My initial efforts in painting up some Napoleonic armies were mainly the French (obvs) and the Austrians (clever Dave realised that plain white uniforms would be quick to paint). I have also painted a few British, but the Prussians were for many months entirely absent from my burgeoning forces. When I decided to change this I painted what I had, which were some venerable Airfix Landwehr filled out with a rogues gallery of other figures that looked vaguely suitable after a swift paintjob conversion. The assembled force was of poor quality conscripts and some second-rate infantry who would not stand up to a determined French attack for long, so I purchased some reinforcements in the shape of the excellent HaT Prussian Jagers, some HaT 1805 Russian Infantry, whose ENORMOUS plumes make them reasonable Garde Zu Fuss substitutes, as well as some HaT Prussian Infantry In Action and Prussian Command sets. These are really well sculpted figures, and the multi-part ones with separate arms fit together really nicely in a way that the HaT Napoleonic French Command set just doesn't.
The first unit of the line infantry completed is below, painted with white collars and cuffs as the 2nd (1st Pomeranian) Infantry.
Painting these was a faff. I have discovered I have a deep dislike for painting figures with rolled greatcoats across their chests, so God help me when I finally do a Russian army.
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