New Year's Insanity! 30mm Scruby Naps

I just couldn't resist.

Almost 400 Infantry and 86 Cavalry painted [mostly not well and a bit battered] for less than the retail price. I do enjoy Battalion / Regiment focused games, where the units really have an identity and history that is clearly in play also. 

 This project appears to be the remnants of a significant Peninsula War collection. French, German Allies, Polish Lancers, and a few Brits. Since my N-scale Scruby Naps boutique project is mostly French, Austrians and Russians, why shouldn't this 30mm project be the Peninsula!? 

Looks like 6 French Battalions, 5 Westphalian Battalions and 2 Cav, v. 3 strong British Cav Regts and one British Battalion.  Need a lot more Brits!

Below, out of the box and onto the table.

"Westphalian Line" says the bag label.  We'll see!

Westphalian Grenadiers

Westphalian "Guard"

French Chasseurs a Cheval, I'd say.

Foreign Regt Isemburg is the guess here.

My plan is to base them all, while straightening the battered fellows so they have good parade-ground posture.  They seem to fit nicely with 4 on a 2.5" wide base, which will then be 1.5" deep to protect their bayonets, etc.  Thus following one of my "rules of basing" that the ENTIRE figure must fit within the boundaries of the base - otherwise there's just too much damage, scratching, etc.

And this is what the units will look like.  

32 line figs on 8 2.5" wide bases, with the command stand on an oval in the center.  As they fought in "divisions" each of 1/4 of the unit, that's how they'll be based. There will be a few 24 and 16 fig units as well, on smaller bases. 

Many gamers and rules still mistakenly base units by the number of companies they had, which leads to incorrect formations on the table.  This scheme makes it easy to use the Napoleonic "Column of Divisions" as well as a half division for road marching, etc.  The command stand is not a fighting stand, just a marker for Leadership use in my "Zeal & Bayonets" rules.

Each division of 8 figures will take up about 5".  Two divisions wide is 10" plus 2" for the command stand, so each full-sized unit will be 12" frontage on the table when in a 3-rank line.

I'm excited about the figs, the project, and even making old-school terrain for it.  It will also double-down on my 30mm Scruby American Revolution armies, which I plan to add more French and cavalry to and go fight in Europe.  All the terrain can be re-used in either period, far as I'm concerned.

Already ordering the bases, so stay tuned!