Sunday, 11 November 2018

French 1812-13 Infantry Complete

This week has been a busy one on the painting table and has seen the completion of a number of items that have been in progress for a while.

The last four battalions of the infantry component for thr French 1812-13 project have completed passage through the uniform store and marched to their barracks.

These are the 4th and 5th battalions of the 15th Légère Regiment...


...and 4th and 5th battalions of the 33rd Régiment de Ligne. 


Also completed this weekend is the high command group of three senior officers and a carabinier standard bearer.




Half a dozen other items are in various stages on the basing tray and will appear over the next week.

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  1. caveadsum147111 November 2018 at 23:57

    Impressive line and light units!
    The command stand is excellent!
    Best Iain

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    1. Mark Strachan12 November 2018 at 07:58

      Thank you Iain. It is nice to see the infantry component of the project completed.

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  2. Jonathan Freitag11 November 2018 at 23:58

    Outstanding work, Mark. Of this group, the command stand is my favorite. The carabinier reqlly stands out.

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    1. Mark Strachan12 November 2018 at 08:03

      Thank you Jonathan. The project is very close to conclusion now with just 25 mounted figures to go. Then I guess there will be a need to a parade.

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    2. Jonathan Freitag15 November 2018 at 04:16

      A parade and then a new project!

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    3. Mark Strachan15 November 2018 at 06:36

      A para ed will occur, but it may take some time to organise... It might be the subject of an end of year event!

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  3. Phil12 November 2018 at 00:13

    Wonderful paintintg and basing..."Pour l'Empereur!"

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    1. Mark Strachan12 November 2018 at 08:06

      Thank you Phil. I was very tempted to paint up a group containing l'Empereur...and may still do it.

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  4. pancerni12 November 2018 at 03:07

    Nice work! I like your basing approach, and your brushwork is very good.

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    1. Mark Strachan12 November 2018 at 08:08

      Thank you. It was a very busy weekend on the basing table with another seven items in progress.

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  5. rross12 November 2018 at 19:28

    Very nice looking collection Mark - maybe you need to do a "pass in review" of this entire project?

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    1. Mark Strachan12 November 2018 at 21:57

      Maybe...but it is a big collection and I don't know where to find the time. The Chrismas break maybe...

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  6. Lawrence H13 November 2018 at 13:18

    Very nicely done Mark. How many battalions of line and legere have you completed for the collection?

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    1. Mark Strachan13 November 2018 at 17:10

      I have done 12 line and 5 legere battalions, plus 4 cuirassiers, 2 carabiniers, four dragoons (mounted and dismounted), two hussars and and completing 2 chasseurs a cheval at the moment. Plus 13 guns, about 20 staff, some couriers and four escort squadrons. Through a miscalculation I have enough spare plastic figures to do another full battalion, but I haven't decided how to do them yet. I completed the first of the Perry Spanish artillery last night...they are marvellous.

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    2. Lawrence H14 November 2018 at 00:41

      Definitely quite a collection of French, but I'm looking forward to seeing your Spanish.

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    3. Mark Strachan14 November 2018 at 08:09

      There are just 18 mounted figures to go now to complete the French. I must admit I am itching to get on with the Spanish...there are more than 120 shiny little castings sittilng in my study eagerly awaiting their painted uniforms. I hope tompost the images of the first Spanish gun set tonight.

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  7. Aly Morrison14 November 2018 at 07:49

    Splendid stuff Mark...
    You definitely need a parade... possibly with music...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Mark Strachan14 November 2018 at 11:03

      A parad is a wonderful idea, but the problem is time right at the moment...life in the real world is stupidly busy and with the silly season about to start...but I have been doing som training videos at work of late and see some potential for the little men to get into the movies...and that would enable sound! I know just the piece for a parade.

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