1859 Austrian Infantry in 15mm

If asked to choose my favorite 15mm figures to paint, I might pick these Austrian infantry from Lancashire Games' 19th Century European 1860-1880 range.  Having painted hundred of these little chaps, I never tire of pulling several dozen from The Lead Pile and sending them straight into the painting queue.  The figures are relaxing to paint and colorful when drawn up in rank and file. 

These two battalions, of 18 figures each, muster out as the 3rd and 4th battalions of Infantry Regiment #32.  Checking in the figure bins, enough Austrian infantry remain to field, perhaps, four more battalions from the Lancashire stash.  One or two battalions' worth of Old Glory Austrians remain in inventory as well.  How many painted Austrian infantry can I field for battle?  Well, a quick summing of the Painting Log shows a count of 897 Austrian infantry.  Not bad! 

Besides the growing backlog of painted units awaiting a turn at the photo booth, what is on the painting desk?  Napoleonic French infantry for two different projects and two different scales are currently in work as are two more Feudal Japanese units. One thirty figure bag of 25mm SAW Spanish infantry are seeing service too.

While this may sound like a lot of activity on the painting front, painting sessions have been short and infrequent.  One nifty little game that has captured my attention over the last several evenings is a mini solitaire game by Decision Games entitled, Merrill's Marauders.  Like Salem Church before, Merrill's Marauders is a small game on a 11'' x 17" map it is perfect for play at the kitchen table.  Having played through three games, it is a solitaire system that actual works.  Expect a review at some point.