From RichardM - 6mm Napoleonic Wurttemburgers and a bit from Milan - 146 points

I should have known there was no way that I would stay faithful to a theme.  So after prepping a hundred or more Italian Wars figures and starting with the Stradiots a few weeks ago - things got sidetracked.  

I have been collecting Adler Napoleonic figures since 1994 - they are nominally 6mm but closer to 8mm.  While I have approximately half of my figures painted - there are also another half unpainted and they were intended to be a project that I would work on for years and years. 

So to my horror, a few weeks ago I received a message from Leon who owns Adler saying that he is planning to shut down production of the 6mm lines.  However, very generously he is allowing existing customers to continue to purchase through to June 2025 so as to be able to finish collections off.

After some hand wringing, I decided I'd better make a concerted effort to get as much completed as possible so that I could identify any gaps that needed to be filled.  Hence I have pivoted in my painting.

So presented here are the fruits of the last two weeks work.  Taking photos presents a slight quandery - they need to be close to see the little buggers - but get too close and you see all the shortcuts taken to paint a 6mm figure.  

These Wurttemburgers supported Napoleon in the 1809, 1812, 1813 and 1814 campaigns.  In most cases I have used the 1809 uniforms.

Firstly a group shot.

First up are the Wurttemburg Jäger zu Pferd Regiments - two regiments each of 24 figures in four squadrons.

Next are two Chevauxleger Regiments, again each regiment consists of four squadrons of six figures.

Then we have the Wurttemburg Light Battalions with their snazzy red plumes and blue lapels and turnbacks.  

These took some work.  The stock figures do not have a plume - but I wanted the dress uniform because (especially at 6mm) it looks good on the table.  So, into each shako I drilled a small hole, glued a piece of brass wire and dipped that into the neck of a bottle of Vallejo Plasttic Putty to give some volume to the plumes.   In addition, while not really visible on the photos (and certainly not on the table) each shako has a green fabric trim around it at the midpoint.  While these are moulded onto the figures, they are meant to be piped in white on the edges.  While it would have looked good, my sanity is worth more - so they just have the green fabric painted.   

And finally we have the Milan Battalion which served with the French.  I wanted this as I thought the light blue jacket looked good.

Points:

Wurttemburg Cavalry - 4 regiments or 24 figures = 96 points

Wurrtemburg Light Battalions - 2 Battalions of 32 figures = 32 points

Milan Battalion - 36 figures = 18 points

Total = 146 points 

From Millsy: You've pushed a lot of my Napoleonic buttons with the post Richard.
I love a 'Burger in any scale and the Chevauxleger are a particular favourite.
A shame the line will be discontinued but at least you can build out the collection before that happens. Lovely work mate, they would grace any table and I hope they serve you well!