Just a brief shot of my next completed unit for the peninsular war.
These are Warlord figures again but this time with the full 6 man metal command to give some variety, back on 40x40 bases but I think the next regiment will move to the six men per base seen in the last Portuguese regiment. I have spent quite a lot of time this week making the next two light infantry regiments using Victrix flank company figures, they have been more of a faff than I had expected but are now on the way. The completed 83rd means I now have enough for a good British brigade so I am thinking we may get them into battle soonish. Although not this week as two other battles are planned.
Perhaps not so dramatic but one of the local nature reserves Cliburn Moss close to where we live, home to a wide abundance of bird life, you can just see the Pennines in the distance.
Thanks for checking in, hopefully setting up a RCW battle for tomorrow
Matt
A fine addition to your growing Nappies. I like the outdoor shot a timely reminder of what a blue sky looks like.
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil, we’ve only seen the blue sky a couple of times in the last 2 weeks though 🙁
DeleteNice looking Brits,nMatt, and your comment about the Victrix figures doesn't surprise me....I have only used them once and doubt I will repeat the experience ! Nice shot of the woods and a nice blue sky.....could be New Zealand!
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith, I have a lot of Victrix Greeks which were easy to put together, so I was surprised the Napoleonics were so fiddly. You probably see the blue sky slightly more often than we do ?
DeleteCool figs, have a pressie for you Saturday
ReplyDeleteThanks and even more excited now 👍
DeleteAnother fine addition. I think 6 to a base rather than 4 has more advantages. Re Victrix, I am presently putting together Austrians and struggling to get the back pack to fit properly Vs the helmet making contact with the back pack …. Though I have got some of their rather nice looking 12mm T-34’s racing to me as we speak :-).
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm, I have had the two options out in front of me for a while and I am definitely leaning towards the 6 man option. The only disadvantage I can see is the 4 man option allows you to align with companies easier, but realistically I am probably looking at rules where bases are not removed. As to the challenge of glueing the figures they were a little annoying as I mentioned above I have plenty of their Greeks which were never a problem. And yes the backpacks don’t quite fit !
DeleteMatt, you keep mustering out excellent looking regiments. This addition is no different. Getting close to fielding these for a game? Great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon 👍
DeleteRather lovely looking regiment sir. Looking forward to seeing them fielded on the tabletop!
ReplyDeleteSo close to the Penines too! Lucky sod, that's a very pretty part of the UK.
Thanks Dai….and yes I am surrounded by some of the best countryside in Britain
DeleteA splendid addition to the collection Matt. Lovely picture of the local environs once again raises the spirits.
ReplyDeleteThanks David and nice it wasn’t raining !
DeleteA fine addition to the collection
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil 👍
DeleteAnother really lovely unit there Matt. Blue sky seems but a fleeting memory here in Bristol, as we've had double our normal month's worth of rain already and we still have a few days left:(. The roads are shot to pieces in places so somewhat limited to where I feel I can ride safely, when it does stop raining of course!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve living up here rain is one of those things we try not to worry about…and I agree about the roads for some reason they are diabolical at the moment with potholes
DeleteGreat work Matt. I don't think I would have the patience to stick together those Victrix figures. I get annoyed enough at having to spend time removing flash and tidying up figures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence, the figures look pretty good when done but I don’t like figures that need both arms sticking on !
DeleteBeautiful looking minis sir!
ReplyDeleteBest regards
Thanks Michal 👍
DeleteAbsolutely splendid 😎 Enjoy the game tomorrow… and check George’s dice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt…..his dice seemed ok yesterday !
DeleteThat's an amazing looking unit, Matt, you've done yourself proud. The flags look like Adolfo Ramos? They are the chef's kiss. I would love to do British for Penninsular War but will likely stick with 6mm as my preferred scale, so they won't look as nice.
ReplyDeleteWe had blue sky here in Ontario today, and then snow, and then blue sky, and then snow. The spring birds are quite confused, poor things.
Cheers, Michael
Thanks Michael the flags are from Victrix ? Although I sometimes add a bit of extra paint. The only certainty for us is the weather is always changing 🙂
DeleteAnother lovely looking unit Matt…
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I find all plastic kits a pain to build…give me a good old one piece metal casting any day…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly….I competely agree and I think once I have bulked out the forces with my current stock of plastics I will start to be more selective and look at some metal units. The thing is they are so cost effective when starting a new project.
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