Napoleonic Naval in 40mm

[ian220756]

Hi Everyone
I bought these ship models from eBay - chopped the bottom off them - put them on bases and then painted them - given that they were pre rigged and I had to rub the varnish off by hand - it was a nightmare - took me about two months - I also located a Swedish company Speira Miniatures who do fantastic 3D printed siege guns in any scale - they look fab in 40mm scale - see what you think
Ian

[Rabbitz]

   Epic

[vodkafan]

Those ships must be huge  you are a madman- I salute you Sir 

[jambo1]

Quite superb! Stunning work.

[schoey]

Missed these, excellent figures, building, artillery and the modelling and detail on those ships is wonderful.

Paul

[ian220756]

Missed these, excellent figures, building, artillery and the modelling and detail on those ships is wonderful.

Paul

Cheers Paul
I’m adding a fortified town to it this year as well as more terrain boards at the other end - the demo game will be 24 foot long if I can find any show mad enough to give me the space !
Ian

[schoey]

24ft long, WOW, this sounds great Ian, like the idea of some ships or small boats landing troops to attack the French.

How are you getting on with Vistula lancers?  Have you seen the S&S dragoons? 

Paul

[ian220756]

I’ve got some of the S&S lancers but like all his cavalry they are about 32mm - far too short in the leg - they all look like jockeys ! I also have the Dragoons but two main issues the horse furniture is just plain wrong which is unforgivable as the research is readily available - he’s got them mixed up with Guard dragoons but again no muskets provided - just too slap dash for me I’m afraid
Ian

[FierceKitty]

Mmmmm.

[Alan Mercer]

You have to get these to Salute. Fantastic.

[ian220756]

You have to get these to Salute. Fantastic.

I hope so Alan 🤞🤞

[MiniPigs]

! I also have the Dragoons but two main issues the horse furniture is just plain wrong which is unforgivable as the research is readily available - he’s got them mixed up with Guard dragoons but again no muskets provided - just too slap dash for me I’m afraid
Ian

Whaaat!?

This is a huge issue. Did you mention this to Old Glory?

Might we see a photo of the French dragoons, the saddle cloth and horse furniture?

No muskets in 40mm scale? That's just sloppy.

[schoey]

Their Facebook page https://en-gb.facebook.com/sashandsaber/ has some elite company dragoons and further down you see the others. Not sure why they did not improve the cuirassiers horses?

Paul

[MiniPigs]

Their Facebook page https://en-gb.facebook.com/sashandsaber/ has some elite company dragoons and further down you see the others. Not sure why they did not improve the cuirassiers horses?

Paul

Hi Schoey,

Thanks for the link but you cant get a good side view of the saddle cloth and presence or absence of a musket.

There were rumors they were going to release dismounted French dragoons too but it looks like Old Glory have given up on the range.

[ian220756]

Hopefully these photos show you what I mean - first photo is a mounted officer on a sh*t model of a horse next to a S&S infantryman - even given camera distortion you can see how small he is . Second photo shows S&S v a fab true to scale foundry/Perry - note the leg length differences. The third photo is the S&S dragoon ‘horse’ v the far superior First legion dragoon horse with the correct horse furniture - you can make your own minds up but I know which I prefer
Ian