S Range Austrian Generals NS 5s and Command stands

These are the rebased Generals and command elements for my new old Austrian Army mentioned in the previous post.

Because I only wanted infantry in helmets I moved on the battalions in shakos, acquired an additional fusilier battalion in helmets, and kept the other helmeted battalions, the grenadiers and jagers. All are German battalions (with white trousers) instead of the Hungarians (in blue). Any further additions will be painted as Hungarians. The army is extremely well provided with cavalry though mainly lights - one regiment of cuirassiers, then chevaulegers, hussars and lancers aplenty. I have also acquired in the last week or so another NS 5s Austrian General which is in the process of being painted up.

What I don't have is any S Range Austrian artillery so if anyone has any for which they have no further use I would be grateful to hear from you.

Over the Christmas holiday I took the whole army off their old card bases and put them onto 2mm mdf, painted Vallejo Intermediate Green, as for these figures. I am waiting for a day or two of decent weather to plastidip spray the bases. I also have some rather nice Adolfo Ramos flags for these (for use with S Range get the 20mm ones rather than the 25mm as they are a bit too big).

When I have got the bases sprayed I will try to take some unit and army photos.

I am also working on standard bearers for my S Range French in Egypt, again using the Adolfo Ramos versions of the striking flags carried by the demi brigades in this conflict.

Pictures added

New pictures have been added to a number of existing posts. These include FSW 5s and 6s (SYW), NS 5s and BNC 29s (Napoleonic); and FFP 8s. Some of these figures are also shown here.

They never made Lasalle...

Thanks to Jeff for sending me this figure. The painter seems to have deceided the nearest figure to Lasalle was Murat (but see comment below). However, the FNCX codes are for the later (current)range, and have the horse furniture attached to the horse. The S Range personalities were coded NS - Murat was NS 9 - and no Lasalle is listed. When I have a chance I will post a comparison picture of this S Range Murat with the Minifigs 20mm/Alberken one.

NS figures - identification help required

These three figures are all likely to be from the Napoleonic Staff range. They all appear to be French Marshals, but which is which? Candidates are Murat (10s), Ney (9s), or generic marshal (2s). It is just possible that they have been mispainted and that one, say, could be the Austrian General (5s), though the plumes all look like French Marshals' to me.

Napoleonic Staff Figures and Personalities

A number of Napoleonic staff and personality figures were produced as part of the S Range. These included generic generals, marshals and ADCs, and personality figures. There were two figures on foot (a French Marshal passing orders, and an ADC). All others were mounted.

The listing shown in the post below is from the early catalogue of which I have scans. Further figures are listed on Vintage 20mil and have been included in the individual posts.

Napoleonic Staff Figures

NS 9s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Ney

NS 10s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Murat

Seems to have been painted as Lasalle, but this is the figure for Murat

NS 11s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Eugene

NS 12s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Hill

NS 13s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Picton

NS 14s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Uxbridge

NS 1s Napoleonic Mounted Staff British General

NS 2s Napoleonic Mounted Staff French Marshal

NS 3s Napoleonic Mounted Staff French Aide de Campe

NS 4s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Prussian General

NS 5s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Austrian General

My thanks to Alan McCoubrey for this figure

NS 6s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Russian General

NS 7s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Napoleon

NS 8s Napoleonic Mounted Staff Wellington