Friday 9 December 2022

Warlord French Napoleonic Peninsular starter army πŸ˜€

Still finding time to progress the painting and finally pulled my finger out to get some more Napoleonics painted.

My fourth Battalion of French Infantry, it just takes patience and time to get them done. But like so many of you a huge positive feeling as each one musters off the painting table.
In a moment of real enthusiasm I also got stuck into the Chasseurs a Cheval, who come in the starter army. Nice figures painted up here as the 13th, lots of detail on these (possibly a little too much for my painting style) only one quibble which is the swords are far to thin and flimsy two broke before I had started ! Bad sculpting/design in my view as this are wargame figures not display models. Anyway they are all intact at the moment.
Finally if anyone wondered what you get in the Warlord French Peninsular starter army box, here they all are completed.

I  do have some more French to paint but will swop to the British starter army for fun πŸ‘ for the french I fancy painting some Legere Battalions next but the other warlord figures I have don’t really work for them. Most likely are some Perry with their longer trousers. I am open to ideas from those who know Naps better than me. On that note  and having been interested in Napoleonic wargaming for as long as I can remember it is amazing how little I actually know about Peninsular uniforms and organisation. All help advice and suggestions welcome πŸ€”

Thanks for your support πŸ‘


27 comments:

  1. Splendid work, Matt, all the way around! The starter box really does have enough figures to start an army. Your display has me pondering my own Peninsular War collection in 28mm. I ought to get them back to the table.

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    1. Thanks Jon enough to ‘start’ an army, I have painted up some skirmishers as well which means I do feel I have enough french for a ‘skirmish’ type game to at least get them fighting. But of course I need some British to fight them

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  2. Very nice. Those starter armies are very good value, two mates have the Landsknechts and I was impressed. Still staying with metal though.

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    1. Thanks George, the two starter boxes I picked up really were a huge bargain and will hopefully get me started properly. I completely get the aesthetic feel for metals and may well collect some later. Unlike some I have no problem mixing them

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  3. Some corking additions there Matt, I had a box of French free a couple of years a go and thought I would start a Napoleonic collection but I chickened out and sold them on😡‍πŸ’«

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    1. Thanks Phil, I am not sure if I am excited or mad ? I do think this might be my last 28mm project though, although I have other projects in mind for the future I am now leaning towards smaller scales

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  4. Nice job Matt, both the infantry and cavalry look like you have spent a lot of careful time on them - nice result and I agree that a growing collection brings its own level of enthusiasm to the painting table.

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    1. Thanks Norm I guess we gamers all have a smaller child somewhere inside us, I always get a little buzz when I line up my soldiers !

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  5. You have made a fine job of those Frenchies Matt. Now on to the real soldiers!

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  6. Oh my Matt, they look fantastic! You really have done a superb job on all of those figures:).

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    1. Thanks Steve , you may be being overly kind but it is nice anyway πŸ˜€

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  7. Great work Matt. Very annoying that the swords broke so easily, but the figures and your painting look very nice indeed.

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    1. Thanks Lawerence yes the swords are annoying, otherwise the figures are great

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  8. Great work on the as all others have already mentioned Matt! One downside of the plastic (and the few 3D printed I have) figures is the ability to make bayonets, swords etc realistic dimensions.....which is all very well but not too practical for figures that will have a bit of handling in their lifetime!
    As to advice on the Peninsular War...go for earlier uniforms....all stovepipe shakos for British infantry, bicorne for heavy cav and Tarletones for light Dragoons. You could choose a famous division, too, like Black Bob Craufords Light Division....or one that had some highlanders in it ( if you fancy painting government plaid tartan). Maybe down the track, add some Portuguese allies too....lots of scope for a variety of interesting uniforms!

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    1. Thanks Keith I will be applying some superglue to future swords before painting which I have found helps. Thanks for the advice I indeed thought I might start with the British light division as the British starter box includes some Portuguese. Highlanders yes at some point, we’ll at least one unit.

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  9. Great work on these. Still not convinced by Naps though

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    1. Thanks Martin….each to their own, Napoleonics are somewhere deep down in my wargaming inner self so I didn’t really have a choice πŸ‘

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  10. Great job on the figures painted! You are well I to the black hole of gaming.

    The Warlord kit do have some quality problems, I have some Croat cavalry with weak ankles, not good for a horse.

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  11. Wonderful stuff Matt, nice to see the full parade.
    Cheers
    Stu

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  12. Like those fellas a lot, very nicely done

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  13. Lovely toys Matt…
    The one problem I have with plastic figures is that I just don’t enjoy sticking kits together 😳

    All the best. Aly

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  14. Great looking French, Matt! I love the look of French infantry in gaiters - classic look! Your Chasseurs are superb too! As for Peninsular British, I think going with the Light Div would be a great choice. They wore their stovepipe shakos afterwards and can be used in the Waterloo Campaign. Just paint their trousers in grey. Highlanders would be versatile too for both campaigns.

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