Thursday, June 18, 2015

Prussian Brandeburg Uhlans

As part of the preparation for my Plancenoit Waterloo game earlier this month, I completed one last Prussian unit, the Brandenburg Uhlans (Uhlan Regiment Nr. 3), which was in 1813 assigned to the cavalry reserve of I Korps in the Army of Silesia.

The figures are Miniature Figurines (Mini Figs) with a mix of kollet and litewka uniforms.  The bases are from Litko and are 2" x 2" x 8mm.

 

According to the various references I consulted, the officers carried a white varnished lance.  Sometime in 1813 that distinction was eliminated but I think it makes the "command" stand more apparent so I kept it.  I still have to do the lance pennants.


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3 comments:

  1. Capt BillJune 18, 2015 at 8:44 PM

    Handsome lads indeed. The mat I used for Waterloo is from Cigar Box Mats. I cut poster board and placed it under the mat to create very nice ridge lines...Bill

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  2. Conrad KinchJune 19, 2015 at 6:04 AM

    That white lance certainly does stand out. A nice way of singling out the officer.

    Good job.

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  3. ColCampbell50June 22, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    Capt Bill - We have a member who does that with foam from cushions. That's almost as old school as using books and magazines!

    Conrad - Thanks, it does make him stand out. Normally I have a bugler or standard bearer with the officer but this batch of MiniFigs that I bought on eBay didn't include any.

    Jim

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