The Grancey Regiment

Forgive the rough snapshot taken with my phone as I bolted out the door this morning. I made some small progress on the Grancey Regiment over the weekend - the Colonel and the colours as well as prep-and-prime the remaining half dozen miniatures I need to get it about finished. I think I might overpaint the reds on the Ordonnance colour to make them a little more vibrant. Onwards!

So, where is this little project going? Regiments both French and Bavarian? You're not doing the Schellenberg are you?

No, I'm not. I guess they can fight each other or team up to fight the Turks at some stage, especially if the French regiment(s) get swap-out Austrian Flags....

 

Oh, for the Wars of Louis Quatorze..!

Six figures in in three days. These fellows could be from a number of different Regiments and I have gone for Grancey because a) red facings and b) their musicians used Livree du Roi. They are not terribly accurate as I think their 12 Apostles equipment is a little old-fashioned for the period. I've also had to guess a couple of details - i.e. did the NCOs have metallic lace on their hats and as a sign of rank on their cuffs? I have chosen to believe that yes, by god, they did.

The next batch. On inaccuracy, keen students of military dress will note that this Willie drummer is more suited to traipsing about Tangier in the 1670s. Perhaps with Teviot. Nonetheless, he's the only musician in the range, so I am going with it. 

Here's a challenge. Will I finish the unit by the weekend?
 

What I did on the Weekend

This weekend was surprisingly filled with a fair bit of hobby activity. I FINALLY pulled my finger out and finished this unit - five partially painted figures leapt from the "languishing partly-painted queue" straight into the ranks.. Shall we call them Bavarians/Alzheimers for the Turkish Wars? The flags are a fudge, borrowed from warflags.org for the BAvarian Army of the WSS. The basing conforms to that of "Beneath the Lily Banners II"standard.

 

Well, while I was on a roll, I pulled out, cleaned up, assembled and primed these fellows. You see them here in their primer with a coat of the marvellous GW "Darkoath Flesh". I think I will never buy another flesh-toned paint for Europeans.

I was sufficiently enthused that I decided I's paint a few to completion in double-quick time. Not quite there yet, but well on the way. I was going to paint them as "Picardie" but got a little over enthusiastic and the white cuffs got a coat of red before I really thought things through.... Bit of a d'oh! moment, but that's me at 5.30 in the morning before I've finished the first coffee of the day... Next unit perhaps! :^). I decided to make it easy on myself and use Contrast paints as much as possible with these and so went "Apothecary White" with their coats over a very pale gray prime. This marvellous colour will be my go to paint for any more Gris-blanc!

I have also been doing a couple of 1/35 scale miniatures to flex other painting muscles. I don't often paint larger scale figures, and almost never Resin (why?), but this chap needed a little greenstuff sculpting to patch up a nasty casting flaw I hope he'll turn out as nicely as his pal. 

Two thin coats of that Darkoath Flesh again, blended with a little grey to do the 5 o'clock shadow. I'm very pleased with how he turned out. Now I just need a diorama for the pair of them.