Napoleonic Long Range Planning...

I've been drafting plans for my expansion into Nappies. 

Firstly, I have a single battalion of nicely painted 1812-era Perry French, bought on eBay, who need an extra 12 figures to round them out.  I've decided to go with the Perry plastic box organisation (into 36 man units, plus 6 extra voltiguers in skirmish poses), and I'll be dipping, in a pale imitation of Saxon Dog's excellent technique.  Incidentally came across and linked to Squadpainter's site which has a very good description of the same method.

Then I want to paint a big 8-gun battery (without limbers) of Foundry French artillery.  These are bought and prepped, and I have a cunning plan for them, involving 2 cans of spray paint.

After that I have the 200-odd Painted Victrix minis I bought on eBay in March (below), that need retouching and re basing, and more figures painting so that I can reorganise them into 4 correctly-sized battalions; I aspire to a brigade worth of infantry of infantry, and 2-3 regiments of hussars. 

After that I want to do a brigade of Perry French, with a twist.  1 regiment of 4 battalions.  I might bump these above the Victrix, as I hope I can churn them out very quickly.   I have bought or ordered 7 boxes of Perrys, and 10 packs of metals, gulp...

Helmuth con Molkte (the elder) once said "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy", and I'm sure this one won't, but it is at least a plan!  Yesterday I cut my first Perry's off their sprue...