200 years in the making

Let me just begin by saying "Thank You" to the folks who posted messages of support over the last few days. It is much appreciated. And just to clarify, I'm not worried about receiving comments that provide constructive criticism. Please don't attack those that do.

Anyway, back to some stuff I've been working on over the last week when I was in a bit of a funk. Way back in December and January I painted the unit above (the Coldstream Guards) and the unit below (the 1st Battalion of the King's German Legion). You can read a bit more about these back in this post here.

Since then they've kind of languished on the shelf. I started work on my second unit of KGL, but never really got too far (I think I had 12 of 24 basecoated until last week). So I figured it was time to get them finished. I also had a whole bunch of flags from Rick O'Brien at The Flag Dude that I wanted to finally see in action. So I got busy and finished off the unit below, the 2nd Battalion of the King's German Legion. These models, like their 1st Battalion counterparts, are from the Victrix Limited British Napoleonic Peninsular Flank Company box set. That box comes with 52 models, so one box provided my two 24 model units. Not bad really.

Before Adepticon I was able to get the Royal Artillery Battery finished. You can see them below with their 5.5" howitzer and two 9lb cannon. These models are from Front Rank Miniatures, who have a wide variety of Napoleonic models (and other periods).

As well as wrapping up the 2nd KGL, I decided to finish off my Commander and Sub-Commander. You can see these below. My Commander is on the left. As the group I'm working on this project with are all building armies with units present at the Battle of Salamanca, and I have the (un)enviable position of British commander, I decided my Commander model would be Wellington himself. He is seen here cheering on his troops, while an ADC stands ready with a missive, perhaps from Pakenham of the 3rd Division. These models are from Front Rank.

My Sub-Commander is an infantry Colonel (his redcoat gives him away), probably from the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards as denoted by his deep blue facings. This Colonel model is from Victrix.

So there you have it. My British Guards Division army for the Lasalle ruleset as it stands at the moment. For standard games I need to add a minimum of one more 36-man unit (which I'm 1/3 of the way through at the moment). For scenarios where I'm attacking I need to also add two more 24-man infantry units. These will be Highlander units, just to add a bit more variety, although I may be sick of painting tartan after the first unit.

The Thin Red Line

I mentioned a few posts back that I was also working on some Napoleonic British, I even showed you this picture. But I failed to tell you more.

These guys here are the Coldstream Guards (2nd Regiment of Foot Guards). Out the front are two bases representing a company of the 5/60th Rifles who accompanied the Guards Division at Salamanca. They are the complete contents of a box of British from Perry Miniatures.

Keen eyes might spot that my 36 strong regiment has the flank (Grenadier and Light) companies represented. The two companies on either end of the line have the flank company "wings" on their shoulders. The soldiers in the left company (as you look at it) have the white plume of the Grenadiers, while those on the right have the green plume of the Light Company.

The basing is a bit different, but I think quite reminiscent of the ground of the Spanish plains. The basecoat is Calthan Brown, followed by a drybrush of Iyanden Darksun, followed by a drybrush of Bleached Bone. The bases are edged in Calthan Brown. The rocks are highlighted up through a mix of Bleached Bone and Skull White. The grass tufts are the Silfor Late Summer Buffalo Grass

This next group finished are the 1st Regiment of the King's German Legion (or KGL), Hanoverians in the service of Britain's King George. They were outfitted just like the British regiments, with the odd exception here and there. I used Victrix plastics for this 24 man unit.

I chose the Victrix Ltd. Flank Company box set, so these really look like the Grenadier Company of the 1st KGL regiment, but I'm not really worried about complete historical accuracy (nor are my fellow players).

We're painting these up for a bit of fun, and to play a game at Adepticon this year. On the Saturday evening we'll be pushing a few brigades back and forth while knocking back pints and savoring fine ports. Stop by and say "G'Day!"

For those who are curious, we're going to be using the Lasalle rules by Sam Mustafa. This is a set of rules designed for somewhat competitive play, and "standard" games play out in around 2.5 to 3 hours.

And now onto something completely different. I should have some more photos later this week of my Rapid Assault Force, including the engine for the Locust vector-fighter. Should be good.

Recently I also mentioned a competition for when the number of followers of this blog reached 500. I'll keep a lid on what he competition is, but I have managed to get Dan Abnett to agree to send an autographed copy of Blood Pact to the winner. Just one part of the prize package!

Have fun!