Author Topic: Venta de Pantalones- The Anglo-Portuguese (Read 8648 times)

vodkafan · « **on:** April 22, 2020, 12:06:20 AM »

At the urging of Digits, I am starting a thread to document my progress on my Peninsular War project. This is my "big" wargaming project, which I have wanted to do for a long time, so now I have finally kicked it off!
I am planning to represent Wellington's Light Division. Originally I was just going to do the 2nd Brigade, but I have been collecting figures second hand for a couple of years, and when I started to arrange them into battalions I found I had enough to do the 1st Brigade as well.
Here is the historical line up and which manufacturers I will use:

1st Brigade:
1/43rd Light Infantry (Perry)
1/95th Rifles (Front Rank)
3/95th Rifles (HQ and 5 coys, Warlord)
3rd Cazadores (Perry)

2nd Brigade
1/52nd Light Infantry (Front Rank)
2/95th Rifles (Perry)
1/17th Portuguese Line (Front Rank)
2/17th Portuguese Line (Boot Hill converted)
1st Cazadores (mix of Front Rank and Boot Hill)

Divisional Troops
Ross' Troop RHA (mix of Front Rank and Perry crews, Front Rank cannon)
14th Light Dragoons (Perry)
16th Light Dragoons (Front Rank)

Having written all that, the first unit I am painting is none of those at all! I am painting a "spare" battalion of Britannia Miniatures British Line as a practice, to get over my fear of painting Naps.
Here is the first pic of them in progress:

I hope to get them finished and based by the end of this week, and will explain more with pics as I go.
Thanks for reading!

Digits · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2020, 12:38:58 AM »

So you already have all the infantry figures??

Well met fella. Looking forward to seeing the finished line unit. You going to shove it in your reserve presumably?

Anyway...crack on, I’m looking forward to our game.....in a year or two! Lol

has.been · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2020, 05:30:40 PM »

Well done James. Whenever I sit down to list things for a project...
hours have wizzed by & I have found lots of other interesting things.
When painting always remember the 'Three foot rule' i.e. look at the
figures from 3' away. If they pass that test, move on to the next unit.
Nice flag & reasonable basing distracts from a multitude of errors.

jambo1 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2020, 05:38:40 PM »

A mighty fine start to your project, you have the planning nailed, I only wish i was as well organised!!

flatpack · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2020, 05:48:30 PM »

Fingers crossed for this James.

vodkafan · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2020, 05:51:33 PM »

Thanks chaps!
Jambo, It has only recently come together. I have to admit to doing no real planning at all. I was in a "collecting phase" for a long while just buying job lots of second hand figures. It was only at the back end of last year when Digits said he was doing French that the vague plans got distilled down quite quickly.

Meet Neville. He and I have learned a lot about painting Naps. I made a few mistakes along the way, but we got through it together. He is not quite finished, he needs the metal parts doing. He is waiting patiently for his 39 comrades.

Comments welcome. I know my painting is crap, it's OK you can say

has.been · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2020, 07:26:23 PM »

The painting is brilliant mate. Keep it up.

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2020, 07:38:26 PM »

Quote from: vodkafan on April 22, 2020, 05:51:33 PM

Comments welcome. I know my painting is crap, it's OK you can say

If Nev's crap, I wish I could paint as bad, I'd be proud to have him march into one of my Battalions.

Digits · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2020, 08:00:32 PM »

Well said. For your first Nap, he’s great! Further more, when he’s stood with his mates, he’s going to look even better. Get the others looking like him and that will be a fine regiment.

Warboss Nick · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2020, 08:15:53 PM »

Welcome and good luck on your Napoleonic journey. Neville is a very promising start!

Ray Rivers · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2020, 09:15:48 PM »

As I said to Digits... when Neville is standing there with his 39 compatriots... you won't see him anymore. You'll just see a British Battalion of Foot!

Norm · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2020, 06:11:28 AM »

Lovely job and a nice scale. I think the Brits are the hardest to to.

vodkafan · « **Reply #12 on:** April 24, 2020, 05:19:52 PM »

Thanks chaps bit more progress. the Grenadier Coy and the Light Coy skirmishers (split between two bases.)
The bulkiness of the Britannia castings causes a slight basing problem, the Line should be on 30 x 40 bases but they simply won't fit so for this unit I have gone 35mm x 45mm

has.been · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2020, 06:11:25 PM »

Coming along fine James.

Digits · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2020, 06:16:28 PM »

These are really looking good James 😉. Don’t worry about basing , make them what they need to fit.

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