Napoleonic Peninsular ranges released!

[DecemDave]

I don't know the Wargaming Company book you mention but it is right.

Thanks again.  The book I mentioned is here :  https://thewargamingcompany.com/to-assure-my-dynasty-now-shipping/
Its in their ESR series so I got my copy through MM.

I've ordered the Somerville's and Cronin books from the publisher.  Cheaper than Amazon but far from cheap! My cost of hobby crisis continues to develop.    

[John Cook]

My cost of hobby crisis continues to develop.     

No they aren't cheap and having recommended them I hope you won't be disappointed.  It is a choice between food, heating or wargaming - what is it going to be?

[Ithoriel]

I spent all of this money on wargaming .... and squandered the rest

[Skurvey]

I would echo John's recommendation of Cronin & Summerfield's two volumes on Spanish uniforms. Probably the best available in English on the subject.

[DHautpol]

I can't help but feel that these queries mark the beginning of a slippery slope; the fact that I'm showing this degree of interest.  Oh well, I managed to hold out for a month.

•   What is the composition of NPB5 British Line Command? The pack contains 30 figures and 4 poses, does this work out as 6 sets of 1 Officer, 2 Ensigns, 1 Drummer and 1 Sergeant?

•   Similarly, what is the composition of NPF3 French Line Command? The pack contains 30 figures and 4 poses, does this work out as 6 sets of 1 Officer, 1 Eagle Bearer, 1 Drummer and 2 Sergeants?

Thank you.

Finally. a suggested Army Park. The 1809 range shows a French Army Pack containing NPF10 French grenadiers, bearskin, MA.  Bearskins seem to have been less common in Spain and I wondered if you might consider a French Peninsular Army Pack containing 2 x NPF8 Line Elites, shako, MA in place of NPF10?

[Leon]

What is the composition of NPB5 British Line Command? The pack contains 30 figures and 4 poses, does this work out as 6 sets of 1 Officer, 2 Ensigns, 1 Drummer and 1 Sergeant?

Yep, 6 sets of those 5 figures.

Similarly, what is the composition of NPF3 French Line Command? The pack contains 30 figures and 4 poses, does this work out as 6 sets of 1 Officer, 1 Eagle Bearer, 1 Drummer and 2 Sergeants?

For the French is a roughly equal mix of those 4 poses, so 7 or 8 of each one.

Finally. a suggested Army Park. The 1809 range shows a French Army Pack containing NPF10 French grenadiers, bearskin, MA.  Bearskins seem to have been less common in Spain and I wondered if you might consider a French Peninsular Army Pack containing 2 x NPF8 Line Elites, shako, MA in place of NPF10?

Thanks for the suggestion, I'd not considered that we'd need one of those now!  I'll have a look at that asap.

[DHautpol]

Thanks very much for the info Leon.

The fact that I'm scoping out units is very worrying.

[John Cook]

Not sure about French use of bearskins in the Peninsular and I've never seen a study of their use in that, or any other theatre.  Some regiments certainly wore them as late as 1811, such that three combined grenadier battalions, leading the attack of IX Corps at Fuentes d'Onoro, were incorrectly identified as Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard.  Their use certainly declined generally towards the latter part of the Napoleonic wars mainly, I think, because shakos were cheaper, notwithstanding that bearskins were more often made of goat rather than bear.

[Zippee]

I seem to remember when this range was being discussed that there was to be a "generic German" included. Suitable for the various French allied Rhinebund contingents - shako, short "German" habit with closed lapels, etc. Fusilier, plumed and epauleted Elite, Skirmisher and command. Is that still in planning somewhere or did it fall through the cracks?

[John Cook]

I seem to remember when this range was being discussed that there was to be a "generic German" included. 

There were indeed two generic CotR infantry types planned at the outset, one with trousers and one with short gaiters, which would also work for late war French 1814-1815.  I can't remember what happened to them, or why.  Leon's memory is probably better than mine.  In the end I used 1815 Nassau figures for the few I needed for my Talavera project.

[Zippee]

Thanks John,
an option but lacking epaulettes I think and no plumes or skirmisher variant. So would leave me some work to raise Westphalia, Berg and similar.

[John Cook]

Thanks John,
an option but lacking epaulettes I think and no plumes or skirmisher variant. So would leave me some work to raise Westphalia, Berg and similar.

True enough but as all mine are on campaign I'd remove plumes anyway.  Haven't the Nassau voltigeurs got epaulettes?  I used the Dutch-Belgian firing line for skirmishers. 

[Zippee]

Ta,
I'm just looking at the website pictures (which are a tad dark) but can't see epaulettes. DB are an option as well I guess. "On campaign" authenticity is a rabbit hole, I like a bit of colour and glory mixed in otherwise it'd all be greatcoats and mud 

[Leon]

I seem to remember when this range was being discussed that there was to be a "generic German" included. Suitable for the various French allied Rhinebund contingents - shako, short "German" habit with closed lapels, etc. Fusilier, plumed and epauleted Elite, Skirmisher and command. Is that still in planning somewhere or did it fall through the cracks?

With the delays on the overall project and Tony needing to take some time off after the 18 months he'd had, I decided to just shelve those for the short-term so that we could get everything finished off and out to folks.  They're still planned to be done but I'll let Tony do some other stuff for a while before getting him back to Naps.

[Zippee]

OK sounds reasonable Leon. Good to know they haven't been forgotten.