No Cheese! C'est Impardonnable
An Army Finished.
I have been working on this army for a bit over 14 months. I have had the figures for much longer, but I finally decided to paint them up. I did so because I wanted to play DBN more. I initially wanted to build a 10mm or 15mm army, but at the time 1/72 was the most viable option – but just two days after I finished painting, Warlord Games come out with their Napoloenic Epic range! Talk about bad timing – but hey c’est la vie!
DBN is not my favourite Napoleonic wargame, but I have a very soft spot for it. It is easy to play, sets up quickly, cheap to buy into miniature model-wise and can be played within an hour and a half – if you know what you are doing.
It is one of the best time/space economic game systems in the Napoleonic range and worthy of consideration. It has its flaws and drawbacks, but I will discuss that on a different post.
Below I have some photos of the command stands I painted up for DBN, as well as other for other games.
All the commanders in their pomp and circumstance.
The Big Small Guy in person.
Other second-in-command bases! The sitting general is Berthier.
Two more general stands I can use for other game systems.
These are som of the ADCs. DBN uses only one but General D'armee uses several.Next up are the Fusiliers, the heart of any French army. I will try post them Friday evening.
Regards,
NR
That’s a fantastic collection. The command stands look great, nice characterful little dioramas, and the painting is excellent. Really looking forward to seeing you share more posts of the other units.
One question – now you have the French painted, are you going to start an opposing army?
Thanks for the great comment.
And yes. This is the first phase of the project. The second phase are the British with allies for the Peninsular Campaign and the third phase are the Imperial Guard and the expansion of the French Allies – particularly the Bavarians and Nassau.
But first I need to finish my 15mm Dwarf army – I am on the last hurdles – then the British.
Beautiful. Nothing quite like a well painted Napoleonic army on display. Takes a lot of effort, but always worth it in the end!
Thanks @cuirass . It was not easy and at times I did contemplate shooting myself. In the end it does pay-off, as yo say.
great work @nightrunner the army figures are fantastic looking especially ranked up.
Thanks @zorg , I am glad you like them and thank you for the nice comment – appreciated.
I surprised your not half blind after painting all the miniature’s.? Lol