"33e régiment d'infanterie" Topic

After having the unit 1/3rd finished since June, I've finally finished it.

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they look excellent – very nice impression, despite the odd missing cuff of some miniatures, which I cannot spot

Fantastic work !

Great work!

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? :)

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
Art

I know but 45 figures is too many!

You could always have 4 figure in a peloton which will come to 36 figures or 9 pelotons for a battalion

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.

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

Love them

was the 33rd regt not the most likely to have had white uniforms between 1805-7 ? Lovely paint job btw

Not in 1805 or in 1806 – there is an option for 1807

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

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
Art

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

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
Art

to Col. Blancard – they are grenadiers and can march any which way they please! LOL

Good catch, sir! <SALUTE>