How to start Bavarians!

[@Blaxkleric]

Excellent suggestions. Really enjoyed painting my Naps listening to this.

[@olympiangamers7007]

Nice to see the HaT range being acknowledged ,they’ve been on the market for quite a while, not too pricey, but a little diminutive- the problem is that they’re better sculpted for 1/72 and have been scaled up without increasing the size of hands and heads.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

They're really nice, especially the marching ones!

[@craig6066]

I just bought some Victrix Bavarians for my imagi-nation project so finding this video was really great timing!

[@jackhammond9034]

Thanks for your videos and your passion we all share! Keep going 👍🏻

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Thank you for watching them dude! They're nothing without you!

[@wttncfrep3628]

I love this video, very informative. Its great to see some of the smaller nations getting some from manufacturers. I don't know it would be more of a "Getting Started" or a "Maxing your minis," but it would be great to have a video on how to collect some of the various smaller staes (Confederation of the Rhine, Wurtemburg, Saxony, Naples etc). On the subject of Wurtemburg, do you have any thoughts on the Price of Crowns Kickstarter and the rise of 3D printing for the Napoleonic scene?

[@jonathanowen9917]

Really handy guide on collecting Bavarians. I’m quite tempted to get these.

[@-Benedict]

Great idea for somebody who wants a very flexible army. Danube campaign, Invasion of Russia, 1813 German campaign. Loads of options.

[@artiegoldwin5629]

there are 2commands per bag they are on the same sprue as the colonels

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Yeah, that's what I thought

[@BootsontheTable]

Great suggestions as usual, the Bavarians are an interesting army

[@ancientalex4512]

Thanks for another great video, making me want to start yet another army project. On Deroy, maybe you mix him up with Benjamin Thompson, Graf von Rumford. Now that is an interesting character. He was an american physicist, who commanded loyalist troops in the AWI, fled to London, knighted by George III, moved on to Bavaria and became minister of war! He reorganized the Bavarian army for which he became a count of The Holy Roman Empire (taking the name Rumford, which was apparently an old name for Concord). What is he known for today? Rumfords baking powder in the USA, which was named after him.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

I absolutely did! He's a character alright!

[@BrushQuill]

I thought he was getting confused with Leroy from Sharpe!

[@brennuspeinture4077]

@@NapoleonicWargaming General Deroy died at Polotsk in 1812. He was the oldest general to die during the russian campaign, if my memory is correct.

[@andreaspersson5639]

Great, just as the bavarian itch was starting to go out, here you come and rekindle it :p Great video, very close to how I mapped things out (for the future). Including getting the bigshots in the end, because how can you not.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Absolutely! Especially the epic story of Werde going up against the Big Man himself! Thanks for your continued support man!

[@andreaspersson5639]

@@NapoleonicWargaming Wrede in general, I think. Either at Wagram, or against big N and the Guard. Incidentally, Bavarians and the Guard makes an excellent combined collection. With each other at Wagram, or one against the other in 1813 (Hanau, unless I'm mistaken again)

[@nicofolkersma2535]

Good video. Really want to start Bavarians now. Btw, General Deroy was a real fighting general who died during the russian campaign in 1812 and is burried in Polotsk. Neither the german or the english wikipedia mention amerika, so I think you must have confused him with someone else.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Yeah, I think I do! I reckon it was Rumsford I was thinking of

[@ctid98]

Great vid, spend a lot of time myself on "what if" scenarios when it comes to what to sneak past the wife next. 1 suggestion and I don't know how easy or difficult it is but maybe have a graphic of how you could break down the boxes for example, 2 victrix boxes gets 3 battalions, 24 men plus command etc. Just easier to visualise what you can get on the table.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Yeah absolutely. I think I'll do it with actual models. The Austrians might be a good example

[@matthewwheelden9263]

I really shouldn't be watching this with Brunswick to paint before March. Im sure i could take Bavarians to the next UETG or definitely number 3

[@thekriegsman1743]

You should make a new prussian video with the wargames atlantic prussian boxes

[@herzogin6600]

According to a book by Peter Bunde, Markus Gärtner and Markus Stein about the Bavarian army, Bavarian battalions only carried one flag but regiments were given 2 flags. Not stopping me from having two flags per battalion though, According to them, by 1812 the 6th and 10th line carried the virgin Marie flag, the 1st and 2nd line carried the 1803 model which is the one with the electorate coat of arms, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th, and 13th carried the 1808 model which is the kingdoms coat of arms on a white background or surrounded by the Bavarian diamond pattern, and finally, the 7th, 8th and 9th line carried either the 1803 or 1808. The 13th line apparently had a special flag for their 1st battalion which they carried in 1806. It’s basically just a normal Bavarian flag with the electorate coat of arms on it.

[@herzogin6600]

Obviously, do what you want to do but that’s what I found during my research.

[@donaldsettle990]

Great wow love the Bavarians for their flexibility a great small army you can play on any side

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Yeah, they're really useful. Turn up to a pick up game with Bavarians and you'll always find allies!

[@donaldsettle990]

@@NapoleonicWargaming you need a Wurst gun and to make the gunners go further you could use a single standing line inf on the battery base insted of a gunner They are so well balanced as a combined arms group

[@herzogin6600]

I was a little devious with my Bavarian army and did a depiction of the Grenadier Guard. Although they never saw combat, they still look good.

[@BrushQuill]

A.great start collecting. Might we see you doing some of the smaller unsual City States and Countries? Also, got the Bavarians from Victrix to repaint as Baden troops. Only issue is officers bicorns lol

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Ah, I hadn't thought of that! Yeah, hopefully I'll get round to the smaller nations eventually. The problem is the plastics, it could be interesting to do a more modelling heavy one though. I'll definitely have a think

[@lesliebeilby-tipping6854]

HaT also make some very nice 54mm Bavarians as well.

[@terrencestafford3660]

Deroy was killed in the 1812 campaign in Russia.

[@malexanderja3531]

Can you do some videos for 1:72 size?

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

I'm not against the idea. What would you like to see?

[@malexanderja3531]

@@NapoleonicWargaming Some army builds for 1:72 or some good rule sets for 1:72 scale, that would be really nice

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

@@malexanderja3531 - Most rule sets that work for 28mm or 15mm will work equally well for 1/72. For Sharp Practice or Bolt Action just use the same ground scales as for 28mm; for General d’Armee/ General de Brigade use 15mm scales.

[@scabbarae]

I've considered doing a video or two on the 1:72 forces I've built up so far. They're based more or less for Black Powder, although I have my own homebrew ruleset.

[@nicofolkersma2535]

plastic soldier review gives a very good description of just about every box of 1/72 military models ever made. And they tell you both the good and the bad, I found them very usefull.

[@Gurkenglas999]

Really helpful and interesting! But could you recommend any *base producing company* that ships From Europe As i dont live in The UK yet am in dire need of Bases without The postage + customs Fee. Thanks

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

You could try these guys, I know absolutely nothing about them, but they are in euros! banduawargames.com/en/2299-squarerectangle-bases-mdf

[@Gurkenglas999]

​@@NapoleonicWargamingsorry For The late reply But thanks very much!

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@@Gurkenglas999 no worries!

[@Holyman_1499]

Where can I buy these?

[@marianovaliente2103]

Las tropas bavaras de Napoleon.eran muy buenas y siempre lucharon bien.el hijastro de Napoleon Eugene de Beauharnais estaba casado con la hija del rey de Baviera tenían un pequeño pero muy muy buen ejército en batallas como wagram por ejemplo lucharon con fiereza contra los austriacos.al lado de los franceses.en 1813 lucharon en Leipzip junto a los franceses muy bien y en 1812 en Borodino al lado de los franceses contra los rusos.la caballería babara el 1°regimiento de dragones y el 6°regimiento de dragones ligeros cargaron con otros regimientos de caballería franco-aliados contra las posiciones rusas.los Sajones que estaban a su lado en su mismo cuerpo de ejército también lucharon muy duro.

[@chilikonlia5994]

Interestingly enough, Wargames Atlantic plan on releasing their OWN box set of plastic Bavarians this year. Feast or famine.

[@chilikonlia5994]

@Tom Murray Really? Aw darn. At least it will complement's Perry's new FPW line.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

I brought 2 packets and have had them 2 weeks . I left a in depth figure account on REVIEW on the Victrix site . Did you not read that ? In short there are 2 command of 4 per packet . Even the Victrix dialogue on web page site has it wrong . Quote : From 8 infantry sprues on each there are 4 Marching Figures and 2 Firing Figures . That's 32 Marching and 16 Firing . There are 2 Command sprues included in Bag .Each has identical 5 figures . A total on the two command sprues of 1 Mounted Colonel ,and 4 Command units of 1 Officer, 1 Drummer , 1 Standard Bearer , 1 Sergeant. So to sum up 32 Marching , 16 Firing , 8 command and 2 Mounted Colonels

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

I hadn't seen it, unfortunately I wrote the script before your review...For clarity, you do get 2 standard bearer sprues per bag?

[@Rusty_Gold85]

@@NapoleonicWargaming yes

[@BrushQuill]

Thanks for clarrifying! Really useful. Thing that confused me is why the hats are sepearte????

[@Rusty_Gold85]

@@BrushQuill to keep the mold lines off the face . Great idea too

[@BrushQuill]

@@Rusty_Gold85 yeah figured that one out in the end.

[@stephen1098]

Anyone have any good reference books for Bavaria. I just got the victrix set and would love some history and color references

[@khankrum1]

Actually the HaT figures are far more accurate! Marching around for miles and miles, especially on campaign, will soon make you lose weight even without going hungry!

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Haha that's true. They have very chunky thighs too!