Showing posts with label 10mm_Nap_British. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10mm_Nap_British. Show all posts

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Miniatures for sale; PRICE REDUCED!

FOR SALE!  PRICE REDUCED!


Hey all!

Okay, so I really want these guys to find a new home.  So... I'm dropping the price a bit!

$115 per lot of four units.

So let me know if you are interested!  Email me at grenadierguardscampaigns@yahoo.com if you would like to buy one or both!

Thanks!




Sunday, June 21, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Artillery 2

Well if the French get some troops, so do the British!

This is my second type of British artillery; namely, the lighter guns. These guys are more mobile than the big guns but don't have quite the range. Still, they are very useful, and their cannister can be a great boon up close.

As with any artillery they need some limbers to tote them around. In my own rules the light guns can unlimber and fire in the same turn, which is their advantage over the heavy guns. However their range is more limited than the big guns. Still, it is great fun to have a battery of these things swing up into the line and open fire directly!

Figures courtesy of Minifig.

Monday, April 6, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Rifles

Finally... the unit we've all been waiting for!

Next up in the line of 10mm British Napoleonic troops is the famed British Rifles, or Greenjackets. Made most famous, of course, in Cornwell's "Sharpe" series, the Rifles were armed with the revolutionary Baker rifle. The rifled barrel made the weapon far more accurate than the standard smooth bore musket, but also complicated reload times. While the British did use the rifle, Napoleon largely ignored it, sticking to the easy-to-use musket for sheer weight of fire.

These guys are mounted four to a stand (five in the case of the command stand with bugle.) They are thrown out in front of the British lines to pick off French officers and generally disrupt enemy formations.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Command

As I have done recently, after being so quiet I thought I would come through with a few posts!

Here is the command structure of my 10mm Napoleonic British army!


There is one army commander (in this case Sir Arthur Wellesley) who is mounted with two staff officers riding with him. The Duke of Wellington is pretty easy to pick out, what with his blue being rather unique among the British red. You can tell this is the army command by the fact that the stand has three mounted figures on it.

The second stand in the command is a junior commander; in this case, Sir Thomas Picton, as is made clear by his choice of hat! This fellow (who met his end at Waterloo) was well known for being... well, shall we say dressed improperly for an officer, and his hat was a bit of an icon (albeit not at the level of Napoleon's bicorn!) Picton here is accompanied by a staff officer, which marks this stand as between army command and brigade command.

The third stand is another junior commander. This one is not as obvious as Wellington or Picton... maybe it is Uxbridge, or Hill? Really it can stand in for anyone. As with Picton there is one staff officer on the stand with him, indicating that this stand again represents a commander someplace between army command and brigade command!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Brunswick Light Infantry

Hello all!

First off, SO sorry it has been so darn long! Life has a habit of getting busy, and I've been out of the blogging loop for a bit.

However, it is time to make up for that! I've got some WWII Germans coming, some 15mm ACW, some 10mm Napoleonics, and another book review.
First up; the Nappies!

These guys are some of my British allies; namely, my Brunswickers. Now, the eagle eyed visitor (or even just the casual visitor) will notice that this unit is only four stands, as opposed to the six of the infantry units I've shown earlier. These particular fellows are light infantry, as you can tell by the yellow tops of their pom-poms. The black uniforms and bright flags make this a fabulous looking unit... too bad you can't see the skull and bones on troops this size!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Infantry 1

Hey all!

Well, it has been a few day since I put up any updates, so I thought I would go for a few from the 10mm Napoleonic collection; in this case, the first unit of British infantry!

I love the look of the British army, and these guys are no exception. The red is obviously iconic, but I also like that the pants are varied, to show a unit that has been campaigning hard for a while.

Their commander sits with his saber across his lap, surveying the scene before him and trying to decide where that effective British musket fire will be most effective!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

10mm Nap. British - Artillery 1

Here is another unit from my 10mm Napoleonic British collection... this time, I figured I would go with some artillery!

These are larger sized guns, likely 9lbers, as the British didn't have a lot of
bigger caliber guns. The battery is led by a mounted commander. They are accompanied by their limbers, in case they need to adjust their position on the field.

I'll have more up today, including a walk-through of cabinet two, as well as maybe a unit of British infantry, or maybe some rifles!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

10mm Nap. British - The Scots Greys


Since I did put up my first 10mm French showcase earlier, I thought I would go ahead and put up a British showcase to match!

This time, however, I went with a British cavalry regiment, and possibly the most famous of them; the Royal Scots Greys. A famous cavalry regiment made even more famous by their actions at Waterloo, this heavy regiment of cavalry helped capture thousands of French soldiers at the battle. They also have their officer here; maybe it is Sergeant Ewart, on his way to grab himself an Eagle? Likely it is not, given his uniform, but one can always dream!