Hearts of Oak (well MDF...)

[Last Hussar]

Its probably best to ignore it. Has 4-6 launch frames so insignificant in terms of Blucher. It's only there because Wellington didn want it.

I am generally of this opinion!  I may do it for the hell of it - it would be 1 base; 4 men + the launcher.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Would add a bit of colour

[Last Hussar]

And a lot of bang!

[Last Hussar]

Worked out the Russians at Leipzig. In Blucher terms X Infantry Corps has 2 bases of infantry and 3 of artillery - There were about 17 bn of infantry and 90 (NINETY) guns.

[Last Hussar]

Look, just because I have worked out a complete OrBat for Leipzig, doesn't mean I am buying Prussians... 

[sunjester]

Just keep telling yourself that......    

[Orcs]

Just so you are prepared for when the order comes, here is a link to the Baccus painting guide for 1812-1815 Prussians.

Very simple uniforms, they should be easy with all the experience you have had.

https://www.baccus6mm.com/_paintingguides/NAP_Prussian-1812-15.pdf

Mr Very Helpful.    

[Last Hussar]

Orcs is being helpful...

[puts on "coat of paranoia" and "hat of What's he up to"...]

[Orcs]

Orcs is being helpful...

[puts on "coat of paranoia" and "hat of What's he up to"...]

Just helping you so that when you have inevitably ordered Prussians you know how to paint them. Then I can help you play a huge Leipzig game.

[Last Hussar]

I would remind you all of my comment from May 2020.

I did WSS Prussians (real Pendraken).  I said I would never paint that much dark blue again, because  I'd undercoated black, and couldn't see where I'd painted.  Also the French are blue, so boring.

[Last Hussar]

Putting together a 'Leipzig' list for the French.
JUST the artillery for JUST the infantry - no Old Guard, no Cavalry yet -comes to 100 points in Blucher.
A standard game is 300 points. Obviously the French will only get a few Corps, not all 10!

Interesting dilemma; I am using the 'Grand Scale'; I did wonder if I should use 'Normal' (2500 men in a base, as opposed to 4,000) as couple of corps are very small. However even at Grand I have a corps that is 8 units.

The problem I will have is telling which units count as Veteran, and which as Conscript. Any easy way to tell, as it does have an significant effect in the game.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

The problem I will have is telling which units count as Veteran, and which as Conscript. Any easy way to tell, as it does have an significant effect in the game.

Paint the rear of the base perhappes ?

[Last Hussar]

No, I don't mean the on table, I mean the actual unit historically. Sorry, reading it back I realise I didn't make it clear.

[Orcs]

You said :-
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I did WSS Prussians (real Pendraken).  I said I would never paint that much dark blue again, because  I'd undercoated black, and couldn't see where I'd painted.  Also the French are blue, so boring.

then your very next post said

Putting together a 'Leipzig' list for the French.

So wouldn't it be better if your going to paint a blue army to have a different one?- I know you have some but the Leipzig list will probably mean buying some more.

[fred.]

No, I don't mean the on table, I mean the actual unit historically. Sorry, reading it back I realise I didn't make it clear.

I think you need to do this be relative strengths of the different sides and anything around units you can glean. I find other scenarios and army lists can be quite useful for this - to at least give a view on proportions. 


If a unit did particularly well then you can make them veteran - but given in Blucher this is a whole Corps I would assume it's fairly rare, except for high quality experienced forces. Conscript it perhaps a bit easier as this tends to get noted more (and is a bit easier to tell, as it tends to mean freshly raised troops)