Quote from: Last Hussar on 14 August 2022, 07:46:21 PMPurple?

I accidentally used a darker blue on stands 7 and 8, which I did later, though this was the colour I actually wanted! I think "purple is the phone camera trying to do different blues.

The lighter blues faded quite quickly, literally a day. I am now wondering if the paint pens are on their last legs.

It might be a camera artifact but yeah - those infantry look very purple!

I assumed it was some funky uniform choice to show how spiffy and steadfast they were (not)

Very impressive .

Bavarians started.

Due to the unusual way (for the French army) the Bavarians were constituted, I think 6 Blucher bases, each with 2 stands Infantry, 1 cannon (attached artillery) and 1 Cavalry (to show 'Mixed') is needed, with 1 base of Artillery.

I threw the question open on TMP, because the Nafziger seems to indicate 3 infantry, 3 artillery, which felt wrong/silly.

So done helpfully quoted a different source.

Bavarian infantry finished. Need 6 cavalry stands, 1 per base, and 9 (YES 9!); 1 per base, then 3 for the artillery base.

The Bavarians had a LOT of artillery!

Looking at Saxony next. 3 Infantry, 1 Cavalry, 1 Artillery. Will need to buy men in bicorns, as just found out didn't have Shako until 1810. That's 2 packs infantry, 1 cavalry (enough for 2 bases in Blucher, and 1 canon. With the cuirassier I need to complete the Imperial Guard, that's a tenner, plus I want some stands.

Might ask my brother to order them for Christmas.

Bavarian Cavalry started tonight, then labelling bottom of bases of Württemberg and Bavaria to remind me who is who!

I need to start putting flags on French.

Quote from: Last Hussar on 25 August 2022, 12:04:00 AMI need to start putting flags on French.

Have you put the Guidons on the cavalry yet?

Cavalry will be flagged appropriately. I also need to do the Austrian cavalry.

My Polish Lancers in the Guard have pennants.

3 bases - 18 figures - of Bavarian cheval legeres painted and based tonight. Orcs, I've done the flag, will be mounted tomorrow.

Doing just 3 stands of Legere, and 3 of dragoons. Technically it should be 4 and 2, to keep ratio. However this way I can have 2 units of cavalry if I want. I am planning to attach them to the 6 infantry units,so the infantry will be represented as "mixed" in the rules, to represent the Bavarian Orbat as I have it. This will also mean the Bavarians aren't just French with no skirmish bonus but nice hats, they fight differently.

Bavarian dragoons done.

Advice please. It looks like the artillery men should also have raupenhelm. Walt doesn't list these on his site. Which would be better of the gunners I have, shako or bicorn?

Quote from: Last Hussar on 27 August 2022, 02:25:28 PMBavarian dragoons done.

Advice please. It looks like the artillery men should also have raupenhelm. Walt doesn't list these on his site. Which would be better of the gunners I have, shako or bicorn?

I cannot see any pictures on Walts site but Looking at the hat styles available:-

Use the Horse Artillery and nick off the front half of the plume.  I think that will give you a reasonable approximation of a raupenhelm at 6mm

I've finished (sort of)* the Bavarians, but Flicker won't let me upload any pictures. Pics to follow once sorted.

*I've used British Horse Artillery crews, but I only have enough for 2 per gun. Need to order more crew.

Bavarians!

Bavarians 3 by Last Hussar, on Flickr

Bavarians 2 by Last Hussar, on Flickr

Barvarians (1) by Last Hussar, on Flickr

The base with the limber is to show this is 'Horse guns'. I was wondering what to do, as I needed 9 stands (6 for integral with infantry plus 3 for the artillery unit), but the packs come in 4 guns a pack. Then realised the artillery with each Division is 3/4 foot, 1/4 Horse - this means that it is the Horse artillery that can mass into one complete unit, so I add a limber instead of the 3rd gun. (and have it as just another foot unit with the 'wurst'* in among the infantry.

I have a feeling these are the only Horse Artillery base I have for either side.

*Yes - that is right, and yes, it does mean 'sausage' - apparently that's what the Austrians called their horse artillery (I assume as a nickname)

Bravo the Bavarians. Look great en masse.

They look really good