I've had an interest in Napoleonic wargaming for many years and have started quite a few armies, but never completed that many. I've had French, Russians, Prussian, British, and Austrian, all from a range of manufacturers including Minifigs, Essex, Old Glory.
The newer and larger miniatures from companies like AB, Warmodelling, Blue Moon etc, where you also get a few poses rather than a single pose like we had way back, have reignited my interest. So during the summer holidays I put aside my 15mm scifi project and my 28mm World of the Greeks project, and started a new army - a 15mm Austrian army for the Battle of Marengo, 1800.
I was lucky to spot a Order of Battle for Marengo in a back issue of Wargames Illustrated. The OB was for the General de Brigade rules, and I'm not sure how accurate it was, but it was a good basis for making a start.
My first battalion to be completed was the Banat Regiment of Grenzers. Although I'd had some Austrians from Minifigs many years ago, I never had any Grenzers, so I decided to try something different from the usual white uniformed troops that make up the majority of an Austrian army.
Here is my first completed battalion;
The Banater Grenz IR#4.
The figures are from Warmodelling (previously Fantassin).
Next up was my first line infantry battalion. I was lucky enough to pick up a bundle of figures from eBay that was composed of exactly how many figures I needed for a battalion, so this was the next unit, a German line unit. The IR23 Toscana comprised three battalions, this represents the first of the three;
Toscana Regiment IR#23/1
The figures are from Old Glory (currently available from Timecast).
I'll post more figures as I complete the units, with more line infantry, artillery, jagers, and generals all almost ready for the table.
2 comments:
Nicely done Colin, I just swaped my buddy a battalion of AB grenz for a future project. Look forward to watching your army grow!
Thanks Paul. These are nowhere near your standard, or the standard I could achieve a few years ago, but its the best my eyes can manage. New specs in a week or two, so who knows what I'll be able to see.
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