"BOKI 1:100 French Guard Eclaireurs" Topic

Unit commissioned and sculpting started.
2nd Regiment.

Hmm…looks a little underfed to me

I'll be following this thread.

>Hmm…looks a little underfed to me

Nope, it's just for 1813!

Representative of the cartoonish French cavalry during the campaign…..

I love his shako shape. I am convinced the conical look came much later and I have huge doubts that even the shako rouleau was a pure cylinder, as usually shown and modelled. look at Marbot's in La M de L'Armee

Between Sho and AB it looks like my French Guard cavalry are going to get a couple of extra regiments.

Look forward to seeing the finished figures.

When do you think these will be available Sho?
John

Coincidentally, I just finished painting the Boki Krakus cavalry last night. If these are anything like those, another order is looming…. Regards Alan

Boki was this the unit issued with lances? Alan

Redcurrant, interesting is, that only couple of hours before news about AB new figs appeared here, I was commissioned to sculpt and produce Guard Gendarmes also.
So now I must hurry up to produce these before AB, because I avoid to sculpt items wich already are in AB ranges. ;-)
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As soon as possible, John. Couple of months.
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Alan, do you show us painted Krakus?

Only half of men haved lances, as usual.
Commissioner ordered three troopers with empty hands in patrol poses, so he may add separate lances.
Like this pose..

Other poses I do with lances or swords in hands. And may be one with musketon too.
In set will be officer, trumpeter and 7-8 troopers.

Lances but no pennants and very simple horse furniture. Swords for rear rank

Sho, this will be awsome, I am sure they will!!;) Look forward to seeing the progress!!!

Doll is ready for moulding..

the dolly looks very nice, but take a look how the stirrups and stirup straps were constructed, and or look how AB accomplished in great detail this piece of tack.

Sho Re the Krakus. I will borrow a camera once they are based. If you are looking for subjects there are no good 15/18mm models of the Guard Mamelukes (1807-13 uniform) nor the Lithuanian Tartars of the Guard, both of which would be useful and unique additions to your range. Regards Alan

Von Winterfeldt, you are damn right, thanks! I get my eclaireurs stirrup images from wrong source. All other sources shows another look.
Doll already is in mould matrix, but fortunately face up, so I will investigate, what I can do..

Now better?

Alan. Yes, I am happy to sculpt those orient ones after current projects, especially when someone helps and order to sculpt some poses of them.

yes, see also my mail sent directly to you with attached immages

Yes, I get this, thanks!
As there still are space for another doll in mould, I will create another light cavalry doll with proper stirrups.

Doll casted, and some action dolls also..

Some poses.. officer, trumpeter, trooper..

do we get a trooper with a carbine skirmishing

I hope so (like on page 33 in Osprey 433 MAA), but this particular trooper on photo will be with empty hand.

These are coming along very nicely Sho! Full of movement:)

Thanks! :-)
There will be 10 poses in total.

Looking good …..I will be ordering some
Cheers
Losh

Looking very good

Will take a few, when you have more stuff. Already had most. 😋

First face and 3 last poses..

I have always liked this unit and these are looking superb. Nice to see on appropriately small horses!

More faces..

Officer ready..

very nice sculpting Sho – moreover good poses

These look great! Looking forward to them.

Lovely Sho!! The officer is in the exact pose I was hoping for!! They are scouting ahead of the guard cavalry, and there! Some horsmen through the mist on the other side of that field! Sacre bleu! They look like cossacks!!Could it be Bluchers Vanguard!?;) I am looking forward to seeing them done:)!!

Thanks! :-)
Next Eclaireur ready, in overcoat..

Yesss!! Wonderful!!8-)

The caped great coat is a look I would love to see in TOTS (The One True Scale) ……. 28mm.

At rest like yours, though. I always thought without heads, to allow conversion into almost any unit, allowing for differing footwear. But I simply love your high collar. They indeed look like they are in a Winter campaign.

I cannot help but think of these, with a Czapka, as Polish Guard cavalry too.

The figures are great!!!

But I cant change scales now…and I would love to buy these figures in 28mm !!!

Best Regards
Art

Fantastic Sho! I am looking so much forward to seeing the fruits of this project!!!

Like Deadhead, I may say – there are only TTTS (The Two True Scales) 1:100 and 1:200.. ;-)
So I am sorry, I am not able to sculpt and produce in 28mm :-(

I would compromise with 25mm ;-)

Best Regards
Art

If I may…do you do anything other than the Napoleonic era?

Yes, I do anything before Napoleonic too.. but probably not after Napoleonic. History ends with Waterloo.
I was commissioned to do Muscovites for example.

Group picture of next figures in sculpting line..

Next trooper ready..