Two additions to the Dutch FR army

The Dutch army needed some artillery and some light infantry so Jan finished them last week.

First the artillery; the guns and artillerymen are from Toads, the limber from Eureka.

Secondly a representation of the two Damas Chasseur companies; beloning to the Damas Legion (French emigré in Dutch service until 1795).

As no correct figures are available, these were converted from Austrian 1809 landwehr infantry. Although not correct, we will use them until some firm will make them.

 

Early medieval tower part 2 finished

 As blogged earlier the tower was expanded to a small motte & bailey castle.

After painting and grassing this was the result. Now only some huts etc for the bailey need to be constructed which will be part 3 and last.

  

some infantry in the tower on the look out 

The early medieval tower revisited

As Jan had made an early medieval tower, it make sense to build further a motte and bailey although this last one couldn't be big as it should be fitted on our wargames table.
The total space should be max 60*90cm as we use 60*60cm sheets for the table so the castle would fit in.

So first some gluing of sheets (one 60*50cm and one 60*40cm), making a low motte and low wall for the bailey and then carve out the dry moats around both.

The motte received a palisade (Jans wife is now missing a lot of cocktail prickers (is the an English expression?).

As it is nice to have a gate on the motte which can be opened, this was handmaid with some balsa wood and two ex Northstar pikes trimmed so that it fitted between the balsa as doorposts. 

And lastly as the bailey get no palisade but a simple wattle fence (to enhance the early medieval character) posts are glued to the bailey wall; on the picture are the first ones, the amount is now tripled.
Some bridges are built to cross the moats but again no sophisticated drawbridges; this is early stuff.

And the last step until now is gluing sand on all the terrain as base for painting.

Hope you enjoy!