It's not all been vintage Napoleonic reviews and battles in the last few weeks, I've also been doing some actual painting.
As I have rather a lot of Frenchmen to paint in order to catch up with the Prussians, I thought I'd start with the biggest job first, which is the battalion of skirmishers I need to take on all those Silesian Schutzen. A few of the French line infantry voltigeurs I've found for this gig are pictured below:
The figures (from left to right) are:
Der Kriegspielers, DK 12: French line infantry 1812, Légère battalion, firing;
Hinton Hunt, FN 3: French line infantry 1812-15, grenadier, firing, and
Hinton Hunt, FN 1: French line infantry 1812-15, officer, charging.
Although the DK is not an exact match for the Hinton Hunt, and lacks many of the crisper details, he's not all that far off. I think they'll work reasonably well together in a unit.
As it happens, I've managed to get hold of a fair number of Hinton Hunt and other types of French infantry recently, so a few more comparisons follow. The figures in each case are Der Kriegspielers on the left, Hinton Hunt in the centre and Alberken on the right.
The Alberken pictured above on the right is: FN 28: French Napoleonic infantry, grenadier, firing. He's a very good match for the Hinton Hunt in almost all respects except one - a rather horribly malformed right arm that doesn't attach to the rest of his body very convincingly at all!
Next up is a selection of charging/advancing figures:
The figures are:
Der Kriegspielers, DK 9: French line infantry 1812, advancing;
Hinton Hunt FN 5: French line infantry 1812-15, fusilier, charging; and
Alberken FN 30: French Napoleonic infantry, fusilier, advancing.
The Alberken is noticeably taller and chunkier than the others, and lacks the finer detailing of either the HH or the DK. However, I think they'd all look quite good together on the same tabletop.
Pictured last is the same group again but with something completely different: a Garrison FN 7: French Fusilier, advancing. which I just couldn't resist painting up as a test figure.
Garrison only ever produced a quite small range of 25mm Napoleonics, but I've always admired them. Masses of them routinely appear in early wargaming publications, where they look absolutely stunning. As I have enough for a whole battalion I'm sorely tempted to have a go at them after I've finished the voltigeurs. After all, this is supposed to be a blog about "Hinton Hunt, Der Kriegspieler and other vintage Napoleonic Figures"!
WM
Update: As MS Foy points out in his comments, that should be Garrison 20mm Napoleonics, and not 25mm. Doh!
As I have rather a lot of Frenchmen to paint in order to catch up with the Prussians, I thought I'd start with the biggest job first, which is the battalion of skirmishers I need to take on all those Silesian Schutzen. A few of the French line infantry voltigeurs I've found for this gig are pictured below:
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| DK and Hinton Hunt Voltigeurs |
Der Kriegspielers, DK 12: French line infantry 1812, Légère battalion, firing;
Hinton Hunt, FN 3: French line infantry 1812-15, grenadier, firing, and
Hinton Hunt, FN 1: French line infantry 1812-15, officer, charging.
Although the DK is not an exact match for the Hinton Hunt, and lacks many of the crisper details, he's not all that far off. I think they'll work reasonably well together in a unit.
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| A certain family resemblance! |
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| The extra DK on the left is an interesting variant of DK 12. Alberken FN 28 on the right. |
Next up is a selection of charging/advancing figures:
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| Some more close cousins.... |
Der Kriegspielers, DK 9: French line infantry 1812, advancing;
Hinton Hunt FN 5: French line infantry 1812-15, fusilier, charging; and
Alberken FN 30: French Napoleonic infantry, fusilier, advancing.
The Alberken is noticeably taller and chunkier than the others, and lacks the finer detailing of either the HH or the DK. However, I think they'd all look quite good together on the same tabletop.
Pictured last is the same group again but with something completely different: a Garrison FN 7: French Fusilier, advancing. which I just couldn't resist painting up as a test figure.
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| ....and a different lineage altogether! |
WM
Update: As MS Foy points out in his comments, that should be Garrison 20mm Napoleonics, and not 25mm. Doh!
