6 mm Napoleonics - Modified Lion Rampant

[6milPhil]

Very nice indeed. Indoctrinate, er... start 'em young! 

[jon_1066]

Why is it every time I post I get a warning that this thread hasn't been posted to for ages?  Well the stop start hobby time answers that.  I have recently managed to get some more painting in though.

A unit of French cuirassiers



I've also completed more French infantry and Austrian grenadiers and line infantry.  I'll try and take some shots of those as well and perhaps have a parade to see what I have and what I need.  Looking at the OOBs for the 1809 campaign one thing is definitely Austrian artillery.  They seemed to be packing a lot of it in the Danube theatre.  Oh also need some 2 mm static grass.  Ordered 4 mm by mistake and it is too long.

[jon_1066]

Got back to painting these little guys.



Austrian Hussars.  Figures are Adler.  I like them slightly more than the Baccus cavalry due to their dynamic pose.  The swords are tricky though to not bend them all the time. 

Need to paint more artillery and limbers next.

[Battle Brush Sigur]

Very nice indeed! Never tried Adler, but it seems like at some point I must. Just to get a better idea of the differences with Baccus.

[jon_1066]

Thanks.  If I was smarter I would have used the differences to better ID the units.  Eg I’ve got Adler French guard in advancing poses to help differentiate them further from the regular Baccus infantry.  The cavalry I should have gone for light cavalry from one and heavy from the other as the poses are very different though they are fine scale wise in the same battle.

[jon_1066]

Well - managed to get a game in against another human being.  The first battle of Landshut


Austrians have forced the crossing of the Iser thanks to their artillery and are advancing on the French rear guard

The French hung around too long and were caught trying to withdraw.  Four French units were routed to two Austrian so a resounding win for the Austrians.

[jon_1066]

Just in case anyone is interested the brown roofed buildings are from here:

http://www.kaukapedia.com/index.php?title=Bastelbogen:_Romantische_Altstadt

They are from an old German magazine from god knows when with a bunch of old style German town buildings.  They are really good (if a little intricate in places) and you can print them at any scale you want. 

[Norm]

Nice looking game Jon, I find German period based buildings tough to find in the smaller scales. I have bought a couple of resins from TimeCast for 10mm and the church is still a big thing.

[jon_1066]

Thanks Norm

Leven miniatures do a few and have various timbered houses and things in their other ranges.

https://www.levenminiatures.co.uk/fachwerk.html

I've ordered some of their gatehouses and castle components for a walled town.  Also some of their bridges which are nice.  Casting quality is very good with good detail.

[jon_1066]

I've used these figures for Bleucher.  I have started a new topic for that since it doesn't use the Lion Rampant engine.

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=143016.0

[Kikuchiyo]

How do the baccus fit with adler cavalry, I've been thinking of trying them as they are a bit more robust

[Ethelred the Almost Ready]

Nice looking game Jon, I find German period based buildings tough to find in the smaller scales. I have bought a couple of resins from TimeCast for 10mm and the church is still a big thing.

Total Battle Miniatures do a good range in 6mm
https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/6mm-big-battalion

A bit more limited (Waterloo Campaign only for this period) in 10mm
https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/10mm-bb-the-hundred-days

[jon_1066]

How do the baccus fit with adler cavalry, I've been thinking of trying them as they are a bit more robust

Pretty well.  You wouldn’t want Adler and Baccus cavalry on the same base but they go well with the infantry and in different cavalry units look fine in the battlefield

[Kikuchiyo]

Cool, I'm planning Adler infantry and Baccus Cavalry only because the sword arms on the fantastic Adlers aren't holding up to my rough handling

[Ray Rivers]

The swords are tricky though to not bend them all the time. 

In such situations I place super glue on an exacto knife and give each side of the sword a very slight, but smooth coating.

You would be amazed how well that stiffens them up.

Great thread, BTW.