No Cheese! C'est Impardonnable

Any Napoleonic army would be an empty husk without its Fusiliers. The fusiliers in my army belong to Italieri with a few exceptions.  As you will see, some uniforms are pre-1812 Bardin Regulation change and some (like the fusiliers) are post-1812.  So I decided to go for an 1812 army were both types of uniforms were present, To be honest though, I don’t really care that much.

If you look carefully you will notice that only half the fusiliers have flags.  This is intentional.  I did this in order to be able to play other game systems where I could use two bases for a battalion; were one would have the flag and the other not.

When I began this army I decided on a few things or points I would follow – partly to remain sane and to manage a project over such a long period:-

1. This was to be purely a gaming project.  It was never meant to be a showcase army.  Therefore it is meant to look good from a distance and not on close inspection.
2. I was going to paint the troops with base colours and only one highlight and a wash for the lowlights and with emphasis on neatness. The generals will be a bit more elaborate with two or three highlights.
3. I would try to set time aside and finish at least one base per week.
4. The basing would be a simple flock mix.
5. I was not going to fuss over the accuracy of excess details like uniform tubing or exact colouring of the clothing.  If they look like fusiliers, then they are fusiliers.

I think this approach to army painting these cheap models served me well enough and the army is more than tabletop worthy.  If you disagree please let know, I always enjoy listening to diverging opinions to my own (without judgement or prejudice!)

That’s all for today.  Tomorrow I will post up one of my favourite troops – the Dragoons – Napoleon’s medium cavalry .

Regards,

NR