tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post2075473622297012944..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: 2em régiment de tirailleurs algériensMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-5182038855799423382022-09-26T07:13:48.459+13:002022-09-26T07:13:48.459+13:00Yes I am really pleased with it and if is just str...Yes I am really pleased with it and if is just straight out of the pot with a wash over top. I have some Napoleonic Prussian dragoons to do that I may take a similar to.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-5729346584015500612022-09-25T22:50:18.141+13:002022-09-25T22:50:18.141+13:00Nice job with these Mark and that particular shade...Nice job with these Mark and that particular shade of blue is very attractive.rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-87874005759333077142022-09-24T17:07:45.522+12:002022-09-24T17:07:45.522+12:00Thank you.Thank you.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-15100345584320870572022-09-22T01:10:47.712+12:002022-09-22T01:10:47.712+12:00They look great! I love your painting style. And t...They look great! I love your painting style. And that Zouave regiment certainly got a grand history. Hope they do as well on your tabletop battlefields.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-27338775492745400382022-09-21T17:34:59.126+12:002022-09-21T17:34:59.126+12:00Thanks!Thanks!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-76806322922742776372022-09-21T09:21:46.703+12:002022-09-21T09:21:46.703+12:00Nice figures great paintwork....interesting !Nice figures great paintwork....interesting !Glasgow Warhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702804129953007721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-27990650889919829552022-09-20T21:07:02.505+12:002022-09-20T21:07:02.505+12:00Thanks Joe…I figured that a French Second Empire a...Thanks Joe…I figured that a French Second Empire army without at least one unit of Tirailleurs algérien was like a hotdog without ketchup…a must item.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-90445199894719201002022-09-20T16:11:41.219+12:002022-09-20T16:11:41.219+12:00Your work is always rewarding to look at. A neat ...Your work is always rewarding to look at. A neat choice for a unit , great work on the conversions.pancernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09108442113999809459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-17876336208211797482022-09-19T21:23:50.153+12:002022-09-19T21:23:50.153+12:00And it was all done with single solid coat of blue...And it was all done with single solid coat of blue and then a blue wash. Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-12022852494674032752022-09-19T21:20:48.346+12:002022-09-19T21:20:48.346+12:00I’ve never been one to pass up a good bargain…and ...I’ve never been one to pass up a good bargain…and several times I have built up an army on such impulse buys!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-61235568261996995992022-09-19T19:10:19.689+12:002022-09-19T19:10:19.689+12:00That sky blue always looks great as a uniform. Lov...That sky blue always looks great as a uniform. Lovely stuff Mark, and at the right price. Blogger link still broken by the way. Hopefully someone will roll back their update when they get to work on Monday morning US time.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-9344666155357272312022-09-19T02:27:16.062+12:002022-09-19T02:27:16.062+12:00These look great! I would have been hard-pressed ...These look great! I would have been hard-pressed to pass up a 30% discount. Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-43963934697129854162022-09-18T22:33:51.441+12:002022-09-18T22:33:51.441+12:00I did think of the packs, but they would have requ...I did think of the packs, but they would have required straps which would have been far to tedious on 42 figures. At any rate they would normally remove packs before going into action.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-89012570976498091602022-09-18T20:07:04.470+12:002022-09-18T20:07:04.470+12:00Nice work, I wish I had done mine with white trous...Nice work, I wish I had done mine with white trousers , did you think of making and casting the backpacks ? <br />Gunnery Sargent Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988816939209793664noreply@blogger.com