Napoleonic East Prussian Grenadiers

I received these figures from my mum for last Christmas (well I selected and ordered them and she paid J ).  They are from Warmodelling Miniatures, product codes LN-24 and LN-25.  They were very cleaning castings and painted up well as the 1^st and 2^nd East Prussian Grenadiers.  I now have two 20PrGN brigades for my Napoleon’s Battles Prussians, units that will also double as Prussian Guard if need be.  I had put off raising these units as the figures available all came with the distinctive plume; I was lucky Warmodelling recently produced them.

A first for me was using paper flags.  I also painted them in one go – normally I would have painted one brigade and then the other.  It also meant that I have finished this project.

I am pleased I did go for the mass painting as it meant I could implement a bit of uniformity in figure poses when I made up the bases, they are elite after all and should be able to march in step, especially being Prussians.

Vivandieres

These are the first figures I have painted from Fantassin (now War Modelling Miniatures) and they were a pleasure to do.  I did them as a Xmas present for a friend which is why I haven’t based them.  I was a bit late getting them and with the hot weather I haven’t been painting much so they have turned into a late Xmas present.

Vivandière is the French term for these troops and while I don’t recall seeing them in any army list, they certainly should keep the lads’ spirits up.

Cheers!

Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivandi%C3%A8re

And for the figures themselves: http://www.warmodellingminiatures.com/index.php?id_product=265&controller=product&id_lang=1