I've been working on my Lammings this week, and the result is a colour party.
The figures are all vintage 20mm Lamming Miniatures from the Napoleonic 1815, British Foot range:
BI/1: Line infantry advancing x 1;
BI/2: Line infantry officer with drawn sword x1;
BI/2: Line infantry officer with drawn sword x 2, converted to colour bearers; and
BI/5: Line infantry drummer x 1
My sincere thanks to M S Foy for the Regimental Colour ensign - it's very pleasing indeed to have this regiment led by a full compliment of proper Lamming officers. They were in severe danger of getting a Minifig, which would not have been the done thing!
Toodle Pip.
WM
The figures are all vintage 20mm Lamming Miniatures from the Napoleonic 1815, British Foot range:
BI/1: Line infantry advancing x 1;
BI/2: Line infantry officer with drawn sword x1;
BI/2: Line infantry officer with drawn sword x 2, converted to colour bearers; and
BI/5: Line infantry drummer x 1
The baldrics for the colours were made by flattening out a length of soldering wire, cutting it into even strips and then bending them around and gluing them to the figures. Both ensigns were also in need of a bit of arm, hands and sword repair, which I achieved with some gentle soldering and a couple of flattened pins. I tried to keep the classic Lamming machete look for the sword blades.
My sincere thanks to M S Foy for the Regimental Colour ensign - it's very pleasing indeed to have this regiment led by a full compliment of proper Lamming officers. They were in severe danger of getting a Minifig, which would not have been the done thing!
Toodle Pip.
WM
Most pleasing on the eye Matt. That red is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI used to think that my DK Swiss were the prettiest, 'Lee, but these Lamming Brits have completely stolen the show. They paint up superbly.
DeleteExcellent work Matthew!
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ian. I've been working up to doing some British for a very long time now, so it's wonderful to be finally letting rip!
DeleteMost excellent,,,I love the red but the Drummer has to be my favourite
ReplyDeleteCheers, Paul.
DeleteI'm not compleeeeetely certain that the 73rd's drummers were in green, but it was to good an opportunity to miss.
Those are really lovely... the whole unit will look splendid.
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Hi Aly. I do hope so, especially after I've spent so much electronic ink bigging them up!
DeleteNice one, but they've still a way to go with recruiting the rank and file. They'd better get cracking because they don't have enough to form square which is a bit risky with the CàC-dl-GI lurking behind the the next paint pot.
ReplyDeleteHow do you intend to base the command figures now they won't all fit on a single base? I was thinking - officer and drummer on one base in the front rank with the colours behind them on another base. What do you intend?
The Chasseurs are indeed lurking, Rob, just off shot. I'm still working on them, by the way, at the same time as I'm doing these chaps. Both regiments are therefore going even more slowly than usual.
DeleteThe line up above is probably what you'll see in the final - so there are elements of the front rank of three different companies on view at the moment. I'm not sure if this is how they'd have gone into action, but it looks dramatic!
Your colour party and standards are beautiful! It seems odd to use that adjective for toy soldiers, but it seems applicable.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Thank you Stokes. These were very nearly going to be the 8th King's (with whom I have a special connection), which would have given them blue facings and colours, but I'm glad I went for the 73rd. Red and green seems to have been de rigueur for pretty much all of Wallmoden's army, which I'm hoping will make for a very pleasing final effect.
DeleteWell done, Master of Colors!
ReplyDeleteCheers Phil. I do like painting flags, particularly ones that look like rampant alien spiders. They'll be shot to pieces, of course, and spend all my games running away.
DeleteSimply lovely - the Frenchies may have flashy uniforms but there nothing like the thin red line.
ReplyDeleteThe large part of the reason for choosing to paint Wallmoden's Army was so that I could sneak these ones in, Matt.
DeleteI'm feeling huge pressure to paint Young Guard battalions now in order to compete in the prettiness stakes.
They are lovely. The French dont stand a chance against the British with 2 standards per unit. By 1815 the French could only muster 1 eagle per regiment
ReplyDeleteThat was because they kept getting captured, Mark!
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