Russian Dragoons - Perry 28mm

Week 19 of backlog, and here we have four units of Russian Dragoons from the Perry plastic set. You need a lot of cavalry for Russian forces so I've added a bulk lot here, in addition to the previous two Mounted Jager regiments.

 

I chose to do these without banners, but might add them at a later stage by expanding the unit sizes.

Russian cavalry have some more unusual facing colours compared to France, which tended to go with reds/yellows/oranges/pinks which are complementary colours to the green, so creating the most contrast and visual effect. Russia seems to have just mechanically worked though the rainbow instead, which I was keen to represent. Thus here we have turqoise (greenish blue) for the Kurland Regiment. And another regiment above has a medium blue for the Tver Regiment.

Additionally I went with some more common facing colours that offer a stronger contrast with the green, like this pink for the St Petersburg and Moscow regiments, and the yellow above for the Smolensk and Kinburn regiments.

Monesterio Refight - 4th January 1811

Here's a short video of my friend Paul using his newly painted Spanish, aggresively trying to intercept a French Supply Train! This is a small scenario from Michael Hopper's 'Rise of Albion' book on the Peninsula War.

Eastern European Buildings

Week 18 of backlog. For games set in Eastern Europe  (East Prussia, Poland, Russia) I wanted some simple buildings of wooden construction to match the typical villages found there during Napoleonic times. I collected this selection from Renedra and Pegasus as a start on this.

Renedra church and barn, theoretically Amercian I think, but pretty generic. Simple modest structures that could be used in many settings. 

Possibly I may replace the steeple of the church with an Eastern Orthodox dome if I can find something suitable. E.g. see this conversion of this kit.

Small Renedra Outbuildings, in stone, wattle, daub and timber.

Pegasus Hobbies, Russian farm houses. (172nd Scale but close enough )

Pegasus Hobbies, Russian log houses (also 1/72nd scale).