I'm very pleased to welcome another unit for the 3rd Divn of Marshall Lefebvre's VII (Bavarian) Corps of 1809. This is the 5th (Buttler's) Light Bn. A bit of aristocratic patronage is very appropriate for the Bavarian army of this period, and it is a considerable privilege to have had these chaps painted at the studios of Count Goya - thank you, sir! I'm sure that all visitors will enjoy the Count's very fine brushwork.
Castings are, again, from the Falcon range, now manufactured and sold by Hagen.
Excellent paint job from a fine artist.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that Goya is also an enthusiastic gardener and may be able to get that giant grass under control for you!
It's a jungle out there, man. I put the boys on an Outward Bound course to get them toughened up. I brought them in when I remembered the number of magpies and cats in the area.
DeleteAnd very nice they look too. Although is does seem to me that someone's been slacking on his gardening chores. Its a veritable forest out there!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray - there is a bloody war on, you know!
DeleteLovely unit, great paint job, I like the way you deploy the skirmish bases from the rear.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee - basing system developed as a result of doing it wrong in many different ways over many years.
DeleteThey look like they're securing a clearing for the Hueys to land, Foy.
ReplyDeleteGoya has done a very fine job indeed.
Best regards
WM
They do look like that. The grass has been cut since the photos were taken - since the drought ended the garden is going crazy...
DeleteFine outdoor portrait of a very handsome unit from. Bayern!
ReplyDeleteThank you Peter - they do look a little lost, but a few beers and they'll be fine.
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