From MilesR: 15mm Austrian and Russian Troops, 384 points

A few reinforcements for my fledgling Austrian and Russian armies, all in 15mm (really 18 but who cares).  The figures are mostly AB Miniatures, which are just superb .  There are also a handful of Old Glory figures.  The Old Glory figures are nice but a bit rough when compared to the AB's but one can not beat the price.

First off, for the Austrians, there are 6 mounted generals, 3 heavy artillery batteries, 2, 24 figure infantry battalions and 10 2 figure skirmishing stands.

I messed up on the Infantry battalions by grabbing a brown wash rather than my standard black.  They kind of stand out when next to the black washed skirmishers.  I may end up repainting these chaps post challenge.

For the Russians, it's just command and artillery.  A large army command stand on a 40mm base with two figures and 9 brigade level commanders os 25mm rounds.  All of the Russian figures are AB and it really should be a crime to have such nice figures painted by some one with hands of concrete like myself.  Bonus points if someone can guess the new wave reference - without using Google!

My next big task will be limbers for both forces.  I really hate painting limbers but that artillery isn't going to move itself.  I'll only do 6 for each army so not that crazy.

I have adopted a standard basing for my Napoleonic collection.  Infantry can be based one of two ways: 4 figures on a .75 x 1.0 inch base or as skirmishers on 20x15mm bases with 2 figures.  Cavalry are 2 figures on a one inch square and artillery on a 1 inch x 1.25 inch base with one gun and 4 crew each.  Command figures use round bases with the diameter (25, 30 or 40mm) denoting relative rank.  Technically, this basing is from the rule set Age of Eagles (Fire & Fury for Napoleonics) but I've found it works well with just about any ruleset including my two current favorites: General D'Armee and Et Sans Resultant! (ESR).

 Why all the Napoleonics?  I'm fleshing out my collection to put on another convetion game this summer.  To the right is a picture of the 2019 game "To Catch A King" which was based on a hypothetical invasion of Britain by the french and pitted a combined English and Austrian army against the invading French.  This years game will be no less silly but a bit grander in scope.  You'll figure it out based on the some future Challenge submissions......

As for the pointage, the tally for this submission is:

Austrians:
6 Mounted at 4 each = 24
68 Infantry at 2 each = 136
12 Art crew at 2 each = 24
3 guns at 4 each = 12
  Total 196 points

Russians
11 Mounted at 4 each = 44
48 Art crew at 2 each = 96
12 guns at 4 each = 48
  Total 188 points

Grand Total 384 Points

Welcome back Miles, it's been ages...no wait, that's wrong, it's been minutes. This is a fantastic paint bomb. Love the fact that they aren't French or British. Although painting all those white uniforms must be a nightmare.