1. Polish light cav (AIP lancers blue)
2. Empress Dragoons of the Guard (Hat dragoons green)
3. Mounted Chasseurs of the Guard (Timpo Brit Hussars)
4. Mamelukes of the Guard (Italeri Mamelukes) with Napoleon as his bodyguard.
As I continue to reassess my existing units I have to deal with the reality than some key sets are (and potentially may continue to be) unavailable as either out of stock or production.
Key sets among these;
1. Hat French Chasseur infantry (my preferred choice for French line. Lack of these Hat sets has pushed my to do more units in AIP French, which have fewer & less ideal poses)
2. Hat Bavarian action (while I’ve filled out my Bavarian units, the poses used are only OK, not optimal)
3. Hat French Longcoat infantry (used for 2 bags of my Army of Italy)
I continue to look for new options and hope for a return to production of these popular sets.
Also; spent 3 hours stripping off Bavarian backpacks that had previously been (poorly) glued with Loctite, trimming attachment point and regluing with hot glue gun. Have to say (other than needed to trim the figure’s backpack attachment point to provide space for hot glue inside) I much prefer the hot glue gun; it always sticks, no need to apply constant pressure to set and glue stays connected much better/longer.
Cheers
Some pics of part of Wrede’s division of the Bavarian VII Corps that participated in Wagram.
While I had ambitions of setting up the whole division, I unfortunately only was able to set up 5 battalions; 3 from the 1st brigade in line in front, and 2 from 2nd brigade in column behind.
Also have 2 regiments of Bavarian cav (40 Timpo French dragoons) and a couple of artillery batteries (AIP British cav artillerymen).
The base, backpack & cartridge box of Hat’s Austrian command are all significantly bigger/thicker than those of Hat’s Bavarians. While this is not a deficiency of the Austrian set, it represents reductions that could be made in the marching and action sets to facilitate additional features.
As I continue to reassess some of my existing units I also keep an eye out for opportunities, including Armies in Plastic’s 4th of July sale, where all sets are $9.95 (down from $12.95). I’ve purchases some light blue and green “French” infantry sets to improve my Army of Italy units.
If you like Armies in Plastic figures, you have 1 more day to take advantage of their sale!
Cheers
In reorganizing many of my various units some things this hobby come into focus. My various units’ figures come a variety of different sets...
