| patrick766 | 20 Jan 2014 5:28 a.m. PST |
Well sort of… I wanted 1814 National Guard, I couldnt find any in 15mm or 18mm so I made do with these:
Im not sure how I like them for their role, but they will do… Blog Link: mostlynapoleonics.blogspot.com |
| Bandit | 20 Jan 2014 9:04 a.m. PST |
Years ago I painted a fair number of French in greatcoats with navy blue great coats. It was then brought to my attention that blue was an uncommon color among line infantry of the French army. Well, I hadn't done whole units that way but portions. I was recently trying to determine what I could use them for and was thinking either Marine or National Guard battalions circa 1813-1814. While I've looked at a lot of plates I have not been able to determine just what sort of distribution of blue vs gray / brown / tan would be present in those units – have any opinion or did you decide to do them as they looked good to you? Cheers, The Bandit |
| patrick766 | 20 Jan 2014 9:39 a.m. PST |
I just did them in a proportion I liked. The plates in the 1814 book were used as some reference. And the pics of the Perry national guard figs painted. though I went with a light tan instead of the white…
maybe someone will make figs someday…
Patrick… |
| patrick766 | 20 Jan 2014 9:41 a.m. PST |
I just wanted a somewhat motley appearance! |
| 11th ACR | 20 Jan 2014 1:46 p.m. PST |
A few ideas:
Granted these are line:
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| patrick766 | 20 Jan 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
Yes, I used that pic of the Perry figs as a guide. I wish they made them in 15mm! Patrick |
| Gonsalvo | 20 Jan 2014 4:16 p.m. PST |
They are more than adequate to the job! I think using units in greatcoats is the easiest/best way to do French National Guards – if they actually wore the regulation uniform, it wasn't all that much different from the Line in appearance. No overly scruffy troops for my Line units either, even in 1814 when they would have been scruffy indeed. Tha way the Miltia stand out readily… plus you can always use them as Line in a pinch. I adopted a more uniform approach for my own units (I called them Line/Leger, but they get cast as National Guard when needed): link
Just a slightly different approach to the same situation. (Old Glory 25's). Peter |
| Supercilius Maximus | 21 Jan 2014 2:24 p.m. PST |
Beige was the official colour of French line and light infantry greatcoats when they were first officially issued; however, these were augmented by grey items captured in large numbers from the Austrians and Prussians in 1805-1807. Dark blue was supposed to be the prerogative of the Guard. |
| patrick766 | 21 Jan 2014 5:42 p.m. PST |
Well, They arent really greatcoats… they are long blue tunics… couldnt find any figs like that in 15mm, so used greatcoats…. |
| seneffe | 04 Feb 2014 3:03 p.m. PST |
I think they are actually just peasant smocks, of which blue was and is a popular colour, rather than any ersatz issue tunics. But you're right- I don't think there are any in 15/18mm.
That said I think some of the 1814 National Guards were issued with cheap military greatcoats, and often bicorne hats, so c1805 infantry in greatcoat also wouldn't be too far wrong- although greatcoats did get shorter later on. The peasant smock types depicted by Perry are most appropriate for the very last phase of the campaign. BTW- the very well respected authority Pierre Benigni also showed some 1814 Cuirassiers in bicorne hats. |
