KenR : 28mm Garibaldi Guides - Overdue (80 points)

 

A nice easy extra 20 points on these Cavalry, I prepped this right at the start of my Garibaldi journey 2 years ago and they have sat in a box whilst the Infantry has been done so it was something I had to come back to.

Cavalry was a real rarity in Garibaldis army but this unit of "Guides" remained with him throughout the Risorgimento. They were a small unit, only 50 strong at Mentana and were primarily used for scouting and communication. However its an excuse to have some Cavalry to go with my Redshirts.

The unit has been painted in its early Red with black facings uniform, by Mentana it had changed to a rather dull grey outfit so I went for the more flamboyant look. The figures are Perrys ACW plastic Cavalry which at the time of purchase where the closest match I could find. It's meant painting some detail, like the lace on the chests but that's been half the joy of this project.

So points wise this unit is 6 x 28mm Horse at 10 points each plus the 20 pt Library bonus giving me 80 points.

As I'm posting this up as ready for Wednesday the previous Friday I would expect to have one or maybe 2 further posts for this week. I've started the Challenge with my painting mojo on fire so I'm driving it as fast as I can !

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A group of light cavalry? What could that possibly be a sign of? Surely there is no sort of "Yarkshire Painting Juggernaut" looming on the Wednesday horizon...who would believe such a thing...

Great work as always Ken. "So I went for the more flamboyant look." F*ck yeah, you did! That is the point of the hobby, right?

80 points for you sir!

Greg