Tuesday, 14 November 2017

French Line Infantry Colonels

I accumulated twenty-two colonels that came with the Foundry French line command packs, so decided I may as well use them and base them with some surplus line figures:


















I'm not sure that I will ever need this many, especially when there are a considerable number of the higher command echelon to complete, but I couldn't stand the thought of them sitting idle:
They are a little repetitive as they are all in the same pose:


















Adding different figures:




































And using a variety of horse colours helped mix things up a bit:




































I like the Foundry figures, but find the metal rather soft and bayonets and plumes have a propensity to snap easily. This was however a good way to use up a couple of the march attack figures who were sans bayonet:


















I have quite a few French allied contingents to complete down the track, so now have sufficient staff figures to cover them as well. Apart from that, I have enough to form them up into their own mounted regiment if ever I need to:


















That's the French line part of the project completed. There are another dozen later line regiments stored somewhere which I hope to complete in the next couple of years, but I feel like a change and will paint some Ottoman Turkish renaissance Janissaries that have jumped the queue and made their way on to the painting table.




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10 comments:

  1. Gonsalvo14 November 2017 at 17:56

    You have done what I surely would have done in the same circumstances, only more handsomely! :-)

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    1. Lawrence H14 November 2017 at 21:51

      Very kind of you Peter. It almost feels like saving money, in a strange roundabout kind of way.

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  2. Phil14 November 2017 at 23:36

    Excellent, so many and so beautiful additions!

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    1. Lawrence H15 November 2017 at 01:55

      Thanks Phil, I was quite pleased with the way these turned out.

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  3. Tony Miles15 November 2017 at 05:29

    Well if you decide to play General d'Armee you have enough ADC figures. :)

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    1. Lawrence H16 November 2017 at 20:40

      I'm reading through it at the moment Tony, and it looks quite good. Once we get our gaming table back I'll be encouraging the guys to give it a go.

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  4. Mark Strachan16 November 2017 at 12:04

    That is an excellent collection of colonels, Lawrence! You have done better than me - I always seem to be short of command figures in my games.

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    1. Lawrence H16 November 2017 at 20:41

      Me too Mark. Gone are the days when you paid 100 points for one C-in-c and another 50 for a subordinate commander, and left it at that.

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  5. Jason18 November 2017 at 16:30

    Great looking figures! I find that with most modern rules emphasising command and control much more, a large number of commanders is essential. It's good to have so many French officers vying for a Marshal's baton!

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    1. Lawrence H19 November 2017 at 15:46

      Thanks Jason. I much prefer the modern approach as it adds another dimension to games. There is nothing more frustrating than finding you have accidentally moved a battalion out of command and control.

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