I've been hard at it on the Grenadiers à Pied this weekend, and have a command group to show for it:
They're a bit of a mixed bag of figures, being (from left to right):
Hinton Hunt FN 28: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15, Sergeant, marching;
Der Kriegspielers Set # 20: Guard Infantry 1809-1815, Infantry of the Guard command group, Eagle bearer;
Hinton Hunt FN 27: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15, Officer, marching; and
a David Clayton casting of a Hinton Hunt FN 25: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15,, Drummer, charging.
I'm particularly chuffed by the sergeant, who is an absolutely glorious little casting.
Only eight more grenadiers to go!
Yours,
WM
They're a bit of a mixed bag of figures, being (from left to right):
Hinton Hunt FN 28: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15, Sergeant, marching;
Der Kriegspielers Set # 20: Guard Infantry 1809-1815, Infantry of the Guard command group, Eagle bearer;
Hinton Hunt FN 27: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15, Officer, marching; and
a David Clayton casting of a Hinton Hunt FN 25: Grenadiers of the Old Guard 1804-15,, Drummer, charging.
I'm particularly chuffed by the sergeant, who is an absolutely glorious little casting.
Only eight more grenadiers to go!
Yours,
WM
Nice command group - A sergeant eh? No doubt needed to keep those grumblers in check - is this new thing or do your other battalions have NCOs?
ReplyDeleteI meanwhile am struggling with command figures and wish I was back on the rank and file production line...
My Prussians all have sergeants (or officer aspirants, to be precise) as that's what they used to carry the colours. Marcus made only six sergeants, however, as far as I'm aware - the one you can see above, and sergeants for French line grenadiers British line infantry, Foot Guards, Highlanders and Fusiliers. I have a few, as it happens....
DeleteLovely work there Matt, the British sergeants are easily distinguishable because of the spontoons, not so easy with the French.
DeleteYes, the distinctions are a bit subtle - apart from the chevrons he has little flecks of gold in his founders, tassels and epaulettes, although it's hard to make these out in the photograph. It was high pressure painting those as Wellington Girl likes to sneak up and surprise me from time to time!
DeleteVery nice old chap...
ReplyDeleteIt’s also nice to see that they are not all grey haired old men... I remember being rather surprised to find out that the average age in the Grenadiers was between 35-40...
I am looking forward to seeing the finished unit...
All the best. Aly
My Dear Fellow, I have read the same, although there may be one or two old campaigners in the final line up.
DeleteIt's those dratted white gaiters which are slowing everything up..
I suppose it's a bit limp to point out that 30-35 year olds were grey haired old men in those days? Super job, WM - very tasty indeed.
DeleteIt's a wonder that anyone managed to live that long, Foy. If they ever invent a time machine they're going to need a jolly good supply of antibiotics. And a tank.
DeleteWell done, Sir. FN28 is up there in my 10 favourite HH castings. Predictably you have done him proud. Intrigued by the jaunty angle of the porte aigle's bearskin. Part of the struggle of keeping the colour safe from Prussian cannon balls, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteAll the marching guardsmen seem have a bit of a tilt to their bearskins, Archduke - due to the weight of the flounders on the right, I suspect. It was a very Marcus-ie touch, I thought.
DeleteThey look wonderful so far! Just the things to help one come into consciousness on a Sunday morning with that first mug of java.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
I'm glad to be of service, Stokes, although I can't guarantee that the final eight will be ready by next weekend. I have another marshal up my sleeve, however, so come what may there will be something.
DeleteMore lovely work Matthew and I agree with you about the sergeant figure!
ReplyDeleteHe's what makes them A+, Ian!
DeleteWith a command set like these the finished unit will be formidable on the tabletop.
ReplyDeleteI have a JC recast of the FN28 figure and it is very nice.
I'm very keen to see the final line-up, Mark. They looked a bit puny in the raw, but seem a bit "filled out" now that they've got some paint on them
DeleteEvery French army deserves such splendid fellows!
ReplyDelete'Strue!
ReplyDeleteJust to break with the long line of well deserved compliments, and since I can't think of any new synonyms for "fantastic", I will make an observation in another direction. While your growing collection of miniatures is stunning, I am wondering about your collection of wine. There must be a significant number of "dead soldiers" to use the tops as painting stands! Can we have a shot of your wine cellar?
ReplyDelete*Laughter*. The only "wine cellar" in the Wellington household is whatever I pick up on the way home on a Friday night. It took about six months to amass my bottle top collection, which as you can see has been re-used rather a lot over the last four years. It is a source of wonder to me how that Stryker chap manages to keep his bottle tops so clean....
DeleteA mixed bag that look great together. Beautifully painted Matt.
ReplyDeleteThey all...ahem... "started out" as Hinton Hunts, James!
DeleteAh, I see now. That'll teach me not to read what you have written properly!
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