Prussia marches to war

In an effort to keep my speed up, I’m timing myself for the next 8 landwher (and their officer).

Clocks ticking!

*Edit, too tired to keep going tonight, still most of the legwork is done

Some work in progress shots, mainly as a log in what paints were used

The second 8 landwher are painted, as is a musician.  16 down, 8 to go

After building/painting all of the first unit in one go, I decided to do the landwher in groups of 8. With the musician and officer as rewards for each 8 finished. This has kept me feeling much chirpier about painting this unit up. It also helps that I think the warlord games plastics have a little bit more character than the Perry’s.

I built the unit, along with the fusilier skirmishers that I’ll be doing next

After the first formation and the hate I felt for painting the Prussians I took a small break to paint up the Livestock.  The pigs are from Eureka as were the chickens which were a freebie at Salute if you muttered a phrase they advertised on Facebook earlier in the year. An evenings work with inks and drybrushing

The line infantry need a standard, but as the 15th didn’t receive their new standards until after Waterloo, I’m still musing on which one to use

I painted this unit last month (how else did the project get such a swanky title picture?) I found it to be a real struggle as I tried to paint a whole unit in one go.  I’ve learnt from my my mistake and from now on it’s 8 models at a time otherwise i lose all my mojo.

I started by undercoating them with my airbrush.  Vellejo US grey, followed by a nuln oil wash to bring out the details

After that it was a case of blocking in the main colours followed by a wash, flesh wash, nuln oil, devlan mud and druchi violet dependant on part

Finally I added the white straps and touched up some detailing

They were ready to be based up.  You’ll notice I did the Jaeger unit at the same time so this lot of painting was 34 miniatures.  They are too similar to do this.  It has to be broken up.  I took a step back and did some Burrows and Badgers miniatures after this just to refresh myself

I worked out what I was going to put together as an army list before I started painting, this let me research uniforms collars and cuffs…

Units to paint all taken from IV Army Corps, in and around Plancenoit. 16th Brigade with 14th Brigade in reserve
Initial Sharpe practice force:
15th Line Infantry 1st Battalion
points models
Leader status 3 9 1
Leader status 1 3 1
Musketeers 6 8
Musketeers 6 8
Musketeers 6 8

1st Silesian Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Leader status 3 9 1
Leader status 1 3 1
Landwher 4 8
Landwher 4 8
Landwher 4 8

15th Line Infantry 3rd Battalion
Leader status 3 9 1
Leader status 1 3 1
Fusiliers 7 8
Fusiliers 7 8

1st Silesian Regiment, 2nd Battalion skirmishers
Schutzen skirmishers 12 6
Leader status 2 6 1
15th Line Infantry 3rd Battalion Skirmishers
Fusilier skirmishers 8 6
Leader status 2 6 1

Points:112 models:84

I’ve also thought about future expansion for the army. These will wait until the infantry is all painted..
Not costed yet, or sorted but cavalry and artillery options: 6-pound Foot Battery No. 19, 6th Hussars
Regiment, 1st Squadron.