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Fusilier Roly Hermans' Napoleonic Wars Gallery
One of Fusilier Roly Hermans' projects is painting a British Peninsular War army, using mainly 28mm Front Rank and Wargames Foundry figures. Here are some of his units.
Don't forget to also visit Fusilier Roly's Portuguese and Spanish gallery. You can see more of Roly's Napoleonic figures on his Valeur et Discipline and Confederation of the Rhine websites.
Click on the photos to see them full size.
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This is a battery of British Royal Horse Artillery by Front Rank. I like the curious Tarleton helmets these gunners wore, and their rather colourful uniforms (especially the officer with his light cavalry-style pelisse). |
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This battalion of Nassauers can fight on either side, as they were French allies in Spain, but fought with the Briitsh during the Waterloo campaign. |
A new photo of one of my first painted units of British - the 44th East Essex marching through a captured French city!
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The 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons - the Scots Greys. These Front Rank figures are modelled in campaign uniforms. Note the oil-skin covers over their bearskins, apart from the trumpeter and the standard bearer. If you look carefully you'll see that the trumpeter is wearing a pre-1812 uniform - this is because the battalion pack of figures that I got had mistakenly included the incorrect trumpeter - I will change him in due course.
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I know that British cavalry regiments didn't take their standards into battle, but for wargaming purposes I love the sight of flags streaming in the wind! |
A close-up of two of the troopers on their grey horses. To paint their horses, I used black undercoat, followed by a rough white enamel coat, and then black oil-paint wiped off immediately afterwards with a tissue.
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The 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot marches into battle, already taking some casualties (in the second and fifth bases from the left). All the figures are by Front Rank, and the flags by GMB Design. If you look carefully, you'll see that this unit is starting to show the ravages of campaign - note the ripped and patched trousers, for instance. |
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The mounted officer I used for the 4th looks quite distinguished with his receding hairline. Note the sergeant striding out alongside him. |
This is a close-up of one of the bases in this unit featuring a couple of casualties. The musket lying on the ground is by Redoubt. | |
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The 87th Prince of Wales Own Irish prepare to fire a volley. The soldiers are all 28mm Front Rank figures, while the flags are by GMB Design.
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The command bases of the 87th. Note the drummer in his green coat, the sergeant carrying a spontoon, and the crimson-sashed officers. | |
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The heavy cavalry contingent of my Allied army is represented by this unit of Front Rank 3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards. You can see I have chosen a mixture of the bicorne hats and the undress watering caps that were worn by British heavy cavalry. The bare-headed trooper on the right adds even more variety. |
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| This aerial view shows the 3rd Dragoon Guards galloping into action. The flag was homemade on my computer and printed out with a laser printer. | A close-up of a 3rd Dragoon Guards officer (in bicrone) and two troopers. The horses are particularly impressive - they look really heavy! | |
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The Duke of Wellington and his staff, including Captain von Streerwitz, Picton, Hill and Uxbridge. All are Wargames Foundry figures.
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A close-up of the Duke of Wellington from the previous group. | |
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Some more figures of Wellington's staff, this time on foot. Again, the figures are by Wargames Foundry. |
The 42nd Black Watch, made up from Front Rank figures. Note the numbers on the packs - I used laser-printed paper stickers for these!
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The Black Watch again - aren't those GMB Design flags magnificent!
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A Front Rank mounted officer of the Black Watch (not yet based).
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A Spanish general and his gaudily-coloured ADC - Front Rank figures yet to be based. More Spanish can be seen on this page.
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A unit of Front Rank British light dragoons (with a home-made flag) gallop into action. | |
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The 95th Rifles (Front Rank figures. Several are painted with brown uniform items to indicate campaign dress. Note also some of the patched trousers.
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The 95th again, mounted two to a base to represent skirmish order. Could that be Sharpe in the centre, waving his sword?! | |
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| Royal Artillery in action (Front Rank yet again, except for the guns). Bought as a second-hand job lot, these gunners wear both early and late Peninsular War uniforms. |
The gunners again, but note also the vignette of a sergeant leading a well-laden donkey - maybe this is Sergeant Obidiah Hakeswill, with a load of ill-gotten loot, perhaps?
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GMB flags flying proudly above them, the 44th East Essex step out. The pot-pourri of trouser colours gives a campaign uniform effect to this battalion of Front Rank figures. Note the soldier second from right, who is sneaking a drink from his canteen.
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Some enemies for Roly's British: the Foot Grenadiers of the French Imperial Guard by Front Rank. Although they are not yet based, they still look pretty impressive. Visit Roly's Valeur et Discipline website to see more of his French army. |
A close-up of the Dutch Lancers of the French Imperial Guard - one of Roly's favourite Napoleonic Wars regiments. The buildings are souvenirs bought during Roly's honeymoon in Paris many years ago! Again, more French can be seen on Roly's Valeur et Discipline website.
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Don't forget to also visit Fusilier Roly's Portuguese and Spanish gallery. You can see more of Roly's Napoleonic figures on his Valeur et Discipline and Confederation of the Rhine websites.
