From RichardM - Last of the 6mm Napoleonics (118 points)

So a last submission before I go away on a weeks holiday.  I had the Italian Line Regiment that had not been completed before last week’s post to finish and then I looked in the drawers for anything already prepped / simple / small that I’d be able to get done in the few days I had available (I reckon I benefited from all three conditions as you’ll see).

So as a break seeing Italians, I’ll show the quick additions first.  You have to love greatcoats in this scale! And to make it easier, Leon has not sculpted shako cords on these greatcoated figures.  So we have two battalions of Russian Line.  I always feel like I am cheating when I paint a Russian Line battalion in greatcoats - but when you have a goal of doing Borodino  having some without any green at half the time to paint it is a pretty simple equation.  I have done the same with the French - but set a limit of no more than 20 battalions in greatcoats.   So here are the ‘boring’ (but quick) Russians.

Then I had a drawer full of Portuguese Line infantry in the British stovepipe shako.  I had undercoated these black to try a different style of painting a year or two ago and never started painting.  I normally paint from a white or grey undercoat.  The other benefit is that I planned these as only 24 figures per battalion - so much faster than the 36 figure Italians.  So my first two battalions of Portuguese line.

And finally back to the red, white and green.  The Light Infantry I have been painting so far were green coated.  These Line are white coated and with their different coloured shako plumes for each company are a more colourful proposition.  They are my 13th, 14th and 15th Line battalions and are the last of them.

So that is that then - once I got started in mid January and after my shift of focus, I have had a good time and got through a small chunk of what is left to paint for these Napoleonics.  I’ve also enjoyed seeing all of the other work and had my eyes opened to a range of miniatures that I would not normally see.

Points

2 battalions of Russians at 40 figures each - 40 points

2 battalions of Portuguese at 24 figures each - 24 points

3 battalions of Italian Line at 36 figures each - 54 points

Total - 118 points.

From Millsy: Just when I think you've complete all the 6mm stuff you can fit in you find some more mate! Boring the Russians may be boring but that's the uniform and they're off the lead pile right? The Portuguese Line infantry look very fine in their British shakos too. Top brushwork and another 118 points.

From RichardM - Latest offerings in 6mm Italian Napoleonics - 174 points

More 6mm Italian Napoleonics from Adler Miniatures this week.  

But before I get into the miniatures, a quick word of thanks to Millsy for checking and posting our work, and correcting my mistakes.

Firstly a family photo of the week’s production - Guard foot and cavalry and Light Infantry.

First up are 6 battalions of Light Infantry.  I did the 1st and 2nd Regiments, each of three battalions.  I selected these two regiments simply because I liked the colours of the facings - mid blue and yellow. 

While I probably would have put flags (colours) on them anyway, I checked with Rawkins and it seems all were issued with colours.  I think I should have had a white cross on the patch on top of the bearskins - but …. :)

Then we have the four battalions of Guard Infantry.  Nobody can tell the story better than Rawkins so I quote from his Army of Italy "The Reggimento di Fanteria di Linea was the senior foot regiment of the Royal Guard and consisted of two battalions, the Battaglione di Granatiere and the Battaglione di Cacciatore"  These are two battalions in green coats below.

Then we have the two battalions of  the Veliti Della Guardia Reale (Velites of the Royal Guard).  These are in white coats.   As I have gone back to Rawkins to get the correct names for these four Guard battalions, I have noticed he says they have 5 companies.  Perhaps one day I will add the missing companies. 

And finally, there is the Reggimento Dragoni Di Linea Della Guardia Reale (the Dragoon Regiment of the Royal Guard)

I am almost finished a regiment of Italian Line infantry which will come through in my next post 

For the Italians I still have two battalions of Guard Conscripts, one squadron of the Corpo Delle Guardie D’Onore Reale, artillery and brigade / division officers.  But as I am going away in a few days I won't have time to prep, undercoast and paint them.  So I am off to do a quick trawl through the drawers for any prepped miniatures that I can get done once the Line Regiment is finished.

Points:

Light Infantry - 6 battalions of 36 figures at 0.5 points per figures = 108 points

Guard Infantry - 4 battalions of 24 figures at 0.5 points per figure = 48 points

Guard Dragoons - 18 mounted figures - 18 points

Total = 174 points

From Millsy: This is a great way to finish off your Challenge for this year Richard. Your 6mm stuff has been great fun to minion and I thank you for the comments. You don't see many Italians painted for Napoleonics for some reason which is a real pity as they look amazing when painted as well as yours. The red/white/green is really eye catching and pops on the table. 174 points added to your tally mate!