More French

 Wow, two post in one day!  Normally I’m happy if I can manage two post in one month – LOL.

 

This is just another quick post as I return to Napoleonic painting.  My French forces have really been neglected.  I think I may have more Duchy of Warsaw forces than I do French currently.  

Figures are Old Glory.  Instead of my usual process of painting on the (Vallejo) Matt Medium I used the Army Painter Anti-Shine spray.  I think it did a pretty good job of knocking the gloss off the magic wash.

 

The plan for the lads in Greatcoats is to build one (maybe two) of those disgusting large 5 Battalion Regiments that marched into Russia in 1812.  I really like the kneeling/firing pose, but the scale looks a little off to me, they're almost as tall as the standing figures behind them.

 

 

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate.  May Santa bring you all the lead you desire.

 

So much lead, so little time

Meeting the Neighbors

 After listening to this late night neighbor for two years, I finally caught sight of him a week ago before the big snow.  He would have been almost impossible to spot but he was flapping his wings, which caught my eye.  He was about 125 Yards away in the tree line.

Shortly after taking this photo and putting the camera away he took off and had a little mid air altercation with a Falcon that must have been going after the same prey he was.  It was pretty awesome to watch their mid-air posturing, a lumbering Owl with it's massive wingspan and a nimble little Falcon.

Back to proper posting shortly.

So much lead, so little time.

Back to Basics

Just a super quick post today.  The other week it occurred to me that I have strayed from the true war gaming era of late.  Any true megalomaniac must be a Napoleonic era gamer, right?  So, to make amends it was time to paint up a proper Napoleonic era unit. 

Although I’m not sure this is really a proper unit, after all it’s wearing a blue coat and not a Russian green coat.  These poor neglected lads have been primed and getting shoved around from one corner of my painting table to another corner for close to 3 years now.   The French voices in my head have been complaining about how under strength their forces are, so maybe this generic Léger unit will keep them quiet for a while.

 

Not the greatest job but it’s finally complete.

 The Figures are Perry's.  Unfortunately my painting and photography skills don't really do them justice.

Stay safe

So much lead, so little time