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| 28mm Napoleonic Russian Army |
This army came into being as a bag of Old Glory Russian Napoleonics in the late war shako that came into my possession as a result of a larger purchase. In my experience, wargamers, when trading or selling figures, are always throwing in something extra from their collections.
They hope to be thanked for their generosity while at the same time ridding themselves of stray figures they cannot use and cannot bring themselves to throwout. Since I am one of those gamers that cannot throwout any figures and cannot allow figures to be wasted by sitting in a pile in a drawer, those stray figures often find paint. Next thing you know, with a few more trades, I have another army in the collection.
This is a bastard army not just because I have no particular interest in Russians, but because of its small size and relative neglect. For example, it has few flags and those it does have need to be replaced. There is no grand command stand or other noticeable center for the army. There are stray stands of painted figures insufficient in number to create another unit. At least two of the units do not have unit tags on the bottom of the bases.
The army contains 13 foot units, including three grenadier units. The grenadiers are all Wargames Foundry figures and they were painted by my friend Eric. The remaining 10 units of foot are a mix of Old Glory and Foundry figures. The Old Glory figures are noticeably larger than their Foundry companions. The bases are thicker and the figures are in a broad striding pose. Only 3 figures fit on each base, so unlike the Foundry units, all four Old Glory units have only 12 figures per unit instead of 16. The Old Glory figures are wonderfully detailed and well worth sacrificing a little uniformity. You can see the Old Glory figures in the column of four units to the right of the grenadiers.
The cavalry are all Foundry figures and include one dragoon, one cuirassier, and two chausseur units. At the time I ordered the latter units, I was not aware that the Chausseurs were not created until just before the 1813 campaign and therefore, they would be out of place during the 1812 campaign.
The four artillery batteries are a mix of Foundry and Old Glory figures. At least one battery contains guns from Sash and Saber which were obtained during their legendary sale just before Chris Hughes more formal association with Old Glory. I believe he is sculpting their 10mm and 28mm second generation figures now and so far the Russians have not been one of the beneficiaries of his work.
Finally, the six command stands are all Wargames Foundry figures.
Is this army complete? No. Recently, in a complex trade for a large unpainted Assyrian army, I became the proud owner of a box of Warlord Games plastic 1812-1815 Russian Line infantry. The box contains 32 figures which will add two more units to the army. And no, I was not looking for additional Russians to paint. He wanted more Assyrian Chariots and this is what he offered. The bastard army strikes again.
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