Venta de Pantalones - Vistula Lancers

[Digits]

Cheers Nick.  Yes, a little frustrating trying to find great coats in firing line.  I must order another unit like this.

Spent last night painting the horses for the six Chasseurs.  Learned all sorts of words I didn’t know such as valise, manteau and shabraque.....which when thinking about, got me interested.  Nearly all the French horses I come across use the sheepskin shabraque for comfort presumably (and makes for a a comfortable pillow / ground rest no doubt) but surely, if it got rained on, it would hold a lot of water and be particularly uncomfortable to sit on?!  Must have made for a lot of cavalry with soggy breeches!

[has.been]

It is official! Digits admits French Cavalry wet their pants!!!!!
Is it the thought of taking on the Highlanders?

[Digits]

Somehow I just KNEW you’d turn this to your advantage....I’m surprised in your set of crayon marked rules there isn’t a -1 on movement for French Cavalry suffering from wet pants in the saddle!

[has.been]

Oooooh, great idea Digits. Now where did I leave that crayon?

[Digits]

I painted these, my first Chasseurs by way of a test.  There are another ten horses to bring this unit to strength do be done in the near future.  Getting the command out of the way early will make that less arduous!

[vodkafan]

I like them

[Ray Rivers]

Yep... very nice! 

[LazyStudent]

Very nice! Liking the yellow. The trumpeter uniform is particularly nice

[has.been]

Yes they are 'nice', but remember... They are French!
(& the more Digits paints the more I have to paint).

[Warboss Nick]

Another good work! A bit glossy for my taste, but that might be the lighting.

Always a difficult decision to decide between flag and realism when it comes to (light) cavalry since they usually did not carry them in the fields (or were not supposed to). Looking very flashy with that flag and inverted trumpeter‘s jacket!

[Digits]

Indeed, I decided to give these guys a flag as I’m using the rather nice officer provided for buying three boxes.  One or two regiments chose to ignore the order to leave it at home apparently.  My other Chasseurs will not have them.  There isn’t a standard in the kit, I had to pinch it from elsewhere.

I avoid using gloss.  All I have on these is testers dullcote.  Must be the sun light and my poor photography skills.

Thanks guys, pleased you like them.

[Digits]

Painted these last week, only just got round to basing last night.

Large battalion from the first Division.



Now let’s get the rest of those Chasseurs painted...

[DintheDin]

This big battalion is really impressive! Very well done!

[Digits]

Glad you like them mate and thanks for commenting.

So, where am I up to?

I know this, had I stuck to the original target I’d be nearly 60% there, but something keeps niggling me to push the target out a bit!

Anyway, just about 40% there, or will be once I paint the rest of the Chasseurs regiment.

Infantry wise, I’m going to finish this current brigade (2nd of the 1st division) before having a go at one of the German Regiments.  I just painted a Scots highland regiment (see my “scenics” thread) to prove to myself I could, and that’s given me a little confidence to have a go at some more colourful metal minis.

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=124898.0

Not sure where my mojo is coming from, but I have never painted this much before.  I think I’m finding it a little therapeutic, and the more I paint, the MORE I want to paint.  Maybe not the most accurate portrayal of a peninsular army, and certainly not the best brushwork you will come across, but I’m pretty damned happy with what I’ve done so far.  And yes, there are MANY larger armies / collections out there, I’m not trying to match those, but this is an army I have wanted to paint for years....I think I was just scared of it.  It will be nice to get a game or three in with them eventually.

I just got round to basing five unbased  regiments (I was painting them so fast, I didn’t want to stop painting!)  when the sun comes out (bit ropy at the moment) I will take a progress picture.

So, any units with red names are painted.

[Bloggard]

really great looking units; so much character.