French Napoleonics, 1809

[bigjackmac]

Wow, those are amazing!

V/R,
Jack

[Leon026]

Thanks! I'm glad people like my Poles! This was an interesting (and finicky) project, but well worth it. Not sure I'll make a second battalion any time soon though, the shako cords were just... ARRRGGHHH FINICKY 

...but adding shako cords to some hussars... now that might be an idea for the future.

I was starting to work on some Austrian horse artillery using some spare horse/limber figures, but despite headswaps, the uniforms were off, so I've put that on hold, and would rather get the proper sculpts. So I'll just do them as foot artillery instead. I was thinking of doing some swiss next, but I really need to stop painting the French and get on with the Coalition army... so an Austrian divisional command vignette seems to be the next option. I really should take two weeks off just to do nothing but paint....

[petercooman]

I really should take two weeks off just to do nothing but paint....

Do it, you know you want to!!!!! 

[Ithoriel]

Two weeks off? I'm retired ... and I've never been so busy! Between eyesight problems, social engagements and actually playing games I'm getting no time at all to reduce the lead mountain!! 

[Leon026]

Apologies for adding non-French... and the odd non-Pendraken mini here... I guess this is turning more into my painting log than purely French naps  





Austrian Division staff, with two Brigade generals stands, and lone officer smoking a pipe while surveying damage to a limber, and wondering how to salvage this. Not Pendraken : /



(yet another) French Brigade general with ADC, but this time with a headswap, and painted as Louis Brun de Villeret, Marshal Soult's ADC. Not Pendraken : /



Austrian Uhlans, finally based. I get the feeling I should've made the green stand out more instead of going for the "realistic" shade....



Two battalions of Austrian infantry, Infantry Regiment n.8 and n.22



My Brits, finally based. 4th regiment of foot



You know, I used to think that painting Austrians were stupidly tedious due to all the white, but they really are growing on me. They look fantastic when put together. Only disappointment so far are the Grenzers because of only two poses, so I'll probably have to purchase a 3rd battalion of Grenz and chop them up into proper skirmishing / kneeling, running stances.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Those are awesome! 

[fred.]

+1 to that!!!

These are really good figures Leon, top work.

Because of that we'll forgive you posting Austrians in your French thread  



Edit - nearly had a wrong apostrophe in there!

[Womble67]

These are absolutely brilliant

Take care

Andy

[Techno]

All of the above !
Cheers - Phil

[Leon026]

Why are you posting Austrians in a French thread they said! Insulting!

And thus, just out of spite, I shall post some new "French" I am planning on painting! You can see some "hidden" austrians all blurry in the background, but pay no heed. They're WIP!

So... we shall start off with this little extra French officer, and this extra Grenz....




.... and turn them into skirmishing 2e Regiment d'Eclaireurs de la Garde Imperiale!



I highly doubt I'll actually build 12 of them (it'd be kind of... expensive? Though to be fair, they're one of the easiest conversions ever) but I'm planning on mounting them on 20mm x 15mm bases to act as mounted skirmishers.

I have other secret plans in store, which only the Pendraken staff can guess from what I've purchased the last 24 hours  

Now that I know that I might be able to pull off this little crazy idea, I'll have to use the spare Austrian cheveauleger models to make some skirmishers too.

[Leon026]

Finished up the test mounted skirmishers of the 2e Regiment d'Eclaireurs de la Garde Imperiale









And the state of my Austrians. Have enough for 2 well fleshed out brigades, but I've got more Austrians in the works... and a Bavarian brigade to do as well..

[Ithoriel]

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice indeed

[Leon]

Really nice conversions there, nicely done!  I'm off to see what you've ordered now... 

[paulr]

 

[Womble67]

Very nice

Take care

Andy

[Westmarcher]

Agreed. 

[Techno]

Very nice work, that man. 
Cheers - Phil

[Ace of Spades]

Very nice indeed. Excellent with their lances 'slung' !

Cheers,
Rob

[Steve J]

Great work