Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: olicana on May 22, 2015, 03:59:40 PM
Title: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: olicana on May 22, 2015, 03:59:40 PM
Hi guys,
Well I've gone and done it. Jumped in up to my armpits, as usual. I'll use this thread to keep you updated with progress, though at first this will be slow because I need to finish some SYW stuff, but here is the detail of the order I just put in with Front Rank to get me started.
Independant Portugese Brigade (identity not decided)
I have given this brigade a strength of three battalions of line and a battalion of cacadores representing about 2,500 men.
Artillery
I have purchased three two gun batteries at present. These will be upgraded to three gun batteries later. There is one British foot battery, one Portugese foot battery, and a British horse battery. There are also limbers, of course, which will have to do to make up third guns initially.
Cavalry
Van Alten's Brigade: 14th Light Dragoons; 1st Hussars KGL.
I know there are too many cavalry, but I'll usually only field a single brigade and it's nice to have a mix of types to play with.
FRENCH
1st Division (Foy)
Brigade Chemineau: 6th Leger (2 battalions); 69th Ligne (2 battalions)
Brigade Desgraviers-Berthelot: 39th Ligne (2 Battalions); 76th Ligne (2 battalions)
2nd Division (Clausel)
Brigade Berlier: 25th Leger (3 battalions); 27th Ligne (2 battalions).
Brigade Barbot: 50th Ligne (2 battalions); 59th Ligne (2 battalions).
Artillery
Two foot batteries and one horse battery. (see notes on British guns)
Cavalry
Brigade ?: 3rd Hussars; 26th Chasseurs; 22nd and 28th Chasseurs not represented, they are mixed with the other cavalry.
Brigade Carrie: 13th Dragoons; 14th Dragoons.
See note on British cavalry.
For a full explanation of 'what and why' go here:http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/napoleonic-project-in-for-penny.html (http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/napoleonic-project-in-for-penny.html)
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: flags_of_war on May 22, 2015, 04:15:03 PM
This will be some project and i can't wait to see the results.
Do you plan to paint them all on your own?
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Anna Elizabeth on May 22, 2015, 04:23:02 PM
There is no such thing as too many Cavalry, there is only "I needed reserves". XD
Looks like a great project, I'm looking forwards to seeing it progress. :)
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: olicana on May 22, 2015, 04:29:39 PM
Yep.
I can paint pretty quick when I want to, and I normally manage about 1000 pieces a year for myself. I think I already have about 450 on the score board for this year - a hotch potch of SYW, Italian Wars and ships. I still have a few hundred SYW to do before this lot gets properly under way, but I think I might squeeze a few cheeky tester units through the pipeline before long.
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Anna Elizabeth on May 22, 2015, 04:32:34 PM
Nice! :) Can't wait to see them. :)
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Harry Faversham on May 22, 2015, 08:58:51 PM
Anna, if you've not seen any of Olicana's figures yet, you're in for a treat... they are painted in a style that can be stunning!
:o
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Phil Robinson on May 22, 2015, 10:07:10 PM
Good luck with the project, look forward to seeing it evolve. Glad you went for a mix of uniform, our name would have been mud by the time you were doing all the piplng on the sixth French battalion :)
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: von Lucky on May 23, 2015, 12:00:34 AM
Taking my seat in the balcony. Looking forward to the show.
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Dr. The Viking on May 23, 2015, 04:41:01 AM
Oh boy oh boy oh boy!
Can't wait to see where you go with this.
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Arthur on May 23, 2015, 02:53:19 PM
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. Officially begun today
Post by: Sir_Theo on May 31, 2015, 11:04:14 PM
That's a nice lot to start off with. I am planning to dip my toe into 28mm Napoleonics soon, (after spending years being quite frankly intimidated by the prospect of painting the uniforms) , although nothing so ambitious.
I had planned to go with a mix of Perry, Warlord and Vieri plastics but I spent a whole afternoon flicking through the Front Rank Web store... Those are some overly models. I find myself inexplicably draw to the German states despite thinking about the Peninsula myself. Those hats and piping!
I will watch your progress with interest, as inspiration.
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: olicana on June 08, 2015, 07:25:33 PM
Well, with a tale, the first stuff has landed. Here is a pic of the 28 kilo box. My wife says that she loves a man with a big package, I showed her this one
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: Phil Robinson on June 08, 2015, 08:23:43 PM
You could not make the delivery debacle up could you ::) Its a scary pile of lead you have there, Front Rank figures are so cleanly cast and painter friendly, you have the task in hand made easier already. Look forward to seeing the first unit, after the Austrians of course :)
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: Digits on June 08, 2015, 09:18:58 PM
That's a nutty order for sure! Looking forward to seeing progress.
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: Mad Gadgeteer on June 08, 2015, 10:43:41 PM
How many more boxes are you expecting?
Many many years ago the wife gave me a rather substantial gift certificate to a miniatures company. I was wanting to switch from 15mm to the "one true" scale of 28mm and this gift certificate was intended to get me started down the 28mm path. I spent about 2 months working out what was going to be ordered as well as a lot of time on the phone with the company hammering out the fine details. Turns out that for every 4, or perhaps 5, packs ordered a person would get a free pack - so those had to be accounted for as well.
In the end the wife was home when the order arrived.... 3 boxes weighing in at about 55 - 65 pounds each and and two smaller ones at about 20 - 25 pounds each. When i got home she said there was "something" for me in the garage.
All-n-all the order comprised enough minis to create the following:
Naps: 12 unit armies of British, French and Russian; 6 to 8 unit armies of Bavarian, Württemberg, Saxony and Westphalia all based on a 1:20 ratio à la "In the Grand Manner".
F&IW: 12 unit armies of British, French and Indians based on a 1:20 ratio.
Anglo-Zulu War: 12 unit British army and 15 unit Zulu army based on "The Sword & The Flame".
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: gustav on June 09, 2015, 07:21:19 AM
;D
Now's that's a "box" of soldiers !
Title: Re: Olicana's Napoleonic Peninsular War Project. First order arrives
Post by: Harry Faversham on September 02, 2015, 07:27:09 AM
Olicana's gone very quiet of late... can't wait to see the piccys when he makes a triumphant return!