Peninsular War Project - First artillery battery done (12th June)

[Rob_bresnen]

That was quick! They look amazing now!

[Andym]

Sweet!

[Jabba]

Not 100% sure with the KGL but did the light company have the light infantry shako plate or the standard line infantry plate the same as the rest of the battalion. This was the case with the British with only Light battalions and rifles having the hunting horn shako plate, if i remember correctly.

Great painting by the way, a good start.

I personally have the 3rd Division for 1809 painted with the 4th to come after finishing Pack's Independent Portuguese brigade.

Tony.

[olicana]

I have Osprey plates showing a horn on the shako of British light flank coys of line battalions. Battalion packs by Front Rank also provide light flank coy figs with horns rather than plates. Perhaps it varied by regiment.

Thanks for the input.

James

[Hitman]

They look fantastic. They should provide you with many hours of gaming pleasure. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
 

[Jabba]

I have Osprey plates showing a horn on the shako of British light flank coys of line battalions. Battalion packs by Front Rank also provide light flank coy figs with horns rather than plates. Perhaps it varied by regiment.

Ok James maybe I was mistaken then, was that on both the stovepipe, pre 1812, and belgic, post 1812, shakos?

Tony

[olicana]

Hi Tony,

I've started a thread on this at the other place, here's a link to what's been said

http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=420766

I'm quite new to Napoleonics, for myself at least; I've painted a fair few for clients, mostly French, but I've usually just painted up what clients have sent to me with their pictures / guides without questioning it very much. I'm slowly getting a handle on it, but very slowly.

[Lt. Hazel]

Please think about copyright when you post pictures, even if they are as helpful as yours Harry
Cheers
Jan

[Driscoles]

Great one !!!!

[olicana]

Well, unit two is now done, another battalion for von Lowe. 2nd Battalion KGL



more pics here: http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/2nd-kgl.html

I've also decided what British I'm going to take from the pile to paint for the first game. The force will be:

von Lőwes Brigade (1st, 2nd and 5th KGL battalions); Howards Brigade (50th Line battalion, 92nd Highland battalion, 71st Light Infantry battalion); von Arentschild's brigade (16th Light Dragoons, 1st Hussars KGL); a 'tiny' unit of riflemen; a battery (three guns) of foot artillery.

That should be enough of a force to do a small, initial game using Black Powder or Lasalle rules.

[jambo1]

Lovely work, they look brilliant!!

[gustav]

James
great work - lovely looking unit.
but 
one minor point as I want to check my knowledge. 

Your battalion rankers all have grey trousers/pantaloons, my understanding is that certainly pre 1812 in hot climates or summer, white pantaloons were authorised and could have been worn instead of the grey.  Plus they could also be wearing whatever local cloth (the usual being brown) if replaced / repaired.   I guess it is all a bit moot and up for personal preference and can mean units with a different look.  So was their any reason for you to choose grey ?
Will your preference be for campaign look or parade ?  I always get caught in between the two




 

[olicana]

I'm doing KGL in grey trousers so they will immediately stand out from the 'British' regiments. It's purely a matter of poetic license backed by a bit of fact: Grey trousers and gaiters formally replaced white breeches for other ranks in July 1810. I guess the key word here is 'formally', and this must be the date that the decision for grey was sanctioned in Whitehall.

How quickly troops in Spain got grey trousers (how quickly the contracts for white ones ended and the white ones ran out) is, of course, a matter for debate, but as you say it wasn't until Sept 1812 that infantry on active service were officially ordered to substitute what remained of their white ones for grey ones and absolutely no more white ones were issued.

My next brigade, Howard's Brigade, will be in white trousers with assorted locally obtained trousers in various colours.

[Harry Faversham]

That's the best answer in the white/grey/brown trouser debate I've ever heard. I did 'em that way... 'so they will immediately stand out'!
Well said old chap.

[gustav]

Nice idea to differentiate like that.  Glad my understanding not out of whack. 
As you mention, dates surrounding uniform changes it is so difficult to know how quickly they were implemented.
 
On one hand you read how difficult supply was on the other that it was all very well organised. 
I guess the best solution is indeed just to go with what you feel is right.

Just that my inbuilt OCD always wants me to be accurate