Friday, September 7, 2018
Perry British Light Dragoons
This is the last unit from the most-recent Perry order of Napoleonic reinforcements. A unit of British Light Dragoons in the earlier uniform. The orange facings could represent the 14th (Duchess of York's Own) or 20th Regiments. Both served extensively in the Peninsula.
The Perry set comes with several headgear options, including the later shako which was worn at Waterloo, but I chose the more distinctively-British Tarelton helmet.
Currently, all of the cavalry for my Napoleonics are in 8-figure units. The smaller size should allow for more maneuvering on smaller tables. Although at next Saturdays game, I plan to only use 4 figures per unit, as the tables are only 5x6' and I am allowing up to 6 players!
There are no immediate plans for additional units, except for maybe a couple of French Horse Artillery - just to balance out the two RHA units the British have already. I plan on hosting a few Black Powder games at next year's Enfilade!, which has larger tables - 12x6'.
Actually, a French Lancer unit (or two) may be added down the road - either Polish, Dutch or even Berg in their flashy green and pink uniform.
But those other units will have to wait, as I now need to settle on the scenario for next week's game - I'll likely use one of the ones the Black Powder Peninsular supplement.
Thanks for stopping by and wishing you all the very best!
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Fantastic dragoons Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! Appreciate the visit and kind words. Best regards, Dean
DeleteBeautiful work, Dean! I prefer the early tarleton headgear to shako too.
ReplyDeleteSo did Wellington too! :) Kind regards, Dean
DeleteThey look superb, this Tarleton helmet adds a lot!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil. Yes, it is quite unique and iconic, that Tarleton. Best, Dean
DeleteThey look fantastic Dean!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Simon! Best regards, Dean
DeleteAnother lovely unit😀worryingly you are making me think about naps 😛
ReplyDeleteLol! Thank you kindly, Matt. Take the Nap challenge :) Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteLovely looking British cavalry, Tarleton is the way to go!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank, you, Iain. Yes, why did they go to shako's for Waterloo! :) Kind regards, Dean
DeleteAmazing work on these Dean. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ross
Thank you kindly, Ross! Warm regards, Dean
DeleteExcellent brushwork Dean.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Ray! Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteWonderful stuff Dean.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing them on the table.
Cheers
Stu
Thanks, Stu. Yes, it will be interesting to see how cavalry is used with Black Powder. Like I mentioned earlier, they were kind of a sidebar for the infantry action. Now that I have a lot more units, it'll be a bit different, I think. Best, Dean
DeleteA most handsome unit, Dean! I personally think 8 figure units are perfect for 25mm considering the cost of figures and tabletop space, and have used same for, oh, about 50 years! It allows a trumpeter, officer, and standard bearer (with these early uniforms you could easily justify a flag) and 5 troopers, one being the Elite company figure for French units. Of course, that was helped by the fact that the pre-painted Ochel flats that made up my very first armies came 8 to a box! :-)
ReplyDeleteI like the Tarleton, but for some reason I chose to do my own British light Dragoons in the Shako Actually, I know the reason; it wasn't the headgear. I actually prefer the cleaner look of the later uniforms to the hussar like profusion of lace of the earlier uniforms. The varied facing colors of the Light Dragoons also show up better, being prominently displayed on the lapels of the later uniform. I blame the Funken plate, featuring troopers from three or four different regiments I'm a sucker for varied facing colors! :-)
I also did the rest of my British cavalry in the later uniforms (although I did the infantry in the earlier uniforms, so go figure, LOL!)
Thank you so much for the great comment! I agree about the smarter looking later uniform with "bardin" style jacket and shakos - but that's why I have the French :)! Also, I have always been intrigued with flats - and plan to get some in the future. I recall seeing a very large Landsknecht flat which I hope to find someday. Warmest regards, Dean
DeletePerfect work as always my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Michal! Warm regards, Dean
DeleteBoth quality AND quantity! Very well done Dean, these look absolutely terrific.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the kind words. Regards, Dean
DeleteNext to Samurai, dude I think you’ve found your niche. Another handsome unit.
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Kevin
Thanks a lot for the compliment, Kevin. I do enjoy both periods a lot, so I may put more effort into them. Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteYour rate of painting is amazingly quick and still keeping a high quality! Great work!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you very much for the high-compliment, Christopher. What sped up these mounted guys was doing the horses en masse first. Made concentrating on each set of riders a bit more focused. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteLovely work as ever Dean.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paul! We'll see how long they last on the table top. :) Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteDan, the work is excellent! Very nice!
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I do enjoy both periods a lot, so I may put more effort into them.
Hey Dean, this is Wil. Does that mean you have a couple extra sprues left from that 14 rider box I can buy off you!? They look great with the orange facings and inspired my own set of 14th LDs. I like the look of 3 groups of 8 for Sharpe's Practice skirmish.
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