28mm French Cuirassiers

As a quick palette cleanser, I spent a couple of days painting up some random primed figures from my bench. These four Foundry cuirassiers were just the thing!

 

15mm French Guard Cavalry

My favorite rules for tactical Napoleonics are "General de Brigade" by Dave Brown. They have enough chewiness to satisfy me while still moving quickly.

They are also well supported with official scenarios. The book "The Glory Years" contains three scenarios for Austerlitz, and one has the famous charge of the French guard cavalry. The scenario calls for 20 Chasseurs a Cheval and 32 Grenadiers a Cheval.

All figures are AB Miniatures, bases from Litko, and flags from GMB.

Guard Chasseurs a Cheval

Guard Horse Grenadiers

 

15mm French Hussars

In a rare return to my hobby, I was able to paint some figures for myself. These 120 French hussars are a mix of AB and Blue Moon, all based for Age of Eagles / General de Brigade. Bases are from Litko and flags are from GMB Designs.

1st Hussars (AB Miniatures)

2nd Hussars (AB Miniatures)

4th Hussars (Blue Moon)

5th Hussars (Blue Moon)

7th Hussars (Blue Moon)

10th Hussars (Blue Moon)

 

I was also able to finish up my French guard cavalry for Austerlitz. Their sealing coat is drying now, but I hope to have them photographed and on the blog soon.

Mosaic City Tiles

The most unusual part of the commission were these city tiles. Each measures 30mm across with no consistent scale between the types. Every nation has ten population, six agricultural, six industrial, and three trade tiles.

The game also allows players to build the wonders of the ancient world.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Sphynx, Stonehenge, the Temple of Zeus, The Colossus

The Hanging Gardens, the Pyramids, the Great Library, the Colusseum

This commission took nearly four months to complete, but I am very proud of the job I did on these. I had to expand on my usual techniques, which is always fun.