Four eBay sales

I have four eBay sales going on at the moment but ending soon. They are for 28mm (Perry) ACW Zouaves, painted of course. I need the space here so I am selling them off very cheaply. Postage can also be combined with 2nd, 3rd and 4th being at half postage price.

These are a bargain!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112356319419?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112356320180?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112356318913?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112356318367?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

3rd Foot 'The Buffs'

Victrix plastics make up this crack British battalion of the Peninsular. But the flag, which obviously should be buff coloured, is yellow so I will have to replace it.  Strange as it was a scan from the Victrix information sheet.

The mounted officer is a conversion of a Warlord Games Waterloo officer.

This battalion was one of those almost wiped out at Albuera by attacking Polish lancers.

Russian Gruzinskiy (Georgian) Hussars

This is an incredible colour combination - yellow and red - and may not be the last strange mix. I am currently painting an all-red regiment and have another after that to do. Then nine weeks of Cossacks, Bashkirs and Kalmuks.

SYW Russian Yellow Hussars

Serbskiy Hussars

I have started on the Russian Hussars and this is the first of five planned regiments. Some have this dramatic single-colour theme - in this case cornflower-blue and black. The next one will be an all-yellow regiment so start cleaning the sun-glasses.

32nd (The Cornwall) Foot

So here is a 40 figure Victrix British battalion in a much cleaner, pristine look. I have used ArmyPainter on the trousers, but otherwise these chaps are in full dress.

Now you know I am a great fan of Perry figures but strangely I prefer these Victrix plastics. They are far more difficult to assemble than the Perry ones but I like the greater potential variety of poses. I guess if you are a patient soul you will be able to assemble the Victrix figures (I am not so their assembly was a bit of a strain) but otherwise, the Perry ones are hard to beat.

45th (1st Nottinghamshire) Foot

One of my slow-burn projects has been in the Peninsular of the Napoleonic Wars around 1810. The last time I painted a unit for this specific period was a blog post on 21^st April 2009 so slow-burn is quite an accurate description. The unit I posted then was the 45^th Foot and it has taken me eight years to flag the unit. I used Perry figures and went for a campaign look. These are new pictures of that unit and I will also be showing, in the next post, the new 32^nd Foot using Victrix figures.

On reflection I don’t think I like the campaign look which is exemplified by the assorted colour of their trousers. I am moving to a more pristine look; it may not be quite so accurate but it reflects one of the reasons why people are attracted to the Napoleonic Wars – the glorious uniforms. So my inclination is to go to a full (and cleaner) dress.