I'm pretty satisfied with the look of the regiment so far and will now noodle away at a few grenadiers for them then finally some command in the shape of a few standards, some drummers and a colonel.
I think I spied some fusilieers in the pile, so perhaps they may be next.
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Wow, you're a painting machine (meant in a good way!)
Cheers for that. I'd say this unit's taken about eight hours' painting time spread out over about ten days.
Greg
Very smart.
I see from the previous post that these will be glued to that fine artifact the 40x45 Renedra plastic base, presumably in groups of six.
Are the officers kept separate or do they go on the bases too?
Hi Steve,
Yes, six groups of six per infantry unit on Mr Renedra's fine basing product. All mounted together with the addition of a mounted colonel as an outlier. I do have one regiment (the Saxon Leibgrenadier Garde) where there are a few officers forming a kind of "third rank" and they do look good, but I am trying to hold fast.
Greg
Impressive, both productivity and the end result! Will we be seeing them in action any time soon?
Super work, will make a nice regiment
Agreed! Some of your very best brushwork I think.
Best Regards,
Stokes
Thank-you gentlemen for your kind comments. I hope to have them in action fairly soon - just waiting on some of Renedra's 40x45mm basing products.
Greg
Looking at these again this morning, now that the cold and fever have abated somewhat,I am reminded of how wonderful miniature units can look when the range of colors is restricted as you have done here. Some of those later Napoleonic fellows are just too much with their pretentious fripperies as eye-catching as they might initially be. Another point comes to mind, namely that you simply cannot beat 20-30mm (or indeed 1/56th) sized figures. While some painter-gamers do masterful work animating the (now) profusion of sizes and scales below 20mm, and I must admit to always having been drawn to 40mm 18th century Prinz August figures, those in the 20-30mm range remain visually interesting as individual figures, are impressive when grouped into larger units, and yet maneuver remains possible on the tabletop with reinforced brigades of 5-7 units and a few guns. Ahhhh. . . Wargaming nirvana. Enjoy playing with these, Greg.
Best Regards,
Stokes
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