Nothing like setting a realistic goal as a
New Year resolution and starting the
year with a nice big figure order! I had
made a resolution to get hold of some of
the new Pendraken 1809 Bavarians that
were released in September last year.
The Bavarian range was released in
pretty much a complete state, only
missing out, perhaps, on a general and
the distinctive Bavarian limber that had
a seat for the gunners.
I first put in an order which would have
allowed me to field one Bavarian
division from the 1809 orders-of-battle.
However as soon as I was aware that a
Pendraken price rise was imminent, I
added enough figures for another
division to my order.
The Bavarians were organised into three
fairly similar divisions for the Franco-
Austrian War of 1809 but no more than
two were united for any length of time. I
ordered enough line and light infantry,
chevauleger, dragoons, and artillery to
be able to field any two at a time.
I made sure I stocked up on enough French and Austrian limbers
for the foreseeable future – not easy considering my habit of
appropriating limber bits and pieces for the odd conversion (see
Post 71 and Post 115). I also scoured the Pendraken lists for any
odds and ends I thought might be useful as conversions for the
1809 tabletop – which included, as it turned out, a couple of
Science-Fiction packs!
In all, more than 2.5kg of Pendraken goodness was dropped
through my letterbox by my friendly postman.
New Year Resolution
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