Gunfreak  | 12 Sep 2017 4:18 a.m. PST |
After having the unit 1/3rd finished since June, I've finally finished it.
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| von Winterfeldt | 12 Sep 2017 4:52 a.m. PST |
they look excellent – very nice impression, despite the odd missing cuff of some miniatures, which I cannot spot |
| Madmac64 | 12 Sep 2017 4:54 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 12 Sep 2017 8:07 a.m. PST |
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| Col Blancard | 12 Sep 2017 10:03 a.m. PST |
they look excellent to me! I had never realised the grenadiers were walking out of sync compared with the other companies. A minor bug in the Perry sculpting process? :) |
| Art | 12 Sep 2017 11:23 a.m. PST |
G'Day Truls, Figures are great…I really mean it…fantastic… But if you are doing 1805 to 1807 you need 7 fusilier pelotons in a battalion… Best Regards
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| Gunfreak | 12 Sep 2017 12:36 p.m. PST |
I know but 45 figures is too many! |
| Art | 12 Sep 2017 12:47 p.m. PST |
You could always have 4 figure in a peloton which will come to 36 figures or 9 pelotons for a battalion |
| Gunfreak | 12 Sep 2017 12:50 p.m. PST |
But then the companies will be too small. And i don't like 4 figure bases. 6 bases is max for any unit. Or it will just be to much work moving them around. |
| Garde de Paris | 12 Sep 2017 3:44 p.m. PST |
The actual battalion allegedly had 4 figures of grenadiers, 7 companies of 5 figures for the fusiliers, and 6 for the voltigeurs. That would be 45 at 1:20, "full strength." I did the 2eme leger, the 15eme de ligne; and the 33eme de ligne with 4 Grenadier/Carabiniers; 7 of 4 center companies; and 6 voltigeurs, for 38 total. The 15th and 33rd were in white uniforms. I used the 33rd to fill in for the 36th, which fought with the other 2 in the II Corps in Spain. All my Napoleonic "French" will eventually be mounted on 1 or 2 man stands, and if I ever game again, will be moved on "lighters" or "carriers" to hold all the stands together as the are moved. GdeP |
| Sir Able Brush | 13 Sep 2017 3:29 p.m. PST |
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| Three Armies | 13 Sep 2017 4:08 p.m. PST |
was the 33rd regt not the most likely to have had white uniforms between 1805-7 ? Lovely paint job btw |
| von Winterfeldt | 13 Sep 2017 11:32 p.m. PST |
Not in 1805 or in 1806 – there is an option for 1807 |
| Garde de Paris | 15 Sep 2017 6:42 a.m. PST |
The Bucquoy card series for the 33eme de ligne is for 1806-07. It appears that at least a full battalion was uniformed in white with "violette" facings. Marvelous-looking unit. Back in the 1960's, I used Stadden 30mm Imperial Guard grenadier bodied, and hussar heads, to make their voltigeurs and grenadiers in shakos. Cut away the short sword/bayonet and brush epaulettes, added a wire for the bayonet scabbard to do the fusiliers. We had no other options back then GdeP |
| Art | 15 Sep 2017 7:12 a.m. PST |
G'Day Ray Mowery, In the early 70's I painted up a battalion of Old Guard…my first metal figures…they were amazing…and defeated all before them…as my army routed away in those days ;-) nicely painted in white uniforms and brown bearskins…hey bears are brown… Then someone said they were British Guards…"whaaat….no..no…no..French Guard…not British…" I have given my sons many of my figures over the years…but not my first metal figures…which are painted up as British now ;-) Best Regards
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| Garde de Paris | 16 Sep 2017 9:22 a.m. PST |
Art Pendragon! I thought King Arthur was long passed away! This confirms that "there'll always be an England!" Are your first metal figures Staddens in 30mm? I am surprised no one else mentions them. Did your sons ever game, and do they still? I have one grandson – 6 – so I doubt my troops will pass along. Too many video games, etc. Each daughter might take a "daughter of the regiment" battalion! GdeP |
| Art | 16 Sep 2017 1:40 p.m. PST |
G'Day Ray, Yes they are Staddens… My two sons play Warhammer…and now over the last two years I have given them my British and Austrians 25mm… I kept the Russians and Neapolitans… Of course it was a problem at first attempting to use old 25mm and new 28mm…but we solved that by giving the 25mm figures a thicker base…well at least it works for us ;-) Hmmm…shall we say my eyes are not what they used to be…to go to 15mm ;-) My two sons went through school without anyone noticing their last name…never had the issues I had ;-) Best Regards
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| HappyHussar | 16 Sep 2017 2:53 p.m. PST |
to Col. Blancard – they are grenadiers and can march any which way they please! LOL Good catch, sir! <SALUTE> |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
