Following last week's Mediterranean BUA's I got the urge to continue
with my Spanish 6mm army so I fished them out of the war chest and
painted up a few units, more precisely six foot artillery batteries, the
Maria Luisa hussars, Regimiento del Rey heavy cavalry, Lusitania
dragoons and Zaragoza line infantry. All units are painted with 1808
uniforms and are based for Age of Eagles.
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| Six foot batteries and Maria Luisa hussars |
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| Red dolman and Sky Blue pelisse for the hussars - very colourful uniforms! |
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| The artillerymen are no less colourful in their blue uniforms with red facings and blue grey guns |
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| Rey heavy cavalry on left, Lusitania dragoons in the centre and Zaragoza line infantry on right |
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| Infantry flags from Baccus, cavalry standards are hand painted |
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| The Zaragoza regiment kept their 1802 blue uniforms, unlike the usual white for the line infantry |
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| And a final group picture of the whole lot |
Next week I will be pressing on with more Spanish units with a solo replay of Albuera in mind sometime in the future.
Good health to all
Excellent looking Spanish troops! Nicely colourful (if unpredictable!)
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain! I would say they are quite predictable for all the wrong reasons!😁
DeleteNice looking Army Mike, good luck with keeping them on the table !
ReplyDeleteOh, that’s no problem - only a question of rolling loads of tens.......😬
DeleteCrackin work Mike!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much Ray. Glad you like them.
DeleteThose are stunning Mike, great colours. IIRC the infantry is ok, the artillery is actually pretty good but the cavalry is dreadful quality. They all look nice however.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Peter. Well, most Spanish performances were sub standard with only a few exceptions notably at Bailen and Albuera. Having said that, I would tend to agree the cavalry were the least reliable and it seems only at Talavera did they actually put in a charge (surprisingly successful!).
ReplyDeleteVerycool Mike,there's altogether too few Spanish armies around in any scale.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander! To take the trouble of painting a whole army with a high probability of losing each and every game is not desirable to most. However if you are into re-enacting actual historical encounters then you need to have all the participants on table, Spanish included.
DeleteBeautiful Spaniards. The cavalry standards are great.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Stuart! Hope to have some more units ready by next post.
DeleteFantastic stuff! They look great. And I'm always impressed when anyone can crank out artillery in ANY scale. These little fellows look the business!
ReplyDeleteArtillery is definitely not my favourite to paint so I decided to get it over and done with asap. No more Spanish artillery left in the pile now 👍🏼😊
DeleteLovely work Mike. I agree with your assessment - I always cringe when seeing 'Penninsular' battles which have no Spanish or Portuguese on the table! It's as if all of Spain and Portugal had somehow been ceded to the Brits and French to play soldier on. The bonus to collecting Spanish is that they had some really lovely uniforms during the period.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100% Curt. No point in re-enacting historical battles if some of the participants are absent.
DeleteI really like you 6mm work, these figures look fantastic! Very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Em! 6mm is quick to paint, cheaper, and the number of minis on a table can be impressive. Tables don’t need to be too large too. To me it is the ideal gaming scale.
DeleteWow, now that’s an artillery park and a half! Lovely stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jamie! In all honesty, I doubt the Spanish ever fielded six batteries simultaneously!
DeleteVery nice! I like the bright groundwork.
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