Start Collecting Italians

Welcome to the latest in the series as today we look at one of the more important minor nations, Italy! A stalwart ally of France, the uniforms were identical to their Gallic cousins except for the colour, meaning that there is a huge variety of units available in plastic, allowing us to amass a pretty impressive army for two hundred quid!
The figures shown in the piece, are not mine, they are from the amazing blog Blunders on the Danube, found here: blundersonthed...
Don't forget I'm doing a live stream at 10:30 Her Majesty's Time tomorrow, 3rd May 2021 so why not join us as I battle to take down the entire Waterloo Starter set in 1 month!
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Cheers
Tim
ps, hope you like the different thumbnail :D

[@agris8859]

this got recommended to me and I was very confused as to why someone would want to start collecting Italians and how they would go about this so, naturally, I decided to watch imagine my surprise when he meant figures, not actual Italians

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Well...I wouldn't be against collecting Monica Bellucci... 🤣

[@khankrum1]

@@NapoleonicWargaming Get in line !

[@Beltayn7272]

Can't wait to see this chap win a Caesar Award this year.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Ha. We'll see, maybe one day, though I'm not holding my breath! 🤣

[@reglavcor]

I hope he wins also. This is an awesome channel

[@jobe5514]

Mamma mia! On the same day as Italy becomes available in Holdfast? Coincidence... I think not.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Sometimes the stars just align... :P

[@SonOfSalop]

A perfect video for me. I already have 1 Italian brigade and some dragoons, but this 'starter' video is a great idea for the next step. Excellent video as always

[@coryhanlon7754]

Great stuff as always! One of the best naps channels out there! Great resource for all, new and veteran alike.

[@reglavcor]

I would agree.

[@EdgarStyles1234]

They just added Italians into holdfast video game

[@blahblah-hw3xg]

KZbin thumbnail awards 2021?

[@richardhogg2600]

Nice to hear the word 'uggins in use

[@felixgoodhew7723]

I had a feeling it would be the italians this week

[@gkspain1]

Love this video, really good way of thinking about collecting armies, all the best, Garry

[@BootsontheTable]

Nice video thanks, I just got distracted into building a Kingdom of Naples brigade.... beautiful uniforms, not great troops!

[@vanpallandt5799]

yes I have some 15mm units for them. Including did the Guard Unit which was basically French uniform but with pinkish facings on blue. Plus the Berg, as was, Lancers that got incorporated

[@cronykil74]

Great video. Victrix Austrian Grenzer can be used as the Italian Dalmatian/Istrian infantry at a push. If you're doing the mid war then swap their heads for French shakos.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

That's a great shout!

[@JorgeRodriguez-zc7fc]

Good evening. I would like to say that I enjoyed this video.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

Great BUDDY...Thank you will get some of all .....will do...

[@christopherhorner7570]

Awesome content as always. I have this set I'm painting them as french and going for 36 man units. This may be an option for my next big purchase.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Yeah I use 36s for French, but 24s can work too! They make a nice painting change!

[@christopherhorner7570]

@@NapoleonicWargaming I have the waterloo set and panted and based them as 24 man battalions (french) so far.how well do they match up against 36 man units game wise?

[@mr.g161]

building a battalion of the 3rd regiment right now. im probably gonna do a division of these guys.

[@vanpallandt5799]

thanks - have an Italian Corps in 15mm that not used for a long time. Including the Velites of Turin in light blue, the Dalmatians using Austrian Jagers, Gardes d'Honneur using French Line Lancers with the lances replaced by swords

[@imrahilvondolamroth4205]

Vistula legion or duchy of Warsaw next???

[@PsykerKaregg]

Just a note of interest. I commissioned steve barber minis to sculpt me a eugene de beauharnois model so that should soon be a commander folks can order!

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

My hero!

[@elegance3533]

A basic intro to tools and wargamming would be greatly appreciated! Starting out with wargamming through your history videos actually

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Wow, that's humbling to hear man! Best of luck, and if theres any tips or advice you'd like, dont hesitate to ask!

[@nickhindley4295]

Great programme. I love maxing figures. I plan to mix up my Italian army with some (emigres) from the Kingdom of Naples, well they are all Italian.... I relaise this is not for the purists but the Neopolitan army has some outlandishly wicked figures and uniforms. I would appreciate a programme on the basics of tools and paints to get started as I am getting back into the era and have a lot of figures to prep and paint. I would really, really appreciate a "pin-along" as I have 100+ figures to pin Czapkas on. There are some videos on this but they are not specifically for Napoleonics and I like your stye of explanation, many thanks again for your time, especially over a bank holiday weekend. Much appreciated and enjoyed. Cheers, Nick.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Thanks man! That's a lot of pinning, I dont envy you that! 😂

[@vanpallandt5799]

Czapkas - is that the earlier Italian units then?

[@nickhindley4295]

@@vanpallandt5799 Possibly?

[@cronykil74]

@@vanpallandt5799 I read somewhere that one of the cavalry units was still wearing them later. I don't think it was the whole regiment, maybe just one of the flank companies. I remember noting it down as useful info for my own Italian project, but I cannot find my notebook now.

[@valerio9684]

As an italian im deeply offended, no pizza or spaghetti in the thumbnail

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Hahaha, using the French minis, I did consider calling them 'Spaghetti French' 😂

[@historypunkwargames4760]

Great stuff as always

[@robertschriek1353]

We jump straight in .. min 5. :-)

[@dlfxnrdlfxnr3229]

Very nice video as always! I don't know if you have a system of how you pick the nations you do these guides for. Perhaps you just pick randomly, would be very nice to see some scandinavian nations such as Denmark-Norway or Sweden.

[@ConstableGrey]

Would any of the Victrix plastic French artillery be appropriate for Italy?

[@vanpallandt5799]

i think the normal Line artillery were just in Green not Blue and also the Guard Horse Artillery wore a similar uniform to the French Guard Horse version. Also the Italian Guard Foot Artillery were similar to the French

[@stevenhombrados1530]

Thank you, been watching your vids now for a while, I have started a project of my own, thou before I invest thousands of pounds dollars... live in Canada so you could Imagine what it would cost me, and need to find and convince some friends to play with my folly games. I’ve decided to build my army with rice... lol. Now I my doing early Napoleonic wars, what did the Italians have back then? Cheers.

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

Ha! Well, it's a start! 😂 They were a fairly full army, with a guard (2 battalions of infantry as taked about in the vid) and a regiment of elite dragoons. They had regular dragoons, chasseur a cheval. Line infantry and light infantry as well as the standard artillery. You can also add some fun units like the national guard of venice...I mean, I'm not saying that I'd have halberd wielding Papal Swiss Guard for a bit of fun...but I'm not saying I wouldnt... 😂

[@stevenhombrados1530]

@@NapoleonicWargaming okay thanks, but before Napoleon incorporated them, is more what I was looking for.

[@PsykerKaregg]

sadly no one makes a Eugene de Beauharnais

[@davidcollins2648]

Question; Are there any lines of 25mm metal figures that work along with 1/72? I've exhausted the plastics lines and was hoping to find someone other than Franz Nap (which are are great) that wouldn't dwarf my other figures.

[@PsykerKaregg]

You mentioned using these mid war French for your Vistula Legion, is the only difference with them their headgear?

[@kuriboh635]

Nice. I just found you a couple days ago. Would the black powder rules make for an ok fantasy war of napoleon vs robert e lee? Would there be any converting between the two army's?

[@sovtech7192]

What thickness of bases do you get? I see several options on Warbases and I haven't got a clue

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

2mm is fine I find

[@davidcollins2648]

No mention of their taillor Murat?

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

This is Italy as distinct from Naples which was a separate kingdom, but they'll get their turn! 😃

[@davidcollins2648]

@@NapoleonicWargaming You are correct, thanks for clearing that up. Italy at that time consisted of Piedmont and some other northern city/states along with the papal lands - is that right?

[@davidcollins2648]

@Alexandre Waddell Thank you Alexandre. I knew there would be many knowledgeable people to clear up my questions.

[@magne9008]

i asked you about danish infantry in the livestream (i hope your not fed up by it) but you said that you didnt have much knowledge about it yet. i have collected some articles by the perry brothers, and others. i can send it to you if you want. but your probably busy with some other projects right now 😆

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

No, please do! Either to my facebook page or [e-mail] ! I'd love to take a look

[@magne9008]

@@NapoleonicWargaming sure i will!

[@magne9008]

@@NapoleonicWargaming i have send it on email, have u got it?

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

@@magne9008 I have bud, I emailed you back!

[@magne9008]

@@NapoleonicWargaming i didnt know if it was the right email back then mate😁

[@sirwombatnat3759]

Do you have a discord server?

[@marianovaliente2103]

Las tropas italianas de los reinos de Italia y de Napoles siempre fueron una parte importante de los ejércitos de Napoleon. No eran tampoco tropas excepcionales en calidad y disciplina como por ejemplo eran las tropas aliadas de Francia de origen alemán como( babiera sajonia westfalia badén Berg etc.) Por citar algunos ejemplos.las tropas Napolitanas tenían fama de malhechores delincuentes y bandidos y poca disciplina propensos a desertar.las del reino de Italia eran algo mejores aunque tampoco eran una maravilla.

[@andreaspersson5639]

Did you ever nail down WHY you do foot battalions of 24 and cavalry of 8? Or is it just a case of "my group does this, because my group does this"? Also, that finagling with Perry deals feels a bit familiar :p (then again, I highly doubt that I am the only one who's done the math on that). But you probably need to stop making these videos, I keep trying to run off in different directions :p

[@NapoleonicWargaming]

The reason is 2 fold. The first on is that it gives a ratio of 1:33 which is, admittedly, a rather old fashioned way of doing it, but still popular. Second , and more pertinent, is that the series started off with the Waterloo Starter Set which is very much set up to have 24 figure units. Hope that helps! Ps, I want to do Italians now too! 😂