Parcel from Old John

Some time ago I asked Old John if he could recast some of the more rare Ros figures. Well, after a great deal of hard work by John I have received a parcel full of French, British and Prussian command figures as well as some Prussian artillery - now where is my paint brush!

French Imperial Guard Officer

This little figure popped up amongst some Hinchliffe figures and I just had to buy him! He is part of the five figure command set for the French Imperial Guard Grenadiers.

He has a stunted sword, which is fairly common with Ros figures and he appears to have lost his pointing finger, but otherwise is quite a nice example.

French Hussars Painted

A nice little weekend project. I have finally painted the set of four French Hussars in the colours of the 8th Regiment:

A Nice Little Find

After months of very little, this nice group of Ros 25mm British centre company line infantry in stovepipe shakos turn up. They were hidden amongst some Hinchliffe giants. 

Their base is marked BI 2. It would be nice to find some flank company types as well.

Ros Figures 25mm Austrians Painted

I have been renovating my Ros Austrians. As they have no command figures in the series, I have used officers, drummers and standard bearers from Warrior Miniatures:

Ros Figures - Stock Check

2017 has been a good year for hunting down those elusive Ros figures, with success in tracking down many of the obscure cavalry figures, artillery sets and command groups. I have taken a look at the most reliable figure list that I have and it seems that I now have examples of the entire Ros Napoleonic range apart from the following:

French:
Engineers

British:
Hussars

Prussian:
Uhlans

Russian:
Grenadiers

Austrian:
Grenadiers (I have seen one of these in the past)
Jaegers

I am guessing that these figures are out there somewhere and if I am as successful as I have been this year, they should turn up.

French Line Dragoons

These figures are very similar to the French Empress Dragoons, although they lack the shoulder cords and the horse furniture is less elaborate: