Going 4th

 As promised, I present the 4e Chasseurs à Cheval in all their shiny glory:

The figures are all Hinton Hunts, being:

FN 122: French Chasseur a Cheval of the line charging, x 8;
FN 318: French Cavalry of the Line Elite Chasseur a Cheval, on horse FNH 7: Line Light Horse, x 2;

FN 318: French Cavalry of the Line Elite Chasseur a Cheval, converted into a trumpeter, on horse FNH 7: Line Light Horse, x 1; and
FN 319: French Cavalry of the Line Chasseur a Cheval in shako, converted into an officer, on horse FNH 3: Guard Light Horse x 1.

No vintage Hinton Hunts were harmed during the making of this regiment as the two conversions were David Claytons.

Time for a bit more infantry, I think.

Yours,

WM

The Lone Huntsman

You'll have heard the news, no doubt, that New Zealand is not going through the best of times right now, and that it's about to get a lot worse.

I'm dealing with some of the anxiety by painting soldiers, which may partly account for the promising start I've made on my latest regiment, which is to be the 4e Chasseurs à Cheval. Once again, the plan is to paint the whole regiment in one go, with the sole exception of the wee test chasseur pictured below.

He's a vintage Hinton Hunt FN 122: French Chasseur a Cheval of the line charging. I think he's one of the loveliest HH one-piece-castings I've ever handled.

Far more impressive, however, is recent work by Rob G., who's been building a vintage 20mm Spanish army. Impossible, you say? Not if you have the artistry and ingenuity of Rob, who also turns out to be a genius with a soldering iron.

First up is Rob's 2nd/10th Guadalajara Regiment, which started life as what I think were Scruby 1806-era Prussians.

Not content with that, Rob has also produced the 1st/27th Princesa Regiment, using a few more of the Scrubys and grenadiers converted from Der Kriegspielers British Guard Grenadiers.

Simply stunning.

As my friend, DF, and the Wellington household are all vaccinated to the gills, we will be going ahead with our battle on Saturday. It's promising to be a corker.

Stay safe everyone,

WM

Edit: an earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that it was the 127th Princesas, and that the grenadiers were converted British fusiliers!