The First Beersteiner Lancers from Action Pack Napoleonics
I always liked the Action pack Napoleonics and ACW figures. I did not have them in my earliest childhood armies but got them in my later teens and twenties. I like the chunky look although details are often a bit wrong, with occasionally too short muskets and coat tails. Anyhow I looked through my Napoleonics box and discovered enough shako lancers to make a unit. Rather than going through my uniform books to find an appropriate reference I decided to just go ahead with my own invented uniform. As usual, I also added metal wire lances and Super Glue or aluminium can pennants. I showed, in an earlier post a conversion to a bugler. The officer with sword will be given a pipe cleaner plume. Yes, you are correct. The green figure is not Timpo but DSG. I am going to change the arm to make him into a flag bearer. The bugler is still being painted. I...
