From RichardM - 6mm Napoleonics, Last of the Swiss, Spanish Marines and Militia (146 points)

Starting with the last of the Swiss that I planned to paint for the Challenge, this is the 3rd Swiss Regiment that joins the 2nd and 4th Regiments painted a few weeks ago.  I have two battalions of the 1st Regiment that also joined these other three regiments and fought in Russia but that is for another time.  I was reluctant to paint these as I felt that the black facings would kill the colours - but actually I quite like them.

As with all the other figures in this post and throughout the challenge, these are the wonderful Adler Miniatures Napoleonics in a notional 6mm size.

Then I have the lost unit from the 5th Regiment of the Confederation.  Keen readers will (may???) recall from my post on 13 February that I felt I had purchased the wrong figures for the 2nd Battalion of the 5th Confederation Regiment - and so I only painted the 1st Battalion from Anhalt at the time.  I did further research and the conclusion I came to was that the figures I had were correct - but from before they were sent to the Peninsular.  So I stole a French Line unit from the stash instead and now present the long awaited 2nd Battalion of the 5th Regiment from Lippe.  I do like the colour that they carried.

Next we are onto more Spanish - but different units than painted previously.

Firstly, I have three battalions of Spanish Marine infantry.  The Spanish had 12 battalions of Marine Infantry and they are certainly in the OOB for Talavera.  I decided to give all three battalions the Coronela colour as I was particularly taken by the burgundy colour.  Besides it is a good way of identifying them as different to other Spanish infantry on the tabletop.

Lastly for the week I have three battalions of Spanish Militia in the 1802 brown uniform issued to (some) Provincial Militia units.  There was also the 1802 Blue uniform and a white one issued in 1805.  However, there are records from mid-1808 of 22 Provincial Militia regiments and all but five were still wearing the brown uniform.  

Points

3rd Swiss Regiment - three battalions of 36 @ 0.5 points plus 2 mounted = 56 points

Lippe Battalion from 5th Regiment - one battalion of 36 @ 0.5 points per figure = 18 points

Spanish Marine Infantry - three battalions of 24 @ 0.5 points per figure - 36 points

Spanish Militia Infantry - three battalions of 24 @ 0.5 points per figure - 36 points

Total = 146 points

From Millsy:

I feel a bit like one of Pavlov's dogs with a conditioned response. Whenever I see "6mm" in a draft post my brain immediately responds "Good stuff, Richard has got his stuff ready for me". This may be something I am forever unable to unlearn, rendering that particular set of neurons good for nothing else. If that's the price I have to pay, so be it.

Cracking brushwork as ever mate. For some reason a lot of people don't like brown coats or bicornes. I love em both. 146 more points added to your already significant tally. For a while I thought I could keep up but you're pulling away now. Nice one.

Cheers,

Millsy