| Fireymonkeyboy | 20 Jan 2013 9:55 a.m. PST |
Hi, Got some test figures for our Muskets and Tomahawks project up on the blog: link Teaser:
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| Steve W | 20 Jan 2013 9:59 a.m. PST |
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| Scott MacPhee | 20 Jan 2013 10:10 a.m. PST |
They look great! Hard to believe those are 15mm! |
| spontoon | 20 Jan 2013 10:11 a.m. PST |
Shouldn't the OR's jackets be blue? Their waistcoats? |
| Fireymonkeyboy | 20 Jan 2013 10:15 a.m. PST |
Sorry, not sure what you mean by ORs. Waistcoats and lining would be blue for full uniform yeah (as on the officer), but the coats were generally white from what I've been able to gather. The two flankers in the picture have their coats closed and buttoned. I've seen pictures with them having both blue and white cuffs. I figured I'd use that to distinguish between squads on the table. The rank and file minis are in field uniform, so I figure some departures from full dress are acceptable. |
 War Artisan  | 20 Jan 2013 11:10 a.m. PST |
OR = "Other Ranks" Beautiful figures, well-painted.
And I may use that white/blue cuff idea for my own figures. |
| Sundance | 20 Jan 2013 12:02 p.m. PST |
Their uniform was actually a very light gray, rather than white, but those are very nice either way. |
| Ben Walton | 20 Jan 2013 12:15 p.m. PST |
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| Disco Joe | 20 Jan 2013 12:38 p.m. PST |
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| brunet | 20 Jan 2013 1:03 p.m. PST |
These look great.
One question though; are the OR in waistcoat or their (over?)coat? |
| Fireymonkeyboy | 20 Jan 2013 1:31 p.m. PST |
Huh. When I painted them, I worked off a picture of them in what looked like soft field coats; white, but more smock-like, and without the cuffs and structure. I'm wondering now, especially looking at the pockets, if the idea is that they're in the long waistcoat. I guess doing test figures is a good idea after all ;) |
| JCBJCB | 20 Jan 2013 3:07 p.m. PST |
I could be badly mistaken, but I think that is the long waistcoat. But you did a fantastic job. I've been looking at these for a while. |
| Oh Bugger | 21 Jan 2013 7:43 a.m. PST |
They look lovely but that is a long waistcoat, look no cuffs. Nice blog too. |
| Fireymonkeyboy | 21 Jan 2013 8:50 a.m. PST |
I suspect you're right. I was working on the assumption they were wearing something like this:
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| Oh Bugger | 21 Jan 2013 9:17 a.m. PST |
I think that is a Capote, a winter coat. No one makes 15mm figures wearing them as far as I know. |
| Jcfrog | 21 Jan 2013 2:30 p.m. PST |
It does not work like the lottery: no win if in disorder
It should be Compagnie franche de la marine
sort of freikorps meaning. (independent)
otherwise it means they are frank; tell the truth, which they might, but I doubt it was a recruiting requirement.
No harm done. gris souris (mouse grey) not that bright white and then try to keep something white under field conditions! The bonnet de police is I think all blue if from Cie franche(too lazy to look in books, from memory… no from books, I was not there)
Are you sure that illustration is not a milicien or a piquet from the line?
I think like the others here the mini is wearing the waistcoat which would be blue, not the capot of irregulars.
Otherwise a good painting job |
| spontoon | 24 Jan 2013 5:10 p.m. PST |
Ah, yes. The capotes. Wish someone did figs in 25/28mm like this. RAFM does a French Canadien militia man in a sleevless waistcoat ( oviously summer!) with Snowshoes on his back! |
marco56  | 26 Jan 2013 9:50 a.m. PST |
Picture is said to be Langy,one of the top colonial officers.
Mark |
| marco56 | 27 Jan 2013 5:47 p.m. PST |
Cavalcade Wargames has rangers and french colonial marines in winter gear. dragonbloodminis.com .
Mark |
| der voize | 28 Jan 2013 3:23 a.m. PST |
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| von Winterfeldt | 08 Feb 2013 3:29 p.m. PST |
very nice painting, indeed hard to believe that those are 18 mm |
| Militia Pete | 17 Apr 2013 12:23 p.m. PST |
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looks at the new U.S.S. Constitution for Black Seas.
