Saturday, October 5, 2019

Progress

Hi all,

I seem to be riding a burst of inspiration over the last week or so, as I've been busily pumping out units for the Blucher / Napoleonic / Russian project.  First up was a second base of infantry.

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I'm playing around with different formations, this time a mixed line and column base.  Turned out okay, I think.  Formations and flags aren't to a specific oob, but I'm picking out formations that did actually appear in battles in 1812-13, and using them as a basis.



I'm starting to think, however, that my poor old Canon camera is on her last legs.  I've had the thing for more than a decade, and it's done yeoman service, but it seems to be struggling with both focus and light these days.

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The cavalry (dragoon brigade) base was a little challenging.  I'm not sure it sells the idea of a brigade strength formation, but now that it's based, I'm a little happier with it.

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The artillery base, however, was kind of fun, I definitely got to tell a bit of a story with it.

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Not sure if I'll have room to use all the limbers and caissons I have, but I'll figure something out.

I've got another unit of infantry primed and ready to go, and the first of the cards for Blucher have arrived, so if I can steal some time I might get in a test game.  Fingers crossed.

FMB

16 comments:

  1. The flags really add to the infantry base, the dragoons are good but I absolutely love the artillery base, it's a great diorama as well as a playing piece!
    Best Iain

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  2. Great work, Markus! You really have been struck by painting inspiration. Great basing overall but your interpretation of an artillery stand is inspiring. Love it!

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  3. These look great. I'm not sure exactly what a brigade of cavalry 'should' look like, esp since the relative positions of the squadrons would change with the situation. However what this base clearly shows it that it represents more than a single subunit and I think that gets the message across at a glance.

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    1. Cheers, Ross. Don't know if they're "correct" either, but I'm having fun with them ;)

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  4. They're Russian artillery though, so you should have another 6 cannon or so on each base to make them more realistic. :P

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  5. They look great. Love the big bases.

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    1. Thanks, James, it's nice having the space to play around with

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  6. Impressive work, FMB! You're making me want to try out 6mm figs.

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    1. Do it Dean! Once you've gotten used to the shift in painting style, it's dead fun. Doesn't have to be an "instead of", but rather an "in addition to".

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  7. Great looking bases. Each has its own distinct look. 😀

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