Another update

Last night I managed to finish the second batch of my Horse Grenadiers which now means that I have finished 16 of them now.
The third and final batch of eight, are well on their way and I still hope to finish these by the end of this month. I have been unable to take any pictures yet, but I hope to get these done as soon as I can.

Update on the Horse Grenadiers

At last I have finished the first 8 figures of the regiment and the second batch is also near complete. The last batch of 8, have also had a bit of paint on them. It has taken me far too long in doing these, that I am now going to make sure that I get these completely done by the end of this month. Well that’s the plan.
I hope to get some pictures done at the weekend of the first batch.

News from the Front

Here is the first look at new figures from Italeri, Scottish Infantry of the Napoleonic wars from there website.
They are still at design stage but look really fantastic. They are going to be out later on this year and they are a real treat and I can not wait to see the finish product. We do not know at this stage, how many figures we will get in a box. I have two units painted at the moment from the old Airfix figures, the Esci Scott’s always looked too skinny and I have never purchased a box. So this new set could be heading to my collection. Well done Italeri.

My Favourite Links

As you can see, that I have now added a few links that might help you if you are starting out in wargaming the Napoleonic’s period.
http://www.hat72.com/ is a plastic figure company that do many periods throughout history.
They also do different sizes, 20mm, 28mm and 35mm. Hat are a very good company and really cheap but the figure’s are of a very high quality. The amount of figures that they bring out each year is phenomenal. Well worth looking at before you buy from other companies.
http://www.mont-saint-jean.com/ is a fantastic site for information about regiments and their uniforms for the Battle of Waterloo. But like all uniform sites, they do differ from other book sources and websites.
The last one is http://www.plasticsoldierreview.com/ . This site will give you a look at all the 20mm plastic soldiers that are now out in model shops, from all the different plastic companies that are around the world. They give you information which could be valuable before you buy any figures for your army.

Wargame Campaigns

Published by C S G Publications

Pages 153 plus covers

Published in 1995 and written by C S Grant, this book provides you with all you need to know about setting up and starting your own campaign in any period in history.
If you are starting up your own campaign as a beginner or a veteran in this wargaming world, this book provides you with all the basic means to start you on your way or the book may give you some extra ideas to add to your own set of rules.
Wargame Campaigns covers Land, Sea and Air, starting you off with maps, movement, weather, armies and even personalities.
If you want to enter the world of politics and finance, there are ideas for them too.
This is another book that all wargamers should have in their bookcases.
It’s a real gem of information for the realism of war with sections on casualties, hospitals, prisoners and recruiting. And with all this, there is a section on how to keep campaign diaries and basic book keeping.
I do like the way Mr Grant has set out this book. It’s very easy to follow no matter how long you have been doing this hobby.
After reading Wargame Campaigns, it has certainly made me re-think about my own set of homemade rules.
With so many books out now about wargaming, rules and campaigns, will we ever have a set of rules that we will be happy with?