Monday 14 December 2020

Guard Horse Gunners

I ran out of time over the weekend to post these, so I'm doing it on a Monday night instead.

If there's the one thing I've learned from playing Muskets & Marshals, it's that it's very important to have a strong gun line. My latest effort in this direction is pictured below.





They're all beautifully crisp examples of vintage Hinton Hunt French Horse Artillery of the Guard, being codes:

FN 180: Officer pointing;
FN 181: Gunner with porte-fire;
FN 182: Gunner ramming home; and
FN 183: Gunner carrying cannon ball.

I even have a little Hinton Hunt gun to go with them that ought to be ready by next weekend.

Best regards
WM

26 comments :

  1. What’s not to love about these Matthew...
    I would probably just charge all my cavalry at them... because it would look pretty 😂

    All the best. Aly

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    1. I've done that a lot Aly, and for exactly the same reason, and it never ends well!

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  2. Wonderful brushwork! The map in the officer's hand is an especially nice touch.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Quite a few of Marcus's artillery officers have maps, but I'm not entirely sure why that should be so. I've always thought they were a bit more appropriate for 1915 rather than 1815!

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  3. Thank goodness morale for artillery has little impact on the game, otherwise these fine looking chaps would be nigh invincible. I am still smarting from your clever use of horse artillery at Rolica!

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    1. A handful of riflemen is all it would need, David!
      You're right though - horse artillery have super magical powers in M&M, so the Coalition is going to need something special to counter 'em.

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  4. Well done, beautiful gunners...especially the first one!

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    1. He's one of Marcus's most delicious wee men, Phil. He'd also work rather well as a Chasseur a Cheval reporting on a reconnaissance, do'nt you think?

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  5. A really smart unit, not only in looks but also capability – what sort of ordnance will they get 8pdr or 6pdr?

    I fancy a battery of these myself – just a shame that M&M, and most rules, while taking into account troop quality for infantry and cavalry don’t do so for artillery.

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    1. It's hard to tell what the calibre is supposed to be on Hinton Hunt guns, Rob!

      It takes a bit of timing, but Horse Artillery can be absolutely devastating in M&M, if one has sufficient dastardliness.

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  6. I rather like the idea of using the Officer as a Chasseur a Cheval. He is rather dandy and will certainly look the part.

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  7. Wonderful Matthew, these are some of the best HH sculpts and beautifully painted!

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    1. Thank you Ian! They certainly pack a lot into a very small space, so although the colour palette was very simple they were actually quite technically challenging. They looked better without the varnish, I think, so I'm hoping this will tone down a bit with time.

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  8. Beautiful figures Matt and you have brought out the detail and colour of the lacing spectacularly.
    Regards, James

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    1. Cheers James. They had an awful long wait on the painting table, I'm sorry to say, as it took far longer to finish those accursed cuirassiers than I anticipated.

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  9. You have a great blog.
    However, it was hijacked and posted by Tango01 on The Miniatures Page.
    http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=543067
    This poster has been asked repeatedly by other bloggers and TMP members to list the name of the blog as a courtesy instead of just "link". Please contact the owner of TMP, Bill Armintrout editor@theminiaturespage.com to assist in what many consider a juvenile disrespectful act.

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    1. Thank you for the heads up, BP. I've been "Tango'd" a few times now, but I'm not too worried about it!

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    2. I am still waiting to be Tango'd for the first time - and I look forward to it. Drives a bit more traffic to the blog. Blogger Police - I don't see what the problem is. The more links to a post the better - or else why bother posting it?

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    3. Quite so, WW, although I admit I was a tiny bit dismayed by Tango's posting of what was only meant to be a work in progress. I post on TMP myself from time to time, but only when I'm ready to.

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  10. I love this old school look. Great blog.

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  11. Superb gunners...Bonne année!

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    1. Thank you Phil, and happy New Year to you too.

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