The Lützow Lancers have been let loose behind enemy lines.
The figures are:
Der Kriegspielers Napoleoniques set # 139: Prussian Cavalry 1813-1815, Landwehr Lancers x 8
Recast Hinton Hunt Prussian Cavalry 1810-1815, PN 39: Landwehr Lancer, charging x 2, converted into an officer and a trumpeter.
These were supposed to be a quick and easy regiment, but to my dismay I see that I actually started painting them in February. Oh dear. I'll try to do better in future.
Next week: the Action at Blasthof Bridge.
WM
Edit: As Rob has pointed out, there are clearly Der Kriegspielers Napoleoniques set # 139: Prussian Cavalry 1813-1815, Landwehr Lancers x 10.
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| Leaving nothing but scorched earth in their wake.... |
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| …..the Lützowers were ordered to show no mercy to isolated enemy detachments. |
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| Napoleon: nous serons vengés! |
Der Kriegspielers Napoleoniques set # 139: Prussian Cavalry 1813-1815, Landwehr Lancers x 8
Recast Hinton Hunt Prussian Cavalry 1810-1815, PN 39: Landwehr Lancer, charging x 2, converted into an officer and a trumpeter.
These were supposed to be a quick and easy regiment, but to my dismay I see that I actually started painting them in February. Oh dear. I'll try to do better in future.
Next week: the Action at Blasthof Bridge.
WM
Edit: As Rob has pointed out, there are clearly Der Kriegspielers Napoleoniques set # 139: Prussian Cavalry 1813-1815, Landwehr Lancers x 10.
Beautiful lancers...and courageous French infantry!😊
ReplyDeleteCheers Phil. The French will be avenged!
DeleteAnother spectacular unit, great work. They seem to be unusually effective but I have a suspicion that the French never got to roll any dice!
ReplyDelete*Laughter*. You're right, Ian. They're just C-class Landwehr in realty. All this was just for the Prussian propaganda apparatus!
DeleteFake News! Not only did this never happen but the images don't match the story being peddled - there's clearly 12 of them in the photos so it can't the 8+2 unit claimed! ;o)
ReplyDeleteSo while an 'F' for verisimilitude it's as ever an 'A+' for the aesthetic, even propaganda can be beautiful, although this wasn't what I had in mind for the horse teams...
*Laughter*. You have me bang to rights, Rob. I clearly cannot do basic arithmetic after a glass of wine.
DeleteLovely painting in any case. Looking forward to a few photos from the upcoming Blasthof refight.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Thank you Stokes. Blasthof was refought with Rob's magnificent Spencer Smiths.
DeleteBeautiful toys indeed...
ReplyDeleteC-class Landwehr... ‘deadly when unopposed’... ;-)
All the best. Aly
Thank you Aly. No Prussian army is complete without masses of rubbish cavalry. I just have to get the "masses" part of that statement sorted out....
DeleteYour Lutzowers look the business. Do you have plans for more Lutzowers?
ReplyDeleteSome artillery perhaps?
Cheers, Mark
DeleteI do.....but I haven't actually made the conversions yet, so it may be a while.
I can't tell you how much better I feel knowing you started these in February! A fantastic unit and beautifully executed.
ReplyDeleteCheers, David. My output has been particularly miserable so far this year. Hobby time has been very hard to come by. I thought it was supposed to get easier as the kids grew up!
DeleteOne man's freedom fighter.....these are beautifully clean and effective figures. Not that long in the painting when one takes into account your May manouevres.
DeleteThank you, Archduke. These are very encouraging words. I have to admit, however, that when the same thing happened in 2018 my output was somewhat more impressive....
DeleteBut you are playing more games now!
DeleteTrue!
DeleteI just don't have the patience, eyesight or steadiness of hand to paint buttons on vintage HH, but I'm inspired to have a go having seen these guys. With such a dark, relatively simple uniform the buttons really add some depth to the finished result. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThe buttons were the only bit requiring any sort of skill or patience on this lot, Dave, which is why it took me so long to pluck up the courage to do them. The secret is to get a blob of metallic paint of exactly the right consistency onto a brush with a really fine tip and then go as fast as possible before the paint starts to dry out and go all lumpy. Needless to say, none of the above was what actually happened for most of the time.
DeleteWell worth the effort Matt, they look great.
ReplyDeleteThank you, James!
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