Quote from: Last Hussar on 19 December 2024, 09:45:07 AMBUT IT IS TWO DIFFERENT ARMIES.

They just HAPPEN to have the same name...

So by your own admission you have Two huge Prussian army size holes in your collection. More reason to buy them

I can't do Prussia 1806 - about a third of the total is Brunswickers, and I don't know what the uniform was; it's hinted on the web that it isn't the 1814 black.

It wasnt - adopted after the 1806 campaign - dont know when - but because their duke died inbattle, so in mourning. Prior to 1806 they used Prussian uniforms. Those 1085 Prussians you are going to buy will do fine.

If I may be of help? According to von Pivka in theArmies of the Napoleonic Wars:

"The uniform of Brunswick's troops until 1806 were entirely Prussian; in that year there were two infantry regiments in bicorns, dark blue coats, white belts, small clothes, black gaiters. The 1st Regiment 'Warmstedt' had red facings, white lace and yellow buttons. The 2nd 'Griesheim' had red facings, lapels edged in white lace having a blue worm and white buttons. Grenadiers wore fur caps with plate in the button colour and backing in the facing colour edged in the button colour."

That should be enough to be getting on with. 

 

I refer the honourable gentlemen to the comments made by Sam Mustafa in the section of the rule book for Prussian army lists.

QuoteThe options presented here are an attempt to approximate an army structure that was unfortunately not entirely rational.

[My emphasis]

The RULE WRITER shrugs his shoulders at the Prussians and walks away...

QuoteI refer the honourable gentlemen to the comments made by Sam Mustafa in the section of the rule book for Prussian army lists.

QuoteThe options presented here are an attempt to approximate an army structure that was unfortunately not entirely rational.

[My emphasis]

The RULE WRITER shrugs his shoulders at the Prussians and walks away...

You are suggesting a lack of rationality is a limitation
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Quick update.

Well question really (and no, I haven't bought Prussians)

Russian Grenadier hats; are they mitres or are they shakos with the bog brush?

I am specifically looking at VIII Corps

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DgY4wqIG8C1NauBLWcvB7MkRoCG2WU1c3xppW-WM0mj6XLqJzBuqtrNPk7CBmS6zz-JF39m1ODdbnZj3KKiyi7FmUwaA61AuVjl5xTHHyLlaeCV8DzGnpqdB9rAR6mZH1JZhFq7XQmJG/s16000/Borodino+Russian+OOB+3.jpg

(might have to scroll down a bit)

What hats? I have a suspicion the grenadier regiments might have a different one to the combined battalions, as the latter will be the flank companies stuck together.

Cheers

Pavloski have the noddy hats, rest had standard Shakos possibly with extra cords.

"Noddy hat".

Is that the official historical reference?

Quote from: Last Hussar on 28 April 2025, 02:14:36 PM"Noddy hat".

Is that the official historical reference?

Dunno, ask Big Ears!

Na a wargames one - you know what I meant...

I've decided to do the combined flank companies with the tall "loo brush'.

I'm going to have to make the plume myself. Given the figures are about 1:200 (approx 8mm tall) what do you recommend?

Quote from: Last Hussar on 28 April 2025, 11:16:15 PMI've decided to do the combined flank companies with the tall "loo brush'.

I'm going to have to make the plume myself. Given the figures are about 1:200 (approx 8mm tall) what do you recommend?

Good eyesight and an optivisor.

Prussians would be easier

Assuming at that scale you only want somthing round and that sticks up, and you dont want the fury effect of the loo brush, Brush bristles would probably be your best bet