French artillery

[Jesus]

Hello, good morning, here I leave you an advance of artillery of French line. I just need to finish the base.
what do you think?

[Jesus]

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[Steve J]

Very nice . On my artillery, I add a small piece of plastic under the wheels and trails to raise them up to a similar height to the infantry bases.

[Leman]

Excellent painting technique shown there. Great idea about the guns Steve.

[d_Guy]

+1 Leman's comment on both counts.

[Techno]

Those look terrific !! 

Cheers - Phil.

[mollinary]

Beautiful painting as always, Jesus.  I am not an expert on this period, but I thought most of the French gun carriages  I had seen were painted a darkish shade of green?

Mollinary

[old smokie]

nice paint job, French carriages should be green 

[Leman]

French artillery cunningly disguised as Prussians?

[Westmarcher]

Stop! Don't finish the base yet. Sorry, Jesus, they're right - French Napoleonic gun carriages were Olive Green*. Other than that, very good. 

Well done Steve for saying about raising the gun models to compensate for the bases on the figures (I've always done that and didn't think it need to be said - clearly a wrong assumption on my part!).

*know how you may feel - incorrectly painted a Union supply wagon only recently and "had to" re-paint.

[d_Guy]

Well done Steve for saying about raising the gun models to compensate for the bases on the figures (I've always done that and didn't think it need to be said - clearly a wrong assumption on my part!).

Yup! I shim everything under the sun but NEVER thought to do do this! Duh! 

[Dr Dave]

Those are gorgeous, but yes, I fear that the guns and all the woodwork is a green ochre shade. That includes the ramrod, ammo chests, limbers - anything wooden - all green.

But it makes me want to collect 10mm Napoleonic now.

[Jesus]

Thank you
I always try to document myself as faithfully as possible, although it is not always easy. I believe you if I decide it is green but if I painted them blue it is because I have seen some sheets where they come out of that color. I will consider it a variant consequence of the tough campaign.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Captured Prussian guns!

[Leman]

Those Prussians get everywhere.