Saturday, 27 January 2018

1812 French Napoleonics

There has been a lot of activity on the painting table in the last week as I push ahead with the French Napoleonics.

In all three units of Perry plastics have been finished:

The 2nd Battalion of the Joseph Napoleon (Spanish) Infantry Regiment that forms a part of Groisne's 3rd Brigade, Friant's Division, Davout's Corps at Borodino.






The 5th Dragoon Regiment, mounted...





...and dismounted (less the officer figure that is yet to arrive, hence the unfinished stand). The standard bearer and trumpeter are conversions.


Still more French are on the table now as I fill in some time while I wait for the Crimean War Heavy Brigade to arrive.

14 comments:

  1. You don’t often see French in white. They look sharp.
    The dismounted dragoons are splendid. You don’t often dismounted dragoons either.
    Great work all around.

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    1. Yes those white coats stand out don't they? Since 8 dismounted dragoonfigures came in the pack I figured why not have the unit in both mounted and dismounted form - it is only a small cost to bring them up to a 12 man unit.

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  2. Wonderful units, Joseph Napoleon's regiment is my favourtie, impressive close ups!

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  3. Beautifully done. It all looks great, and I especially like the trumpeter's grey horse.

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    1. Thanks Lawrence. I am working on a infantry unit in great coat at present. Much quicker to paint, but a little dull.

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  4. Excellent great work, and nice to see slightly different 'French' units too :)

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    1. Thank you Mark. I chose Friant's Division deliberately. i wanted something that was distinctly French in a Grande Armée that was known for its national variety. Davout's Corps was made up of all French troops with the exception of the two Spanish battalions.

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  5. Agreed always good to get some variety on the table.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. I toyed with the idea of a division involving many states, but then I remembered it was a FRENCH army I am doing.

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  6. Lovely white coated french infantry and the dragoons are classic!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank Iain. There Is another regiment of cuirassiers all glued up ready to enter the production line tomorrow night.

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