Retreat from Moscow – The Old Guard
I had no plans to add anymore Guard units to my Retreat from Moscow project, but, you may remember I posted about the loot I picked up at Cavalier in Tonbridge, in late January. I couldn’t say no see these all painted up for the measly sum of £25?
I left them to after the Challenge, because I wanted to concentrate on getting figures painted for that. So now it’s finished I found the time to tart them up.
Apart from the snowy bases, and a little touch up here and there the major change was inking them. I use a 50% mix of Warlord Strong and Soft tone. Which normally gives an even, quick drying stain in all the nicks and crannies. I’m getting g to the bottom of my pot and didn’t realise, there was quite a lot of sludge built up at the bottom of the pot. So the ink settled a lot heavier than normal. Giving a darker and dirtier look to the figures. I wasn’t best pleased at first, but the more I look at the figures the better I feel about them. Just lucky that the original blue colour of the coats was so light, I guess!
Long kept in reserve, the four Old Guard regiments were required to hold together the survivors during the later stages of the retreat, which they accomplished with great distinction but horrific loses. By 1st February 1813 only 408 Grenadiers and 415 Chasseurs were fit to take to the field again, out of the 5291
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