A dabble in Napoleonics

I do love the Napoleonic period. I have a large collection of 15mm and of course the 28mm French Revolution stuff that you can see on this blog, but it's the uniform colours that really get you. So though many of the units that I will put on here are a couple of years old the Middle Guard Fusilier Grenadiers were done over the Xmas break (all the best by the way). I don't really know where I'm going with these, I tend to paint a unit when I fancy it!
So here goes, as usual not much chatter but a few pictures.
The heavys, French Cuirassiers (Front Rank):

French 12pdr Battery (I know, the guns are BIG!):

1st Batt 1st Rgt Grenadiers a Pied (Front Rank):

Middle Guard, 1st Batt Fusilier Grenadiers (Elite figures):

The man himself:

At rest:

General De Brigade:

Finally to balance things, a British Brigade for the Peninsular (Vitrix plastics):

The plastic Vitrix are fine when finished, but frankly they were such a pain in the arse to put together I won't be doing them again. Use metal figures for a while and they will get damaged, use these regularly and I really can't see them lasting more than three or four years, false economy in my opinion.
Hope 2012 is a good one for all who are reading this,
Dave.