Spanish Peninsula War Project Update - Fall In

 

Hopefully everyone will concur that this table looks like Spain.

I wanted to post an update on my 40mm Spanish Peninsula War project that I am building for this year's Fall In Convention on November 7-9, 2025.

British and Allies

South Essex Regiment (20 figures)             - Colonel Henry Simmerson

South Essex Light Company (20 figures)    - Captain Leroy

Sharpe & His Chosen Men (7 figures)        - Captain Richard Sharpe

95th Rifles (13)                                           - Richard Sharpe

La Aguja Spanish Guerillas (21 figures)    - Theresa ("The Needle")

23rd Light Dragoons (3)                            - Major Hogan

French and Allies

French 8eme de Ligne  (20)                              - Major Dubreton

1st Chasseurs a Cheval   (10)                            - Major Pierre Ducos

Evil Spanish Guerillas (20)                               - El Metarife and Father Hacha

French Voltigeurs (15)                                       - TBD

Other Evil Bastards

The Army of Deserters (1)                                - Obadiah Hakeswell

Captain Richard Sharpe and his Chosen Men (95th Rifles)
Sash and Saber 40mm figures.

The center companies of the South Essex Regiment are on the march.
Sash and Saber 40mm figures

French 1er Chasseurs a Cheval
Sash and Saber figures

Spanish guerrilla leader and Sharpe's wife, Theresa.
Theresa is a Steve Barber model and the Guerillas are Sash and Saber figures.

The Bad Guys: Pierre Ducos and Father Hacha
Steve Barber Models 40mm figures.

Summary

The above table indicates that the British and Allies forces are largely painted and completed. I plan on increasing the cavalry contingent of 23rd Light Dragoon up to a total of 10 figures.

The French will get another 5 Voltigeurs. I might combine these into Ducos' command of cavalry as one command in the game. I have the figures for another 20 French line infantry, but they are not really needed for this particular game. Other than the Voltigeurs, the French forces are close to completion.

The Army of Deserters has no figures, other than Hakeswll and these will be a mix of British and French soldier figures, totaling 20.

So the total number of figures left to paint stands at 32 figures as of today.

Terrain Construction

I could go to war with the terrain that I already have on hand: see pictures in this posting. I can use Cigar Box Battle Mats and put some styrofoam boards underneath the mats to create some land elevation. I am using my existing 28mm Herb Gundt buildings for the town of Mondego, two other small villages and one small farm house. The central terrain piece, the Monastery of Santiago (Battle Honours) of 40mm buildings, is painted.

The Monastery of Santiago
Battle Honors 40mm 3D printed buildings

The approach to the monastery, crossing the Coa River

A close up view of the bridge that spans the Coa River
Hovels bridge

This is a mock up of how one of the olive groves might look. This is not what
the finished product will look like.

This is the second game table that runs parallel to the main table.
Windmill made by Herb Gundt

The Coa River, downstream from the main gorge.
Novus Designs river sections. Rocks made by Mother Nature.

Other nice-nacs to make are some vineyards and several olive groves and some stone walls.

However, that would be too easy, so I plan on making some terrain boards measuring 4ft by 30-inches that will serve as the higher elevation where the Monastery will be. I have the pink insulation foam already on hand and I've starting gluing the 2-inch thick pieces together to create some 4-inch high and 6-inch high areas on the table. I want to create a river gorge with a couple of stone bridges and that is why I am considering some 6-inch deep boards.

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