Monday 3 June 2019

French Voltigeurs.

Shaz returned from a week back in the Uk visiting the kids this morning, early flight from Gatwick to Valencia, metro to Valencia railway station and a pleasant train journey down the coast to Gandia where I met her for lunch. I was of course glad to have her back, but also glad to have the IPhone 5 back because I just cant take half decent photos on either the Cannon or the smaller older phone that I use when she's away, hard as I try. So I have replaced the images of the 43rd light infantry base in the previous post with much sharper ones and took a few snaps of the latest skirmisher base I completed yesterday.

This base represents Voltigeurs of the 15eme de Ligne, they are wearing tatty 1807 white uniforms with black lapels, piping to turnbacks and cuffs. I assumed the light company would have yellow collars (the battalion companies wore black collars). The epaulette arrangement is based on an image I found on the net, they should possibly be yellow but the green/yellow arrangement does look nice and makes a change! These are again all Perry figures.

Next up is the job of finishing off the 45th Notts. Regt who have been just 3 figures short of the full 24 for some time. As I have now used up all of my Sash & Sabre British infantry I'm painting 3 Perry line infantry and will probably fiddle things around to they mix into the rear rank of the second base, they're really not a bad match, maybe just slightly slimmer, but I prefer the more animated S&S figures.

The thick bases are mostly practical as they allow me to safely up these heavy figures.






12 comments:

  1. Awesome voltigeurs unit, great painting (love the stripes...) and basing!

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  2. Looking good Lee! Very impressive job.

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    1. Thanks James, I'm enjoying my painting time now.

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  3. A very nicely painted unit showing off their tatty uniforms.

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    1. Cheers Peter, I guess after 3 years in rural Spain those lovely white uniforms would have become somewhat soiled and patched!

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  4. Some great looking French. I've always liked their white uniform better than the dark blue.

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    1. Thanks ray. They do look great, but I think it was Napoleons horror on seeing dead and wounded French soldiers in white uniforms that resulted in the switch back to blue.

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  5. What a great unit. Sensational poses and details in these figures which you have captured extremely well. Excellent.

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  6. Great looking French lights!
    Best Iain

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  7. Hi Iain, both Perry and Sash & Sabre produce really nice Voltiguers :)

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