Saturday, January 29, 2011

New Unit Done: 95th Rifles


I've been beavering away getting some stuff ready for a Napoleonic game we're having in Saskatoon at John's new place tomorrow. This one is just off the workbench. The 95th Rifles... Yeah, some Conscripts may smirk at this as they well know my acerbic opinion towards British Napoleonic gamers that just have to have a unit of the 95th before all others. Well, colour me green and call me Obadiah Hakeswill but I've succumbed and done one up as well. (I try to rationalize this in that at least I've painted some regular line battalions so I should be able to treat myself to fielding an elite unit from time to time. Yeah, I know, but the 95th? It's sooo... Sean Bean.)


Anyway, here are a few shots of the finished product. I wanted to do something a little different than a typical 'skirmishing vignette' and so have instead done the Rifles quickly assembling into line, with officers and NCOs bawling and shouting at the men to form up.  The trick was that the models are from two ranges with slightly different scales. It took a bit of MacGyvering to sort it all out but I think they came out alright. Anyway, if you want a more detailed 'expose' feel free to check out my blog post here.





4 comments:

  1. SNARK. Up next - the South Essex?

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  2. Heaven forbid! I do have my standards, my dear man. (In at least keeping my dalliances to units that aren't completely fictional.)

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  3. That is a fair point - the 95th Rifles were actually out there.

    They look awesome, dude...

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  4. This looks absolutely fantastic - saw the unit, loved the concept, pinched the idea ! Great

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