Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Spanish Dragoons 1808-15ish

Using some Perry British Light Dragoons, painted up a unit of Spanish Dragoons as they might've looked after being supplied by the British.
In the Albion Triumphant Peninsular supplement to Black Powder, Spanish cavalry are not rated very well. However, I intend to have them with the same stats as their British counterparts.
Love the look of the deadly Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Saber. It was adopted by the Prussians, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese..
These guys will be used in a few weeks at a game day held at historic Fort Steilacoom. It'll be mainly a rules refresher game for me. The tables being only 5x6 feet, I plan to reduce cavalry units to four figures.
Here's an image of Spanish Dragoons; the one on the far right being the inspiration for this unit.
Next up will be some French Chasseur a Cheval. Thanks for stopping by and best to you all.

31 comments:

  1. Excellent. I have no Spanish myself but they are an under-represented army and wonderfully colourful.

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    1. Thanks for the kind words. I didn't want to have too many blue jacketed horsemen, especially British. Warmest regards, Dean

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  2. Dean! Your Spanish dragoons are gorgeous! If I ever get around to fielding Spanish, you r dragoons will be a great inspiration.

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    1. Thank you very much, Jonathan. The nice thing about it was being able to use the excellent Perry figures as is. Kind regards, Dean

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  3. Oh, what a excellent looking Dragoons! Beautiful work Dean!

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    1. Thank you very much, Michal! Kind regards, Dean

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  4. Brilliant Spanish Dragoons Dean, they are fantastic! I wonder what changes there will be in the new version of Black Powder?

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    1. Hey, Mike! Thanks for dropping by and the kind words. I saw a quick You Tube video with Rick Priestley. He said it wouldn't make version 1 obsolete, do might be just tweaks. Warm regards, Dean

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  5. Outstanding, Dean. The yellow on these dragoons jumps out and catches your eye; a truly excellent unit of cavalry.

    Cheers, Ross

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    1. Thank you very much, Ross! Yes, now both the French and British of "canaries"! :) Kind regards, Dean

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  6. Spanish cavalry, so many wonderful uniforms...and you did a great job on those ones, love the yellow shades!

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    1. Thank you, Phil. I tried to make them a bit brighter than the Neuchatel guys. Kind regards, Dean

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  7. Lovely looking cavalry, that yellow really pops!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks, Iain. I always liked the look of Spanish dragoons in yellow. The earlier version having them wearing big bicornes. Best, Dean

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  8. Tthey are lovely, that yellow really shows them off and I’m sure, raises their status to ‘Dashing!’

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    1. Thank you, Norm. Yes, they certainly are easier to distinguish than the normal dark blue British cav. Kind regards, Dean

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  9. Lovely stuff Dean; my only tiny niggle would be the docked tails on the horses. I think it was only a British Practice, so I'd have Greenstuffed full tails myself. But it hardly matters. They look grand.

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    1. Oh, yes, I was wondering about the horse tails. Thanks for the "tip." :) Best regards, Dean

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  10. Hi Dean,
    Those look superb! Tarleton helmets and yellow jackets, a unit can't get much more stunning than that! Beautiful paint job and those bases looks great too!.
    Best wishes,
    Jason

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    1. Thank you very much for the compliments, Jason. I was glad to see the Spanish had units wearing the Tarleton. Best, Dean

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    1. Thank you kindly, Scrivs! Warm regards, Dean

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    1. Thank you very much, Greg! Kind regards, Dean

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  13. Peninsular Campaign has always been one of my favorites. Big battles, skirmish stuff, lots of cool uniforms, and then there are the unique looking Spanish. Maybe one day I'll follow your lead. In the meantime take those boys and give your opponents the pointy end of those cool looking swords!

    Cheers
    Kevin

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    1. Thank you very much for your kind words, Kevin. Only thing missing from most of the Peninsular Campaign was Napoleon himself :) Warm regards, Dean

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  14. Show off, I ain't showing mine to anybody, two years worth of work for naught!
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