Sunday 3 December 2017

French in Egypt - the Third Dragoons

The cavalry of the Army of the Orient comprised of five dragoon, one hussar and one chasseur á cheval regiments. My intention is to build two dragoon regiments plus the hussars and the chasseurs.



The Third Dragoons is the first of those regiments. The others are somewhere between Nottingham and their new home.



This will mark a brief break from the French in Egypt project, because I have painted all the figures I have on hand and the next batch - enough to finish the project - won't arrive until towards the end of the week. To fill in the time I will attack the plastic mountain.

14 comments:

  1. Not as colorful as the infantry or camel corps but good, solid sculpts. Interesting game that the trumpeter retained the bicorne. Excellent brushwork.

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    1. I agree the dragoons are a little dull. I will make up for them with the hussars, who are suitably gaudy!

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  2. They look very nice, great painting and basing...

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  3. Hi Mark...
    You may think them a bit dull... but when they are stamping all over the enemy you will know doubt view them in a different light...
    If you feel a need to add a bit more colour there is a Boissellier illustration in the Yves Martin book showing the trumpeter in red overalls and coat...
    All the best. Aly

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    1. Aly, cavalry for me is always a fickle mistress...it either bathes itself in glory or (more commonly in my case) is driven from the table in disorder. I am not too worried about the dragoons being a little dull as they will provide a contrast to some of the more colorful units. I may look and see if it is possible to change the trumpeter's overalls to red though, but it may prove too difficult since I have already based the unit.

      The Yves Martin book may have to become a Christmas present...mind you there are several hundred very small Christmas presents winging their way from Nottingham as I type so I need to be careful lest her indoors gets wind of it....

      Cheers, Mark

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  4. Wonderful stuff Mark, inspiration to fill out my own ranks next year, it will be interesting to see how they stand up to the Ottoman cavalry.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. Thanks Stu. They are a great range, arn't they? What figures are you planning to use as Ottoman troops?

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  5. I was just thinking how much I like the shade of green you have chosen for the dragoons, so not dull at all. Looks like the project has cracked on at a great rate, even if you are taking a small interlude.

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    1. I don't mind the colour, but after the violet and red jackets they are a a little bland. I am waiting impatiently for the next batch of figures to arrive and while I wait I am working on the plastic Napoleonics. Just finished a regiment of cuirassiers last night and some line infantry tonight, but it is very hot here today - 30 degrees when I got home at 4:00 - and I struggled with the paint drying too fast, especially white (which clags at the best of times).

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    1. Thanks Mark. I am having a lot of fun with this project. How are your Austrian masses coming along?

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  7. Lovely dragoons, not dull at all! They've got a lot to compete with and that's just the infantry, I've got a unit of dragoons lined up in the paint que, I'm hoping they'll come out half as well!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iain. I just reciev a couple of boxes of toys from Nottingham today. Enclosed were a regiment each of hussars, chasseur á cheval, a horse artillery battery, some camel holders and 8 battalions of infantry. That should keep me out of mischief for a while, and it that is not enough, there is another smaller order enroute with the rest of my intended collection.

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