Sunday, 14 July 2024

The Glittering Staff

While I have personality figures for my Napoleonic Austrian, Prussian, Russian and Bavarian armies, I have  never owned a figure representing Napoleon. Now I do. In fact I have two, one mounted and one on foot (although the foot version is still enroute from Nottingham). I also decided to produce a number of mounted and dismounted staff figures from the Perry range, as much for fun as anything else, but I have a few ideas for their use in some future games.

The Emperor, Mameluke Ali and Marshal Soult.

Staff officers 

The Support Staff

Generals and ADCs

The Hangers On

and the  busy headquarters.






There are still another six figures (including Napoleon on foot) to come.

Also, today we played a Napoleonic game, but I didn't take a lot of photos and those that I did came out too dark, affected by the gloomy day outside. I am sure that Keith at Bydand blog will have a a report with better pictures than I took.

17 comments:

  1. Lovely work on your staff. I have the Russian staff from the Perry's and the French are more numerous and varied in uniform display. Certainly there is a game in a game waiting to be explored using the supercargo displayed.

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    1. Thanks Joe, there are certainly some stories to be told with these chaps.

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  2. Superb staff Mark, they'll illuminate your future battlefields!

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  3. Very cool Mark - I have often considered getting these command sets - Wellington as well as Napoleon (although I already have several versions of the latter - at least four - two of which are Minifigs dating from almost 50 years ago!)

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  4. These look great Mark. The Napoleon/Soult/Ali group is a lovely set of figures. You can never have too many Napoleons.

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    1. In fact I just realised I already had a Napoléon figure - in my Retreat from Moscow collection I have him in his sleigh. I would still like to get the one of him in Egypt riding the camel.

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    2. I remember him, he starred in a game a couple of years ago.

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    3. He may need to make another appearance...

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    4. I can point you in the direction of Napoleon on a camel Mark - see link below - I have very nearly bought it myself, having purchased a couple of their personality figures and found them excellent! https://www.jjgprint3d.com/page-d-articles/napol%C3%A9on-en-egypte-28mm

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  5. very nice. I do like personality miniatures in 28mm. If I had the ACW in 28mm i would for sure do all the commanders specifically. I don't see the point with my 15s though. 😁

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    1. Agreed, it does seem somewhat pointless for ACW 15's...one long-bearded general looks much like the other...blue or gray.

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  6. Lovely work there Mark and this is where 28mm really come into its own, with all these figures for command bases, vignettes etc, something that the smaller scales tend to have much less of.

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    1. Thanks Steve. They are quite a joy to paint.

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    1. Thanks Chris. The last of the staff, with Napoleon on foot, has just arrived, so look for it next week...

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