The start of my FPW. Painted by the very talented Kev Rouse as I have zero talent at this scale, or any scale for that matter.
Here is part of the Prussian 5th corp and the 2 cavalry divisions of the 3rd army.
The remainder to follow, along with the Württemberg division, Bavarian corp, 11th corp & one of the guard divisions.
Then it's the turn of the French. 😀
Will be playing BBB & the quick play version of 1870.
3 bases to a regiment or 2 for the Württembergs. Each base is 8 figs for the Prussian n allies & 6 for French.
All jagers/chasseur are 5 figs n cavalry are 2 bases of 4 per regt.
Guns are scaled at 1 gun per 2 batteries
Command
Artillery
Cavalry
Very nice collection
Beautiful stuff.
Nice, welcome to the period.
:-bd =D> :-bd
Looking to make a good start there.
Very nice!
Really excellent work!!!
Terry
Splendid stuff on show there.
He's done a cracking job, for you, on those.
Cheers - Phil.
These are superb figures, beautifully painted and based. Look forward
to seeing the next batch !
Phil
:-bd
Really nice, you are building a great army there. :)
Those look great, Daz! When do you expect both armies to be ready, or at least enough of them for you to get your first game in?
Chris
Bloody Big BATTLES!
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Thaey look awesome!! Great work!!
Love the guns and the cavalry show a careful eye - this is going to be a fine collection.
Fantastic brushwork. A period I've always wanted to dabble my toe in too!
You have to hand it to him, Kev really knows how to paint!
Mollinary
Quote from: Chris Pringle on 07 February 2017, 08:06:42 AM
Those look great, Daz! When do you expect both armies to be ready, or at least enough of them for you to get your first game in?
Chris
Bloody Big BATTLES!
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http://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.co.uk/
Chris
V Corp & both Cav divisions of the 3rd army are basically there. Württemberg division is being started & the Bavarians will be en route to Kev shortly (2 divisions, 1 from each Bav Corp & the 2 Cav divisions plus 1 lot of Corp artillery).
Then it's XI Corp & the 1st Guard div.
Then for the French I'm looking at the Army of Alsace primarily 1 & 5 Corp & probably the Guard Corp. But I may substitute 5 Corp with 2 Corp from the Army of the Rhine.
Thats my cunning plan & my target date is before 2018 🙄😂
Then I will play! I realise I won't be historically accurate for all the battles but I'm not overly worried, it's a period I have always wanted to do. 👍
Cheers for all the kind words btw!
Historical accuracy? My 1870 French have proxied as Peruvians, Crimean War Brits as redcoated Paraguayans, Crimea Russians still serving in 1877, and right now I have 1877 Turks on my tabletop masquerading as 1849 Hungarians ... Just get troops on the table and get some games in!
Chris
Historical accuracy? My 1870 French have proxied as Peruvians, Crimean War Brits as redcoated Paraguayans, Crimea Russians still serving in 1877, and right now I have 1877 Turks on my tabletop masquerading as 1849 Hungarians ... Just get troops on the table and get some games in!
Ditto, my 1866 Saxons double as 1870 Bavarians, the flags - Pendraken of course - can be slipped over the flagpole and replaced depending on who they're supposed to be. Admittedly they're in caps and not the rauphelm (sp) but who cares, its 10mm and I'm half blind.
1st Corps is a must Daz, all those spiffy Turcos and Zouaves, also if you're playing French, they fight like blazes. Pendraken Guards look very sharp, particularly the new 'bonnet a police (sp ?)' sculpts which really are a credit to the sculptor. I compromised with a regiment of Voltigeurs in the bonnet and a regiment of Grenadiers in the bearskin - couldn't resist - oh, and if you're looking for French light cavalry, the Chasseurs D'Afrique paint up magnificently :D
Very nice, great work :)
Very nice. Really bootiful stuff :x