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Title: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: olicana on August 20, 2019, 08:23:01 PM

It's taken far too long, and painting the Anglo-Portuguese at the same time has slowed things up - especially in the early days where there wasn't enough to game with for what seemed an age  - but things seem to have moved on apace just recently. Small games have been possible for a while but, at last, I'm getting to the point where games have more than 'everything in the front line'.

The French, outnumbering the British by five units, have now achieved half projected strength. Twenty units are banked and ready to take to the field. I have to say, I'm quite pleased. Things always seem easier once past the halfway stage - though I doubt productivity will increase much.

Anyway, enough. For descriptions, unit ID, figure numbers, notes, etc. - go to:

http://olicanalad.blogspot.com/2019/08/french-get-to-half-way-stage-roll-call.html (http://olicanalad.blogspot.com/2019/08/french-get-to-half-way-stage-roll-call.html).

But here, just the pics (to enlarge, go to the link).

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Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Roo on August 20, 2019, 08:32:27 PM

Wow as always beautiful toy soldiers!  Keep them coming.  Drop into your blog frequently for good gaming eye candy.

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Eric the Shed on August 20, 2019, 08:56:48 PM

stunning - keep going it will be worth it in the end

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Digits on August 20, 2019, 09:52:23 PM

Mouth wateringly good looking army.......boy I just realised how much I need to do!

How long have you been painting / collecting these please?

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: ulverston on August 20, 2019, 09:56:16 PM

I have just bought my first box of figures for this period and now your work is making me realise what is ahead! Amazing army, beautifully painted and based.

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: olicana on August 20, 2019, 10:25:11 PM

Thanks,

Hi, Digit, Too damn long!

I bought the first batch of figures, weighing in at 28 Kg (you should have seen the postie), back in 2015 but, I didn't really start painting until May 2016 because I was finishing my SYW collection at the time. So about 3 years - currently 35 units painted - so a unit a month - ish.

This is quite an appalling rate of painting for me - I painted these three SYW armies (50 units apiece) in about four years. SYW troops are easier to paint, it's true, but not that much easier. My initial aim was to paint the Peninsular stuff in about two years - about 20 figures a week, my usual rate.

I shall tie myself to a chair and flog myself as soon as this reply is posted. >:(

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Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: OSHIROmodels on August 20, 2019, 10:32:47 PM

Most impressive  8)

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Digits on August 20, 2019, 11:12:58 PM

You sir, are a machine!

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: AKULA on August 20, 2019, 11:15:31 PM

An impressive looking collection, and I can only dream of keeping up that rate (and quality) of painting over such a long time period

 :)

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Jabba on August 21, 2019, 08:34:17 AM

Great looking troops as usual.

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: vodkafan on August 21, 2019, 09:41:47 AM

Such a beautiful collection.   :o I am going to swipe these photos to take as inspiration!

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: vtsaogames on August 21, 2019, 03:39:20 PM

 :o :o :o

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: majorsmith on August 24, 2019, 06:43:21 AM

Amazing! What a great looking army!

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: olicana on August 24, 2019, 06:47:54 AM

Thank you all, for your kind words.

All figures are Front Rank.

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Malamute on August 24, 2019, 09:09:35 AM

Amazing the French look superb :-*

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Dr DeAth on August 24, 2019, 09:11:27 AM

Wowsers!  thats a lot of nicely painted figures.

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: Ignatieff on August 24, 2019, 09:22:19 AM

James

just stunning, absolutely stunning.  And those Front Rank sculpts are very good indeed.  What rules are you using?

Title: Re: French Peninsular force reaches the half way mark.
Post by: olicana on August 24, 2019, 11:02:32 AM

We've been toing and froing with various rules. We've tried Black Powder, Lassalle, Field of Battle 2, and this week we are going to play a FoB2 and classic Piquet mongrel cross.

We tend to drift back to Piquet based games because of the command friction and the tense situations they throw up.