Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Planning a Napoleonic Adventure....Part 3

With a head that feels like it is stuffed with cotton wool I am certainly not operating at anything like peak efficiency. However I have continued the sorting out process of my Del Prado Napoleonic collection - in truth I do not feel much like doing anything else.


Prussian infantry along with Belgians and a small unit of Brunswickers


The British


British cavalry and artillery

As I work my way through the collection I have seen a number of possible paint conversions that will help to expand the available troops. These will be quite small jobs but they will give me a greater variety of troops to use.

By fat and away the largest job will be removing the bases which are for the most part MDF. I am thinking that overnight soaking will be the way to go so I intend making a start on this at the weekend, By then I would sorted out the French as well and they will feature in the next post.

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6 comments:

  1. Steve J.28 January 2020 at 19:46

    It may not seem much but it's progress. I've been doing similar stuff sorting my 10mm forces out for the mid-19thC ImagiNations. Not much each night but I feel I've done something which is nice.

    I think soaking in water overnight is the way to go. Messy but easy.

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  2. Robert (Bob) Cordery28 January 2020 at 20:24

    David,

    Soaking the MDF bases for 24 to 48 hours should make then softer and more like cardboard. The figures SHOULD then be removable with a little pressure at the join between the base of the figure and the MDF. You might have to remove any residual glue and/or MDF afterwards.

    I’ve had some experience with this sort of large-scale rebasing exercise, and this is the method I’ve used.

    All the best,

    Bob

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  3. David Crook29 January 2020 at 08:08

    Hi Steve J,

    I feel even worse today but sorting stuff out is curiously therapeutic. I will make a start on the French today which is by far the largest component of the collection.

    The great base soak will commence shortly!

    All the best,

    DC

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  4. David Crook29 January 2020 at 08:11

    Hi Bob,

    That pretty much describes how I was going to tackle it. Some of the bases have been flocked so a small toothbrush may be needed as well.

    There are plenty of figures that could go straight on to their new bases but I want to tackle this in a systematic fashion.

    All the best,

    DC

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  5. 'Lee.29 January 2020 at 10:02

    I hope that you are starting to feel better David, I seem to be suffering the same affliction. Never had so much as a snuffle in Spain but we're all down with it now! Looking forward to seeing your Napoleonics come together, I think your planned figure per block concept will work very well for C&C games on the new mat.

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  6. David Crook29 January 2020 at 18:56

    Hi ‘Lee,

    I have been feeling properly wretched the last few days so sorting through the boxes was about as good as it got! I am pleased I have done it and now have a much better idea of what I am dealing with in terms of the units etc.

    I shall be needing industrial quantities of gloss varnish for sure!

    I am looking forward to christening the new mat but suspect it will be with the ACW collection first.

    Sorry to hear you are poorly as well and so I hope we both make a speedy recovery.

    All the best,

    DC

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