Sadly earlier this year one of the best painters of 28mm Napoleonic wargames figures, Pete Royle, passed away. Although I didn't know him well, we were certainly on chatting terms at the shows and he was a follower of the blog. He was also a good friend of a very old wargaming friend of mine: Chris Flowers, for whom Peter painted a large number of units over the years. Chris and another member of our group Jerry Miller had volunteered to help sell off Peter's collection of books and figures.
I was very pleased to add a couple of Perry Miniatures Cuirassier regiments in the "standing around waiting for something to happen" pose and a regiment of Front Rank line lancers. I am also in the process of re-basing a couple of regiments of Hussars and Carabiniers to further strengthen the cavalry contingent of La Grande Armee and some very nice Prussian command figures and artillery.
I hope that Peter would be pleased to think that his wonderful painting efforts will continue to be enjoyed by others.
Whilst writing this I heard of the sad death of Aly Morrison, who curiously enough was also a follower of the blog. I had a very enjoyable chat with him at Partizan as we both gazed admiringly at the Bodkins' Gettysburg game I think it was.
Below are a few pics of my recent acquisitions which will hopefully appear on the tabletop very soon.
