Hearts of Oak (well MDF...)

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Last Hussar

27 April 2020, 05:40:49 PM #240
Lockdown helped, and being Austrians.
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Last Hussar

29 April 2020, 02:37:52 PM #241
Did you know the inside of the box of Aldi own brand Wheat (not Weeta) biscuits (not bix) is the same colour as MDF?

How do I know?  I've made 'lids' for the movement trays - I can leave the marker tiles in the trays, stack them up and rubber band the lid on the top, meaning I don't have to spend time at the start of a game putting them in.  I might make card 'unit templates' to put in so when unpacked its easy to see what figures go where - especially for the Austrians who have a wide array of units and uniforms.
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toxicpixie

29 April 2020, 02:38:35 PM #242
Nice!
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paulr

29 April 2020, 07:20:51 PM #243
Good idea :)
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Last Hussar

01 May 2020, 05:46:36 PM #244
Gentlemen of the Officer's Mess,

and Nobby,

Advice please.

Thinking of getting a French Ally - which one do you suggest. Nice flags are an advantage. One that I could use as just a Division within a corps would be nice.

and secondly

Painting Brunswickers. Would you go black, or could/should I use the very dark grey - Citadel 'Standard'?
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

01 May 2020, 06:55:26 PM #245
Bavarians
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toxicpixie

01 May 2020, 07:51:35 PM #246
Brunswickers - if they're 3D figures I'm sold on Citadels black Contrast paint - works really well!

If it's the MDF... I'd go dark grey-black, give a little bit of light to catch the eye?
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Last Hussar

01 May 2020, 08:20:15 PM #247
Its the MDF
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paulr

01 May 2020, 08:29:38 PM #248
Definitely dark grey-black, I hardly ever use black now, certainly not for significant areas
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01 May 2020, 08:45:18 PM #249
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Orcs

01 May 2020, 09:32:35 PM #250
Brunswickers - in theory quick to paint. You could ask Walt to go over the uiniform are lightly with the laser - then they would only need a dry brush of grey.
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Last Hussar

02 May 2020, 01:10:01 AM #251
And I already have them...
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Last Hussar

02 May 2020, 06:55:16 PM #252
I'm thinking Hesse-Darmstatd. I like the flag (similar to Prussian and Russian).  5 Battalions, so just 1 unit in FoG.

Also thinking might do base edges green, but not movement trays.
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Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

03 May 2020, 06:09:39 AM #253
A good project is a French army with no frenchmen in it other than the Marshals..
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Last Hussar

03 May 2020, 09:18:14 AM #254 Last Edit: 03 May 2020, 11:13:26 AM by Last Hussar
VII Corps is 8 Small units of Bavarian infantry with 1 large and 1 small unit of cavalry
VIII Corps for Wurttemberg is 5 small infantry and 3 small cavalry
Each are in 2 Divisions
That is basically a perfectly good FoGN army - 18 units in 4 commands, and one that can be played by two people.  They would play exactly the same as French - the troops are as good in the army book, but more colourful. AND with 2 larger flags per unit, which differ between units

Tempting...    :- 

I've got 16 French infantry units, need a couple more Light, and more Cavalry.  I'd also like the Imperial Guard- that's just 6 Infantry plus 4 Cavalry (and for FoG only 2 Cavalry).  A unit is only £2.  £60 gives me 3 'different' Corps.

Very tempting.  :d
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

03 May 2020, 10:20:25 AM #255
You know in 1812, you can have Prussians too?  ;)
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Last Hussar

03 May 2020, 11:06:39 AM #256
I did WSS Prussians (real Pendraken).  I said I would never paint that much dark blue again, because  I'd undercoated black, and couldn't see where I'd painted.  Also the French are blue, so boring.

1812 the French have different flags, so
1) I'd need a load of command stands with Tricolours and
2) I like the lozenge.

If I was going to 1812 I'd do Russia, at some point I might do them for Fourth Coalition.
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Last Hussar

04 May 2020, 09:32:51 AM #257
Remembered why I have so many Austrians - its due to the number of different types of uniform - Grenadier, Grenzer, Landwehr. Bought a little bit more of each than needed for my model list.
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Last Hussar

06 May 2020, 06:28:45 PM #258
Two units of Grenadiers painted ((2nd not based). One Hungarian, one not.

No pics unless you ask - imagine like all the other Line I've painted, just in pointier hats, and a dab of colour on the back
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Noktu

06 May 2020, 07:39:02 PM #259
Quote from: Last Hussar on 06 May 2020, 06:28:45 PM
Two units of Grenadiers painted ((2nd not based). One Hungarian, one not.

No pics unless you ask - imagine like all the other Line I've painted, just in pointier hats, and a dab of colour on the back

Pics or it didn't happen
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