Thursday, 17 February 2022


 I don't know! Strelets do a Grouchy figure in their Napoleon's General Staff II set, which can be seen on the always excellent Plastic Soldier Review at Plastic Soldier Review - Strelets Napoleon's General Staff (2), but I don't have that (yet...)

What I do have is some rather nice Young Guard from HaT, two boxes of which were a Christmas present from my best friend. Two boxes of 48 figures each makes four 24-figure regiments.


These are intended for the latter part of the Napoleonic period, and wear greatcoats which obscure either the finery of their uniforms, or possibly the lack of them. I have painted two regiments with blue trousers and the other two with white. I have added drummers and NCOs from the HaT French Command set (the drummers are horrible and their separate two piece drums in particular are an abomination). I look forward to seeing them on the battlefield.


The Young Guard advance in march columns with skirmishers deployed


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