My first Perry Brits

[RC_Robert]

*** Update Dec 12, 2014 ***
Finished the guys earlier this month.   Picture links to a new gallery.


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These are my first Perry plastic peninsular brits.   These are the first models I've painted in 10 years.  So I realize artistically they can be improved.  I'm new to historical gaming and want these guys to look somewhat accurate.   Got any suggestions on things I should correct ?

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[joroas]

The figures look good, the tufts on the epaulettes should be white, though.

[Harry Faversham]

The bloke on the right is in a flank company, so he wants, either a green or a white plume.

[olyreed]

nice work there. Well done

[TheWeasel]

Hello there!

Your painting here is quite good!

One or two small historical sticklings would be getting the belt buckles on the bayonet belt done in brass, same as the hat badge, as well as fixing the wings on the flank company figure's shoulder. These would be the same red as the uniform, with white lace outlining (and making the "grid" on it).

Oh. and I love the sideburns on the closest figure (2nd from left)!

[Sterling Moose]

I know nothing about Napoleonic uniforms but based purely on the fact that you haven't painted for 10 years I say 'Bravo'!!

[capt.carson]

Excellent effort after such an hiatus.

Based only on my recollection of later Brits the haversacks I believe to be of naturally cloth and so a beige colour, and the cartridge box would to be black. You may of course be right with earlier dates though.

Oh and Napoleonics should be metal.

[The Dozing Dragon]

Looks good to me. I'm painting one of the Wargames Factory AWI Brits in a Pirates of the Caribean scheme...historical painting schemes and myself have never met 

[RC_Robert]

Thanks for the help and kind comments everyone.   I'll repaint the plumes, epaulettes and other gear.  For whatever reason I thought the epaulettes were colored the same as the facings.  I wasn't really sure about the light company wings.  I hadn't even thought about plume colors.   For the gear on the back I was just guessing though I remembered seeing someone having a blue canteen somewhere.

How can I tell if one of the figures is a grenadier?  Is there some feature on the uniform that differs from a regular line soldier ?

[Harry Faversham]

RC, the fellow with the 'wings' is a flank company bloke, if you want him to be member of the Light Company give him a green plume, Grenadier Company had a white plume. Your Centre Company blokes, 'tufts' on their shoulders, are spot on with their plumes.

[Phyllion]

Lovely painting for someone that hasn't raised a brush in 10 years. Bravo!

[RC_Robert]

Thanks Phyllion.

I wish my building skills were as good.  I was painting up my next batch and noticed I had assembled a few with mismatched arms.   They have center company epaulettes on one arm and flank company wings on the other.  Unfortunately I used liquid cement.  I'm not sure if I can easily break the offending arms off.

[olyreed]

I dont think anyone will notice. I done the same thing and no one said anything. As long as they look as good as your first figures you have nothing to worry about

[Argonor]

These are well painted. The light blue canteen is spot on, it would somtimes be adorned with the regimental(? I don't remember) number. Regulation valise/knapsack is most often shown as black, but on prolongued campaign I would expect some to be exchanged for captured ones, and probably also some of civilian origin, so no need to change those.

Lot's of resources to draw on, like for instance:

https://www.google.dk/search?q=british+infantry+peninsular+war&rlz=1C1CHMO_daDK485DK487&espv=2&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TpP3U8edJ4vU4QSuwID4Ag&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1454&bih=898#imgdii=_

Through smoke and fire and shot and shell,
And to the very walls of hell,
But we shall stand and we shall stay
Over the hills and far away

O'er the hills and o'er the main
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey
Over the hills and far away.

Hurry, get some French Voltigeurs, and play some skirmish!!  

My first wargaming love was Airfix 1/72 naps for which I wrote a voluminous set of rules (mid-70s or so), later to be abandoned for other things, but I still retain a French army for my own Warmaster adaption, and have a strong desire to get some Sharpe Practise, Song of Drums and Shakos, and even Flintloque going somewhen soonish.

[RC_Robert]

Thanks for the link Argonor.    Lots of good examples for painting inspiration.  I did buy some Victrix 1807 French Infantry plastics as an opponent.  The Victrix French outnumber the Perry British, but as long as the British fire 3 shots a minute I think they will do fine.

On my progress I had to amputate two perfectly good arms to get matching flank company wings.  Luckily 21st century medicine is much improved over 1808 and both arms were replaced.