28mm Napoleonic Spanish Guerrilas of Mina

I have had these figures "on the go" for years. Painting the designs on hats and blankets was a real pain, and I put them down for a long time. It was also a hassle to paint up the "captured" French uniforms and decide how to mix up the figures in battalions and the skirmish screen. They are finally ready!

There are four 32 man battalions; three with men in the early uniform, one with men in the late uniform. There are also three skirmish screens, which I will use for my Spanish line.

28mm Spanish Guerrillas

28mm Napoleonic French Imperial Guard a Pied charging and Nassau battalion

I saw a lovely image of the Guard Grenadiers charging through the snow at Eylau years ago. I picked these figures to recreate that same look. I am not sure if this is the same image I saw before, but it is similar. I think I saw it originally at the Wargames Holiday Centre.

28mm Napoleonic French Imperial Guard a Pied charging

Here are a battalion of Nassau infantry. I always wanted one.

28mm Napoleonic Nassau infantry (Elite miniatures)

28mm Napoleonic British 1st Dragoon Guards

This completes my Napoleonic British Cavalry. I have some for the Peninsula and for Waterloo. These are the 1st Dragoon Guards. The metal is from Elite miniatures. The British had better pay for Dragoon Guards. At times they downgraded regiments in order to save cash. Not good for morale!

28mm Napoleonic British 1st Dragoon Guards

28mm Napoleonic Saxon 1806 Line infantry and artillery

Six battalions of early Saxons and a battery of artillery. The metal is from Elite miniatures.

 

28mm Napoleonic Saxon line infantry and artillery

28mm Napoleonic Spanish Walloon Guard

These are the Spanish Walloon Guard. I love their bell top shakos. They stand out from the rest of the Spanish army.

The metal figures are from the illimitable Doug Mason. These are unique castings.

At the end I have a few Dutchy of Warsaw skirmishers (Elite miniatures).

28mm Napoleonic Spanish Walloon Guard

Napoleonic Dutchy of Warsaw skirmishers (Elite miniatures)

28mm Napoleonic French Imperial Guard Grenadiers and Chasseurs (Victrix miniatures)

These Victrix figures paint up nicely. They kits are cheap compared to metals. I wonder how many wargamers have been able to realise their dream armies because the plastics companies produced these lovely miniatures?

These are the Chasseurs and Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard. There are four battalions; two of each; one firing and one marching.

Marching Grenadiers

Firing Chasseurs

Marching Chasseurs

Firing Grenadiers

28mm Napoleonic French Imperial Guard Grenadiers and Chasseurs (Victrix miniatures)