28mm Commission

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Look good !

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

The next batch of Tom's sappeurs, only 14 this time.


Top view


Garde d'honneur de Paris, 1st Regt (left, 1806 & 1809), 2nd Regt (right, 1806 & 1809)   


Going that way


And away


and back again!


10em, 15rm et 17em light infantry.




10th looks perticularly menacing!


Off we jolly well...


Four regiment 'Etage, from L -> R
Isembourg, d'Auvergene, Irelandes, Prusse


A blurry one, sorry


Yes, the Irish had a yellow top...


Pretty though, it's like a boy band's dance moves!


Another blur, sorry! Neuchatel






Lastly, for this batch, Garde d'Honneur de Nantes et Lyon




Pink is such a strong colour choice, it's only in the C20th it became a 'girls' colour!

[Techno II]

 

Why does Tom want the figures on such tall bases, Will ?
(If that's been asked/mentioned before, I must have missed it.)

Cheers - Phil 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Display cabinet so they can be seen behind other bits

[Techno II]

Display cabinet so they can be seen behind other bits

Ah....Right !! ....Ta.

Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Been a while due to other time pressed commissions, but some more of Tom's 28mm French are done.
First off, a set of Honour Guards.
L-R Back row: Marsellais, Vannes, Nancy, Calvedos
L-R Middle row: Nantes, Metz, Tarbes
L-R Front Row: Strasbourg, Louviers

To be honest, I love this shot!

Front rank in focus


Top view


Some of the colour choices are 'interesting'!


Back view


Another good view


8em, 26em ey 27em Ligne


Again - one of those batches that just would not focus!


Side view


Back view (I did remove the flock after, how it got there I don't know).


Fuisilier Chasseur and Fusilier Grenadier of the Middle Guard


This way...


That way


Off they go...


Prussian Landwher and Bavarian  Pioneers


Leftwards


Rightwards

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Another batch of Tom's figures, which the keen-eyed amoungst you will recognise as figures I have painted preiously. He cannot base up his or my work, and cannot cut straight, so these were returned to me to base up like the others and add the appropriate flags where needed. To be honest, it would have been an absolute joy, if Covid had not turned my brain to mush as I was trying to match flags to poles to bearers! Thankfully, that only lasted a couple of days, and I could happily get on with it after.

Colonial Compagnies de La Marine. Tom built the mound, I prettified it and added poles and flags.


They look splendid now.


Rear view


It's simple, but it works


Standards of the 23rd Foot


It's pretty breezy...


There's a nice sense of movement in this pair


Advance


14th foot


More life


Getting blown about a bit here...


"You got a good hold on yours?"


Grenadiers de France


Standards and bases really lift these




French Hussar based and standard added (I did not paint this one)


Budgie on a stick!


Buckley, Royal Comtois, Royal Pologne




A bit shaky, sorry


Royal Corse, Rouergue, Royal Ecosse and Royal Barrois


What's the hurry guys?


Make your minds up!


A whole batch of flags




The horse and cart




Could not resist the wheel ruts


The grenadier test piece from all those months ago




Where it all started




From above

[pierre the shy]

Most impressive as always m'lud 

Those C18 French and British standard bearers are really good.

[fred.]

Very nice - are they on display bases, or gaming ones?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice - are they on display bases, or gaming ones?

Display

[Steve J]

Lovely work there Will .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Continuation of Tom's basing and adding flags to some of his work and the rest are figures I painted previously for him.
Chasseurs de Elbe




Yes, I did edge all the flags


Top down


La Marine and Royal Marine units (yes, I did get confused which was which)




I definately edged that flag yellow!


La Marche, Le Roussillion, Le Reine, Rouergue and Royal Barrois


Basing


Looking like an 80s album cover


Advancing


From the top


Swiss Jenner and Garde Lorraine




Advancing


Going-that-a-way


Flowers


Bretangne, Royal Comitois, Vierzet and Royal Vaisseaux


Wavy


Where are we going?


A breezy day?


Complex designs


The whole batch


Not much elbow room here!

[fred.]

Thats a lot of flags Will 


First couple haven't quite worked they've creased a bit, I try to bend the flags whilst they are still a bit wet from the PVA, and also use a paint brush handle or pencil to bend them round a bit. But the others have come out well, so perhaps you do something similar, and were just unlucky with those two.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Yup! 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Another batch for Tom, he's going for some interesting stuff now, and I really enjoyed these.
British Artificers


Lovely sculpts


Great animation on the left hand chap with the shovel


British Pioneers (one green, one yellow and one blue, as requested)


Although I have an urge to start singing 'Hi Ho!'


Great figures


Advance


17th Foot


To the right


Not sure the chap on the left has control of that pole!


Austrain Sappeurs and Engineer officer


It must be interesting, he's studiously ignoring the men!


Prussian Pontineers and an Artillery officer/standard bearer


Off we trot!


Not sure what they are looking at, but they look good while they do it.