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MagnusPloug210 Nov 2025 11:22 p.m. PST

Hi,

I am having difficulties finding uniorms for the band of the french imperial foot guard grenadiers.

I have the "set 1" foot guard band from minifigs.
In my books and online I seem to be able to find a lot of represnetations of bandmasters and jingle-johnnies, but no accurate fit for the musicians.

Can anyone direct me to uniforms. I am not sure what year the figures are sculpted for. Often I find uniforms of the bandsmen including feathers at the base of the plume which the figures dont have. I have looked in Eltings "Napoleonic Uniforms (II)" and the Funcken "Arms and uniforms (part 1)" without success.

These are the figures.
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Magnus

Prince of Essling11 Nov 2025 1:57 a.m. PST

Some examples

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MagnusPloug211 Nov 2025 4:23 a.m. PST

Thanks alot for your effort Ian!

plate 1 are the chasseurs. It is possible that the minifigs are meant to be the chasseurs but I am trying to find out if there are a uniform fit for the guard grenadiers band

plate 2-4: they all have the feathers at the bottom of the plume. The minifigs dont.

plate 5: number 12 is a close match although there are no fringe on the bicorn

plate 6: I think number 4 s a very good match – thank you.

I have no sources available but chatting to chatgpt I found out that
- Lapels changed from scarlet to white in full dress, but remained scarlet in service/campaign dress**.
- A tuft was added at the base of the plume **for full dress; in campaign/service only senior musicians kept it.
- After 1808 the uniforms became progressively more heavily laced and decorated, especially in full dress.
- plume red, although some senior bandmembers had a white plume

After the help with the plates and the ai chat, I have come up with the following painting guide for the 1809 campaign, band of the guard grenadiers a pied.
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If anyone has knowledge diverting from this compiled information – please participate here and I will create a table of 1809 campaign band uniform:)

Prince of Essling11 Nov 2025 1:24 p.m. PST

Magnus,

I have uploaded an extract concerning the uniforms of the tete de colonne from Michael Head's "Foot Regiments of the Imperial Guard" to MediaFire. Copy can be downloaded from: link

Ian

MagnusPloug212 Nov 2025 1:19 a.m. PST

That is wonderful! Thanks!

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