I actually did this unit quite awhile ago, but didn't post it yet. They are my first attempt at painting a 28mm Napoleonic unit(not figure) and I had a great time! I think a huge reason for that is the figures themselves are superbly sculpted and casted and are some of the most painter friendly models I've done! The figures if you don't know are from Front Rank(now under Gripping Beast) and are exactly right up my street in terms of style and sculpting as alluded to.
My approach to painting Napoleonic armies will be similar to how I do my ACW armies in that the units will be small so as to better work in relation to the table I have in my hobby room. My table is 5ft x 8ft that I can extend to 5ft x 10ft if needed. I could go larger, but to be honest I wouldn't want to as it would get too cramped. In terms of rules I like rules where the player sets the size of units like Field of Battle 3, Black Powder etc. In addition I prefer fighting portions of a battle rather then the whole thing so all in all it works out for me in this approach to unit sizes.
A note on how I paint my figures. I paint my figures with the idea of being largely historically correct, but I will take as many liberties as I want to get the look I'm after regardless if it is accurate or not. In other words rule of cool is in effect in my projects. This unit is an example of that in which I like the look of units with some in greatcoats and some not although my understanding is they would either be one or the other. If you see something incorrect then half the time it will be deliberate and the other half ignorance.:-)
I'm currently painting a French unit to figure out my colors for the armies and then I plan on bouncing between the two with the intentions of adding Prussians into the mix as well....Front Rank or Calpe hmm... maybe both. This of course is a long term project because time needed to paint it all and the cost(mostly metal) as I'll largely be using Front Rank, Calpe and maybe some Victrix if I can push through assembly process. Oh the Flag is from Flags of War I think if anybody was curious.
I've noticed I'll need to add a spot of matt varnish again here and there as a few got some shiny areas. Oh well things you notice after taking a picture. I'll try and post some more stuff as I now have a bit of a backlog. I'm so lazy taking pictures and posting!
Thanks for viewing!
Miniature Company-Front Rank
