Napoleonic Italian Infantry (1813) - Perry Miniatures

[@PPM902]

Wow great to see an Italian Brigade and great job painting them

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you!

[@vanpallandt5799]

Very nice..have an Italian force in 15mm with Milan Guard, plus Italian Royal Guard units

[@chicodanks5241]

Fantastically high standard of painting mate, lovely.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much, it was a long labour of love but worth it to see them finished and so many people appreciate them.

[@greenguff]

This is absolutely fantastic work. I'm really impressed

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you vey much.

[@justinskol597]

Beautiful work!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you.

[@music123videos]

Gorgeous looking, excellent detail on the uniforms. I really like the Milan Guard in the back there.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much indeed. People often comment on the Milan Guard, it must be something about the striking light blue with red facings, it's an attractive uniform.

[@music123videos]

@@thelastbattalion3509 I thinks it must be, very unusual! I love oddities in Napoleonis

[@andreasheneborn3266]

These look great, well done!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much.

[@bonysminiatures3123]

looking gorgeous those figures , nice job

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, a lot of credit has to go to the figures themselves as they're excellent and a pleasure to work with.

[@randolphmagee]

Very nice,Beautifully painted.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much.

[@markt.3685]

Wonderful, and love the modeling that's been done here as well as the painting, excellent, and congrats!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much, they were a labour of love with an emphasis on the labour!

[@liberator2408]

Lovely figures mate, i need to return to my italian collection and add some artillery and cavalry

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. Highly recommend you do, in recent times I think non-French contingents of the Grande Armee have been getting a lot more attention which is nice, there's a lot of uniform variation to explore.

[@gorlestondoug]

Ive just discovered your channel and jolly glad I did. I am always a bit apprehensive about painting large units of infantry but your work is very inspiring and helpful.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you, that’s really nice to hear. I feel the same way about big units, even though the figures are relatively small they seek to grow in my mind when I think about painting a lot of them!

[@basement1908]

Outstanding units! WOW 👌! Thanks for sharing

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much.

[@basement1908]

We're these Perry plastics or metals?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

They are a mixture, mostly plastic but there are a few metal figures here and there. The Milan Guard command group, Brigade command base, regimental commander and casualty figures are metal, the rest are all plastic.

[@jeromeberthelot6191]

Magnifique travail, a big good job, Bellissima !

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much!

[@FAR_-ej9xt]

Nice video and I'm liking how much your putting videos out! I especially like the Milan battalion.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much. Yes they’re a really nice unique unit to be able to paint and add into the mix.

[@ernieme101]

they look great !i especially like the Guard battalion , lovely uniforms . i hope they do well on the table . now you've got me looking forward to the painting video , curious about your technique for white .

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Not that the Italian Line Infantry aren't colourful in their own way, but the Milan Guard bring a nice splash of different colour to the brigade. Slowly working on the painting video, no ETA for it yet.

[@philRminiatures]

My very first army, many years ago...But yours is much more beautiful...Excellent job with stunning details!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much, very kind of you.

[@basicminiaturepainting]

They look stunning,reàllh lovely work

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thanks, very kind of you.

[@paulomanuelmendessilva1725]

Félicitations très beau travail de peinture 👏👏 Bravo pour tout l'historique de votre armée

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Merci beaucoup pour votre message!

[@JP-ml4zh]

Great figures, looking for inspiration for my next units.....I may just have found it, really excellent video, thanks

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Wonderful news and you're very welcome. My greatest pleasure is knowing that people have drawn some inspiration from my little corner of the hobby.

[@granapriego]

Great work.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you!

[@thekiwiwargamer3136]

Lovely work mate 👍

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much indeed.

[@grantus27]

Do you remember what blues you used for the Milan City Guard? I recently had a great time playing Sharp Practice for the first time at Deep Fried Lard and I'm thinking of starting a small force that includes the Milan City Guard!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Sounds like a good idea for a project! Unfortunately I don’t remember exactly as it was a little while ago and I one-off mixed several different layers. I think the ultimate topmost layers/highlights were based on Vallejo Sky Blue.

[@grantus27]

@@thelastbattalion3509 many thanks, I shall seek it out!

[@ДмитрийФомин-о7я]

Отличные бойцы! Круто!

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you.

[@PsykerKaregg]

did you ever do the painting guide video for the Italians? I'm looking at potentially building some up son

[@thelastbattalion3509]

I didn't but only because I painted them all and then realised I didn't have any left to film a guide with!

[@hxjay1971]

very very nice mate im really enjoying your vids so keep them coming im just having a break from my brits and having a go at some austrians the white is challenging and a slow process

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much I'm glad you like them. White uniforms are a pretty gruelling experience. After those Italians painting other uniforms with only white breeches and cross belts was a blessed relief.

[@pieterschouten8879]

Great looking unit's, they are stunning. Which blue did you use on the Milan Guard Battalion?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Oof, good question it's been a while. I think i layered up a few at a time. Pretty sure VMC Sky Blue ended up being the main tone, mixed into a darker shade and then also with white for highlighting. Sorry I can't remember more.

[@pieterschouten8879]

@@thelastbattalion3509 Thanks anyways. It keeps me going. So I will paint the unit this week.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

@@pieterschouten8879 enjoy painting them, I did.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

GREAT Thank you

[@glenwilson8292]

Outstanding mate. You mention using perry for your figs, is Col Rossi one of theirs? I like the pose and would like to replicate it for a french colonel.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you very much. I think the figure I used for Colonel Rossi was the limited edition figure that you get if you purchase three boxes of the plastic French line infantry together.

[@SalvadoreanRefugee]

What size bases are you using for your cavalry and artillery? I’ve only just started putting napoleonic a together

[@thelastbattalion3509]

The cavalry bases are 50mm squares, either 2mm thick for plastic miniatures or 3mm for metal. The artillery are on 80 x 100mm bases, 3mm thick. Larger bases are better thicker to prevent warping.

[@jonhuntefc]

Magnificent looking units! I'm currently painting some myself as the 5th regiment but struggling to find sources for the command unit. Any suggestions?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

For mine I used a variety of sources, from the Perry guide (which includes Italian uniforms), from books, the web and so on. It depends how much time you want to spend. Often these things boil down to a certain degree of personal choice/preference as sources conflict - I just picked the scheme that seemed relatively likely. I had the benefit of there being several regiments in the divisions so I would have painted whichever regiment I liked the combination of colours on the most. Plus there's always 'battalion/regimental specific alteration' - within reason.

[@jonhuntefc]

@@thelastbattalion3509 Thanks, appreciated. Yes, I have the Perry reference but it doesn't include the headdress variations for the officers. Particularly lanyard and plume colours which is all I need really. I've looked online and like you say sources seem to conflict. I read somewhere if it was an officer of Voltiguers then they would wear a volt-coloured plume, etc. Thanks again. Loving the vids.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

@@jonhuntefc Exactly, I reached the same point and just made a call on it. Depending on where they're stood in the unit gives a lot of scope, they could be any of the company officers, a dismounted battalion commander, their kit could be personalised and so on.

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

Question: What paints are you using for the gold? It's brilliant.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you. For gold and/or brass I use variations on a series of paints from Scale 75. They’re airbrush paints but applied with a brush (they need a good shake, ideally with an agitator). I really like the tones that Scale 75 produce for metallic colours in general. They do them in packs as well so you can apply them straightforwardly in a series as of airbrushing or not as you desire.

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

@@thelastbattalion3509 do you mind advising which colors specifically?

[@AnExtrovertPaints]

@@thelastbattalion3509 sorry to ask again, but could you tell me the specific paints you use? I would like to pick them up!

[@WoofyMcDoodle]

Not sure if you mentioned it, but what is the base size for your units?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

The infantry bases are 65mm x 40mm and 50mm x 40mm, for eight and six figures respectively.

[@WoofyMcDoodle]

@@thelastbattalion3509 awesome. Thanks :)

[@vividius7951]

the painting is delicious how long did it take you?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

Thank you - quite some time! I paint slowly and probably quite inefficiently. I’ve never timed it but it took months to get through the three main infantry units in this.

[@vividius7951]

​@@thelastbattalion3509 I end up getting bored and just speed paint the lot of them

[@petermillar8866]

What model was used for Colonel Rossi?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

The exclusive colonel figure you get if you buy three boxes together as a deal from Perry.

[@Bai_gaming]

Wait Perry Miniatures doesn't have an Italian section so where did you get the Generals?

[@thelastbattalion3509]

They're French equivalents painted as Italians.

[@Bai_gaming]

@@thelastbattalion3509 Ok good to know thanks

[@SquieWeeBros]

This is no brigade. It's more like a small regiment.

[@thelastbattalion3509]

There were certainly larger brigades in other Corps at the time. And it's not the 5-6 battalion French monster regiments of 1812 that comprised an entire brigade by themselves. Their relatively small number of men per battalion and high attrition rate meant that they were combined into single battalion regiments by Leipzig.