Lancers in Shako

[fsn]

Afternoon.

Having looked at Mr Digby Smith's "Murat's Army", I have (just for the itellectual exercise you understand) looked for proxies in the Pendraken range.

I have come unstuck somewhat with the light horse. I would need some lancers in shakos. I cannot find anything suitable. The Prussian are in the litweka, so notreally suitable.

Any suggestions?   

Thank you.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hussars with swords replaced?

[fred.]

Do the Red Lancers work? https://www.pendraken.co.uk/napoleonic-1809-french-red-lancers-npf48

Searching for these just now, noticed a significant change (and not for the better) in website functionality, as the search results now doesn't show pictures! Nor does it show ranges, so it does require quite a lot of clicking through to check the results. 

[fsn]

Thanks chaps.

Hussars with swords replaced?

Possible, but I'm not that confident about my ability to glue 40 lances on without losing my temper.

Do the Red Lancers work?

Regrettably, they are in the czapka.

Searching for these just now, noticed a significant change (and not for the better) in website functionality, as the search results now doesn't show pictures! Nor does it show ranges, so it does require quite a lot of clicking through to check the results.

Indeed. It doesn't tell you the range either. Mr Leon is well aware of my feelings on the matter.

[John Cook]

Ask Leon to supply you with a bespoke order of French 1809 Chasseur a Cheval eagle bearers.  All you'll need to do is remove the eagle and add a penant.  Can't see any other solution.

[Leon]

Searching for these just now, noticed a significant change (and not for the better) in website functionality, as the search results now doesn't show pictures! Nor does it show ranges, so it does require quite a lot of clicking through to check the results.

I've asked them about how to make the search work better so I'm waiting for some info.  The other option is a third-party integration that gives a much better search function, but it's an extra monthly cost that we'd need to factor in.

[paulr]

Do the Red Lancers work? https://www.pendraken.co.uk/napoleonic-1809-french-red-lancers-npf48

Searching for these just now, noticed a significant change (and not for the better) in website functionality, as the search results now doesn't show pictures! Nor does it show ranges, so it does require quite a lot of clicking through to check the results.

I might be missing something  but I did a search for Red Lancers and got two results, the first Red Lancers is clickable and takes me to the details for the pack including a picture.

That page has the following at the top, all of which are clickable Home > 10mm NAPOLEONIC > 1809 > French

[fred.]

I've asked them about how to make the search work better so I'm waiting for some info.  The other option is a third-party integration that gives a much better search function, but it's an extra monthly cost that we'd need to factor in.

I'd hope adding images that are already part of the site is a core feature. Having to pay for an add-on for that feels ridiculous. 

[fred.]

I might be missing something  but I did a search for Red Lancers and got two results, the first Red Lancers is clickable and takes me to the details for the pack including a picture.

That page has the following at the top, all of which are clickable Home > 10mm NAPOLEONIC > 1809 > French

It's the search results listing page that is limited - try searching for lancers. 

once you get to the details page all is good

[fsn]

Ask Leon to supply you with a bespoke order of French 1809 Chasseur a Cheval eagle bearers.  All you'll need to do is remove the eagle and add a penant.  Can't see any other solution.

Indeed. Sadly, I think it may come to that.

[Leon]

I'd hope adding images that are already part of the site is a core feature. Having to pay for an add-on for that feels ridiculous.

It seems to be quite a common thing across all e-commerce platforms for some reason.  They all use third-party options like Doofinder, so you have to install the app and then you get charged depending on how many search requests your customers make each month. 

[Leon]

Quick update on the search, if folks want to do some testing now it should be working a lot better, with images for your search results.  The images will only bring up direct product title matches though, so if you type Napoleonic French then it won't suggest anything.  Once you click Enter though, it'll bring up anything with the internal tags of 'Napoleonic' and 'French'.

[fsn]

Much better.

Thank you.

[fred.]

Awesome - 1000% improvement!

Hope this was a config change, not some extra paid for service!

[fsn]

Anyway. No lancers in shakos then?

[fsn]

Hope this was a config change, not some extra paid for service!

 

[Leon]

Awesome - 1000% improvement!

Hope this was a config change, not some extra paid for service!

Thankfully it was, they've adjusted the search parameters so that it only looks through the product catalogue and shows those results.  It improves the viewing aspect but means that blog posts and other site content won't appear in searches anymore.

[fred.]

Thankfully it was, they've adjusted the search parameters so that it only looks through the product catalogue and shows those results.  It improves the viewing aspect but means that blog posts and other site content won't appear in searches anymore.

I think that is a good compromise - in a webstore product is king - bringing the other info back feels much less important than seeing / being tempted by the figures!

[fsn]

I know it was a long time ago, but I do take time to ponder these things, and after a rather dodgy mushroom risotto, I realised that I may already have the solution.

If I make the "front rank" 1/4 of a regiment (fits with a 4 squadron regiment), then for a 40 man regiment I need 10 front rank per regiment. I'm looking at 2 regiments of ChL so need 20 lance armed shako wearers.

I don't generally use any sort of drapery in my light cavalry, so I have all those standard bearers from previous purchases already lying around in my spares box. By my reckoning I must have at least 15 suitable figures already! Chuck in an officer and a tooty-tooty man in each regiment and I think I'm sorted.

The Neapolitans are now oficially possible!

Two thoughts: 1 - that took a long time to think about and 2 - oh dear. Another Napoleonic army.   

Supplementary thought - I know I'm going to do it because I'm so gosh-darned pround of myself for coming up with a solution.    

Just need to finish off the Royalists and the Ottoman Turks; start painting the Salmon Rose WSS and the French Napoleonics, and finish buying the Russo-Japanese. Then I'll be ready for the Neapolitans.

Unless, of course, the Amazons appear.

Or more SF.

Or something else.   

Still, it's good to have a plan.

[pierre the shy]

Neopolitians certainly aren't just another vanilla Napoleonic army with Murat in charge.