The 2nd Nassau-Usingen Light Regiment Complete - 3 Battalions!

They're all done! The horrible green and buff German light troops are finished. Ever since I saw a few chaps portraying them regiment at a reenactment event, I've had a strange love-hate relationship with the horrible colour combo of hunter's green and ochre.

72 6mm Baccus figures, making up the 3 battalions.

From the few accounts I've read which mention this regiment's performance during the Waterloo campaign, they seemed to acquit themselves reasonably well, and one battalion at least was stationed near or in the Hougoumont Farm complex on the 18th June.

I'm very happy with how these chaps have come out. To complete their brigade I'll need to paint the two battalions of the Orange-Nassau Regiment, in their rather more fetching blue and red faced uniforms, along with a 30mm x 30mm smaller base of the Volunteer Jagers (to represent about 140 men or so), along with another artillery battery. I'm very short on artillery currently, and will have to order some more in the new year.

I've not yet decided what colours I'm going to give these chaps. I don't know what they carried on the campaign, if they carried any at all. I'm tempted just to give them some generic Dutch-Belgian flags in orange to help them stand out on the tabletop.

In other news, my Brunswickers arrived, along with some heavy cavalry in bicorne hats, to complete the Dutch-Belgian cavalry contingent. The cavalry will be the next to go under the brush, once the Orange-Nassau troops are completed.

So that I don't bore you all to death with a wall of text, here's a couple more photos of the regiment in all its headache inducing colours below.

An imposing, and sickening, sight to be sure!

A close-up of the 2nd battalion.

A Slight Delay - and the 2nd Battalion, Nassau-Usingen Light Regiment

Apologies for the delay, chaps. We should be back to our regularly scheduled programme now. The previously mentioned basing day didn't happen.

I got tied up over the weekend with travelling to visit family, do Christmas shopping and all that sort of thing along with the work Christmas party. However, I'm now off work until the new year, and plenty of painting beckons, except for on the odd day.

I've finally got the 2nd Battalion, Nassau-Usingen Light Regiment completed, who can be seen below:

The colours aren't any brighter, and I followed the same colour scheme as the last lot - I just managed to take a slightly better photo this time. They're now awaiting the 3rd battalion (who should be done some time tomorrow), along with the two battalions of the Orange-Nassau regiment to complete their brigade.

What's coming next? - 2nd Nassau-Usingen (Light) Regiment

A flurry of painting is coming thick and fast now. I've worked out I can comfortably paint one battalion of 24 6mm figures per evening after work.

Going at this pace seems like a happy medium; work is getting done, but at the same time I'm not getting frustrated or bored with the process. Having work to show and to put up here helps a lot, I think, with the motivation to work on the project.

I've got another two battalions to make up this part of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Dutch-Belgian division for 'The Hundred Days', who'll be finished by the weekend.

For now, here's a quick WIP image of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Nassau-Usingen (Light) Regiment.

A painting guide, as always, can be found here: http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/uniformes_uniteBR.php?uniformes=45

Ompteda's 2nd KGL Brigade - Almost Finished

Last year, about the time I lost my painting mojo, I was very close to finishing Ompteda's KGL Brigade, part of the OOB of Allied I Corps for 'The Hundred Days'.

The figures arrived for the light battalions, I painted them up, and one battalion was left to languish, painted but unbased on their lollipop stick.

Where are our chums?

A sad day for all.

Now, after a long wait 'in reserve', I finally got around to sticking them down onto the base for gaming. I'm going to have a 'basing day' over the weekend, and get all the Dutch-Belgian cavalry and other unfinished bases done, where full photos of the deployed brigades will be furnished.

However, I didn't want to leave the KGL unphotographed, even in their present state. So, below, you'll see the Germans 90% ready for the table. The battalions present are:

1. 1st KGL Light Battalion
2. 2nd KGL Light Battalion
3. 5th KGL Line Battalion
4. 8th KGL Line Battalion

As with all the units that I'm painting for this army, good painting guides can be found here: http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/organigrammes.php. Simply use the organisational diagrams to navigate to the brigade/unit you want to paint, bring up the uniform plate and crack on.

For links to the units shown here, see: http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/organigrammeBRcps1.php and scroll down to the 2nd KGL Brigade.

The finished brigade, en masse.

The light battalions of the brigade in line.

La revers.

It has been a long time...

Well, I'm finally back.

Possibly.

Maybe.

I feel like I'm finally back in the painting groove, with my painting lamp repaired, more figures ordered and a feeling of new inspiration to continue my 1815 project. I recently ordered the Brunswick Contingent pack (https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/Napoleonics/Brunswick/) from Baccus 6mm. Whilst I wait for them to arrive, I've picked up all the paints I need to continue with the very colourful Dutch-Belgians and the Hanoverian brigade.

I've also ordered a starter French army for 1812-1815 from Baccus (https://www.baccus6mm.com/catalogue/Napoleonics/French/) for my step-dad, so the possibility of getting to do some gaming with these figures looms large, once all have arrived and been painted!

As a bit of a teaser for what is hopefully to come, the 27th Dutch Chasseurs a Pied.

A good painting guide can be found here: http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/uniformes_uniteBR.php?uniformes=102&nation=3

27th Dutch Chasseurs a Pied, minus their flag and full basing.