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Tom's 28mm Napoleonics painted up for Sharp Practise.

You no doubt remember I was painting Napoleonic and SYW figures for Tom, the great chap who could not paint any more.
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2021/02/28mm-commission.html Yeah, those. 

Bought some Voltigeurs, plus a free figure, from Foundry, needed an officer. Thirty seconds later, I had found a beauty and as I was already paintin g 10mm French, it made sense.


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Fire!


They do look good.

Well, Tom a while back, gifted me several boxes full of his 28mm Napoleonic figures from various sources (as well as an extraordinary amount of research notes in several folders), just incredible. I went through the boxes, and had a look at what I could use them for in a wargaming manner. The obvious choice was Sharp Practice II as several of the Leighton Buzzard club play it in Napoleonic times and it's a fun set to play in an evening.
So, what did I find?
Many guns, good, and a pack of Polish Legion artillery crew. That one I had to dig deep into Tom's information to find their uniforms.
Many pioneers, as Tom himself was in bomb disposal, this was a unit I had to do in his honour. Tom suggested the Neapolitan 3rd Regiment, who was I to disagree.
A lot of interesting command figures, including two mounted ADCs. Several musicians and many standard bearers. That's a decent nascent force.
I also had a couple of Foundry French from previous paint orders, so they got added in  to the calculations as I bulked these up to a full unit.

The pioneers, lead by the dashing M. T. La Panthère, Legion D'Honneur.  The pioneers are made up of a mixed bag, 'volunteers' dragged out the ranks. three Neapolitans, a Pole, some French including a pontonneur that Tom had started. Communication within the unit is sometimes difficult, (Latin covers a lot of ideas initially) but they always get the job done.

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Ready for action


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Ready...


The Polish legion gun and crew. Most people don't use artillery as far as I can see, so this should be a giggle.


I also painted up some gabions and a bag to add interest


"I really would not stand there!"


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Mounted ADCs


Nice animation on these


In a hurry lads?


Off they go!


Line fusiliers plus additional freebie. So, I set about unit building. A unit of infantry, an easy order.


With drummer and officer


Marching marching


Away they go


Trudge


Officer, trumpeteer for the upcoming voltigeurs, a drummer and standard bearer that needs me to make a decsission which type to give him., an Eagle or fanion


Tom had already started the officer, I just finished it off


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The batch, a nice Amuse-bouche before my next commission.



There is also a unit of voltigeurs that will also be on the painting table soon. Need to decide which unit to go with next, thinking dragoons or hussars!

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