmgXWBmqdNEE9BZNi28Y7mFhm7MEKWV0FcF9ourRP8KhPumkKIt99_kqc4bhQ/s4455/DSC_2387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1653" data-original-width="4455" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_1yu2WqsXeO9dF9YgT87Hxu_ObBdbKSb9TIdAGW5oWATfDZRSGs2rs8SxWIShn7WakMuWSLT6fyIqmAaSvdQMX3q1J_07OEEqzKGfNkSlGqyEQ0BH53NBTT473cAOkmgXWBmqdNEE9BZNi28Y7mFhm7MEKWV0FcF9ourRP8KhPumkKIt99_kqc4bhQ/s320/DSC_2387.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Voltigeurs firing - a mix of Hinton Hunt (standing) and Alberken (kneeling) figures. These close cousins mix just fine.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUtaGWxFkW_nKds4sU76NK9x1u-WR3mtPpk58-5bCVj9hMtTpjXHnedk7QD5GbfP9NyJLVBoagaQbjijZQbP-QKH3v87V0D6TjoUA5XKXkJ12zV1_3jzQJ2P-UL1mPGsOFP-k9e7YCD9JpbmFtivovvesE5o6Zf14AGS6hKerz7k8f_K9o06WVcIQ6Q/s4101/DSC_2390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="4101" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQUtaGWxFkW_nKds4sU76NK9x1u-WR3mtPpk58-5bCVj9hMtTpjXHnedk7QD5GbfP9NyJLVBoagaQbjijZQbP-QKH3v87V0D6TjoUA5XKXkJ12zV1_3jzQJ2P-UL1mPGsOFP-k9e7YCD9JpbmFtivovvesE5o6Zf14AGS6hKerz7k8f_K9o06WVcIQ6Q/s320/DSC_2390.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The only major difference is the backpacks on the Hinton Hunt figures.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlXCJYI0m98Ple1J29QEn3ftQLL4IJakHQ6wyxKNPh5ldF2pYZFMsAlQsRGRI4OpHCxK6ykS4vt-R-NNIKCWvBUQagce6fl0W-PJ2X4ZCNY3nVILsz6tTB96ldjFm4nRv3pKbibahBFUwbwhELV2_TSk61x4onAh6R_LgO0yS6r7FQJI4jc_opjGnvA/s2328/DSC_2372.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2178" data-original-width="2328" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWlXCJYI0m98Ple1J29QEn3ftQLL4IJakHQ6wyxKNPh5ldF2pYZFMsAlQsRGRI4OpHCxK6ykS4vt-R-NNIKCWvBUQagce6fl0W-PJ2X4ZCNY3nVILsz6tTB96ldjFm4nRv3pKbibahBFUwbwhELV2_TSk61x4onAh6R_LgO0yS6r7FQJI4jc_opjGnvA/s320/DSC_2372.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9GFItjjPDc7Cu2N39HhVM2zxIYfa2MKIWC3ibKdB9BBeo1kBrbnOj-I01rElfrP-BQmsHRD_ZAkZi_ZluMyl5DKC5vKcwluPlGeExAUGzRgdDQmIJKeeqmToEKhorvWjRWCR89hyR6hzNX7EvtD_tjyDi0JcoK6RK6C3WUBRswhpbUY0kgay12bSMw/s2431/DSC_2375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="2431" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9GFItjjPDc7Cu2N39HhVM2zxIYfa2MKIWC3ibKdB9BBeo1kBrbnOj-I01rElfrP-BQmsHRD_ZAkZi_ZluMyl5DKC5vKcwluPlGeExAUGzRgdDQmIJKeeqmToEKhorvWjRWCR89hyR6hzNX7EvtD_tjyDi0JcoK6RK6C3WUBRswhpbUY0kgay12bSMw/s320/DSC_2375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZDgWyJVrpTW87zDDRllPVhd8Ovp6UtCyKZHc3AY-ncoLzPsJ6hzQfvguEfJZYQfPaSCYF1-UTmpUjwahvl2S_jK8TGhdtTinOFiWv7sqMG6Irk0SMH2dKgwbwerpdPkEnh6Oz0G1CCLa_ndS-7d0RipRXHPNbFReLAxBkwu-mXipiyFpRluVZYAhdA/s2340/DSC_2379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2340" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZDgWyJVrpTW87zDDRllPVhd8Ovp6UtCyKZHc3AY-ncoLzPsJ6hzQfvguEfJZYQfPaSCYF1-UTmpUjwahvl2S_jK8TGhdtTinOFiWv7sqMG6Irk0SMH2dKgwbwerpdPkEnh6Oz0G1CCLa_ndS-7d0RipRXHPNbFReLAxBkwu-mXipiyFpRluVZYAhdA/s320/DSC_2379.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1oAgke0GvShERpV0p7JvXGP5sX5gWKxT9-bHCzAGHWH_YBZUzyzxhamqEW6ZJzrJ36vQmswKOCRha0C4gaEzdMh63SiU3l05Dj-sSTbXeSM2SqMyR5DKEH8YZBfLz7mWXxYikMhZE9v81f17AFf-c6nZ_GzFjKGRk6MQoS7vnl1zuQKTC4D4LiHw-Q/s2619/DSC_2381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="2335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1oAgke0GvShERpV0p7JvXGP5sX5gWKxT9-bHCzAGHWH_YBZUzyzxhamqEW6ZJzrJ36vQmswKOCRha0C4gaEzdMh63SiU3l05Dj-sSTbXeSM2SqMyR5DKEH8YZBfLz7mWXxYikMhZE9v81f17AFf-c6nZ_GzFjKGRk6MQoS7vnl1zuQKTC4D4LiHw-Q/s320/DSC_2381.JPG" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">While I love the commanding officer in colpack, I think I can safely say the standard bearer is an example of a failed conversion of an old DK figure. :( Some day he may get replaced. I like the flag though.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0ywfv8WpyPkoj2BHf_2WblW-zPVzzGVQmOnmJO19cKLkqEj8BgKLbwLjM6H-yRlpIZC4RBudQ-Hvw2P4GHOyXbTGsJSuvfFYc_NDJ0I4jAWqGbs6E4hcCSqN5ZiOW2MmT5rTIwaW0L0-I4yHh2EBfa28baXSeWjj-JLllAKL16TxV7x8qRoR7GhCwA/s2540/DSC_2385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="2140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0ywfv8WpyPkoj2BHf_2WblW-zPVzzGVQmOnmJO19cKLkqEj8BgKLbwLjM6H-yRlpIZC4RBudQ-Hvw2P4GHOyXbTGsJSuvfFYc_NDJ0I4jAWqGbs6E4hcCSqN5ZiOW2MmT5rTIwaW0L0-I4yHh2EBfa28baXSeWjj-JLllAKL16TxV7x8qRoR7GhCwA/s320/DSC_2385.JPG" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">He looks pretty good from behind...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #660000;">One the painting desk - Another battalion of combined Grenadiers for the assault on the Vimeiro Village itself. This battalion will be made from Lamming figures.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqkE6N53dl8imRQuNPwfg6WrBNF88wnEbHdlIqE8dkMvgYEfGLTG0W5ZaJlSZRahmdzY1ZCFk5XsWl4DWVmkF8RGYmTD4R-TuXsHSwIdlm4T9R0yI7X-tEINiUpEhcv4mW85QF63w-edUXDXPtLsEE2dOaUfBXd83zc0RFHw5rzmtsXCk4OrHVBFCIQ/s4160/IMG_20230326_215229665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqkE6N53dl8imRQuNPwfg6WrBNF88wnEbHdlIqE8dkMvgYEfGLTG0W5ZaJlSZRahmdzY1ZCFk5XsWl4DWVmkF8RGYmTD4R-TuXsHSwIdlm4T9R0yI7X-tEINiUpEhcv4mW85QF63w-edUXDXPtLsEE2dOaUfBXd83zc0RFHw5rzmtsXCk4OrHVBFCIQ/s320/IMG_20230326_215229665.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks to Wellington Man for these fantastic figures!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-16475472702713555642023-02-20T13:02:00.000-08:002023-02-20T13:02:46.115-08:0015e Chasseurs a Cheval Expanded and Up to Strength<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 15e Chasseurs a Cheval with New Recruits!</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I had always hoped to find the figures needed to bring the 15th CaC up to strength, and until recently had despaired of ever finding some. Hinton Hunt figures from the dismountable series are terribly hard to find. I was elated a few months back therefore to find some, and in my excitement, purchased them without looking as closely as I should have. It turned out their mounts were terribly undersized and not even by Hinton Hunt, and frankly may not have even been from the Napoleonic era. I was sorely disappointed. Somewhat later I was looking through my spares box and realized I had some elite Chasseurs a Cheval that were recasts, which I had forgotten about. They just happened to be mounted on the correct horse and I was able to find four castings that were reasonably well done. A bit of work with epoxy putty to fill the holes in the bases and pits from poor casting and voila - the horses I needed. So without further adieu, I present the completed regiment of the 15e Chasseurs a Cheval.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL0z6H9Vto-Qmb_vCqYBxuoshVeaSIOvOkDAMNqAO9X6T9mtxVMYxWL_gGDGZb0oLRy5x9WH_YpsvnjX8SeqHQn8oR53xvq7lPJEcqmYW4M-6ttJRRtq5YBhaAKkbH7JuAnrr5yemGGrjKslXostv9BRFavoAvcbOphbRh7xP_ViA-JVA1c7MKInHOw/s4483/DSC_2362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="4483" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIL0z6H9Vto-Qmb_vCqYBxuoshVeaSIOvOkDAMNqAO9X6T9mtxVMYxWL_gGDGZb0oLRy5x9WH_YpsvnjX8SeqHQn8oR53xvq7lPJEcqmYW4M-6ttJRRtq5YBhaAKkbH7JuAnrr5yemGGrjKslXostv9BRFavoAvcbOphbRh7xP_ViA-JVA1c7MKInHOw/s320/DSC_2362.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The biggest challenge when matching an existing unit is getting the colors right - which I almost did. The horses turned out a hair darker, but not distractingly so. The new company is at the front left of the line in this picture.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51F6iZnkdPZK3D-CmDvNRR7gqKAhOcjnX_gGTOp3EuILV8CdcvAkJlE9cLHfMMLQa0i7Q9s4RcYaZMiDWDoUSVbJqNey4eWw0_bdEioD_qZQBV0abGxbdnSk_fja1DXk5U48Su3_JslFVv2uBTnptbri0saBP2Enj3ff4xLUiPhk2QovC6FGA2sWfSw/s3947/DSC_2360.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3947" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51F6iZnkdPZK3D-CmDvNRR7gqKAhOcjnX_gGTOp3EuILV8CdcvAkJlE9cLHfMMLQa0i7Q9s4RcYaZMiDWDoUSVbJqNey4eWw0_bdEioD_qZQBV0abGxbdnSk_fja1DXk5U48Su3_JslFVv2uBTnptbri0saBP2Enj3ff4xLUiPhk2QovC6FGA2sWfSw/s320/DSC_2360.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here's a comparison shot - very subtle differences, but I was extremely pleased with the final match.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-25ezeQreLIiI2lNvViNrZXvsGKXmxm5qhElvUw9FKrwnSOJXRbdcxGvWtylty70rcioGCu55VKaPgI9Mcq6O0OtS6lez7fuEfBJM_w6uHcJeIWgtIiMo3lu5rUrzokZc8a_3u4EjKGuAl5iLgg1e-p2JOnpYDEspZwarOKRleLN-nD-VNAXjKmPxmg/s3868/DSC_2359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="3868" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-25ezeQreLIiI2lNvViNrZXvsGKXmxm5qhElvUw9FKrwnSOJXRbdcxGvWtylty70rcioGCu55VKaPgI9Mcq6O0OtS6lez7fuEfBJM_w6uHcJeIWgtIiMo3lu5rUrzokZc8a_3u4EjKGuAl5iLgg1e-p2JOnpYDEspZwarOKRleLN-nD-VNAXjKmPxmg/s320/DSC_2359.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The new company is on the right.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31ct5Yq3NhX7p6N5oGiIud7iXUh5Q0wTMskBUD2YfdCBhdXJatUQTGzl-RoXM3mCMHy59xZGlSbgoZWTbUqeCYeDcIsErWLGqSIFDL_fLXO4rCFn4Q3_J13pkR1dG3A6aHsTUeHfQ7u96s_hgy8jU_CNQ6I8wIhHJxfGF0d0rExWxuiaq9jzBFCcTgg/s2459/DSC_2357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="2231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31ct5Yq3NhX7p6N5oGiIud7iXUh5Q0wTMskBUD2YfdCBhdXJatUQTGzl-RoXM3mCMHy59xZGlSbgoZWTbUqeCYeDcIsErWLGqSIFDL_fLXO4rCFn4Q3_J13pkR1dG3A6aHsTUeHfQ7u96s_hgy8jU_CNQ6I8wIhHJxfGF0d0rExWxuiaq9jzBFCcTgg/s320/DSC_2357.JPG" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here is the command stand, now with an added trooper from the newly painted castings.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHMFPd6TlygH4m3nz0uEL33G1lmADijwZfrnvZpUIM8oTIxYLeko8-jPmtUIdqlJUiZfkhKZb3YexsDq2whUUQkZ9q5M-ow0VlPDkCRxRw5ss9NOHL3bbkKGLx5i6bw4bSPdDRtfW97Y_wHAmtaT1e0ifNTtCm-Mkpqzalqb69kPNKJQjtl1Y_W2NaQ/s2495/DSC_2356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="2232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHMFPd6TlygH4m3nz0uEL33G1lmADijwZfrnvZpUIM8oTIxYLeko8-jPmtUIdqlJUiZfkhKZb3YexsDq2whUUQkZ9q5M-ow0VlPDkCRxRw5ss9NOHL3bbkKGLx5i6bw4bSPdDRtfW97Y_wHAmtaT1e0ifNTtCm-Mkpqzalqb69kPNKJQjtl1Y_W2NaQ/s320/DSC_2356.JPG" width="286" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Dick Tennant's brushwork on these was spectacular, and I was hard pressed to match it!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jFm7J5OFWNjP2d2zwNeDKwxi_IYEvJOUf34zqayonH5rM_ZRt9a0nrWSctlaDxYs2rYtP2ctzl1LVh2r85k3ph38b3Wtw5xKKAgt1kKI67GmPzbbkQd_TL3npyp5kaI6N0VBCNz7oXWBnzAf6mL8sXV_5bnm16LUOvVme6siuP2bbQnokMpsdDIXGw/s2638/DSC_2355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="2201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jFm7J5OFWNjP2d2zwNeDKwxi_IYEvJOUf34zqayonH5rM_ZRt9a0nrWSctlaDxYs2rYtP2ctzl1LVh2r85k3ph38b3Wtw5xKKAgt1kKI67GmPzbbkQd_TL3npyp5kaI6N0VBCNz7oXWBnzAf6mL8sXV_5bnm16LUOvVme6siuP2bbQnokMpsdDIXGw/s320/DSC_2355.JPG" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Close-up of the newly painted company</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZvdA-eVHd7jp4xX7FrK4YxGGumjMCteAKMUUnAXYNaf3zYzQE1poiVMnKJgNfwXj3L4284wxVFZtRuv49B9iU9oOH8OscmqnTg3kA1pw-WyXF_bGE2gR5hsaZLdyvOaui6OBc2Q1D4285cbyD2yfJrD5rnmehpNIBcTqDWLLjXzgtOKAmY4_lCCrkg/s2528/DSC_2354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="2376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZvdA-eVHd7jp4xX7FrK4YxGGumjMCteAKMUUnAXYNaf3zYzQE1poiVMnKJgNfwXj3L4284wxVFZtRuv49B9iU9oOH8OscmqnTg3kA1pw-WyXF_bGE2gR5hsaZLdyvOaui6OBc2Q1D4285cbyD2yfJrD5rnmehpNIBcTqDWLLjXzgtOKAmY4_lCCrkg/s320/DSC_2354.JPG" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Note the solid red pompom of the newly painted company.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8XdrweDRzEGHDF84dvNusqAMUnEWG7HQgNyxlPDJF4RXfoKa3kcePsn_miYibiRnk33XTPJPJeSOAKNn79WPAN33wCk3vxC8c0xWWsUiPrAIvTQ-sFPtaNdd4MmfSp7al33Jt1ld_NA9giMHSEOF-RTITMbIs1bNOmqAZAB6BIW669saX2sFe-vj0Q/s2548/DSC_2353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="2272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8XdrweDRzEGHDF84dvNusqAMUnEWG7HQgNyxlPDJF4RXfoKa3kcePsn_miYibiRnk33XTPJPJeSOAKNn79WPAN33wCk3vxC8c0xWWsUiPrAIvTQ-sFPtaNdd4MmfSp7al33Jt1ld_NA9giMHSEOF-RTITMbIs1bNOmqAZAB6BIW669saX2sFe-vj0Q/s320/DSC_2353.JPG" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Some of DTs work for comparison.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AP4YBd-r1aqaPVga-JyTuhhvXKKlKzJDNg9YGp4dvTQ-Ym7l2XIh3WO043qrR9VaEuJfS2wOOfurdjphxAxren322O3JWQgT5roXuAhOb_akb8yakteZXq5qU_cfZ1SKpnx0BVblJqhqV6yObRUElwUy3Gi1v7AAhwEym4ItaidcU5d3SH8ve5XBtA/s2614/DSC_2352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="2346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AP4YBd-r1aqaPVga-JyTuhhvXKKlKzJDNg9YGp4dvTQ-Ym7l2XIh3WO043qrR9VaEuJfS2wOOfurdjphxAxren322O3JWQgT5roXuAhOb_akb8yakteZXq5qU_cfZ1SKpnx0BVblJqhqV6yObRUElwUy3Gi1v7AAhwEym4ItaidcU5d3SH8ve5XBtA/s320/DSC_2352.JPG" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">In the originals painted by Dick Tennant, the company pompom was red with a white line. The other company distinctives are light blue, and light blue with a white line (not pictured here, but in the second rank of the main picture).</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtM-J6UkgTCeel2WbTvdCpBckoSvjm32pUCtcWiHRS-yVGKQsb4ryVADz3VcY1zEp3NiEo4B__mWv5sLOkv-vggQAu-lavmxdzVdwVs397PNThr6g3t6VIUZ9XB1oM_uJajphQMXrg-N6L9vkwkyNYRS4sFxU_GVwQCljkbp1QTScl8NGhK1ylYfEJw/s4496/DSC_2351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4496" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtM-J6UkgTCeel2WbTvdCpBckoSvjm32pUCtcWiHRS-yVGKQsb4ryVADz3VcY1zEp3NiEo4B__mWv5sLOkv-vggQAu-lavmxdzVdwVs397PNThr6g3t6VIUZ9XB1oM_uJajphQMXrg-N6L9vkwkyNYRS4sFxU_GVwQCljkbp1QTScl8NGhK1ylYfEJw/s320/DSC_2351.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Newly painted four figures on the left.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj72LdsT3U1WqEAagJsrEJ8W_FbubHWdBRMn0Q8A_kcqtQwSEPOcv8_Moo5IsFOkmLTLQlezKZIIXgg0FVumnowgnkb-59no8seTBakXXliXrxtY_cDl08cMzNvkp7GWsZkUBAnareTQWeQEPrVbBFuf77ie6VFzeGk2PKQG8WA3pdyvCHI5WxyXFxug/s4496/DSC_2349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4496" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj72LdsT3U1WqEAagJsrEJ8W_FbubHWdBRMn0Q8A_kcqtQwSEPOcv8_Moo5IsFOkmLTLQlezKZIIXgg0FVumnowgnkb-59no8seTBakXXliXrxtY_cDl08cMzNvkp7GWsZkUBAnareTQWeQEPrVbBFuf77ie6VFzeGk2PKQG8WA3pdyvCHI5WxyXFxug/s320/DSC_2349.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">New figures once again on the left. They fit right in as if they had always been there.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next Up - Elite Voltigeurs Skirmishing and Carabinier Command for the 6e Legere</span></h2>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-44187166364508091052023-02-02T19:51:00.001-08:002023-02-03T05:27:05.836-08:00French 1st Hussars Regiment<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French 1st Hussars are an iconic regiment resplendent in their fur lined pelisses encrusted with lace worn over the shoulder of their laced dolmans, with elaborate sabretaches dangling from corded waistbelts. They really were quite the spectacle. These Hinton Hunt figures were originally painted by Richard Tennant and came to me as part of his collection. I am pleased to say they have been painstakingly restored and are now once again ready for battle on the tabletop.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY1OsBYVuXmv0C9NBWpY5mNDVKEozPtCRYRJ-i5Oq0KBlbObytkY3jLMEzmceWTolBe0etJeNKntooQ1AENldRblUIt7w_42p7X38MBjjCBeSbDwNWy7wJL9FoM1_OmctXcUlQshZW0lXVtiCnUKc0IJWo3SKsU3TeqBFDVHSxr9h_Kve2z03WmsUDw/s4496/DSC_2308.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4496" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY1OsBYVuXmv0C9NBWpY5mNDVKEozPtCRYRJ-i5Oq0KBlbObytkY3jLMEzmceWTolBe0etJeNKntooQ1AENldRblUIt7w_42p7X38MBjjCBeSbDwNWy7wJL9FoM1_OmctXcUlQshZW0lXVtiCnUKc0IJWo3SKsU3TeqBFDVHSxr9h_Kve2z03WmsUDw/s320/DSC_2308.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Clearly this photo was taken sometime during their deployment in Austria, long before they travelled along the dusty roads of Spain.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YmaF-Sv5jYNh0a5mrF_QwG0EbaP1DzgVRwGTuID-5LOHTep9A3FKIuYDFRFm9ZwoqN3zYnynMwyek46WNMoimptyeKxWTfh02xPo1h805Jh2NLavla4yYzwJKBkP-KVIq91yssZ25igduCSe50n7upFyWo9iZ8w-QeahoQ8ls-bWlzjrbH8hKw3Rhg/s2585/DSC_2309.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2585" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YmaF-Sv5jYNh0a5mrF_QwG0EbaP1DzgVRwGTuID-5LOHTep9A3FKIuYDFRFm9ZwoqN3zYnynMwyek46WNMoimptyeKxWTfh02xPo1h805Jh2NLavla4yYzwJKBkP-KVIq91yssZ25igduCSe50n7upFyWo9iZ8w-QeahoQ8ls-bWlzjrbH8hKw3Rhg/s320/DSC_2309.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I had originally intended a new addition to the unit to serve as the Colonel, but Richard had done such an amazing job on his own colonel, that I demoted my addition to a company Captain.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNImVs0SsvvJ5Z3Iie_BZH-Nle7UjEisHnDUYLkWKWEjeFtQa1eMs2fHm0-awX3oiahAyRakHmnYENwKJoB7xJhbzLRJrTGVvJZqPSeo0_wLlbigvR6m1ibQ2Mu1A0Qq-AtLGg-9hAsU_dhD6rRKcbvuKvE_2snTH0uGrLVGdD2Yx2tAFcC3aWDBA-VQ/s2630/DSC_2310.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2630" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNImVs0SsvvJ5Z3Iie_BZH-Nle7UjEisHnDUYLkWKWEjeFtQa1eMs2fHm0-awX3oiahAyRakHmnYENwKJoB7xJhbzLRJrTGVvJZqPSeo0_wLlbigvR6m1ibQ2Mu1A0Qq-AtLGg-9hAsU_dhD6rRKcbvuKvE_2snTH0uGrLVGdD2Yx2tAFcC3aWDBA-VQ/s320/DSC_2310.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">With all of the work that went into the leopard skin saddle cover I simply could not make myself hide him amongst the rank and file.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1lGJ0urOqHD56_j1gRCvnSI7fZ1FLX48Lx3hvCyw0T4MA61eeAJ6sK4ZpBL6a6M8fFWnJaJaR5HlI4HobZ7uwc9gqZwLLuTWBWmbTTt6HUITBz1YCaSMC5__C_nquH1Vdc_H-BRrmnr_Qbzlba4Pr1QK26MrLsVd-EQXgnBi-Fqk01PfdUuk0mWJUQ/s2333/DSC_2311.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2163" data-original-width="2333" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1lGJ0urOqHD56_j1gRCvnSI7fZ1FLX48Lx3hvCyw0T4MA61eeAJ6sK4ZpBL6a6M8fFWnJaJaR5HlI4HobZ7uwc9gqZwLLuTWBWmbTTt6HUITBz1YCaSMC5__C_nquH1Vdc_H-BRrmnr_Qbzlba4Pr1QK26MrLsVd-EQXgnBi-Fqk01PfdUuk0mWJUQ/s320/DSC_2311.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here is the command stand with a Franznap interloper painted as the company Captain. The Franznap figures are slighter in build and more finely sculpted, which is why I had originally intended for him to be mounted as the colonel and thus on his own base. Despite the mis-match in styles, I like this look and don't mind the commander being a little stylistically different, it distinguishes him from the other ranks after all.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxh9TNdgi2gfDxz5Km-36IB_iwrbcB5_rj1nThFgvWi_SVbqB7K5kza25aXIevu02JDRh1WC7DLyVQpheQrX53lKUv0CL-6S2VOXl_pTYB4kpmGVjeFomBUo33aGxSc0h44GHorvQ4XdRl8GCUkg2o7ezNAdMwNClEo3WvuMN8IG4hpg8e6fVSnOgQw/s2979/DSC_2312.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2979" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxh9TNdgi2gfDxz5Km-36IB_iwrbcB5_rj1nThFgvWi_SVbqB7K5kza25aXIevu02JDRh1WC7DLyVQpheQrX53lKUv0CL-6S2VOXl_pTYB4kpmGVjeFomBUo33aGxSc0h44GHorvQ4XdRl8GCUkg2o7ezNAdMwNClEo3WvuMN8IG4hpg8e6fVSnOgQw/s320/DSC_2312.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The trumpeter is one of Mr. Tennant's lovely conversions.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwb-1ng6egHnmsIJTwhErV_5-pOfAJ6wa_Je8kkjMCCAu2eq2Jzpt4qm5En-6UelcdY---c_mZ1WHQRIZEQcIYqYETz5WnsiGpsLLZSn9y_uADR3Iu5zoPzEZ29V0nkBK0ZcE_S60xrQEscmKc-Du8u2PRmxKhFL3iWaQeZen1G1uaAQUYW4bCmpp6g/s3088/DSC_2313.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="3088" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwb-1ng6egHnmsIJTwhErV_5-pOfAJ6wa_Je8kkjMCCAu2eq2Jzpt4qm5En-6UelcdY---c_mZ1WHQRIZEQcIYqYETz5WnsiGpsLLZSn9y_uADR3Iu5zoPzEZ29V0nkBK0ZcE_S60xrQEscmKc-Du8u2PRmxKhFL3iWaQeZen1G1uaAQUYW4bCmpp6g/s320/DSC_2313.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Horse butts.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wWiS7yZ5rOeTVllw1KfNlt_Tb-s5nxB6mab5IRpvHMo7N0tJor9__tcSEbx-MK_Gx-HFScctZBgDKsU5VGwyX2WZZBWPsvwEDa6bBKJlsHllf1JAbP1w3JhN2vvQSFIsbSH1VtE6FP7BrQF5TTdp0AcYMrp1pVxplTcB9sK2TAhhyuShQ9ah8hhRwg/s4496/DSC_2314.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4496" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wWiS7yZ5rOeTVllw1KfNlt_Tb-s5nxB6mab5IRpvHMo7N0tJor9__tcSEbx-MK_Gx-HFScctZBgDKsU5VGwyX2WZZBWPsvwEDa6bBKJlsHllf1JAbP1w3JhN2vvQSFIsbSH1VtE6FP7BrQF5TTdp0AcYMrp1pVxplTcB9sK2TAhhyuShQ9ah8hhRwg/s320/DSC_2314.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Arrayed for review. There are two squadrons represented here, each of two companies. Each company has its own distinctive pompom at the base of their plumes, and of course the elite company </span>is <span style="color: #660000;">distinguished by the red plumes and fur busbys.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVG5yJsSUrQ1wSy-ZI504k6GaJ-dbTyJDygyHQkYmCA9DegHoHeQnh51NKt9-olaZhha2_fAgJNGSV2cVjWjasByQ9AqVQF1rZzzt2GLqEfyISqq4LQynn14zgk4W4QaX9imfr778_Snbild9jplYVTtNr_KJbKyQRtP2SnbXwp1Zj5Y_F4CXXqf7PQ/s4496/DSC_2315.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4496" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVG5yJsSUrQ1wSy-ZI504k6GaJ-dbTyJDygyHQkYmCA9DegHoHeQnh51NKt9-olaZhha2_fAgJNGSV2cVjWjasByQ9AqVQF1rZzzt2GLqEfyISqq4LQynn14zgk4W4QaX9imfr778_Snbild9jplYVTtNr_KJbKyQRtP2SnbXwp1Zj5Y_F4CXXqf7PQ/s320/DSC_2315.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">More horse butts and a whole lot of lace. Thank god I did not have to paint all of that lacework on the dolmans and pelisses!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MtK32z_iHGPohioJrs70-jpNsSsrrRpRihyblPEvRDqBZoUl5e9Ulamnf7mCl50aP8srLXCopg4Cs-jX7A0pnHuNrfw0JQGJhvc32FjOhWcqa0dHTPiB9FMkXBJ2KBOMamoXdEP72sCFjm2LgJL4pXahskoBqmjZjyMA6t865iflU6EaDe2PXiJp-Q/s3731/DSC_2316.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="3731" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MtK32z_iHGPohioJrs70-jpNsSsrrRpRihyblPEvRDqBZoUl5e9Ulamnf7mCl50aP8srLXCopg4Cs-jX7A0pnHuNrfw0JQGJhvc32FjOhWcqa0dHTPiB9FMkXBJ2KBOMamoXdEP72sCFjm2LgJL4pXahskoBqmjZjyMA6t865iflU6EaDe2PXiJp-Q/s320/DSC_2316.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next up on the painting desk are four Chasseurs a Cheval that will be painted to match Richard's work on the 15th Chasseurs. He has some incredibly fine detail work on the vests and jackets of these figures, so it is with some trepidation that I will try and match them.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6wKaULXAnp3KDMMidZlF26ZqKmNQs0SSYM9Yy97pBD1XcEUqsxSDj7O-MqYw7DCtvXUiAb26FFI6bgpsKWX4-NqhL6S-305Ol4tF3ab7uE8oZ1_aBGA2aG-ZMcJ1pBtM7wASHAt3P41FgMBc2gnulZOyTK86w_Uo8M71j1A-yu7sW0aOlJBupRwqSg/s3894/DSC_2317.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3894" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6wKaULXAnp3KDMMidZlF26ZqKmNQs0SSYM9Yy97pBD1XcEUqsxSDj7O-MqYw7DCtvXUiAb26FFI6bgpsKWX4-NqhL6S-305Ol4tF3ab7uE8oZ1_aBGA2aG-ZMcJ1pBtM7wASHAt3P41FgMBc2gnulZOyTK86w_Uo8M71j1A-yu7sW0aOlJBupRwqSg/s320/DSC_2317.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The riders are original Hinton Hunts, but the horses are recasts that I have repaired and in the end I believe will be very difficult to distinguish from the originals. I guess we will know in a month or so...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-6846540740898716192023-01-16T11:45:00.002-08:002023-01-16T19:13:03.261-08:00Rob's Regimiento de Dragones de Almansa and Some Upcoming Projects<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">My good buddy Rob recently shared his stunning brushwork for the Spanish Regimiento de Dragones de Almansa with a few of our fellow painter/collectors. Yellow coated Spanish Dragoons really are a must for any Peninsular army, so I asked if I could share his work on my blog. Rob did an extraordinary amount of customization and prep work on these. In his own words:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">"I’m not sure but I believe they were okay, but not great, copies of [<i>sic Hinton Hunt</i>] BN/206 (the muskets were crap which was why I definitely wanted to replace them). The horses all had ‘swallow-tailed’, light cavalry, shabraques but no idea of the code for them – the exception is the officer’s horse which was, I believe, a genuine HH French officers horse, again don’t know which one. Pistol holsters are solder with holes drilled for steel wire pistols the butts being topped off with some ‘5SecondFIX’. The trooper horses had the shabraque tails cut/filed off and the edge restored with some Green-Stuff – their rolled cloaks were filed down to better fit the riders as I didn’t think about the fit when adding the longer coat-tails to the riders and was not going to re-do those again! <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">All the figures had lost their swords so I added new white metal ones. I have some old white metal spears in my bits box and these are squashed with plyers to get a flat section which is cut and filed to shape (an easy job). The hand is then drilled and the sword inserted and glued – too frail to put a soldering iron anywhere near it. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">The musician has his right hand cut off and his sleeve drilled out then a new hand and trumpet added from Newline – the arm being filed to be thin enough to be inserted up the ‘sleeve’. The trumpet banner is just aluminium foil super glued on.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">The coat-tails are solder with, for the rank and file a final finishing off using Milliput as it’s easier to get them looking similar that way than just using solder. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">The command figures had their plumes extended with solder and filed to shape – the pictures I have show the plumes long or short so went for showier plumes for the command figures. I also gave them gauntlets – the rank and file having bare hands as they want to use muskets on foot – this was also the reason for filing the boot tops down and using a bit of green-stuff to build them back up as gaiters.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">Finally, which delayed things a bit, the manky horse bases (very irregular in shape) were built up with some Milliput to look more like HH bases.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #660000;">The muskets were from that very helpful chap, Sean, at Newline, God’s gift to 20mil convertors. The cross belts for the cartridge box (that was added with solder and filed to shape) and musket are Green-Stuff and added after the muskets were glued on (Super Glue). I filed a bit of a groove in the backs of the figures for a good join for the musket and so it wouldn’t have to curve to follow the figure’s back."</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNCEidvgtxgBzL8b8zxkyWO5PmF4Gi-F1ftzMrCVTBdfWOFuxLacS3ngfGLhEdzyBchhNwKINlQSLSqqBoOBHAtM1eC9ZoULs71p-dQjUAbjdSlPaD0NuSKbNVGMjKlwoOUzlp9EGoIPSvCQHIznuGz2xXtEi0FEteuIeHJb-6S5JIApQpbdGrlVNtA/s3171/IMG_9720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2075" data-original-width="3171" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNCEidvgtxgBzL8b8zxkyWO5PmF4Gi-F1ftzMrCVTBdfWOFuxLacS3ngfGLhEdzyBchhNwKINlQSLSqqBoOBHAtM1eC9ZoULs71p-dQjUAbjdSlPaD0NuSKbNVGMjKlwoOUzlp9EGoIPSvCQHIznuGz2xXtEi0FEteuIeHJb-6S5JIApQpbdGrlVNtA/s320/IMG_9720.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwXHLSSLCTpPUxnaO4jrwu3m0LH2FkBDnqchx_f_2rUhJr3Q0wSv8qa3WPCywZpaCshllV0Lkmk3gIIz-3FD-x-D-fB4xssH5xJlZbhyHbpso1B-TWpQbaEQWBBQGB91l0ZkDE8Xiank2pXd0V16VItjWiNHpN3Ak9gK76DuO1DOqI4ak1Ay4dTdMog/s3108/IMG_9721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="3108" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwXHLSSLCTpPUxnaO4jrwu3m0LH2FkBDnqchx_f_2rUhJr3Q0wSv8qa3WPCywZpaCshllV0Lkmk3gIIz-3FD-x-D-fB4xssH5xJlZbhyHbpso1B-TWpQbaEQWBBQGB91l0ZkDE8Xiank2pXd0V16VItjWiNHpN3Ak9gK76DuO1DOqI4ak1Ay4dTdMog/s320/IMG_9721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEEU0z1QBIK7qRHmEQQ1nyC9VeusDAOg_-A-_iyB59FtotBaNIA90cCNuNYC368tsFLOTF4idXcpoPFywx921sNfTCNW9MSlONBGCGGyk3op1C1KTs4MfD6sX3cW9m3pvwLVaqqL-nR6bc5NQdryacTBw0d6maqpjddGwFckdjECv30daM8VncqwR8w/s3648/IMG_9722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2483" data-original-width="3648" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEEU0z1QBIK7qRHmEQQ1nyC9VeusDAOg_-A-_iyB59FtotBaNIA90cCNuNYC368tsFLOTF4idXcpoPFywx921sNfTCNW9MSlONBGCGGyk3op1C1KTs4MfD6sX3cW9m3pvwLVaqqL-nR6bc5NQdryacTBw0d6maqpjddGwFckdjECv30daM8VncqwR8w/s320/IMG_9722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTA5SDYIiaB5Oy-PSRWuKEN53tDIqgfLdtMRHx0UV2snxrjfvyiD7xOhJ4-UYfQLdFauo-m6RpEbouv2J5RQy-FD-hplFSkoxpgr36XwlaSYedbwdraoh59lSiv9utET5NCl3txXiwTqh45O9RieMgqNSMx1CtKONhyD7nuZkUzJdEOJ4DxthWzaRgA/s3647/IMG_9723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="3647" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTA5SDYIiaB5Oy-PSRWuKEN53tDIqgfLdtMRHx0UV2snxrjfvyiD7xOhJ4-UYfQLdFauo-m6RpEbouv2J5RQy-FD-hplFSkoxpgr36XwlaSYedbwdraoh59lSiv9utET5NCl3txXiwTqh45O9RieMgqNSMx1CtKONhyD7nuZkUzJdEOJ4DxthWzaRgA/s320/IMG_9723.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">Now that Rob has completely showed up any of my previous efforts, I thought I would at least post a few odds and ends of things to come in 2023:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEHpgo_i76z-7dsBajDJEnuQNn7QlvkL0huP-RUpNkfh5JUEwykBMT8xgmYTg6Ffk8qjdy4XyEs-RNl0ynC9ejRX0EDxyUitD_N6D4YJLQim28iZxx2TV_TXNslKjzP5IOjhWV3btb6PS80rVADtTaFXe6B-hpkbLawk6Sk8WfIsFG4DEBQnk6SSOsQ/s1504/DSC_0156.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEHpgo_i76z-7dsBajDJEnuQNn7QlvkL0huP-RUpNkfh5JUEwykBMT8xgmYTg6Ffk8qjdy4XyEs-RNl0ynC9ejRX0EDxyUitD_N6D4YJLQim28iZxx2TV_TXNslKjzP5IOjhWV3btb6PS80rVADtTaFXe6B-hpkbLawk6Sk8WfIsFG4DEBQnk6SSOsQ/s320/DSC_0156.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I was never happy with my 3rd Battalion of the 6th Legere, it being a mix of Der Kriegspieler, Alberken, and Hinton Hunt miniatures. I have decided to reorganize what was the third battalion into smaller skirmish units, as if the whole regiment of three battalions had combined their elite companies.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6yr1ShICVXc9acHf3KYIFUYujStls8aDETsJNMiTAfqI0fW2WRhvl-gJzQSNqW6KAvjjkv0YadLYN3O_lBGJoG37sLOnSugXvRVYRvQIsRJIvnnEyg-yYYCnLSz76zx6bb1DWS5pQj2NCmL8CBij7Q1nwc_yzRvTHOBqnMfv8uPZJNUqTDAgUowT_Q/s1504/DSC_0157.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6yr1ShICVXc9acHf3KYIFUYujStls8aDETsJNMiTAfqI0fW2WRhvl-gJzQSNqW6KAvjjkv0YadLYN3O_lBGJoG37sLOnSugXvRVYRvQIsRJIvnnEyg-yYYCnLSz76zx6bb1DWS5pQj2NCmL8CBij7Q1nwc_yzRvTHOBqnMfv8uPZJNUqTDAgUowT_Q/s320/DSC_0157.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I retained one unit of these wonderful Alberken figures painted as Chasseurs, but if you ever see any more let me know as I would love to add another skirmish unit or two of them.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSe15aHGrLvyPmaMpl-BhNkzPrBOKcCzx67YXUDM2ttm83N1bt-_WrL2eZ-CWlFk53_GIrYB0859CEkzwIyI9Nndq0FSYI2AU76nLk-oTZdb7p-DXeapqhLRS07CwDLibwXmCRaMYj2gtlZg1QjNF1fgwBJQW9AUOp_RID36W1h-wEvXDce2CzRJ8Gg/s1504/DSC_0158.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghSe15aHGrLvyPmaMpl-BhNkzPrBOKcCzx67YXUDM2ttm83N1bt-_WrL2eZ-CWlFk53_GIrYB0859CEkzwIyI9Nndq0FSYI2AU76nLk-oTZdb7p-DXeapqhLRS07CwDLibwXmCRaMYj2gtlZg1QjNF1fgwBJQW9AUOp_RID36W1h-wEvXDce2CzRJ8Gg/s320/DSC_0158.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I'll be adding a new skirmish unit of 9 Voltigeurs in busbys of course, because they just look so cool! The bugler is one of my all time favorite figures so I was very glad to find one to add to this unit.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsPMNt3_w51EgXPYsEQvTcqqfwjG9yCazjNB-KTqVImtlHymE4Ka2n4FI2nJcdmUmqT3abwFMBv9-NXOPJcEk2NpE2-KDViNLzUSuJEZGGa9pvLS8E0Eu1Tlm-aqjjZYIp_hX-66rMTXSW79-uxUJlBPxTedzXOgo0w-PMZiz0l5jnGIgJTR8NnSxLA/s1504/DSC_0159.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsPMNt3_w51EgXPYsEQvTcqqfwjG9yCazjNB-KTqVImtlHymE4Ka2n4FI2nJcdmUmqT3abwFMBv9-NXOPJcEk2NpE2-KDViNLzUSuJEZGGa9pvLS8E0Eu1Tlm-aqjjZYIp_hX-66rMTXSW79-uxUJlBPxTedzXOgo0w-PMZiz0l5jnGIgJTR8NnSxLA/s320/DSC_0159.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Carabiniers will act as a reserve along with the Colonel and standard bearer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyVmyJTcAucct0Qs_iGLYgyNYaujZtF59vBHBWIAwvpeKPeqsHIgTQLRnsLZyMSd_YHnWBdCwpCIWcNQBhi2LrsGRwjMsOpr1vmfW9QAr5S2W-CpTdwrowoX-ouHMM2kkCCU-Y0vEDDrOTQ8dL-VFqjXhg2kOyxFBSV_PqFZTLOBP8w18fMc2Qj68Jg/s1504/DSC_0160.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyVmyJTcAucct0Qs_iGLYgyNYaujZtF59vBHBWIAwvpeKPeqsHIgTQLRnsLZyMSd_YHnWBdCwpCIWcNQBhi2LrsGRwjMsOpr1vmfW9QAr5S2W-CpTdwrowoX-ouHMM2kkCCU-Y0vEDDrOTQ8dL-VFqjXhg2kOyxFBSV_PqFZTLOBP8w18fMc2Qj68Jg/s320/DSC_0160.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These fine looking chaps will be my own attempt at some Spanish Cavalry, </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #660000;">CaballerÃa de LÃnea Regimiento del Rey, made with Minifig S-series figures. Despite being intended as British Dragoons, these figures work almost perfectly as Spanish cavalry and almost no modifications were needed.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaRtNGUO-J0wFAGjkGl24pk3AxP_BEFECAGI50bY1zfKwwPvrwO_sJVDoZuVU1RFSwgj-szuJdN6fVP7lvEIfsSIBApsoitcwuAMJtGflOHTrCF6bMQpw3jVJ3ZbQlxEaiax_IDgJiBWG5Dns9fgHEpAnKqFH8J1dSbAnX-kAlNjUvnz0fd1zY4W_EA/s1504/DSC_0161.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaRtNGUO-J0wFAGjkGl24pk3AxP_BEFECAGI50bY1zfKwwPvrwO_sJVDoZuVU1RFSwgj-szuJdN6fVP7lvEIfsSIBApsoitcwuAMJtGflOHTrCF6bMQpw3jVJ3ZbQlxEaiax_IDgJiBWG5Dns9fgHEpAnKqFH8J1dSbAnX-kAlNjUvnz0fd1zY4W_EA/s320/DSC_0161.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This fine chap is another S-series Minifig of a Spanish General. Thanks to Terry Webb for the gift of him as he will lead the regiment to glory on the field of Talavera where the CaballerÃa de LÃnea Regimiento del Rey made their mark routing the attacking French columns.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBWjzQOsyCx6KNXUcHx64auSjz4ImtQvFVQrtFUHDhMGiUZuyYpeZM4iv9cVA8z98fvZr_7FEUQQMcwCU5azNHTvDD0Hof3qKli6n4BfeSRPz-L4MfqLIuXiOAM5UWawg7egsBxe-muYAAEqJXSrlSkuWTsw29P1kHqiOn4ZMMGg5rvImgvzNSUVSRg/s1504/DSC_0162.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBWjzQOsyCx6KNXUcHx64auSjz4ImtQvFVQrtFUHDhMGiUZuyYpeZM4iv9cVA8z98fvZr_7FEUQQMcwCU5azNHTvDD0Hof3qKli6n4BfeSRPz-L4MfqLIuXiOAM5UWawg7egsBxe-muYAAEqJXSrlSkuWTsw29P1kHqiOn4ZMMGg5rvImgvzNSUVSRg/s320/DSC_0162.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These gents are currently on the painting table and will be the first to be featured when finished. The French 1st Hussars were originally painted by Dick Tennant. I have cleaned off ~40 years of dust, made structural repairs, and will be repairing chipped paint and adding some depth through shading and highlighting before giving them a nice glossy protective coat. There is one interloper from the 2nd Hussars mixed in who will also be getting a new jacket. Have to love the officer with the red shako and trousers!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0-HJhNq_fbtniW6DUWKd81Bhba9m6vwTOLEFOzX6f2usw--eVf9_GTtA6mz5KeBOL3ZtM9vxISoKvGXVqtW_NT6rs1PiuwRgeja_AAWjXhmJqhxVWKpb_1uh3QsfISMkdlP896L87gxMBeSYtiZCHm1RIkpi0_aGuJqJeR9vPoqBMN5KFQjzI7ZJXQ/s1504/DSC_0163.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0-HJhNq_fbtniW6DUWKd81Bhba9m6vwTOLEFOzX6f2usw--eVf9_GTtA6mz5KeBOL3ZtM9vxISoKvGXVqtW_NT6rs1PiuwRgeja_AAWjXhmJqhxVWKpb_1uh3QsfISMkdlP896L87gxMBeSYtiZCHm1RIkpi0_aGuJqJeR9vPoqBMN5KFQjzI7ZJXQ/s320/DSC_0163.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">They will be led by a new addition to the collection, a magnificent Colonel of Hussars from the Franznap line.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8xVtrb5RDhbK9tEasI1bJYWyhzBuL6uQlxgq2xaUFf3tY-UWtf2-H3ikWhRUHpo3z311sRfTE73McmCLcAsUepd8JMv90reyThFUfALsA7UylAM5OdPvnk6cXDrPoTYRBTPWaILa4TP75PwmP9c-4jzH9EEiahQcaJx0byW9x1NWRXU8wN7H84CkBQ/s1504/DSC_0164.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8xVtrb5RDhbK9tEasI1bJYWyhzBuL6uQlxgq2xaUFf3tY-UWtf2-H3ikWhRUHpo3z311sRfTE73McmCLcAsUepd8JMv90reyThFUfALsA7UylAM5OdPvnk6cXDrPoTYRBTPWaILa4TP75PwmP9c-4jzH9EEiahQcaJx0byW9x1NWRXU8wN7H84CkBQ/s320/DSC_0164.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks to Wellington Man, this battalion of Lamming Grenadiers will be coming soon, as I will need them for my next planned historical battle, the attack on Vimiero Village itself.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3jA9GkI90oRqSE5raO3au4mmjWF0o2-F6UFMYO63OfS8a-S0OBBY7QjBYwu4ZciRdmbJs_nAw5APkJUNDojouw89Xe-AW3Hhr8GBzpuK4f1qiyZGbBrNzu6TMGLnrF1Kl6fAd6ndxezrch_zHKLAcDVKJ1ecQzE4U8CJ0YluXZbjqnFSOyFjg7kJ0Q/s1504/DSC_0165.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3jA9GkI90oRqSE5raO3au4mmjWF0o2-F6UFMYO63OfS8a-S0OBBY7QjBYwu4ZciRdmbJs_nAw5APkJUNDojouw89Xe-AW3Hhr8GBzpuK4f1qiyZGbBrNzu6TMGLnrF1Kl6fAd6ndxezrch_zHKLAcDVKJ1ecQzE4U8CJ0YluXZbjqnFSOyFjg7kJ0Q/s320/DSC_0165.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">And finally I have some original Hinton Hunt Chasseurs a cheval from the dismountable series, but who are unfortunately seated on recast FH 7 horses. When I purchased these I did not realize the Hinton Hunt horses had been replaced with what could only be described a steppe ponies. Fortunately I eventually remembered I had received some elite company chasseurs as part of a larger lot, that were recasts of OK quality (probably the same source as Rob's Dragoons), but I too will be doing a lot of work on the bases to fill in all of the gaps.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Well that is quite enough to keep me busy for awhile. With any luck I'll have them done by the end of Summer. Till my next post, hope you all have a remarkable and joyous 2023!</span></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-29306783850867477522022-12-24T16:02:00.005-08:002022-12-25T09:49:58.709-08:00Works in Progress - DBX/ADLG Late Medieval or Italian Renaissance and Napoleonic HH Conversions<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">For quite some time I have wondered what base model Dick Tennant used as Portuguese Dragoons and Mounted Royal Horse Artillerists. It seems so very obvious now, but not knowing the figure line as some it just took me a <i>looooong</i> time to put the pieces together. I have two planned conversions in the works to make two Colonels for the remaining Portuguese Dragoon regiments, so I needed to find the right figure.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Below are Dick's Portuguese Dragoon conversions.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0buaMUyq-dEBxLnFAe8Q09iYdNb0xtergsqXxWprkQpbJuaj3dATDX2mtij000GoD2nRcLgFEEiA4v87ZoGFfl20M2OHQWcgZd9JEV1UyX8s-pOV7mtb-S26Gatw_RUR5DCruKKLeTsxNizOz4J5qP0BZKbbwgtCwv5-Gx5LQR4Qxq0ED--TjQaEzlQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="630" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0buaMUyq-dEBxLnFAe8Q09iYdNb0xtergsqXxWprkQpbJuaj3dATDX2mtij000GoD2nRcLgFEEiA4v87ZoGFfl20M2OHQWcgZd9JEV1UyX8s-pOV7mtb-S26Gatw_RUR5DCruKKLeTsxNizOz4J5qP0BZKbbwgtCwv5-Gx5LQR4Qxq0ED--TjQaEzlQ" width="172" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Note the shoulder scales. DT did such a great job with these that for awhile I was convinced he might have opened up a chop shop and was putting random body parts together. Then I remembered the lead foil in his miscellaneous hobby supplies he sent.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLUrIGFt7Eb2OnaKhDHnZmPvOU-Q7IhkIFT9PHTmUSWh4SzxqwTk7I5uF4VToRqeGQgnCQk15uzJD76Q_yhLfFiqL9Yc7Vdeh_7sgMAZ_AOdGL35xPS5p_jsk0RFk7GfsPCjzeUuJpXLnrhSL1wv0thakWoCFd2c9fuA9SiloWMC1VQeYGbvB9dkHbRQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="802" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLUrIGFt7Eb2OnaKhDHnZmPvOU-Q7IhkIFT9PHTmUSWh4SzxqwTk7I5uF4VToRqeGQgnCQk15uzJD76Q_yhLfFiqL9Yc7Vdeh_7sgMAZ_AOdGL35xPS5p_jsk0RFk7GfsPCjzeUuJpXLnrhSL1wv0thakWoCFd2c9fuA9SiloWMC1VQeYGbvB9dkHbRQ" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">At first I thought the position of the right arm indicated the model started life with a shouldered sword, but if so, why cut it off?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjruZzBCIdCn-vcVH_sxPFlZIRYLKcRSaBLMbxV-jK_R228u6FBZkVZZjJV_LK-bOzSrylOZ31pzQeXPT8U9RtseUpDnqISw_GviFdaHB_hWsYOmFau4JX4JAy47IQl6W_Qh7ipmAlNR3ay_8z7fpJ86hm4MIg4FA5hMDHS9NjIHPenI8WYkfZTJ0qiw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="714" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjruZzBCIdCn-vcVH_sxPFlZIRYLKcRSaBLMbxV-jK_R228u6FBZkVZZjJV_LK-bOzSrylOZ31pzQeXPT8U9RtseUpDnqISw_GviFdaHB_hWsYOmFau4JX4JAy47IQl6W_Qh7ipmAlNR3ay_8z7fpJ86hm4MIg4FA5hMDHS9NjIHPenI8WYkfZTJ0qiw" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Note the smooth front of the jackets - I believe some file work was key here.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil3UdnYe0t305SETf1VyJdJP7Wf_2AU1UslpluPoXtpZ9f7XD1NfPOMFIWfiXYcueeGbXMhWWX21STKBRqOYzK73N408KDgn37pneF0OS3e44XWqHT9nec1f5NlANkz4rB3SmedD1CJ_01Ex5oUlH8xUDAek7GtKp3DznQ_GWhQEfD2cnQgHEggre4qQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="782" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil3UdnYe0t305SETf1VyJdJP7Wf_2AU1UslpluPoXtpZ9f7XD1NfPOMFIWfiXYcueeGbXMhWWX21STKBRqOYzK73N408KDgn37pneF0OS3e44XWqHT9nec1f5NlANkz4rB3SmedD1CJ_01Ex5oUlH8xUDAek7GtKp3DznQ_GWhQEfD2cnQgHEggre4qQ" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">This was a real stumper for awhile, but when examined closely, or blown up as in this photo, it becomes clear that the shabraque and scabbard and sword hilt were custom made for each trooper.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzWa_0Gz30VGF4fxPQCJN-l0X2F7YXiQXrIzzrAf8eJf6DeBZOOSqC4hOZrKSQM31RaGkxi5XqNTQbifjhi_-3fjoB_QdsjEL_ZjCobPZZmtMrLJtwMRKWkr7bQo0iYWPgVEyG9Hczpxe25eXT7IMH2nDIAJPmUw7RcJICXdSuxlfPM-j-apm-yDWnoA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="817" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzWa_0Gz30VGF4fxPQCJN-l0X2F7YXiQXrIzzrAf8eJf6DeBZOOSqC4hOZrKSQM31RaGkxi5XqNTQbifjhi_-3fjoB_QdsjEL_ZjCobPZZmtMrLJtwMRKWkr7bQo0iYWPgVEyG9Hczpxe25eXT7IMH2nDIAJPmUw7RcJICXdSuxlfPM-j-apm-yDWnoA" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lastly, note the remnants of the button hole impressions on the trousers. DT's fine paintwork largely concealed these, but in my effort to add some dimensionality to the figures, my wash for shading the figure inadvertently showed up these depressions.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Mounted gunners were a similar mystery, but I soon realized with the exception of the officer, they were derived from the same figure.</span></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAQbCbaba9ulnI_HbgrohetKXFQXRUNYcTVxNr4w01Gy6KDKsvd6SLnABoLAhdk9s6dp9YInGXscWZIyZPPRYoPb0y-nsA5e813atQru5VXyEIbmCnlcEF3X59N2M1x0XJVIWwielsFDgFXVVF2PyViY8GESP7AhubaUuhavLGXsdWlikzmreRcaVueA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="763" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAQbCbaba9ulnI_HbgrohetKXFQXRUNYcTVxNr4w01Gy6KDKsvd6SLnABoLAhdk9s6dp9YInGXscWZIyZPPRYoPb0y-nsA5e813atQru5VXyEIbmCnlcEF3X59N2M1x0XJVIWwielsFDgFXVVF2PyViY8GESP7AhubaUuhavLGXsdWlikzmreRcaVueA" width="221" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The boots and shouldered sword make this officer figure likely to have started life as a Light Dragoon in Tarleton.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_Iqv1Ia4pwjhAaDCMTIuCHl-wtzCJD-7jHGmBAr9iL1asY_8y_woySrAO-Xnj5qFiQRBHtFEl02YocuflOEgMtS5ZeQqDXZlcxyTCO8zfWwP7FgaSxO7akUTPgjfpbSTEPw6toRJKkZjt75Iv_RXBZmpGneBsJqNuNI_MbHtMzkQOc_7lGqu0KSRedg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="730" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_Iqv1Ia4pwjhAaDCMTIuCHl-wtzCJD-7jHGmBAr9iL1asY_8y_woySrAO-Xnj5qFiQRBHtFEl02YocuflOEgMtS5ZeQqDXZlcxyTCO8zfWwP7FgaSxO7akUTPgjfpbSTEPw6toRJKkZjt75Iv_RXBZmpGneBsJqNuNI_MbHtMzkQOc_7lGqu0KSRedg" width="215" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The gunner on the other hand shows the same custom addition of a scabbarded sword as the Portuguese Dragoons as well as the aforementioned trouser/overall buttons.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJctfaLdL07DD-I9dzvEJqopnAvdezwGWBALPI4usIPfPlCCGP1GiH481x_w04c2K9h1iokaQdv1Hy1Ox-g977eOKOw5zuwezUg6RmfWoDkrADzvAne3xPJd0OP6lIX37_l0wIT2vc02PpIGcQAuw1acRjswczOkS8BjDCqyY_lrcnGEiG__Gv8q--iw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="685" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJctfaLdL07DD-I9dzvEJqopnAvdezwGWBALPI4usIPfPlCCGP1GiH481x_w04c2K9h1iokaQdv1Hy1Ox-g977eOKOw5zuwezUg6RmfWoDkrADzvAne3xPJd0OP6lIX37_l0wIT2vc02PpIGcQAuw1acRjswczOkS8BjDCqyY_lrcnGEiG__Gv8q--iw" width="191" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Note the hand positions of the mounted gunner, that in my mind makes it clear is the same figure as the Portuguese Dragoon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The end result of all of this is that I finally realized both the Portuguese Dragoons and the mounted artillerists must have been derived from the same figure. And the winner is: BN 28 mounted on a cavalry horse (Anyone know which one? DT ground the bottom of his bases flat for a good glue surface, so the codes on the bottom of the bases are usually missing). You can see a picture of the figure here:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">http://findthatfigure.blogspot.com/search?q=BN+28</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTFe8IU4q8D18cE_kSe4qqYIXmSJVTq4jacdIF8-KuD5wCknLQ4T3AnybmkZco7c0CjMzGJnbUJE8V9bKWaK5Zogl18nXY4KA6-aLLeI5BAebXMKilzgnKtki0_rSr05FeWsXa8lpaifAWEw-zNzYiYfNZdLK6iNr9KpBal9Tn4zx96MTQzOc0BOh3Xw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTFe8IU4q8D18cE_kSe4qqYIXmSJVTq4jacdIF8-KuD5wCknLQ4T3AnybmkZco7c0CjMzGJnbUJE8V9bKWaK5Zogl18nXY4KA6-aLLeI5BAebXMKilzgnKtki0_rSr05FeWsXa8lpaifAWEw-zNzYiYfNZdLK6iNr9KpBal9Tn4zx96MTQzOc0BOh3Xw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">In other projects on the workbench, I have been preparing an addition to my Late-Medeival/Renaissance army for DBA/ADLG. Unfortunately I have just learned that I have another commitment the weekend of the ADLG tournament, so I am afraid these poor fellows may not make it to the table for some time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFAwop4pJbVtQjk4tNh743_nMJKVDWBhopkYWk22ydOG5oKsbki7dGQEZbz6JZ3ieOZoKRHCLTtOHHjlH9HcUFpjyoD8cMC3jUSXLemr7b1uGQQ631dI2vQJMAgEQrD9hAS1jv-sbuh4eB37IpRfYAT3oCSddcSZKk4VY2y5Oz_IktOjv5nFXrdiK7g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1384" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYFAwop4pJbVtQjk4tNh743_nMJKVDWBhopkYWk22ydOG5oKsbki7dGQEZbz6JZ3ieOZoKRHCLTtOHHjlH9HcUFpjyoD8cMC3jUSXLemr7b1uGQQ631dI2vQJMAgEQrD9hAS1jv-sbuh4eB37IpRfYAT3oCSddcSZKk4VY2y5Oz_IktOjv5nFXrdiK7g" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here we have a mish-mash of Ral Partha Gendarmes and German Knights with Thunderbolt Mountain (same sculptor, Tom Meiers) lances and axes and flails. Also at left are a commander from the condottieri line as well as a Reiter and a Dellis from the Ottoman line. The Reiter and Dellis will be used as Stradiot light horse.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwamlOxOzXUk6FhcWPsudt01bmKgHw6u7oSm8eqJDb1eO8NXUfsIo_i8sOzNBkxKwC6EB8oQSt4tEt2DSExs6jPcWiybqYCSllfn8KEN-EHH8nVM0TEU8eJD349hG7rdCWlFGO-5n5Ucf-cNcJobb7P43tto7S5y-lUaki0AydUbwAydMLSG1Tj3k3Mw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1340" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwamlOxOzXUk6FhcWPsudt01bmKgHw6u7oSm8eqJDb1eO8NXUfsIo_i8sOzNBkxKwC6EB8oQSt4tEt2DSExs6jPcWiybqYCSllfn8KEN-EHH8nVM0TEU8eJD349hG7rdCWlFGO-5n5Ucf-cNcJobb7P43tto7S5y-lUaki0AydUbwAydMLSG1Tj3k3Mw" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Ral Partha fantasy foot knights</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX574YCgi2ckqXDMNzjm8h2MVyRD3iU5VV7lz_2Xrojr3VdVxhY4gOnJY5odIVeFT2zcRv0vJSeIvtiw2R_KabzbYzORlkAi-v63OuedBgqXO3m0CekYSUaad85MbmRcLgj7GPd_g3CfXOtokXu_4kbaAbkbT42EKN3RLdGwfClgesm9g1YKMlBefL6g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1280" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX574YCgi2ckqXDMNzjm8h2MVyRD3iU5VV7lz_2Xrojr3VdVxhY4gOnJY5odIVeFT2zcRv0vJSeIvtiw2R_KabzbYzORlkAi-v63OuedBgqXO3m0CekYSUaad85MbmRcLgj7GPd_g3CfXOtokXu_4kbaAbkbT42EKN3RLdGwfClgesm9g1YKMlBefL6g" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These really work pretty well as 16th century knights</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKtU3T_J_2-81NeHL0W0EXbfRm9x7KZ2QVQg_7ZrSZBB32zFzCRk4eZeGsLDmGzDELOKO25JMCJkJezMXE54bUuW4uph9Kv5zxX9yZB-VtNU1mHQEsp_3rt9PWBKVK4cJVdO3cC2Fuyjj3OfWodZoWLWWpk-F6lU5dDnUGKqtLnAumWbNZywBYdX3oLA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="884" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKtU3T_J_2-81NeHL0W0EXbfRm9x7KZ2QVQg_7ZrSZBB32zFzCRk4eZeGsLDmGzDELOKO25JMCJkJezMXE54bUuW4uph9Kv5zxX9yZB-VtNU1mHQEsp_3rt9PWBKVK4cJVdO3cC2Fuyjj3OfWodZoWLWWpk-F6lU5dDnUGKqtLnAumWbNZywBYdX3oLA" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ral Partha really had only one very awkwardly sculpted English longbowmen, so these are borrowed once again from a fantasy line sculpted by Tom Meier and sizeed as 25mm just like Ral Partha, so a very compatible fit. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ3PbDFABkJUCxJ8QK85NCXn6FX-OWW_uxKzJICzNTDhHzvfSt9ZYts1kdG1hsDW8Q7G4IJowmuKt9QRldgEPiRYKsdHFkKs5-5Vb1KyfO2nORa1kBpVhz0dwPwl64nRFXvsvgRpnswh-hO0sddKRVPv0h6UB9yXjyE5V7jpk2NKfV7uIH9li0g3041w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="981" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQ3PbDFABkJUCxJ8QK85NCXn6FX-OWW_uxKzJICzNTDhHzvfSt9ZYts1kdG1hsDW8Q7G4IJowmuKt9QRldgEPiRYKsdHFkKs5-5Vb1KyfO2nORa1kBpVhz0dwPwl64nRFXvsvgRpnswh-hO0sddKRVPv0h6UB9yXjyE5V7jpk2NKfV7uIH9li0g3041w" width="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">They are part of the Thunderbolt Mountain Arthurian line. Eventually I will use wood putty to build up the base and paint it to match the rest of the army.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_MtZwKUi8AT26Sj88VyGNRYs0iKLjAxpSLDZNYCEyIZP6yAbw5OzLgtyIhJ0HyEVAGLGgAe4nCfjwYTFUprviq9EjBJ3Dzm2K40_VmhghdiM4Z-BPyHFvR_bPJVFIJisocxCpeTCTFL924OhG6Fwa7J0WmK7o-cK9qCeAOEF_OzK4n8OkjiBkmYqE2Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="987" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_MtZwKUi8AT26Sj88VyGNRYs0iKLjAxpSLDZNYCEyIZP6yAbw5OzLgtyIhJ0HyEVAGLGgAe4nCfjwYTFUprviq9EjBJ3Dzm2K40_VmhghdiM4Z-BPyHFvR_bPJVFIJisocxCpeTCTFL924OhG6Fwa7J0WmK7o-cK9qCeAOEF_OzK4n8OkjiBkmYqE2Q" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">The Billmen are also from the Thunderbolt Mountain Arthurian line</span><span style="font-size: 11.88px;">.</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig43j-lg6whXtNfjppAqb3xWUqlWyZDB5ZXPwEZnt7DAjChR16mywUwZb9kRmNo6DDN-nh6VesZvRW3uN9hknRsop5cfrUb5mrbCsDjFhs089vFW_JBVbNQN-YQTcRumEZKXRnKq_tAfjYoHxPF_eGKWoHvl_ry8YR68p9c326cuCupcaFL-8uuRjr0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"></a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiezLsjb7HXIxzzmdWq9sIdEmYtPVin7oI4Qaktzsse4DTPVis1iLYEnMj42GcdlDK4gmKjU9abj7ed5VYSs3NeDSZG-W0dOdfUkXjOq-QKL-dlAG5d3pKRzq_Kr_m3oE6W9OAgPYF7lyDDeAQSrcqW0Zoxxrn9KZvIHboWOOyfOr2EESKE-c1JhK8Kmw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="907" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiezLsjb7HXIxzzmdWq9sIdEmYtPVin7oI4Qaktzsse4DTPVis1iLYEnMj42GcdlDK4gmKjU9abj7ed5VYSs3NeDSZG-W0dOdfUkXjOq-QKL-dlAG5d3pKRzq_Kr_m3oE6W9OAgPYF7lyDDeAQSrcqW0Zoxxrn9KZvIHboWOOyfOr2EESKE-c1JhK8Kmw" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: times;">Here we have the city militia used to fill out the ranks of the professional men at arms or city garrison.<br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here's the rest of the army awaiting their compatriots:</span></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhimqFqp9IGmlVfWhIhuhBoreTaBaqomL9YfUmJloanU08L4-UpOY2a6FWA0v95UDJ1c9H8GPCei6amGtVuQaAUAYAaPvC3UoRTGMlkz9mwQ_ZaZ-KQx1HcCqWQwQdLl9WM93bQU1yXMb9D5InlvN9MB2cOxM43x1wLdRogRkxRyDi7zZskrxD0prnftQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhimqFqp9IGmlVfWhIhuhBoreTaBaqomL9YfUmJloanU08L4-UpOY2a6FWA0v95UDJ1c9H8GPCei6amGtVuQaAUAYAaPvC3UoRTGMlkz9mwQ_ZaZ-KQx1HcCqWQwQdLl9WM93bQU1yXMb9D5InlvN9MB2cOxM43x1wLdRogRkxRyDi7zZskrxD0prnftQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ2mWwvI5p6Q0igJ2VcTHd8eBfSUOm8k131uVOAtiMkIEyzUAj3U65o-vzqQPRgn89IRG6h32rkvcYRLUCwV-rf8LWPrE07sdL3vYA_xRUNPtoeptPYUGrxsHE3MWdaE3U2ZRvxlpq0QhgZM1UZea6b2pXyo5MKDVXkUigQeLVipyqbndSpUgH9iGJlQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ2mWwvI5p6Q0igJ2VcTHd8eBfSUOm8k131uVOAtiMkIEyzUAj3U65o-vzqQPRgn89IRG6h32rkvcYRLUCwV-rf8LWPrE07sdL3vYA_xRUNPtoeptPYUGrxsHE3MWdaE3U2ZRvxlpq0QhgZM1UZea6b2pXyo5MKDVXkUigQeLVipyqbndSpUgH9iGJlQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-47364390219276409472022-09-21T19:52:00.002-07:002022-09-27T18:26:09.551-07:007e Chevau-Leger Vistula Uhlans<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">After much perturbation, I have finally gotten up the nerve to finish the 7e Chevau-Leger Vistula Uhlans. This has always been a favorite uniform of mine, and the core of this regiment was so ably painted by Dick Tennant, that I was a bit intimidated by the idea of expanding it and bringing it up to full strength. Most cavalry regiments in the collection consist of 18 troopers and a commander, but DT only painted 14 of these. Probably like me, he had trouble getting the figures to do a full strength unit! I had despaired of ever finding some Hinton Hunt dismountable lancers (rare as hen's teeth I believe Wellington Man called them). Eventually I located some, but they turned out in the end to be rather poorly cast copies. Not to be deterred, I cleaned them up and decided to give painting them a whirl.</span></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gs3dOPAtwodvVyr6GCZmODoSMahjmK1a8gcGmQwxfmyO3ysEC4PS1A7p8-0v0V-lKbvnDDFiilUzoD71lKqX3v4gYtEcjUwAV_AalNptQVYO1KwdJu2UHtxjVrVFQqQC-DD3W4RqT_SZeLOpuDSeQh0Dymvss7y7sTOTB_6ZVDyfFoKtO72qnfFy1A/s1451/DSC_0129.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="1451" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Gs3dOPAtwodvVyr6GCZmODoSMahjmK1a8gcGmQwxfmyO3ysEC4PS1A7p8-0v0V-lKbvnDDFiilUzoD71lKqX3v4gYtEcjUwAV_AalNptQVYO1KwdJu2UHtxjVrVFQqQC-DD3W4RqT_SZeLOpuDSeQh0Dymvss7y7sTOTB_6ZVDyfFoKtO72qnfFy1A/s320/DSC_0129.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Five of the troopers are recasts painted by myself. They're easy to spot if you know what to look for, but in the end I felt as though they were a pretty seamless addition to the regiment.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_EEMdrW7LnRpcEu8FGclV8485TsOgdLmicSl9wnFEDVEDKy7f8f2dSFxwwkRE-lBXAe1jnHUK-Sr89_x6Y6ZrHfZ-TeXCw0iNHmJYyo1qgAS27KpI95qpYheKUT4d80A_tRWija61M2KX64i80hbT_9OgeusWNffLjPDIAjn175lEGDSAR6TC4suEw/s1417/DSC_0130.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="1417" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_EEMdrW7LnRpcEu8FGclV8485TsOgdLmicSl9wnFEDVEDKy7f8f2dSFxwwkRE-lBXAe1jnHUK-Sr89_x6Y6ZrHfZ-TeXCw0iNHmJYyo1qgAS27KpI95qpYheKUT4d80A_tRWija61M2KX64i80hbT_9OgeusWNffLjPDIAjn175lEGDSAR6TC4suEw/s320/DSC_0130.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The intricate buckles and belts were one of those details that really worried me, especially as they were conspicuously absent from the recast figures.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0mRRWx2MAB_lUjTRSILwyRY1Lfi5m7IMuVxctZdIoh7Fye8QXjS0lwDVqoxQxp4MMuSHnf6pUnm5mc9HQAuFbxLfQS2XlBziGAgxxXUe6bfzZCByuYoWP3cGl3luXWeTtNghEQnYAyto3CBhL1Uyyfos_Bw0j4AhXJBb6l3cQnrAP4qFgDibG3b3og/s1270/DSC_0133.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1270" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0mRRWx2MAB_lUjTRSILwyRY1Lfi5m7IMuVxctZdIoh7Fye8QXjS0lwDVqoxQxp4MMuSHnf6pUnm5mc9HQAuFbxLfQS2XlBziGAgxxXUe6bfzZCByuYoWP3cGl3luXWeTtNghEQnYAyto3CBhL1Uyyfos_Bw0j4AhXJBb6l3cQnrAP4qFgDibG3b3og/s320/DSC_0133.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Touching up the original figures painted by Mr. Tennant actually helped to make this into a cohesive unit. While I might have been very slightly off with my matching of colors (all had to be custom mixed) on the new figures, by the time I had added washes for shading as well as highlights to the whole group, the color differences were minimal.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD0mha6qmujIFX2kChgP9MhLNTTzf_7IyNjwKl4a8SbxmH5tfb1BUxqlRgK981q0pYiSYIJC07UbVjPh01UaPJKXaxtCCPBi5GgzrAfyG_S_wW1jM9mlcTk2rtNB2uLfyPjSWxUtP4nZIw67o9fdV26C1tNsDlu8avcS3iRRAYuw82qm65Yx4ufaeNg/s1501/DSC_0135.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1501" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD0mha6qmujIFX2kChgP9MhLNTTzf_7IyNjwKl4a8SbxmH5tfb1BUxqlRgK981q0pYiSYIJC07UbVjPh01UaPJKXaxtCCPBi5GgzrAfyG_S_wW1jM9mlcTk2rtNB2uLfyPjSWxUtP4nZIw67o9fdV26C1tNsDlu8avcS3iRRAYuw82qm65Yx4ufaeNg/s320/DSC_0135.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I wanted to add a figure with a company guidon, and fortunately the figure selected had a broken pennon, so I did not feel bad about removing it and adding the guidon.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMKCN9DHwRCYb_CkkveZre5QBm8PbexY6TRUW6UEatgEjSdglNI9phvTBjGyBy4TNvkk6dAWErcXDG-UOpdmPBdsRXkBZ64UMyqBdTn0U_IdTTWXCYu_tv9QQVK--Qy2zglrl-jDYv_dBprMWQLJtd957XTlcl4emuDIB1SVLC6Qf1ArcSXSUPsTfjQ/s1387/DSC_0136.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1387" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMKCN9DHwRCYb_CkkveZre5QBm8PbexY6TRUW6UEatgEjSdglNI9phvTBjGyBy4TNvkk6dAWErcXDG-UOpdmPBdsRXkBZ64UMyqBdTn0U_IdTTWXCYu_tv9QQVK--Qy2zglrl-jDYv_dBprMWQLJtd957XTlcl4emuDIB1SVLC6Qf1ArcSXSUPsTfjQ/s320/DSC_0136.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">As painted this regiment is from the period around 1811. There were several uniform changes prior to, and after this, but the most notable in this instance was the addition of the blue topped black plume. Mr. Tennant modelled the entire regiment with white epaulets on both shoulders, which in truth, would likely only have been worn by the elite company. He also added red epaulets to the company NCOs, but I could find no evidence that this was ever practiced. Phillip Haythornthwaite was kind enough to look into this for me as well and he too could find no evidence of red epaulets having been worn. Of course that doesn't mean it could not have happened, and I decided to keep them to honor the work of Mr. Tennant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqHyrk8SIPMxOZ9J50E__EBlbmkl8t1xzKqAGxQWWrGNpLmSnBuxihqt17wWjLyoZsgUlAiqSDkPb07IiHPl3W1Uec3-zFxDIXox-QKLdgPKVaBDRt4I3XnCgx9MrJ0VvsJ8FJ4UUDI0pGA-w4-02IjQtiFnkkAK0vujFf7ff929dBlDoyOWOaz885g/s1328/DSC_0137.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1328" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqHyrk8SIPMxOZ9J50E__EBlbmkl8t1xzKqAGxQWWrGNpLmSnBuxihqt17wWjLyoZsgUlAiqSDkPb07IiHPl3W1Uec3-zFxDIXox-QKLdgPKVaBDRt4I3XnCgx9MrJ0VvsJ8FJ4UUDI0pGA-w4-02IjQtiFnkkAK0vujFf7ff929dBlDoyOWOaz885g/s320/DSC_0137.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The guidon is based on an example still in existence and described in this Napoleon Series article: https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Poland/VistulaLegion/c_loststandards.html <br />Much work was required to touch up the carbines and saddle cloths, boots and horse legs, as they had been roughly treated in transit to the US.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cPuEjds1-cD8I_rxxlmNGrBShwo-NjVLJJLIZy0TwjUCKV0AgAsy5CggY2yzdEUzVlqkFXzPhsW5GDRudZ0f1yNVXF45VSAHJ5B06g9GxT3l72tvdGHn8b0gdah2EZx8Vqr_krn1iI-m9YYMCwa5579Md4sHo16hlomP-1ssMnVLBnWx41rZ6a2hMw/s1295/DSC_0138.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1295" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cPuEjds1-cD8I_rxxlmNGrBShwo-NjVLJJLIZy0TwjUCKV0AgAsy5CggY2yzdEUzVlqkFXzPhsW5GDRudZ0f1yNVXF45VSAHJ5B06g9GxT3l72tvdGHn8b0gdah2EZx8Vqr_krn1iI-m9YYMCwa5579Md4sHo16hlomP-1ssMnVLBnWx41rZ6a2hMw/s320/DSC_0138.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Colonel and trumpeter were not quite as well painted as is usual for Mr. Tennant and required considerable work to bring them up to his standard. I wonder if they were early work of his, or perhaps even incorporated later from someone else's collection. The most notable change for the Colonel was to separate the sword from the horse's ear as cast, and provide a little airspace between the two.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGiv2GvuLBrZxNrnt8I0cV72ZOZOO0UvMxtCSmBjDvK-iqFo0tFc_BAeFBqNh8MiHY8cChwhTAgmhWRS7t6cIsiT1Zk9GNztybEUA3bkrl_4GNCPnCsDbzzpQGn_XMaup7nMkkbo-FKDt2hrzhr3MSwKzKzg094zS15yLQxrTn2B5CEV9KcQvnADAqQ/s1504/DSC_0139.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #660000;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1504" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGiv2GvuLBrZxNrnt8I0cV72ZOZOO0UvMxtCSmBjDvK-iqFo0tFc_BAeFBqNh8MiHY8cChwhTAgmhWRS7t6cIsiT1Zk9GNztybEUA3bkrl_4GNCPnCsDbzzpQGn_XMaup7nMkkbo-FKDt2hrzhr3MSwKzKzg094zS15yLQxrTn2B5CEV9KcQvnADAqQ/s320/DSC_0139.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">So glad that this famous regiment can now take its proper place amongst the collection!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Edit</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These Uhlans were featured in the Airfix Guide to Napoleonic Wargaming by Bruce Quarrie. When I received this collection a few years back, he was kind enough to send me some color copies of the original photos which you can see below. This was absolutely one of those photos that hooked me on the idea of starting my own Napoleonics collection!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VOQsFObQGON9sN1E1NhbSyB1oM-6O3lkt1vyD9_cTcuTN3vDdjat4tf-DYKReDc5qVkknc-4BLL5ryOFe5dKpZHhYVZD0ynX8zZWchq4DeOMZNQhk79fAhV2KlFMq10-2BwNDmuK-W4wKj24FSaBz4cwCah4M4zdh3N-kav2ZafzMhaIdf22SziqqQ/s2716/1970%20-%2002%20adjusted.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1748" data-original-width="2716" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VOQsFObQGON9sN1E1NhbSyB1oM-6O3lkt1vyD9_cTcuTN3vDdjat4tf-DYKReDc5qVkknc-4BLL5ryOFe5dKpZHhYVZD0ynX8zZWchq4DeOMZNQhk79fAhV2KlFMq10-2BwNDmuK-W4wKj24FSaBz4cwCah4M4zdh3N-kav2ZafzMhaIdf22SziqqQ/s320/1970%20-%2002%20adjusted.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #660000;">I literally just noticed that in this photo the Uhlans have yellow
tipped plumes. Dick Tennant must have repainted the plumes after the photo shoot. He
was working on this collection for 50 years so had plenty of time to do that! I
also note that the officer and trumpeter are conspicuously absent from this
photo, which corresponds well to my assertion in the blogpost above, that they may have
come later or from another painter. Dick did not texture the bases of his figures, so he and Don Featherstone must have spent hours staging all of these with Dick's buildings and then blending in the turf.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><br /></span></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-86453307501625227992022-09-18T15:42:00.003-07:002022-09-18T15:42:56.529-07:00Bavarian 5th Light Infantry Detachment<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Bavarians needed a little skirmish support now that they have artillery, infantry and cavalry, so to the rescue comes the Bavarian 5th light Infantry. Knotel has a fabulous illustration of the 5th, which went a long way to helping me prioritize this unit, not to mention the small number of figures required! The figures are primarily Der Kriegspieler, (2xDK 175, 5xDK 174 with plume added), though the officer is Hinton Hunt (BVN 6) and the trumpeter a converted Hinton Hunt/Dave Clayton figure from BVN 7?. <br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxrVwvh4HEmbCVpjSXbZh1_PCUihqeYRwW58JiTWEig1HBWDM741XoKipX937BnLIxYwq1v-KuAj2n5cbJLtotedaDon_jGnZe10vcIhF5vcc212Jq5morV3fVwZhRVvSC6wE6jN-Us4phiIEoqAC0aIwHdC_wQqCoz33RuhtUZ3uQ2W9nCZq6933Tw/s1399/DSC_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="1399" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxrVwvh4HEmbCVpjSXbZh1_PCUihqeYRwW58JiTWEig1HBWDM741XoKipX937BnLIxYwq1v-KuAj2n5cbJLtotedaDon_jGnZe10vcIhF5vcc212Jq5morV3fVwZhRVvSC6wE6jN-Us4phiIEoqAC0aIwHdC_wQqCoz33RuhtUZ3uQ2W9nCZq6933Tw/s320/DSC_0120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The game was an excuse to ply good friends with food and wine, and also to get all of my toys on the battlefield. The British may a good effort to hold their own, but in truth the deck was a bit stacked against them and the French were able to gain the advantage on both flanks, rendering the center untenable. Some nice pictures of the game can be found here thanks to David R. and his excellent camera work: </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-hz8WwP/</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu_i4tWNF0mIcfkxTlazjPu0QWsgW0LNfKS12micwaK60mXgH41IKRLj0_fW65y7oloAoOQkw0XRhtXYuRjAxy6H6r62JHkIeOsmWsCePVKIZCdT9RU2iAcSY0rSCXqbzIZAMI5xjZvr9Kh2chBxPqzhL12GYtCRa1-8dWQeC14k0gB3iIMnSZl2LQQ/s399/i-9pBWQmS-S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="197" data-original-width="399" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu_i4tWNF0mIcfkxTlazjPu0QWsgW0LNfKS12micwaK60mXgH41IKRLj0_fW65y7oloAoOQkw0XRhtXYuRjAxy6H6r62JHkIeOsmWsCePVKIZCdT9RU2iAcSY0rSCXqbzIZAMI5xjZvr9Kh2chBxPqzhL12GYtCRa1-8dWQeC14k0gB3iIMnSZl2LQQ/s320/i-9pBWQmS-S.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The crew minus David R., our illustrious photographer. Could not have spent the day with a better group of folks. I only wish I had gotten a picture of Beans, the goofy pup who came to visit, smooshing his head against the back door. I guess he wanted some ham too!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDp-HPmrcZ-GfrbI4pj0N56GLFNGdIkH01SCW9YqUsSbrs2GSq6eZLH-sZ6slWgDPVNGd4TXWzs_xO5JD9SCl4pAYBYsehVBCZXorXQ2XNO1C9h1IcZbH57-7HI1dpqZF3UWHIkgFDK9WtEeW_7_ZfX83TIowPplU1zdUCwkM9PbZm7GeAp6VdKxvdg/s1024/i-ZdgCnCz-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="1024" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDp-HPmrcZ-GfrbI4pj0N56GLFNGdIkH01SCW9YqUsSbrs2GSq6eZLH-sZ6slWgDPVNGd4TXWzs_xO5JD9SCl4pAYBYsehVBCZXorXQ2XNO1C9h1IcZbH57-7HI1dpqZF3UWHIkgFDK9WtEeW_7_ZfX83TIowPplU1zdUCwkM9PbZm7GeAp6VdKxvdg/s320/i-ZdgCnCz-XL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXZ-3H0Uo0bZdfLp9msxHWSiPuF6LU2-_gi6dVfuqXkB-gLlvoZt2qSnKm2cygcYoBV-7vy9FOiZ3eHTd3Gn27nNbHDIxxlYgA2BI2GHwmf0OW59YYLPjRs8vul14FJQ-VcZ6_aGQ5S-LLK85wjrQ3jWqVlbrPMyy-Fp6S-x2VmAjqpi_XJnQZaEK1w/s2048/i-Nn9qBVZ-X4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4L0zFfinffZr42E5Ie67GloqM_hoHsHFmgaagrhMVYpPL3MgAegrFCD1pDQifpIeFyLrvyRQ75Z6QKTnx7IQxwfz3J0-4M1cbV-SiE1jd8T4opO_D-S06d6pisWghBPNeEU4aiG6z14i5N5I4tvgmkSHo4h885nvy2EBaodKe7llr3xTAoIM4bxCdhw/s320/DSC_0127.JPG" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-20901492823959456112022-07-16T13:56:00.000-07:002022-07-16T13:56:55.149-07:00Napoleonic French Combined Grenadier Battalion and Medieval Russians for Giggles<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French Commander, Junot, for the battle of Vimeiro </span><span style="color: #660000;">in the fall of 1808, </span><span style="color: #660000;">combined the Grenadier companies of his various battalions to form a reserve. General Francois Kellermann </span><span style="color: #660000;">commanded the reserve and was to go on to be a famed cavalry commander at the battle of Waterloo</span><span style="color: #660000;">. Junot eventually threw his reserve at the British regiments defending Vimeiro in a desperate last ditch attempt, without success.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelrfcjTP7TqG9XR2oyWQbIOwQew6WIJSnXA5WlTfmOzusEHI2UNAh4ywb_92zsJRgG7RkHz_UCCpG87vA5JrkZ5Iv71IpO3qXTs3K6WPaIkvh4XYjjsLVk38elmr3hGJNgx9rxlHxbIE_-quTSlDPWaEyo7NgNg5pz9FSajP5CLmzI92Ji1uirPEv7Q/s1289/DSC_0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1289" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelrfcjTP7TqG9XR2oyWQbIOwQew6WIJSnXA5WlTfmOzusEHI2UNAh4ywb_92zsJRgG7RkHz_UCCpG87vA5JrkZ5Iv71IpO3qXTs3K6WPaIkvh4XYjjsLVk38elmr3hGJNgx9rxlHxbIE_-quTSlDPWaEyo7NgNg5pz9FSajP5CLmzI92Ji1uirPEv7Q/s320/DSC_0119.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The battalion is made from Garrison Grenadiers with a Lamming drummer (cast with the drum upside down!) and a Hinton Hunt Colonel of Grenadiers. Many thanks to Wellington Man for the gift of the Garrison and Lamming figures!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KyPFwyS7JmiHG4jF9ziyu8z3QIVAFF8JwP3RSJpMB9U_L5oJZfV0I5nvr8O6mHLqVWzJfgjT-KhTLVddkEJCDYFewB_FmjAyN84yMG7dH17xMrocRdcrtukD5sqf0O5Ty0G0sRrGznyKALPUAjEpULsBIvak3oF9jydlNbGWwHcunil1L-JpKlqHWA/s1309/DSC_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1309" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KyPFwyS7JmiHG4jF9ziyu8z3QIVAFF8JwP3RSJpMB9U_L5oJZfV0I5nvr8O6mHLqVWzJfgjT-KhTLVddkEJCDYFewB_FmjAyN84yMG7dH17xMrocRdcrtukD5sqf0O5Ty0G0sRrGznyKALPUAjEpULsBIvak3oF9jydlNbGWwHcunil1L-JpKlqHWA/s320/DSC_0111.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The company fanion was a little custom addition just to add something unique to the unit. The Grenadiers were my addition to the collection, while the Colonel was originally painted by Dick Tennant.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QtnTi9zAupCh2yb60h4gqkRhDGdSPjK90s7nsgQicHcOwzGvZUJoi9L2ZuWlZjiTIx45IG0dfqB5Sej1l7CyrB1I8kP8FGwF8lIg6JET3t4fX6a2KkQpfIOSsjEvZcQfE7-dKN6x0Eb04Nc4zB0tpwnS-b6trTRCPOHBLiir3g0dCa3WA4osxPsA4w/s1504/DSC_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QtnTi9zAupCh2yb60h4gqkRhDGdSPjK90s7nsgQicHcOwzGvZUJoi9L2ZuWlZjiTIx45IG0dfqB5Sej1l7CyrB1I8kP8FGwF8lIg6JET3t4fX6a2KkQpfIOSsjEvZcQfE7-dKN6x0Eb04Nc4zB0tpwnS-b6trTRCPOHBLiir3g0dCa3WA4osxPsA4w/s320/DSC_0112.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Have to love all of those moustaches!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvTIJcDhgrxIz-jrRm5Kdnxnt3egKzoEUFTmxS-eAUaQURRI4WJgk1k9QfhxQvdrzsQi_ufic77_XhveuuTnG5OpeiWRAdMHksVCeWw0GKEz0dzHUWtOuOtxrEldJ-4mEI5pISZtaqaSvHVP3e5GgzlH2ha9YM75LhLSV6ZyMFqJfun79yCVoOswmpQ/s1077/DSC_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1077" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvTIJcDhgrxIz-jrRm5Kdnxnt3egKzoEUFTmxS-eAUaQURRI4WJgk1k9QfhxQvdrzsQi_ufic77_XhveuuTnG5OpeiWRAdMHksVCeWw0GKEz0dzHUWtOuOtxrEldJ-4mEI5pISZtaqaSvHVP3e5GgzlH2ha9YM75LhLSV6ZyMFqJfun79yCVoOswmpQ/s320/DSC_0113.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the left!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ510WkCcbPn73xhe1MEao3TQ_cJ9SuDx0xd555eTwnkLlTpK4s06Mmt37mHAC5oVCA-hHb_odVhRXA0sk49VGi7nG9ejzloiiHtZJ7YpDzvObulpEJEMQyZ7cDpf9xPLliYyex-T2QvYjZ2BB00_qnqtwuvyYesMYmF-scdkL7o-f7d_lV7iFeEPY-g/s1137/DSC_0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1137" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ510WkCcbPn73xhe1MEao3TQ_cJ9SuDx0xd555eTwnkLlTpK4s06Mmt37mHAC5oVCA-hHb_odVhRXA0sk49VGi7nG9ejzloiiHtZJ7YpDzvObulpEJEMQyZ7cDpf9xPLliYyex-T2QvYjZ2BB00_qnqtwuvyYesMYmF-scdkL7o-f7d_lV7iFeEPY-g/s320/DSC_0114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifCQw320WkHlNATDZTrmYW-V8eE9utFdUP2EGUfe7JM0B0GjZWCoY5zM0IyTvXsD8g4qz9KClRr0iwM-1zQlaUKvNamjhudbj3hOfNzGMVUB8638TMu28mlnGlmKoj54TvmOP22L0ChAl_EjScB6hHQRnUL-y39c926dYfKNuC6Ua2NU61_HAHn_DOA/s974/DSC_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="974" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifCQw320WkHlNATDZTrmYW-V8eE9utFdUP2EGUfe7JM0B0GjZWCoY5zM0IyTvXsD8g4qz9KClRr0iwM-1zQlaUKvNamjhudbj3hOfNzGMVUB8638TMu28mlnGlmKoj54TvmOP22L0ChAl_EjScB6hHQRnUL-y39c926dYfKNuC6Ua2NU61_HAHn_DOA/s320/DSC_0115.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Drilling out the musket barrel to house the company fanion was a challenge. Fortunately I had some uber tiny drill bits left over from my model railroading days.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv50v3UPVBhdco9meAzKKHPrQDhAavdBuPEU5XH729syoPfdQ1aZjQsjQR0PdqLu1uzHz4xXIvXlj7FR1W7WOFkwYYJvADF8sYkdUKY4yWTipFVQK79iSZHhilELWvdZ15ej0QxXkRFiTuiDAaKi80yVsIEndoIivbkSvXallQvvga7QiWSZqV4U-dw/s1491/DSC_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1491" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFv50v3UPVBhdco9meAzKKHPrQDhAavdBuPEU5XH729syoPfdQ1aZjQsjQR0PdqLu1uzHz4xXIvXlj7FR1W7WOFkwYYJvADF8sYkdUKY4yWTipFVQK79iSZHhilELWvdZ15ej0QxXkRFiTuiDAaKi80yVsIEndoIivbkSvXallQvvga7QiWSZqV4U-dw/s320/DSC_0116.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I was worried the Garrison bases were going to be too big for my movement stands, but they fit beautifully. The stands themselves are a bit thinner than usual to help disguise the increased height of the Garrison figures. Of course, the Grenadier companies were made from the tallest men, so they are supposed to be bigger!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">For something completely different, and painted in a different style, I was finally able to finish the painting of some Smolensk Cavalry for the battle of Grunwald. They are dirty grimy medieval Russians charging into battle against what will be even dirtier Teutonic Knights for use with DBA or its variants, Triumph and L'Art de la Guerre.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiyzgHy9M-fXuLHOB7GZyD40Wa_O2Lc3e3EB625mxIRSl66XmDgsN6r_tkQUXCrP60ntX4H4C8Nk5GHqQ4400iqgABF0AwC_n0iXkSzdaoa520q-YYJIofqb7NB4S87biGJr310bk4T0VXEgwxkv2exCjS7fbG81FUjx-kQKQQjMwLD7nkk9iOB4Zcg/s1169/DSC_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1169" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWiyzgHy9M-fXuLHOB7GZyD40Wa_O2Lc3e3EB625mxIRSl66XmDgsN6r_tkQUXCrP60ntX4H4C8Nk5GHqQ4400iqgABF0AwC_n0iXkSzdaoa520q-YYJIofqb7NB4S87biGJr310bk4T0VXEgwxkv2exCjS7fbG81FUjx-kQKQQjMwLD7nkk9iOB4Zcg/s320/DSC_0104.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">These are lovely Testudo figures which are unfortunately no longer produced by their amazing sculptor.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1072" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiE_dpG7OJm1pmIlG22sJAJt3Y1fzsXR1HjhzdAJAf1hpMbl7Lid3IXmhTomsFDktnQYGizle9Nlm117g4eNd9BJwGHXvd7wW3OIH0XNbaB7Bzw979Lmxphp0YDUP6lr8yOB8QRikz3DttDnSl8EVI_jCkVBvUt16fAh8-DMMjKuXrOoXFYv1a9EIx1w/s320/DSC_0108.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I just love the style of Russian armor that changed very little in the early to late medieval period.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprP5igCm5pNVnej75AmAdZ8bsncApfSAYnqH5nlQnOzh3x5YQkmPaux8k769wurspfc5pmojNjT5008Lk6X0ysxhQtQaZ1RdNcPfbErTH8PXuynnEul1g5jLpNaO6o9z_kriZMikwXMxtPf2fgHBk4VRrftQBLPetry3UxmAdiKPW6GazHbQLi85kIQ/s1053/DSC_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1053" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprP5igCm5pNVnej75AmAdZ8bsncApfSAYnqH5nlQnOzh3x5YQkmPaux8k769wurspfc5pmojNjT5008Lk6X0ysxhQtQaZ1RdNcPfbErTH8PXuynnEul1g5jLpNaO6o9z_kriZMikwXMxtPf2fgHBk4VRrftQBLPetry3UxmAdiKPW6GazHbQLi85kIQ/s320/DSC_0109.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The bases will get textured once the army is done for the sake of consistency, as it may take years at the pace I am moving.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: medium;">Next up on the painting desk: Bavarian Jagers and the Polish Vistula Lancers</span></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-57809406748907688622022-07-04T12:53:00.005-07:002022-07-04T13:09:45.300-07:001/72 French Artillery Model Comparison <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Thanks to one of our readers I have some measurements to complement the British artillery description posted earlier on this blog: </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #660000;">https://miniatureminions.blogspot.com/2021/02/updated-172-british-artillery-model.html -</span></span><span style="color: #660000; text-align: center;"> The diagram below (click to expand) shows how the measurements are taken and a description of how they are designated A-F. Thanks to some techno-wizardry in Excel, for which I am not responsible, the cells highlighted in yellow show measurements that are within an accepted tolerance (10%) of the prototype, scaled down to 1/72. The big surprise for me was the DK 12 pounders which are not far off the mark.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwRdTBsNKlT8neipt6JIk4sTY1lCVTRjJLxp9DC6c1xiO6MvmH7Zfpp2Y1JfF2VTOkjUyCgTG1ecEGa0wV18OOHdxcv_mmWKZ-Bql4xNz0oPAs1GoQXO70O0AB20ilGQp952tocav6cnkvGwfrHUYlSfAzbOo3IUWdz4JfsirMt2n16hh_tDkVe_gaA/s1719/French.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="1597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilwRdTBsNKlT8neipt6JIk4sTY1lCVTRjJLxp9DC6c1xiO6MvmH7Zfpp2Y1JfF2VTOkjUyCgTG1ecEGa0wV18OOHdxcv_mmWKZ-Bql4xNz0oPAs1GoQXO70O0AB20ilGQp952tocav6cnkvGwfrHUYlSfAzbOo3IUWdz4JfsirMt2n16hh_tDkVe_gaA/s320/French.png" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #660000; text-align: center;">Many thanks to Goya who took the time to put this together! Measuring these little buggers is a bear, so there may be some variability in the measurements presented. If you have any additional models with associated measurements from other manufacturers, or note anything egregious as an error, let me know and I will correct/add.</span><p></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-12360832328950913432022-06-12T13:27:00.001-07:002022-06-13T04:38:38.481-07:00Vimeiro: An International Battle Done in the Old Style<div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #660000;">Vimeiro: An International Battle Done in the Old Style </span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Northern battle between the French brigades of Solignac and Brennier and massed brigades of the British and Portuguese under Wellington in 1808.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/virtual/c_vimeiro.html</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The battle was staged in the United States, with players hailing from Scotland, England and New Zealand. Players received "bird's eye" photos from their commanders perspective and submitted orders via email. Many thanks to Stryker, who provided his home grown set of old school rules called Muskets and Marshals, which were slightly modified to accommodate the bigger battalions of the Tennant/Crenshaw collection. Typical battalions are composed of 24-36 figures, with skirmishers operating in detached groups of nine figures. </span><br /></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK-5G-P3GIbHVEnEOd_oVIJckxmlto3320Sc5FFtJhKcu2JayFMj3ZTKAK31BPbokKqHhow0zY76ZQ03GqFQGIKQglLxq3bYv33JjGeQ7nliXnB_kwTMEF81Wws4aoQw7T-kkFaU-mVxPBgvdjJ3mC9iIygM2aqgTnS9jFujj6ET9scdphmIacYR9/s899/contour%20map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="899" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhK-5G-P3GIbHVEnEOd_oVIJckxmlto3320Sc5FFtJhKcu2JayFMj3ZTKAK31BPbokKqHhow0zY76ZQ03GqFQGIKQglLxq3bYv33JjGeQ7nliXnB_kwTMEF81Wws4aoQw7T-kkFaU-mVxPBgvdjJ3mC9iIygM2aqgTnS9jFujj6ET9scdphmIacYR9/s320/contour%20map.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A period map showing the entire field of the campaign</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd1FfmV_M29mbQf9py7FG7N0r97xd1sx3kUH5PlpjaX01HARnvtDiYjpTC9cz2xWlCkngvKcNcFwnvyUUDVB13NhIwtNKSpDUpAvKnUuAiZ0cys8Dpergn3vuVyO0kmBFDE6N_9HCtX6OxNFe9Uf_ycdKlXsE3XRxn6xppU5uWLApNA5t1ZJsvnSd/s860/Vimiero%20North-East%20Flank%20Final.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="860" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtd1FfmV_M29mbQf9py7FG7N0r97xd1sx3kUH5PlpjaX01HARnvtDiYjpTC9cz2xWlCkngvKcNcFwnvyUUDVB13NhIwtNKSpDUpAvKnUuAiZ0cys8Dpergn3vuVyO0kmBFDE6N_9HCtX6OxNFe9Uf_ycdKlXsE3XRxn6xppU5uWLApNA5t1ZJsvnSd/s320/Vimiero%20North-East%20Flank%20Final.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The battle presented was part of the conflict to the north of Vimeiro on the rolling hills of the Portuguese landscape. The actual battlefield was scaled down so that the area of the model battlefield was equal to the section presented above - roughly 1.1x0.6 miles. Terrain features are roughly equivalent, though the farm of Ventosa is likely over-sized in comparison. The length of the deployed battalions is roughly equivalent to the scale, though as in most wargames, the depth of the formations is greater than the actual footprint would have been due to the size of the figures themselves.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">French OOB</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">Units engaged are not accurately
represented as I was restricted to those available in the collection at
the time of the battle. The numbers engaged are relatively equivalent however.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">
</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Solignac's Brigade</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">2 battalions 69th Ligne (30 figures)</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><span style="color: #660000;">1 Battalion 6th Legere (30 Figures)</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">3 guns at Ventosa, 3 more on the way south east of Ventosa.</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">2 skirmish units of detached Voltigeurs</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">Brennier's Brigade</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;"></span><br /><span style="color: #660000;">2 Battalions 39th Ligne (36 figures each)</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">2 Battalions 6th Legere (36 figures each)</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">1 Regiment Dragoons (18 figures)</span><br /><span style="color: #660000;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;">May detach Voltigeurs from three of the four battalions to make up to two skirmish units.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h3><span style="color: #660000;">British and Portuguese OOB</span></h3><div><p><span style="color: #660000;">Units engaged are not accurately represented as I was restricted to those available in the collection at the time of the battle. </span><span style="color: #660000;">The numbers engaged are relatively equivalent however.</span><span style="color: #660000;"></span></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #660000;">Brigade Command - Alexander Howard</span></div><div><span style="color: #660000;">
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #660000;">Brigade Command - Lt. Colonel Lord Blantyre (Nightingall's ADC has taken
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Cameron goes down with a direct hit from a French canon ball. 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="4130" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4pp_eAJeRvAHxZsrocrmOmipn0FfJQbJNZwsqCOj0yoDLlp-obc_YyrmP0P97toI3_bigarGq8KXKjmEV-Y9DjvMTp_yh1UEU6BS_PrTCThXwY3htBgqLwTN3ICxPjq0fqwYiozZvf6sYm95OCqM82tdWiofN0wN5ExkPvyjapr_qCf45YD_DP0K/s320/Solignac%20behind%20and%20North.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">General Brennier arrives with his brigade and cavalry - but is it in time?</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHa0KSe7kaAjveJ-R52P5KYXVOt0yxm-3ahSGNkXSQda_vsud-BrIYuvNOGB4KR3BMy_JmguNqPots0OPjklB59q59hedDvP5m3xCTAqt0FL8WPoqaZbHM2utf7L5c2khvB1DPoPN8MJZUqsmNClDRhNB8mxym1eGx7Of_6WDvxr2-xUhBOnArmyS/s2256/DSC_0007.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="2256" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHa0KSe7kaAjveJ-R52P5KYXVOt0yxm-3ahSGNkXSQda_vsud-BrIYuvNOGB4KR3BMy_JmguNqPots0OPjklB59q59hedDvP5m3xCTAqt0FL8WPoqaZbHM2utf7L5c2khvB1DPoPN8MJZUqsmNClDRhNB8mxym1eGx7Of_6WDvxr2-xUhBOnArmyS/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 88th form square and the French Dragoons, after loosing their Colonel, think better of it and reposition toward the center of the battlefield.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvC9TXsZcCDRT7XfkadwgCr47eOfxf6xhW3hCiYQKsHxcpSjvgvMJkiF1aKVotXZBgaq1Ze8f2bwoYusdQINRtxMxAHa2q_MH4BFUuP6118c5dPNm0djY9NW5KsriCgMN4TOFQ8coP7gXri3Kgm6xzwAo6wRsmKU9bB8XAqnLKAOiPPW1KWCqHkff/s1504/Colonel's%20view%20-%2042%20and%2050.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvC9TXsZcCDRT7XfkadwgCr47eOfxf6xhW3hCiYQKsHxcpSjvgvMJkiF1aKVotXZBgaq1Ze8f2bwoYusdQINRtxMxAHa2q_MH4BFUuP6118c5dPNm0djY9NW5KsriCgMN4TOFQ8coP7gXri3Kgm6xzwAo6wRsmKU9bB8XAqnLKAOiPPW1KWCqHkff/s320/Colonel's%20view%20-%2042%20and%2050.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The British line reorganizes as Brennier's columns approach.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU02EZXarDVqRF1c_c8EDy8yVcQxnwx6pSMWMhLGBSuk0vKYpASrj6wOpChKopqBO6Wkrjm5MT3-yH-J5eiT_N-X6KW-zhMaUbjyEwMLa_jS_bIFtNjy8fkaqETlLzMxxCNnvVLd3dOxGwTqkxpW9aKBUYFVTr8EO5VRjEYa9Df86sevc98GHakg4_/s1504/1-50%20and%201-42.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU02EZXarDVqRF1c_c8EDy8yVcQxnwx6pSMWMhLGBSuk0vKYpASrj6wOpChKopqBO6Wkrjm5MT3-yH-J5eiT_N-X6KW-zhMaUbjyEwMLa_jS_bIFtNjy8fkaqETlLzMxxCNnvVLd3dOxGwTqkxpW9aKBUYFVTr8EO5VRjEYa9Df86sevc98GHakg4_/s320/1-50%20and%201-42.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A massive firefight ensues.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnck1lECzIPLFwAYoBf3H-cLTnjNUfF5Y8mauqbkjjnFBNvv1_97TeYSE8gAFpW7OfXTk91NO4vTwh-814-1Q0AjQbmCzWfmN7vWmNlpCFKDQ_1WlsryrM3UGq8AT7KjMOxTYR80O8j7ZRUo-19yWmTdNVOIUugSH5SLuCpNud01EAm6IbGmwRyD8_/s1504/Brenier%203-6%20ahead%20left.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnck1lECzIPLFwAYoBf3H-cLTnjNUfF5Y8mauqbkjjnFBNvv1_97TeYSE8gAFpW7OfXTk91NO4vTwh-814-1Q0AjQbmCzWfmN7vWmNlpCFKDQ_1WlsryrM3UGq8AT7KjMOxTYR80O8j7ZRUo-19yWmTdNVOIUugSH5SLuCpNud01EAm6IbGmwRyD8_/s320/Brenier%203-6%20ahead%20left.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French view from the 3/6th in the middle of the field toward Ventosa.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KbwniOU-RIp0YIhYtSNMERJKDEao905AgfqKSqasN3ppwuR3ic0l_DS-fpGijK-WyCk6bu7TL1XTDNq8CwTT6nR73PhrFw12wB7xjDvR6OuBSB3-UhGq3CMf9_WuQdc81wF18ihkp9wmkCBoBwlSZKiIOIW6Nh8QbToeWiOMoPBlTjICRqQQoUj_/s1504/Brenier%203-6%20ahead.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KbwniOU-RIp0YIhYtSNMERJKDEao905AgfqKSqasN3ppwuR3ic0l_DS-fpGijK-WyCk6bu7TL1XTDNq8CwTT6nR73PhrFw12wB7xjDvR6OuBSB3-UhGq3CMf9_WuQdc81wF18ihkp9wmkCBoBwlSZKiIOIW6Nh8QbToeWiOMoPBlTjICRqQQoUj_/s320/Brenier%203-6%20ahead.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French 3/6 Legere looking directly ahead. The British battery to their right was able to hurl canister into the French line, yet they stubbornly returned fire.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_8ZwijradcqVm1inGTHe1-Z3Hy5hFSU1kXXcFMPm6J7lkd2FGOnk-dDV1MuGIH6ZIubwUzI1LTwJ-1TV5ChyJgBLxTldSJsLGJsL9nP5zCTkoWZhRCsnSRK7Ywruo-b1sJAPhXxSkIuckoOwzFUQ5KtNrQGViJ3nUDZa-Hnh6hRjXCo0uxb0GVve/s1504/solignac%20w%201-69%20toward%20Ventosa.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_8ZwijradcqVm1inGTHe1-Z3Hy5hFSU1kXXcFMPm6J7lkd2FGOnk-dDV1MuGIH6ZIubwUzI1LTwJ-1TV5ChyJgBLxTldSJsLGJsL9nP5zCTkoWZhRCsnSRK7Ywruo-b1sJAPhXxSkIuckoOwzFUQ5KtNrQGViJ3nUDZa-Hnh6hRjXCo0uxb0GVve/s320/solignac%20w%201-69%20toward%20Ventosa.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">General Solignac tries to rally the shattered remnants of the 69th.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e2EoCZM4iITWJl57KeAePocZNOe2ihy-s7u2ljcuPaj7nbkeApGzUuOmz86gAeamXyyqL0IKylSlC8X43fjka1JUHzCBmRRBPAHaw2O1PQucZPF0r8Dt7vF8dbx15fMyjt30_-nwVDfocK--Vjanv2mvx0H05jSUj6ddtoHTaA4rjvt3rMAXJuVl/s4160/IMG_20220524_151019560.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0e2EoCZM4iITWJl57KeAePocZNOe2ihy-s7u2ljcuPaj7nbkeApGzUuOmz86gAeamXyyqL0IKylSlC8X43fjka1JUHzCBmRRBPAHaw2O1PQucZPF0r8Dt7vF8dbx15fMyjt30_-nwVDfocK--Vjanv2mvx0H05jSUj6ddtoHTaA4rjvt3rMAXJuVl/s320/IMG_20220524_151019560.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The dragoons charge through the tree line near Ventosa, hoping to catch the Black Watch unaware.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC3JZEqihOPzCunUGcA4kOQvcH-EaBEKt52PSLm1OOIqP63ie2lFCXvMEO4W7cYof_5yo6w3i3WNhNpP63qtMJimD1ytx8JCnWJH4rHn664SAWGDmS7zfbvdXkcuNcoDEiX3AR4Gqgi2Y_CIRlQkaW5SFJGDda-0xcbsnV2S5k9ch4J21dsw5xL0F/s4160/IMG_20220525_083955868(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbC3JZEqihOPzCunUGcA4kOQvcH-EaBEKt52PSLm1OOIqP63ie2lFCXvMEO4W7cYof_5yo6w3i3WNhNpP63qtMJimD1ytx8JCnWJH4rHn664SAWGDmS7zfbvdXkcuNcoDEiX3AR4Gqgi2Y_CIRlQkaW5SFJGDda-0xcbsnV2S5k9ch4J21dsw5xL0F/s320/IMG_20220525_083955868(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The highlanders are just able to form square, and suddenly it is the dragoons who find themselves in a world of trouble and are repulsed with heavy casualties.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kKxxz55j6nk" width="320" youtube-src-id="kKxxz55j6nk"></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLpXzJW80tOcm3SWUqXMG9LEJCWC3DWpzYNeST2tY8Lv0Ghk--YtUaGn9ztTXFwtI03DCiM8j1ZZAr8CBocIops2yMDhZCPNWdJfF1coRrTMkDzVW5RkCOAFBgUXjwklFgD49rp4PKi-Vpz91twlPA5ataWRn1minPuIHf0lvxw5nRW8KATgrtlYs/s4160/IMG_20220605_164041061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLpXzJW80tOcm3SWUqXMG9LEJCWC3DWpzYNeST2tY8Lv0Ghk--YtUaGn9ztTXFwtI03DCiM8j1ZZAr8CBocIops2yMDhZCPNWdJfF1coRrTMkDzVW5RkCOAFBgUXjwklFgD49rp4PKi-Vpz91twlPA5ataWRn1minPuIHf0lvxw5nRW8KATgrtlYs/s320/IMG_20220605_164041061.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The British Highland battalions of the Black Watch and Gordons have taken heavy casualties, but the French column is shaken by their fire and the loss of the 3/6 as it starts to come apart on their flank, stalling the French attack.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEuCKvt9T1OsJz56okrFY8clvZnuqzWqmWutNYwYjHTaFmjuAbvQcxMPQzZrmmTTh25Rh0nI2sXFAFjziSnwyiMI9PqhX0V-C_YSmpnzW8BQPCFUL_tRA-Tl5MlSzG66eKm-t82X1Yc_UH60EpRtGYMAqjx6mTj0eNznLPHZB9t6YNlNZ9tOF4Fb-/s1504/DSC_0073.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEuCKvt9T1OsJz56okrFY8clvZnuqzWqmWutNYwYjHTaFmjuAbvQcxMPQzZrmmTTh25Rh0nI2sXFAFjziSnwyiMI9PqhX0V-C_YSmpnzW8BQPCFUL_tRA-Tl5MlSzG66eKm-t82X1Yc_UH60EpRtGYMAqjx6mTj0eNznLPHZB9t6YNlNZ9tOF4Fb-/s320/DSC_0073.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 88th on the British left flank remorselessly closing in on the remnants of the French attack.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBCVGmb0gY6x360y0OOQk3sZodbp8L6PSJy0iDTaqlgBe7rKDFdtgJnadmm19a6TiuQMMwmzbTTKGhpNequ-vEMgf02Y5QgGpPApcAl7f6fdmq1A_YUSNw_tT1lzmPqJPeOAFOOvpjtPoAaCMHUsbpF1uJDBh2l74eqsxu-KkC-Gu84HkkEOILjDf/s1504/DSC_0076.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBCVGmb0gY6x360y0OOQk3sZodbp8L6PSJy0iDTaqlgBe7rKDFdtgJnadmm19a6TiuQMMwmzbTTKGhpNequ-vEMgf02Y5QgGpPApcAl7f6fdmq1A_YUSNw_tT1lzmPqJPeOAFOOvpjtPoAaCMHUsbpF1uJDBh2l74eqsxu-KkC-Gu84HkkEOILjDf/s320/DSC_0076.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Trant arrives with the Portuguese directly behind the French!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057V2K0MIeqIdgPwKT_wuPwL59UZlJ1QIeJ69ZN8lvlA1Ah0ibnyHkfACwsclo-5l44dnhMzdMQzSYAB3OYxjSZBQaU6tRv4iVPOM_hgCUQ46soB1-d2FZjvR4c7BkZZGpigYLg7qNd7o8D53bERR21RsfQprcPxVKrTQoRpibvqtneJLcAkvjTDQ/s1504/DSC_0083.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057V2K0MIeqIdgPwKT_wuPwL59UZlJ1QIeJ69ZN8lvlA1Ah0ibnyHkfACwsclo-5l44dnhMzdMQzSYAB3OYxjSZBQaU6tRv4iVPOM_hgCUQ46soB1-d2FZjvR4c7BkZZGpigYLg7qNd7o8D53bERR21RsfQprcPxVKrTQoRpibvqtneJLcAkvjTDQ/s320/DSC_0083.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The only hope for the French is now escape via the road south of Ventosa. The 1/6th Legere presses forward against the 1/71st Highlanders blocking the way, pouring a desperate fire upon them.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA0ymgPbiFeseeUTKE_FvQHNMsCHxUfjAE9DT0-gJ6LNbf4gEuSO40u_semKVcrqYR1tCeMAEYjcn4gy_bQIsyC8RMi2NPbv57Zua163lrxf347jTRoGoLactENE89x9CJzcLAw3V3n4ZkrVtLZe_6DGZ01vKScsw7CZYiIHJ1S2WyQFilavBQIRL/s1504/DSC_0079.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA0ymgPbiFeseeUTKE_FvQHNMsCHxUfjAE9DT0-gJ6LNbf4gEuSO40u_semKVcrqYR1tCeMAEYjcn4gy_bQIsyC8RMi2NPbv57Zua163lrxf347jTRoGoLactENE89x9CJzcLAw3V3n4ZkrVtLZe_6DGZ01vKScsw7CZYiIHJ1S2WyQFilavBQIRL/s320/DSC_0079.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Carnage in the center.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNsa3MOlEVfpP05OLv9HSmqqywdoE09B_tBS9zVbsJ_GZaDdYyUsT0wMwMKv28OqSb8A3OVa-hoy9yOQPZ6SnT4Yddv-DG0MqadcZ8vFrf2uUg-rHEmAnY_m-AzW4a0F1HSUG-mcUgmOIRvBQXBDU_HXB020TFWATUY9-46njXycQLJ6CDwoH-iZf/s1504/DSC_0086.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNsa3MOlEVfpP05OLv9HSmqqywdoE09B_tBS9zVbsJ_GZaDdYyUsT0wMwMKv28OqSb8A3OVa-hoy9yOQPZ6SnT4Yddv-DG0MqadcZ8vFrf2uUg-rHEmAnY_m-AzW4a0F1HSUG-mcUgmOIRvBQXBDU_HXB020TFWATUY9-46njXycQLJ6CDwoH-iZf/s320/DSC_0086.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The pincers close in on the French<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Qu82YXYx93hZKo3h4bkUjttG4k3HyTsU71P_QFSsQhbO_xd0Bgc7vBw06E7nFsFz_xx8uMbynbE1ee5XzVTapreUmiHrkyCYnu4WjYLrp1pCuOHguyc0ZhtEg8DYlsBDIowVrbNRzb_91DKGarJzfj_QzI699lDNKIpaY438hBdoLTbN0cyfYOR/s1504/DSC_0091.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Qu82YXYx93hZKo3h4bkUjttG4k3HyTsU71P_QFSsQhbO_xd0Bgc7vBw06E7nFsFz_xx8uMbynbE1ee5XzVTapreUmiHrkyCYnu4WjYLrp1pCuOHguyc0ZhtEg8DYlsBDIowVrbNRzb_91DKGarJzfj_QzI699lDNKIpaY438hBdoLTbN0cyfYOR/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 1/6th punches a hole in the British defenses as the 71st flee from the French fire, creating an avenue of escape.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE8torcsgxX87kuZ33kVnkvZIWNA4UqNlh412bK7ByjsBIvN0dP0_WlWUa26xLVMFRcmxsvWNMK7NPm-R0sNBNfzvjAat_aqMPrbURCRri2siBBCTcTUyOTrEQ_b8NfaZALFuelskG-8hV9SFd1IixgXUPXpjrOxJYkIFMbe2iBwwvpBaq22NkGtH/s1504/DSC_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE8torcsgxX87kuZ33kVnkvZIWNA4UqNlh412bK7ByjsBIvN0dP0_WlWUa26xLVMFRcmxsvWNMK7NPm-R0sNBNfzvjAat_aqMPrbURCRri2siBBCTcTUyOTrEQ_b8NfaZALFuelskG-8hV9SFd1IixgXUPXpjrOxJYkIFMbe2iBwwvpBaq22NkGtH/s320/DSC_0092.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The French battalions in the center break and run to escape the trap, with the British in good order just behind them.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsy-hW9Gpsk46oJccB56tLp2bt9mXHIURLqd7fKX0W7EoK7vTO6xxACugxuhs4C60GxvJTejH_3zZQYS_PPlwx4o9v5ufxXkoVIUyIGj9FeTMmFLK-pVgwFt9DyPY8AzlvukhBC768EGlSM90P1LmPab5WX5JvYGQCKlAJgDG_Y_2fjK0XB1p6Vfd/s1504/DSC_0093.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfsy-hW9Gpsk46oJccB56tLp2bt9mXHIURLqd7fKX0W7EoK7vTO6xxACugxuhs4C60GxvJTejH_3zZQYS_PPlwx4o9v5ufxXkoVIUyIGj9FeTMmFLK-pVgwFt9DyPY8AzlvukhBC768EGlSM90P1LmPab5WX5JvYGQCKlAJgDG_Y_2fjK0XB1p6Vfd/s320/DSC_0093.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">After holding the British Right flank for the entire battle, the 71st rout to the rear - the French fire was just too much and less than half of the battalion escapes.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO848kEhVXc08Nmx9IFxuvkPOinjbBrcMiVKICOnra5L7cIeGMlXLauOCQEg9jzbESGYgDVid074RC4yfPw9vRAXHlloqdGCY400HcsxadIVGAQJPsX0T8KTQmvkg7eY871TqCKORPe8X5on5aY70mnqzgi-IGlxW8ksrNPFRja38CeiaoUt9iCuoh/s1504/DSC_0097.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO848kEhVXc08Nmx9IFxuvkPOinjbBrcMiVKICOnra5L7cIeGMlXLauOCQEg9jzbESGYgDVid074RC4yfPw9vRAXHlloqdGCY400HcsxadIVGAQJPsX0T8KTQmvkg7eY871TqCKORPe8X5on5aY70mnqzgi-IGlxW8ksrNPFRja38CeiaoUt9iCuoh/s320/DSC_0097.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The 2/39th is captured to the man.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkfMzJmjKFW4GTYjSV_W6QspH-j2L-rTIEf0Gb-PMsxWpk1qLzx1l-dg8nTrBkw4fZNH1VVxIw_TxAVQgRre8Liw4WSeipMwxuU-HupxIzSYVatvOpFuOeZGbt_jKYLgXXzQeL9dDtpkZ5VXVoXXcdsgDnDNJDpgLxYmmjtxBmeVqfTMG8gGCEk-i/s1504/DSC_0098.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEkfMzJmjKFW4GTYjSV_W6QspH-j2L-rTIEf0Gb-PMsxWpk1qLzx1l-dg8nTrBkw4fZNH1VVxIw_TxAVQgRre8Liw4WSeipMwxuU-HupxIzSYVatvOpFuOeZGbt_jKYLgXXzQeL9dDtpkZ5VXVoXXcdsgDnDNJDpgLxYmmjtxBmeVqfTMG8gGCEk-i/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Portuguese and Black Watch chase the French from the field in disarray.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Conclusion</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The battle progressed largely along historic lines, with aggressive British attacks chasing the French from the field. That being said, the British paid for the victory with very heavy casualties (especially among the high command) and at the end of the game (Turn 14 - just prior to the French fleeing the field) the score was only 5-3 in favor of the British (each army received one victory point for each battalion in good order). Thanks to Ian, Matthew, Rob and Aly for a great time that got me through two months of recovery from heart surgery. You guys are the best!</span><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10295984130452494503noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-91364612157033532642022-05-08T08:02:00.000-07:002022-05-08T08:02:08.408-07:00Bavarian Artillery and Command<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Today I am pleased to show the completed Napoleonic era Bavarian artillery team. The figures are produced by Franznap Miniatures and are just exquisitely sculpted. I have painted them to match my old school glossy Hinton Hunt collection, but in truth these do stand out, as they are far more finely sculpted and animated than their older compadres.</span><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRec_n43tGKuDt89Cdq0uEwoiPmQZv7nUlt8E4diJA4W91u6CtjLq-VPtApR8uj6vWjRUHOX3cV68BIrkNajQE5Pn8ExKdV--rbngXEEP79ZXJFXQT3fHV__UOC1h3wQ70uB8FuwyO_Fsyp_vt27ThLOQ_lRstaR4lFgIwMh0qNar7FFn-grywdvirSA/s2560/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="2560" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRec_n43tGKuDt89Cdq0uEwoiPmQZv7nUlt8E4diJA4W91u6CtjLq-VPtApR8uj6vWjRUHOX3cV68BIrkNajQE5Pn8ExKdV--rbngXEEP79ZXJFXQT3fHV__UOC1h3wQ70uB8FuwyO_Fsyp_vt27ThLOQ_lRstaR4lFgIwMh0qNar7FFn-grywdvirSA/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">To the rear are the artillery drivers which have already graced these pages. In the left foreground is a command vignette, and to the right, the artillery battery unlimbered and deployed for battle.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp0rtqcs1I3sDmx_WsjU1Yx9g6db772LX6AA5t3FiyIxXPsG0ClJcGagaN2jrZ4A7kT9TMYt_OJHpIKZyQSc9pkb6OKA0x8kkSGoeG7SmN4QsCx8NSAPrmrPZ9BwuM_-wDFJQMFxvZLw-ypV7YFrGOQFDKrNXJ2iHfqgN6NZfr3ttgyaot5adZ92bDA/s2563/DSC_0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="2563" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRp0rtqcs1I3sDmx_WsjU1Yx9g6db772LX6AA5t3FiyIxXPsG0ClJcGagaN2jrZ4A7kT9TMYt_OJHpIKZyQSc9pkb6OKA0x8kkSGoeG7SmN4QsCx8NSAPrmrPZ9BwuM_-wDFJQMFxvZLw-ypV7YFrGOQFDKrNXJ2iHfqgN6NZfr3ttgyaot5adZ92bDA/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIx4JpAu4m-LxIx25AnkURnyR4V6aJ19dhP_iFOOfypYC1thy1aOuk85ksIpdIkS9W2RLoc0tB05l661X6Y87VnBWx9a5z5mzBkC9Icsy6yIgFy1p6SNRppyxqagmFMR-BUNU8zxwKnFJMZOkLxCCYoIuZhqKFjr0gSVXSYpB0k5FOHXDYOStFzS6smg/s2497/DSC_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The figure reading the map is a conversion from the original, which was actually leaning back with his arms extended behind him on the ground. I was able to reposition the arms and add the map, which I thought made more visual sense, and fit in well with this vignette of an artillery general, trooper, and mounted trumpeter.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDL0uRXWuZjb-bS3z5F2gxYVkntmevqU3FnjbqYNlPSk06JMqUc-y0TnUYdmgbhy6RcEg8AlkKDyWzDwetk4_-s9Wt6QDnot8pdmmEntklMtUfo9ugb2JwKFuWAiwbHjiiw_uJKld90RuCJMhBGsLGVVMxy2QQLD3Vt9YPygmG6Ha6C9b-R1YAhRRuA/s1514/DSC_0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1514" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDL0uRXWuZjb-bS3z5F2gxYVkntmevqU3FnjbqYNlPSk06JMqUc-y0TnUYdmgbhy6RcEg8AlkKDyWzDwetk4_-s9Wt6QDnot8pdmmEntklMtUfo9ugb2JwKFuWAiwbHjiiw_uJKld90RuCJMhBGsLGVVMxy2QQLD3Vt9YPygmG6Ha6C9b-R1YAhRRuA/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIENc2UjGdZ7vL2oheXdpYhlv5qjJAfU4kTb1enUDLUHgmdhRnOzk73EhNyJARJ7BuB--dP3xkFNVv9ubajAIl_waC1rc_EJTqS2o-UOEULbx-OgwIm8t4WmL4zAps5bHUSVYjWmK9teCJ70RDvVLjU_hrACrA5dxdB3wFOmt0Ff73kVNEXSWacymqng/s1367/DSC_0021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1367" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIENc2UjGdZ7vL2oheXdpYhlv5qjJAfU4kTb1enUDLUHgmdhRnOzk73EhNyJARJ7BuB--dP3xkFNVv9ubajAIl_waC1rc_EJTqS2o-UOEULbx-OgwIm8t4WmL4zAps5bHUSVYjWmK9teCJ70RDvVLjU_hrACrA5dxdB3wFOmt0Ff73kVNEXSWacymqng/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The saddle cloth and black sheepskin are a design I was not able to find a historical reference for, but as trumpeters were notoriously variable in their uniforms and horse furniture, I just made what I thought was a reasonable guess as to how it would have appeared. This is more likely to have been an officer's horse furniture, but I felt not unlikely for a trumpeter to have as well.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Sa21jnZb4vWl8Va95QzETqnRM3mzhl1nsSYS7r9NdFVm1AFNWdeZ76Z343iN6z70i4RZGO8LAMa9FhvbrY8NBBGdkWpGXUrkHgTX5k28ZGMqG08vacpqbBTXtsrq71lbOot4PguPSWjOrYSzYqFJHxMUciIfIaFubiQlux_Q-cZNt3078qWf4rucQ/s1465/DSC_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1465" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Sa21jnZb4vWl8Va95QzETqnRM3mzhl1nsSYS7r9NdFVm1AFNWdeZ76Z343iN6z70i4RZGO8LAMa9FhvbrY8NBBGdkWpGXUrkHgTX5k28ZGMqG08vacpqbBTXtsrq71lbOot4PguPSWjOrYSzYqFJHxMUciIfIaFubiQlux_Q-cZNt3078qWf4rucQ/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8U9si96-rrlQaylvDZaXI665aGr_qjdVh1f7T33u8hCNHQk4cTzOWoyg-jyQC5TDtL6Z7rcIPHeI-PSeMM1NNifMb6JjBDB4R150ra1JryweQYoIk35Zi_0pSqqIwThaaKo4C5If2aO_wvhTkaRLFIL1M94gooqCj3GXrgvje0A9SerPUe_n1hqrWA/s1444/DSC_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="1346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8U9si96-rrlQaylvDZaXI665aGr_qjdVh1f7T33u8hCNHQk4cTzOWoyg-jyQC5TDtL6Z7rcIPHeI-PSeMM1NNifMb6JjBDB4R150ra1JryweQYoIk35Zi_0pSqqIwThaaKo4C5If2aO_wvhTkaRLFIL1M94gooqCj3GXrgvje0A9SerPUe_n1hqrWA/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYUz_cKzfhcfHWpku6DpYpXpoqWBc0L1ADAg2H8c7OzIV_N6mUBSMHNqDbBxWaNaMoIhw0hP0x9Nte-I7I9Tuj6wipQs2S1AkTcoV2UobsQdkpBvFQOS7esFKnat1wYn6UD9mfhoYrjm0BacWrsidiq7GiCn_n_jjx7IdvdAvXb-3bXLzo3whfojeUA/s1526/DSC_0025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="1526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYUz_cKzfhcfHWpku6DpYpXpoqWBc0L1ADAg2H8c7OzIV_N6mUBSMHNqDbBxWaNaMoIhw0hP0x9Nte-I7I9Tuj6wipQs2S1AkTcoV2UobsQdkpBvFQOS7esFKnat1wYn6UD9mfhoYrjm0BacWrsidiq7GiCn_n_jjx7IdvdAvXb-3bXLzo3whfojeUA/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Micron ink pens were used to draw the details on the map.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Next up will be a battalion of grenadiers made by a true old school figure manufacturer - Garrison Miniatures. The figures were kindly provided by Wellington Man, to help meet my needs for the upcoming battle of Vimiero Village. The Battle to the north of Vimiero is progressing beautifully and balanced on a knife's edge. </span><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-72642118577379667882022-04-21T15:57:00.000-07:002022-04-21T15:57:14.163-07:00His Majesty's Guardsman<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">One of, if not <i>the </i>quality, I admire most in our hobby, is the depth of friendships we develop over our shared passion for this relatively obscure endeavor. I have good friends across the city, and some across the globe. Of those international friends, many I have never met in person - a state of things I hope to remedy! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Astute readers of my blog will have noted the troops around Vimiero are taking a "Winter's Peace" of sorts while I attend to health matters. Not to belabor the medical stuff; I recently discovered that I was living with two large aortic aneurysms. Thanks to the amazing folks at the medical center where I work, I am now one week out of post-op, home, and feeling stronger every day. I even walked the pups yesterday much to my wife's chagrin. Health-wise, I could not have hoped for a better outcome. It looks like my dear spouse and family are stuck with me for at least another 40 years (that may be a bit greedy, but why not at this point).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Not a day after getting home from the hospital, I discovered this ambassador waiting for me in the mailbox. What a joy to open the package and find this immaculately painted guardsman in the old style. He is a vintage 30mm Willie figure of an Imperial Guardsman originally sculpted by Edward Suren and ably painted by Aly Morrison.</span><br /></div><div><p> </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UHruBBqu8rFxfqL4Eu359TlB81RZuvLLpFbY8JGbcbuZs5MMIdfGw78pSFYOY6ZgImN4eqUO9jBNhTw6wMMebd_kJa1iBsDEXaM9TSrfZ9Ke5BgmEkKsApzOHr_siSMssDI_Dl1opGO0bxR-Vyc2JpXTBNMs3I_Y9NJl4AKRXALQ9LoxE_5K6fsCrw/s1529/DSC_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1529" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UHruBBqu8rFxfqL4Eu359TlB81RZuvLLpFbY8JGbcbuZs5MMIdfGw78pSFYOY6ZgImN4eqUO9jBNhTw6wMMebd_kJa1iBsDEXaM9TSrfZ9Ke5BgmEkKsApzOHr_siSMssDI_Dl1opGO0bxR-Vyc2JpXTBNMs3I_Y9NJl4AKRXALQ9LoxE_5K6fsCrw/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The guardsman came complete with orders which read: "His Imperial Majesty sends his regards and has dispatched one of his finest guardsmen to ensure that you take time to rest and recover. Most importantly - GET WELL SOON!" signed Aly Morrison (ADC)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qLCtspyTe74zcyfwvgprR-T-lBLC3EYMJ6KnO5_bvPOPAn5OfLSo8jYLbRdmGh6AxCv8jueWpgrGt93mHo-cU0GMqoJQgdi6Ks67rDQncmkPfLCGEP30c5pxOgx9KgML-IjnDqWDzvysT_mcqui6xx87jRb9YZdeRfzZOxIbybVeJbEA8LA6ukBrtg/s1186/DSC_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="841" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qLCtspyTe74zcyfwvgprR-T-lBLC3EYMJ6KnO5_bvPOPAn5OfLSo8jYLbRdmGh6AxCv8jueWpgrGt93mHo-cU0GMqoJQgdi6Ks67rDQncmkPfLCGEP30c5pxOgx9KgML-IjnDqWDzvysT_mcqui6xx87jRb9YZdeRfzZOxIbybVeJbEA8LA6ukBrtg/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU2k440BQ1DSlWi8didLvrZVmYQHvxEQXZK25E3-ppbDn2ROhcb1liP72XZc6BK4aPFpjdMljME_FJafXnkfD2tBIHp14SFCatyqr4dinnkQY9eJ3oZvCKp63F0m87rfY255NVPrcZl4eiPhjqrQ6rzPnuIUIvoQ6TDpgllavSrx3o6mEQAoAxU660g/s1143/DSC_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6T8nO3s4VJP-b2guB_mqTL-suD95cWznSYfysV7Mgo4LIhwFaJs8OtMzgUk--c3n4Xr9ZJe7-C5OSlPqgRMNTdVDKHbeSONnAie02kPOJFV-Knt5KFJN4xnOksX4xuStfg6GplAW1DXgXbSTBvfa9KvmNyQmzTO3iOw1oIDHs4qT8VzVdrgZQSR3vA/s1136/DSC_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6T8nO3s4VJP-b2guB_mqTL-suD95cWznSYfysV7Mgo4LIhwFaJs8OtMzgUk--c3n4Xr9ZJe7-C5OSlPqgRMNTdVDKHbeSONnAie02kPOJFV-Knt5KFJN4xnOksX4xuStfg6GplAW1DXgXbSTBvfa9KvmNyQmzTO3iOw1oIDHs4qT8VzVdrgZQSR3vA/s320/DSC_0044.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> Thanks to all for the support along this journey and for the host of well wishes I have received from our community. With any luck I'll be able to incorporate painting into part of my rehab and will have some of my own soldiers to show off soon. In the meantime, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to Aly for a real lift of my spirits that was unexpected and truly delightful. Best to you my friend.</span><br /></p></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-18081778530743184672022-04-06T18:48:00.001-07:002022-04-06T18:48:17.756-07:00A Bavarian Welsh and French Confection of Metal Delights<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Today I present a lovely assortment of miniature sculpting styles and nationalities. The last couple of months I have been preparing for an international re-creation of the battle north of Vimiero, but while that battle has been progressing over email, I have been busily painting and am happy to show the results of those efforts below (as well as a few spoiler photos of the battle).</span><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXrgC31qGEjMop3XyHTnZkgIlQJVAwcQufpScS-ziBhXL_pfv2zevwejx_VU4cff-SMqSGJ0C73NMWpXdPQpds0EvZbxsxpfNWGNl9sCu2QLeIChO9bryYZXR0JWJ7PNJKw4Vn_jgMeYm9uIlRlefUZaF6mtryOPmSmjf3eFRkwVHql4Di-TVRs78RA/s1411/DSC_0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="1411" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXrgC31qGEjMop3XyHTnZkgIlQJVAwcQufpScS-ziBhXL_pfv2zevwejx_VU4cff-SMqSGJ0C73NMWpXdPQpds0EvZbxsxpfNWGNl9sCu2QLeIChO9bryYZXR0JWJ7PNJKw4Vn_jgMeYm9uIlRlefUZaF6mtryOPmSmjf3eFRkwVHql4Di-TVRs78RA/s320/DSC_0015.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Royal Welsh 23rd Fusiliers. Originally painted by Dick Tennant<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdglVjJbhfXZMfDXCc-EgW0Z8rszYmqlXjFRD3ZS388Wy3C6luEehbK2WCBbXHXcQ7nMtMwCCiUoXDokapu1JjwXq_u8O7KOTYJrE0fRrG_jDDoz0IQDOD04cYSeKOrzDpr8G9DF2aoS2BYOoOFNtLGV3-T2udDRF9fZbHMwk5iaKS6JB5-iueUvW1uA/s1248/DSC_0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1248" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdglVjJbhfXZMfDXCc-EgW0Z8rszYmqlXjFRD3ZS388Wy3C6luEehbK2WCBbXHXcQ7nMtMwCCiUoXDokapu1JjwXq_u8O7KOTYJrE0fRrG_jDDoz0IQDOD04cYSeKOrzDpr8G9DF2aoS2BYOoOFNtLGV3-T2udDRF9fZbHMwk5iaKS6JB5-iueUvW1uA/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I wanted the Battalion to have command figures in bearskins, and was a few figures short of the 36 figure standard battalion, so added a Der Kriegspieler NCO as regimental standard bearer, officer and drummer. The rest are Hinton Hunt originals painted by Mr. Tennant in his usual extraordinary style. I refreshed the paint a bit and added some shading.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW3W6XE-l34yIpaCSTKtZqsZ5LVACBi78WeGjm_cYOTKxKVQTHJG5pEkQuu3ZzP8UXtPhM4uLj0LzE1x6tVniiSna38opzIGqg9kUojmHfbtwz3QY7jOVWnzXGfKANhT18MLGpE-1jloferqDV8-kamvtM_Xn1LL3sI3hnkdD6kOmZm6h9l4YMsUnvQ/s1410/DSC_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1410" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW3W6XE-l34yIpaCSTKtZqsZ5LVACBi78WeGjm_cYOTKxKVQTHJG5pEkQuu3ZzP8UXtPhM4uLj0LzE1x6tVniiSna38opzIGqg9kUojmHfbtwz3QY7jOVWnzXGfKANhT18MLGpE-1jloferqDV8-kamvtM_Xn1LL3sI3hnkdD6kOmZm6h9l4YMsUnvQ/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The flags had to be replaced unfortunately, so I decided I might as well incorporate some Hagen tassels from their flag pole set.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7XYWFrzew909xYLngnWtzsLWVtENXFgFsY9MgWs5sXJ8-YKt9Zh0LKJiVh9r4rdI9WbUN3khVGN80SFY_bCMq3eZVcysFyyHwb7m5KfzpTImk0E5403xKDz2LApSY1l-3ENO6jfdqQt1uXwFnhn0pIBOD1_1HtiQx_tr-LkZS0dO0Kmyzwh5DFCn6w/s1122/DSC_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1122" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7XYWFrzew909xYLngnWtzsLWVtENXFgFsY9MgWs5sXJ8-YKt9Zh0LKJiVh9r4rdI9WbUN3khVGN80SFY_bCMq3eZVcysFyyHwb7m5KfzpTImk0E5403xKDz2LApSY1l-3ENO6jfdqQt1uXwFnhn0pIBOD1_1HtiQx_tr-LkZS0dO0Kmyzwh5DFCn6w/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The DKs fit in just fine with their Hinton Hunt brethren in this instance, which was a relief!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldzza6POxr9qXAbsQiZCVyxaV7cGAexXaL4XaOsC6iAkDw4SfCOxDE-x8Rznu_7TmEQ9CZ3ebgFLGgRJnKv58H8nk5t9cWhUyKxIKPTMr_pw9l4Uc-hqzfEJGeCfnP03TxvcnUqAzc0_xuxF0ACHKyylCrqrpRSn6SwxmYPK90zUHVAzflpLSwkRw8Q/s666/DSC_0020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="598" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldzza6POxr9qXAbsQiZCVyxaV7cGAexXaL4XaOsC6iAkDw4SfCOxDE-x8Rznu_7TmEQ9CZ3ebgFLGgRJnKv58H8nk5t9cWhUyKxIKPTMr_pw9l4Uc-hqzfEJGeCfnP03TxvcnUqAzc0_xuxF0ACHKyylCrqrpRSn6SwxmYPK90zUHVAzflpLSwkRw8Q/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A Waterloo 1815 metal casting from their command set, slightly modified and demoted, serves as Colonel Ellis of the Fusiliers<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRcBXvj1Bkk9Q7itp3ytojE7EjSa-HAA9rGy95Z1gaotkrisRMvXQMMMlHXqLApb2-wk7YpF6YIY2FXa_M8x7N-FeIWnR0SgZ-DXaHO29f-tpV29WU33F4AViCVP58PFZRoHB03qRdB1gBLPULyhHrbFHipXkF6sECzGOK62smkcfZaJPdZLkOzOU9w/s651/DSC_0021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRcBXvj1Bkk9Q7itp3ytojE7EjSa-HAA9rGy95Z1gaotkrisRMvXQMMMlHXqLApb2-wk7YpF6YIY2FXa_M8x7N-FeIWnR0SgZ-DXaHO29f-tpV29WU33F4AViCVP58PFZRoHB03qRdB1gBLPULyhHrbFHipXkF6sECzGOK62smkcfZaJPdZLkOzOU9w/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I love the animation of this figure as he peers forward over the neck of his horse.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3nfmrd6h1G6clFI-zomabgafe07vupjBWqmAvfvVQO-jwoaPF-Qgurl4lVNy5_xuJ19_6P2_9G4WcCvt5YU52cuZ7nRuCdAiJ1UgpNCaGUCCPqBc2Iiz4WzOeOW0xaWZHq42QEPV91ILCey1mkalRtazio1QEMq40wKZBM_Mj1LO-wtwPwNk3DwhKg/s579/DSC_0022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3nfmrd6h1G6clFI-zomabgafe07vupjBWqmAvfvVQO-jwoaPF-Qgurl4lVNy5_xuJ19_6P2_9G4WcCvt5YU52cuZ7nRuCdAiJ1UgpNCaGUCCPqBc2Iiz4WzOeOW0xaWZHq42QEPV91ILCey1mkalRtazio1QEMq40wKZBM_Mj1LO-wtwPwNk3DwhKg/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Here we have an Art Miniaturen casting of Roustam Raza, Napoleon's body guard and secondary valet.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_tbT_mEJi5JnpICYGft0Yt1VZklnagYBR7iAWZblG07w7gh0hks-_haGOeVSRm_MnavXSEe0QsKYO0PiIXy1rGeZZ6lpnGpnuZpqWeCiZAo_vgJZUPjOir4ZtMOX-KJPykiraT0PkaKQexVQoI6EQleCE-7uawOORbZAsy_TfwaqzjSW2_SHx8AhhA/s567/DSC_0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="553" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_tbT_mEJi5JnpICYGft0Yt1VZklnagYBR7iAWZblG07w7gh0hks-_haGOeVSRm_MnavXSEe0QsKYO0PiIXy1rGeZZ6lpnGpnuZpqWeCiZAo_vgJZUPjOir4ZtMOX-KJPykiraT0PkaKQexVQoI6EQleCE-7uawOORbZAsy_TfwaqzjSW2_SHx8AhhA/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">You have to love all of the gold on the oriental costume which he would wear on ceremonial occasions.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf9tp0G1IIoUUK57NI-WUbZbMMUf3UfPq37egPPzUJpPozAwgX6Y7BUwMjqg9srX1cdLCl0EgOpOkTye71DygH5tt6IejCWkEl6awqGhmkGU2q3QD94buaJC0EsWErldS9f926eq5a8-hsbYChnBoLWdUVZr7r7r2XsWgQ-c0k54ESRWNXt-Z4wIQxg/s566/DSC_0024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNf9tp0G1IIoUUK57NI-WUbZbMMUf3UfPq37egPPzUJpPozAwgX6Y7BUwMjqg9srX1cdLCl0EgOpOkTye71DygH5tt6IejCWkEl6awqGhmkGU2q3QD94buaJC0EsWErldS9f926eq5a8-hsbYChnBoLWdUVZr7r7r2XsWgQ-c0k54ESRWNXt-Z4wIQxg/s320/DSC_0024.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The horses bridle was my favorite part!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkpiSkjwX26PKq_5tZijy0HoBO1CfD5Hy9PgieYWyjgnHs1FlBmdNKxTU-SfKs-RlWagCxLcSxsw_RYOyYenEwE9ZH-xxKoXg81lva5agLk7v09asYlKewEKaG5WVRa9i_ytr6U6FXcqZSdtqovtcnO8G-apcMnYrNWRZ2u3fQL2VXHfb1nw7CICufg/s963/DSC_0025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="963" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkpiSkjwX26PKq_5tZijy0HoBO1CfD5Hy9PgieYWyjgnHs1FlBmdNKxTU-SfKs-RlWagCxLcSxsw_RYOyYenEwE9ZH-xxKoXg81lva5agLk7v09asYlKewEKaG5WVRa9i_ytr6U6FXcqZSdtqovtcnO8G-apcMnYrNWRZ2u3fQL2VXHfb1nw7CICufg/s320/DSC_0025.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">On deck is the 76th Infantry Regiment of the Line, so I thought I would go ahead and get their Colonel and Chef de Bataillon done while I was working on command figures.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv225BVWxMuqsTLmPGAhGCXByFX-0bwErqzUyJLURAtHCl8McwBDUcYMUhLZcJX0f3NdKvqUqZPpUU6d9f_AH42qBC3W-7DvkAM-tdzsixBk33EpTt1O0X9hue2NsogWBbmpF8KdeIm8XxhZFK79xVNn95LWIY9m69fHRfBxqJOO-RBn2aNojUY8qV9g/s912/DSC_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="912" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv225BVWxMuqsTLmPGAhGCXByFX-0bwErqzUyJLURAtHCl8McwBDUcYMUhLZcJX0f3NdKvqUqZPpUU6d9f_AH42qBC3W-7DvkAM-tdzsixBk33EpTt1O0X9hue2NsogWBbmpF8KdeIm8XxhZFK79xVNn95LWIY9m69fHRfBxqJOO-RBn2aNojUY8qV9g/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">On the left is an SHQ casting and on the right, perhaps my all time favorite sculpt, a Franznap Colonel.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKFff7aLM2TjldC4j4UWJ28EWUb0O6HL94BmTpNDRuueGonO9CoQ3IvSHorHpQMlMg8auM7T042dD2c0-0-PuPXsZWaSLuSOJErDGy3G8hETCP6kJiktNFt6iKXBfwZGXDZOxxoHQP5_sKccqd8lZnKjxgF0by8UCVTJZSlIU6uud3qroxGZfL72WCQ/s921/DSC_0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="921" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKFff7aLM2TjldC4j4UWJ28EWUb0O6HL94BmTpNDRuueGonO9CoQ3IvSHorHpQMlMg8auM7T042dD2c0-0-PuPXsZWaSLuSOJErDGy3G8hETCP6kJiktNFt6iKXBfwZGXDZOxxoHQP5_sKccqd8lZnKjxgF0by8UCVTJZSlIU6uud3qroxGZfL72WCQ/s320/DSC_0027.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The different sculpting styles is really evident when seen from behind.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19l9Gyu5bKRZVM7obBOWmpIbANOzD1XNXI3IfRXKiSXh3mALQPYmpx_8dplQXAwHBf17CZiDMnyGz-cpWLZWNWKWDPRHDGDl1qRyVSaqGoG2YP9oF96M90bO7PRIPHmlt7GCbSWYqTCTNRJnDtwjw3QR1imMc18FGmgDoGLA5v7CbY2LAO1nyJq24Q/s1029/DSC_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1029" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm19l9Gyu5bKRZVM7obBOWmpIbANOzD1XNXI3IfRXKiSXh3mALQPYmpx_8dplQXAwHBf17CZiDMnyGz-cpWLZWNWKWDPRHDGDl1qRyVSaqGoG2YP9oF96M90bO7PRIPHmlt7GCbSWYqTCTNRJnDtwjw3QR1imMc18FGmgDoGLA5v7CbY2LAO1nyJq24Q/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">More Franznap - a Bavarian six horse artillery train.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoIB1-mtliAMNR5sgjc6-vxEAUjOto6BIBs7ikAPPlFpqzP1dOaq-MRen9v4Rqii9pFWDMHufa-euuMzyXwB2_jPTiTJO2EQ8ZaxsMV1NV2pGghoq5noTQjPT-vbkesMDfZnZ1YT5erhElMowrJOSQEuPmclqpfSs_c6hT0McHvuyHcCvvOwlthfhRA/s1015/DSC_0029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1015" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoIB1-mtliAMNR5sgjc6-vxEAUjOto6BIBs7ikAPPlFpqzP1dOaq-MRen9v4Rqii9pFWDMHufa-euuMzyXwB2_jPTiTJO2EQ8ZaxsMV1NV2pGghoq5noTQjPT-vbkesMDfZnZ1YT5erhElMowrJOSQEuPmclqpfSs_c6hT0McHvuyHcCvvOwlthfhRA/s320/DSC_0029.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Limber riders and gun complete the set.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCZXPrxWnmYud5nrxWRvL21AiwC2hAlgJymYoE-UoTKfeHqgvtWqNBheUea-MdHdwujcv-vXEyF01TGg4QAbDr3hzkAUL7-NKdWjUC1B-LCUW7aN7k_vu0azI0KyW6QNTtMeLY28SPwzRJK03RWTFeBKe1tb1sOO_L1cpczjkU952hgS1Uop_UnKfIw/s1288/DSC_0030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1288" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCZXPrxWnmYud5nrxWRvL21AiwC2hAlgJymYoE-UoTKfeHqgvtWqNBheUea-MdHdwujcv-vXEyF01TGg4QAbDr3hzkAUL7-NKdWjUC1B-LCUW7aN7k_vu0azI0KyW6QNTtMeLY28SPwzRJK03RWTFeBKe1tb1sOO_L1cpczjkU952hgS1Uop_UnKfIw/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The traces were a little fiddly to put together, but come as part of the set cast in metal.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-s6tsJJj7oA378c2Q2OQfQad6pTL1cTLrhT3hthscuCsWi_98niZjA9DNnvMD3jBoXkQXS6uhixWXaIC6IOP9JxdQu2zw63l4miL4aGQlaAk6Y9P-Kgii1JM4Rv0UxycO4a42-IIi6hSeLs-pschoCFQesuaPElgwajHufk1g-fkLqvlNwNB_1WJXg/s1245/DSC_0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="1245" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-s6tsJJj7oA378c2Q2OQfQad6pTL1cTLrhT3hthscuCsWi_98niZjA9DNnvMD3jBoXkQXS6uhixWXaIC6IOP9JxdQu2zw63l4miL4aGQlaAk6Y9P-Kgii1JM4Rv0UxycO4a42-IIi6hSeLs-pschoCFQesuaPElgwajHufk1g-fkLqvlNwNB_1WJXg/s320/DSC_0031.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Altogether a fantastic piece.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjkAVTIXjjmO5ocQimNwCR0qmzdoBjwPLncchgf1mFGEkuMgqaUelXH1MU-w-9fSe5ln7Bb9rqqqrclGorrwprot_zmzmyVtDFeaJLuq4LL3oeAZcGLBdHVO48sN5QUo7VoAAODk0HiYnJbb6po-w15pAfPc8hwJ82Whg_0i4n-TDDJOQBGCCk8om2A/s1408/DSC_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1408" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjkAVTIXjjmO5ocQimNwCR0qmzdoBjwPLncchgf1mFGEkuMgqaUelXH1MU-w-9fSe5ln7Bb9rqqqrclGorrwprot_zmzmyVtDFeaJLuq4LL3oeAZcGLBdHVO48sN5QUo7VoAAODk0HiYnJbb6po-w15pAfPc8hwJ82Whg_0i4n-TDDJOQBGCCk8om2A/s320/DSC_0032.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">A better view of the artillery drivers and the traces.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHLo38-qc4dSjiNNA9s95peJJ4yMhuDk3pPZGqrRzzMG8lSo5-tSsOU-nJWxo5oj0Ru8_FMj7G9EcQYlzAYqhBIK9gNCh--vVBRHo8YYc3TSZTgvBlzfxPUQQ5bsPJDw87wI87gpHl7VI1NUogpqBuJlL-yhuNTKbB3ycX0VLHVNO679IQaRosbN4TQ/s1485/DSC_0033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1485" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHLo38-qc4dSjiNNA9s95peJJ4yMhuDk3pPZGqrRzzMG8lSo5-tSsOU-nJWxo5oj0Ru8_FMj7G9EcQYlzAYqhBIK9gNCh--vVBRHo8YYc3TSZTgvBlzfxPUQQ5bsPJDw87wI87gpHl7VI1NUogpqBuJlL-yhuNTKbB3ycX0VLHVNO679IQaRosbN4TQ/s320/DSC_0033.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">I won't be doing any more six horse artillery trains until I model Napoleon's beautiful daughters - 12 pounders in the Imperial Guard artillery reserve.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5EJchi61fjHsUOfpwnxDEFfKGuBYHDFQNgSPjQpUk73BkeB2LEZRFGPAngFrZAOntwly3hYZh808dQQ3aM8gOsjD7RJ4TNT_dnMv4IZt-RQNNjtXPua2Bce6f8FgJCUUnWg3nkCcMgdNTDIf_qhQItWJSwIiT0t_C-_S8cBzyyaoRrhtOkOBW7gUag/s564/DSC_0034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="564" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5EJchi61fjHsUOfpwnxDEFfKGuBYHDFQNgSPjQpUk73BkeB2LEZRFGPAngFrZAOntwly3hYZh808dQQ3aM8gOsjD7RJ4TNT_dnMv4IZt-RQNNjtXPua2Bce6f8FgJCUUnWg3nkCcMgdNTDIf_qhQItWJSwIiT0t_C-_S8cBzyyaoRrhtOkOBW7gUag/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Bavarian light artillery piece</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0cKhr8YFngLsO_S25lAKvTp19PS7Z6EOARd1ieBhfp_txghk6Bd_NnvE1my8gRIr2qXsWhJG8ihZsPjCfdGzYehmXDdAnYp3PY8Fx3iRP9ZcTglrbfMQKTHwT_kM_DNZzmrwpllOP1R4Hxu27POF_tOarAWzPi_8rZcmJR3yCwj3YrfcpVAxYKz89g/s528/DSC_0035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="528" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0cKhr8YFngLsO_S25lAKvTp19PS7Z6EOARd1ieBhfp_txghk6Bd_NnvE1my8gRIr2qXsWhJG8ihZsPjCfdGzYehmXDdAnYp3PY8Fx3iRP9ZcTglrbfMQKTHwT_kM_DNZzmrwpllOP1R4Hxu27POF_tOarAWzPi_8rZcmJR3yCwj3YrfcpVAxYKz89g/s320/DSC_0035.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Note the attached bucket as well as the cast on drag chain.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD6jCo3_9wFrmemmR0tOtILeN9zWnaoT2nBDvLlXY5hSLsJE4mWn54MLkUGVNI1AzpAar3ivzQSpwCwjxtufAmDme6y18tUNggnkSeWr8KLM6aMX6tm300S0po4IJoPfL6zO-h5bm-KoKsmeSyXq-YqzZkYpcu77GiZdfUoWDjX5HF-aBkVa3cWVj7Q/s682/DSC_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="682" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixD6jCo3_9wFrmemmR0tOtILeN9zWnaoT2nBDvLlXY5hSLsJE4mWn54MLkUGVNI1AzpAar3ivzQSpwCwjxtufAmDme6y18tUNggnkSeWr8KLM6aMX6tm300S0po4IJoPfL6zO-h5bm-KoKsmeSyXq-YqzZkYpcu77GiZdfUoWDjX5HF-aBkVa3cWVj7Q/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Just another beautifully detailed piece by Franznap.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lastly a few teaser shots from the ongoing battle north of Vimiero. The troops have temporarily laid down their arms while I take care of some health matters, but I hope to be up and running again in a couple of months. Till then, happy gaming!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdDB7QDYu0N7kLEcKFijVP12N7Ygr1IG_S_Q2jtCVyVxSHkhjdH6xL_TU3VpAJtqLToIgCZPWblBACjGx3uB_6Kgx16SxTJnmg6HooH4Ve6kilnxktyoY7zS4G2MJ5MCFVmz3kM9KZOzp4wEPOyA4iOTnXsTTUSEKLLLJ6jRn9EFbJ2pmDNWwhStsUg/s1178/Starting%20positions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1178" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdDB7QDYu0N7kLEcKFijVP12N7Ygr1IG_S_Q2jtCVyVxSHkhjdH6xL_TU3VpAJtqLToIgCZPWblBACjGx3uB_6Kgx16SxTJnmg6HooH4Ve6kilnxktyoY7zS4G2MJ5MCFVmz3kM9KZOzp4wEPOyA4iOTnXsTTUSEKLLLJ6jRn9EFbJ2pmDNWwhStsUg/s320/Starting%20positions.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz0EM_fXPnv2PGkr_GR0Ud7t3g3LlAWJGKjB7EPklH6pPfFggC16HgZM149H1hYrDyvXx0Z73VcScFF7Xz0z7L-rJWFFpWJx2dQeSbHEUEtJn1-vWOg6hrRF68WA7KWixFTG_Nq7PWmptd_w1yd0qvAHCt0SUjppExEXv__8rnTpCK2V2ZV-q1XP-UQ/s1504/DSC_0050%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1504" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz0EM_fXPnv2PGkr_GR0Ud7t3g3LlAWJGKjB7EPklH6pPfFggC16HgZM149H1hYrDyvXx0Z73VcScFF7Xz0z7L-rJWFFpWJx2dQeSbHEUEtJn1-vWOg6hrRF68WA7KWixFTG_Nq7PWmptd_w1yd0qvAHCt0SUjppExEXv__8rnTpCK2V2ZV-q1XP-UQ/s320/DSC_0050%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou2PLvNZKgLJwih5iFDWFMBmQ8UxesmtB5JnnU5IVQtCVNmv2aeuFyx-9m8plUziUboDrZr5tgP4D-Or8RDiszOMHkg7TB2bDKqf8OylUt3eImx8pGEMrVwi9r0dhmxvGmOgEhJ49j9PIdRsEalaDeGIAZZpfifw21RPVgQI1YIbJIohNFxJGzbt7sg/s1055/DSC_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="1055" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou2PLvNZKgLJwih5iFDWFMBmQ8UxesmtB5JnnU5IVQtCVNmv2aeuFyx-9m8plUziUboDrZr5tgP4D-Or8RDiszOMHkg7TB2bDKqf8OylUt3eImx8pGEMrVwi9r0dhmxvGmOgEhJ49j9PIdRsEalaDeGIAZZpfifw21RPVgQI1YIbJIohNFxJGzbt7sg/s320/DSC_0048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgFI_llNAdlnL07Bj95K5spCvzHGh7_Sv_q22NgVuIA3jWe6qcaBG_G7hHs3E7aMtSztNNxnPi0vZv38xFoJ5tuxBvgUU4GyhkzTWvlE7TCzhEr5knbczayG9-RoGY2W9SBvjhddjjeQDzBzU4-e59V4HX5oOKzFMo2Sx1_4ej8zDJnTwlAFzxmpyow/s1504/DSC_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgFI_llNAdlnL07Bj95K5spCvzHGh7_Sv_q22NgVuIA3jWe6qcaBG_G7hHs3E7aMtSztNNxnPi0vZv38xFoJ5tuxBvgUU4GyhkzTWvlE7TCzhEr5knbczayG9-RoGY2W9SBvjhddjjeQDzBzU4-e59V4HX5oOKzFMo2Sx1_4ej8zDJnTwlAFzxmpyow/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813532882741884491.post-60886604046032757732022-02-27T08:24:00.003-08:002022-02-27T15:56:25.782-08:00Vimiero 1808 - Test Game<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"> <b>Vimiero 1808</b> is the largest engagement I have tried thus far using Muskets and Marshals, so before having a full crew over to play I wanted to get in a test game. To that end I had a couple of brave volunteers willing to brave the cool temps in my garage head over to test the game (Thanks to SD and JD for their enthusiasm and great ideas). Once again the rules performed very well with results that seemed historically based. I have been consistently pleased at how well this simple set of rules has performed. I did make a few tweaks to accommodate my big battalions and I wanted to make sure they did not adversely affect game play. Not wanting to give away the game entirely since there is another bigger game day planned, I'll just present a brief overview of the day's action.</span><br /></p><p> </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhijU2WilKqfitIH8dR5DUfaDCG34pxqzlLKFnYHItWb7MlA5R5A7XvleY-KqZS7EGJldXrODMotqImGcpLS2yJVQEmBenCeJw3gQ8NxYmsytSbb8q_jRhoKYxt5ocTzoZXBAUd4Xzv8HCQ68shQd9VIheIpxO2CoaJaJxw0gcUgPqob3oxNEXM-hCvag=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhijU2WilKqfitIH8dR5DUfaDCG34pxqzlLKFnYHItWb7MlA5R5A7XvleY-KqZS7EGJldXrODMotqImGcpLS2yJVQEmBenCeJw3gQ8NxYmsytSbb8q_jRhoKYxt5ocTzoZXBAUd4Xzv8HCQ68shQd9VIheIpxO2CoaJaJxw0gcUgPqob3oxNEXM-hCvag=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Starting positions as a French brigade faces off against three British brigades a few miles North of Vimiero.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOseCdn9qlEy9kacIxe7ytJC39w2fe9U8wiMVRjtjZqqRhZDT0xAJIPazcpD92RzjVQMnlEMJw0CXA9RqNVqoT6dgDk4GhHWJpPWljImeMf_zzCC0bi1hAWYOC34shKxjj1s0yU5Q2N8WagB0reK3nZuCf25IoiZAEXycbCWecWIE5dGc1kEHwmN6hYA=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOseCdn9qlEy9kacIxe7ytJC39w2fe9U8wiMVRjtjZqqRhZDT0xAJIPazcpD92RzjVQMnlEMJw0CXA9RqNVqoT6dgDk4GhHWJpPWljImeMf_zzCC0bi1hAWYOC34shKxjj1s0yU5Q2N8WagB0reK3nZuCf25IoiZAEXycbCWecWIE5dGc1kEHwmN6hYA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">British assault up the hill.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq753_glgAuUN0IiRxE5tjXxKRbXtXZhrshvPowAIaJwPCNI6IHtdvf2WXcBmXKwBBxnWV9mMOPkw24SC7QCbghvvhL7_hMZZG_USdLVNkAJ57nmSOIiFpgZbfnxvMmA4AIBIucGHuE2ji4aAdpXWs4BW6nP6_NNwieT_Pe3YWAgJrs8bBea54qlb2HA=s4160" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbMezkT-ws1N-ayIsP1fs1LMs7hZYubwtg3GIGNB-UYxiMyXZTzIAm6AXxJ7pYZ1P93nAtdQkJ6SD2vh3sYth24Ri9B735J9iHceO82Mbyw1poti-XwnVOVS1_EWWlq4R0E-_Rn5k_q95oQZFrrKNLrEjyK1UpwwPXoVKHc4v_kXzDwzYp3lYuCGZhPg=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbMezkT-ws1N-ayIsP1fs1LMs7hZYubwtg3GIGNB-UYxiMyXZTzIAm6AXxJ7pYZ1P93nAtdQkJ6SD2vh3sYth24Ri9B735J9iHceO82Mbyw1poti-XwnVOVS1_EWWlq4R0E-_Rn5k_q95oQZFrrKNLrEjyK1UpwwPXoVKHc4v_kXzDwzYp3lYuCGZhPg=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Intense fighting at the top of the hill.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wWYaau-xHr_q6Bu3s1NcXyTg1ukpZ3JNU78nAPgImoht4uGFwh2h2P15WCPeMOLa_m3x6lAXN8oq5Rs4dniGxk43KuH-UfLKQ9Bpi_QWlLvka2ogHzh_KpP97_lw6ZUJZ3gHQLpbsAAZfV0XtBj9AXNEc0lcWBXD7f-rR1mOjozMQ6_tHxXHx70uGw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The British breakthrough in the center and their right has pushed back the French, but on the left of the line the French have mounted a stubborn defense, delaying the British advance.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv7GxVnpAljp0F7kkk9LfBEIBPSWltZNB5c6BPmnaIOLhseV6bfTrbr-gjLkeeW0c3BCPjXYUFsmA_1-yAkqj6nc61e-D3AJS1nGYpbmxP8suOgHEZp6CW4Q-QF-Wo8zdkfG3XL9IBdKGCk-rLDDwHaLgD8M-z6TuoddhsG1qDZ6S021wiIZzO1IW6mg=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv7GxVnpAljp0F7kkk9LfBEIBPSWltZNB5c6BPmnaIOLhseV6bfTrbr-gjLkeeW0c3BCPjXYUFsmA_1-yAkqj6nc61e-D3AJS1nGYpbmxP8suOgHEZp6CW4Q-QF-Wo8zdkfG3XL9IBdKGCk-rLDDwHaLgD8M-z6TuoddhsG1qDZ6S021wiIZzO1IW6mg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Brennier's brigade arrives in the nick of time - maybe too early - with a regiments of Dragoons in the lead.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAA-FqCskqty2qVBXeuGn_8Io8ligNHGDeLV7W7e0pIa7x2evZyhPMg_Bjvn_fvpkHwCtuHkTnwJrjgnJX4Tl-xvCSUVQGA7w14CZECsJwPatkEhafnT5Wsa1a3VNOzL1-gkZdvmUvdsT6ulrFrOTZY-wzulEvJFKT54lDatGJiiyk3gK1hPZoxrRuw=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAA-FqCskqty2qVBXeuGn_8Io8ligNHGDeLV7W7e0pIa7x2evZyhPMg_Bjvn_fvpkHwCtuHkTnwJrjgnJX4Tl-xvCSUVQGA7w14CZECsJwPatkEhafnT5Wsa1a3VNOzL1-gkZdvmUvdsT6ulrFrOTZY-wzulEvJFKT54lDatGJiiyk3gK1hPZoxrRuw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lead elements of the British advance around their left flank, form square in the nick of time and the Dragoons flow around the square taking heavy casualties in the process.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvSkjiKTYZXhMXfsf12OHXnlM7My0hUStfU1vzATJkBv_u7zgf79qWteDbYwCiHfdhMWg8GGtg1zqLraElX5MJwIovYfeaWzLspGLY1eT6dSw-iq3QPm_cb9I3EIGocpBs7Li7fl1O4nKlxNyX97WxnE_uktcWgsOzQIqvJjW30V3v67lTAqRqf4kbgg=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvSkjiKTYZXhMXfsf12OHXnlM7My0hUStfU1vzATJkBv_u7zgf79qWteDbYwCiHfdhMWg8GGtg1zqLraElX5MJwIovYfeaWzLspGLY1eT6dSw-iq3QPm_cb9I3EIGocpBs7Li7fl1O4nKlxNyX97WxnE_uktcWgsOzQIqvJjW30V3v67lTAqRqf4kbgg=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">The next British regiment suddenly finds themselves unprepared for a cavalry assault and still in line.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ01Qe5nBJ6xBZ3OQH0h4Rlc5pmCGwrv3Pog_ImiLAx6pdPQT_6oHvvb6vQ77urvS2z_ARvyiNMFON3BbiddOi4yhvvOpCT2dLFkt80B9wkZ0w7StnIV4RGZ_rNrLv32qhqWgjy049TNIm7anYgXNpM1om4rrvGPbriIzbcRNDU4qSSHsZj_CvXXBh4A=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJ01Qe5nBJ6xBZ3OQH0h4Rlc5pmCGwrv3Pog_ImiLAx6pdPQT_6oHvvb6vQ77urvS2z_ARvyiNMFON3BbiddOi4yhvvOpCT2dLFkt80B9wkZ0w7StnIV4RGZ_rNrLv32qhqWgjy049TNIm7anYgXNpM1om4rrvGPbriIzbcRNDU4qSSHsZj_CvXXBh4A=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">More bad news for the British - Colonel Macara of the Black Watch goes down!</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8iK7jZHCjm00mTNE5EWclb6j1zQn49Z2NvmghxqZ6UZSs7JVLgS3qnhQN8mFA1qGTjaBA-fjZlWEjbnlrQcNBeqIRjcSAhmsB31iVxhzSdXcAx_uindmPFb8JNGVQ3ZEU-NBW9ftmzCA9uXdHxBTke9roHV2TQCzPOQrUkv5rCXENneM2sKmebqR6A=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi8iK7jZHCjm00mTNE5EWclb6j1zQn49Z2NvmghxqZ6UZSs7JVLgS3qnhQN8mFA1qGTjaBA-fjZlWEjbnlrQcNBeqIRjcSAhmsB31iVxhzSdXcAx_uindmPFb8JNGVQ3ZEU-NBW9ftmzCA9uXdHxBTke9roHV2TQCzPOQrUkv5rCXENneM2sKmebqR6A=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">On the left of the British line the French refuse to give ground and send one British Regiment streaming to the rear just as a second engages them. Despite overwhelming odds the French hang on by the skin of their teeth!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieEw-U9gAM3Mg0Ax6D-So-n6QiUc5DefnBcr3ib79cf7F04MTxF4IrBXUvJCg4LOltk7J_3XZm_ihOkJLt5RKa2K5GyBUiegTRt1CdMQG6uu_ZGGVVQZiyi0Pe4zSS_VvxvzHCpr2BlTPF419i_pe-7ErBLaub_-GuV-1XHDNVr2Mhul6ktwJ6FTi58g=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieEw-U9gAM3Mg0Ax6D-So-n6QiUc5DefnBcr3ib79cf7F04MTxF4IrBXUvJCg4LOltk7J_3XZm_ihOkJLt5RKa2K5GyBUiegTRt1CdMQG6uu_ZGGVVQZiyi0Pe4zSS_VvxvzHCpr2BlTPF419i_pe-7ErBLaub_-GuV-1XHDNVr2Mhul6ktwJ6FTi58g=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">Oh the shame of it all!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8FlpwyvSnLAVUjStr1jL7IORGaZvkTrzprszxp3wg-8UWUBpLoMa5MWtBGWVncGCWeXnF3Wj7QRPsiK6FMu_ovuPii6nGytJccuJkICk0rM4XCHknzYW2G6PwXP6yP9TWI2pP-HYrt6HaqOozLujn9pxPA3cAHM5cmRV7kUbDh5g-oWLA1gjhB2Bfew=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8FlpwyvSnLAVUjStr1jL7IORGaZvkTrzprszxp3wg-8UWUBpLoMa5MWtBGWVncGCWeXnF3Wj7QRPsiK6FMu_ovuPii6nGytJccuJkICk0rM4XCHknzYW2G6PwXP6yP9TWI2pP-HYrt6HaqOozLujn9pxPA3cAHM5cmRV7kUbDh5g-oWLA1gjhB2Bfew=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">But what is this? Major Dornier of the French 69th is down!<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu8ZHMGwu7hYGiBuRqB_gkDJSwU2Fonc8ee57nQ8WUvfPQ9uIL5iYny4AdAqnprl7WOelq4Nvz3i3OI1gTEN9q3H308haNwXsDv8EAu7PegZS6ZIRbapfre4KR71CN9cKyj1Q8vNWG33usOs45zAuduhw0jsHB5VbOkKu-nJ7sJXjzHvBHpZjpPXL5iA=s4160" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu8ZHMGwu7hYGiBuRqB_gkDJSwU2Fonc8ee57nQ8WUvfPQ9uIL5iYny4AdAqnprl7WOelq4Nvz3i3OI1gTEN9q3H308haNwXsDv8EAu7PegZS6ZIRbapfre4KR71CN9cKyj1Q8vNWG33usOs45zAuduhw0jsHB5VbOkKu-nJ7sJXjzHvBHpZjpPXL5iA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">More good news for the British as their second flanking battalion form square just as the French Dragoons bug out due to British fire from the first square.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;">At this point it seemed like a good place to call it for the day, as the next phase of the battle was likely to take some time to resolve. The game was a great test of the rules and really helped identify a few questions I need to ask, and most importantly, how to calculate the victory conditions and the timing of reinforcements. Many thanks to SD and JD for their input and of course Stryker over on the Hinton Hunt Vintage Wargame Figures blog, for his development of the rules and willingness to share!</span><br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663682631274573026noreply@blogger.com14