Sunday, March 19, 2017

Only took a few years

Hi all,

So, many (many) moons ago, I started picking away at some 1/72 French, part of my ongoing existential crisis about what scale in which to play the period.  Finally, after some internet-based inspiration (I'm look at you Johnny Rosbif) and a trip to Benno's Forum, I finished up the last base for the first complete unit of French.

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The original plan was to use these for Black Powder, if and when I actually get enough painted up to play.  Basing is a little unconventional for those rules, but should work just fine.  I stuck with the larger, almost element basing I started out with, for much the same reason - it looks good, and deals with the overhang that results from the use of multiple poses in 1/72 ranges.

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I've got some voltigeurs to use for skirmish markers, and have some French Hussars up and prepped as a next step.  I figure I'll paint these guys until I start to get bored, them maybe go back to some GW stuff.  In the mean time, I'm scratching a historical itch, and enjoying myself in the doing.

FMB
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12 comments:

  1. PrufrockMarch 19, 2017 at 11:05 AM

    And a fine lot they are! The best stews take some cooking :)

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  2. Ray RousellMarch 19, 2017 at 11:23 AM

    Cracking work Marcus!

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  3. Michael AwdryMarch 19, 2017 at 11:54 AM

    Worth waiting for, lovely work.

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  4. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comMarch 19, 2017 at 6:18 PM

    Enjoying yourself is enough really but the finished unit looks really good as well!

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  5. Nick the LemmingMarch 19, 2017 at 10:14 PM

    Nice work. Now you should do them in 15mm, 10mm and 6mm too.:)

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  6. fireymonkeyboyMarch 20, 2017 at 7:22 AM

    Nah, 15mm will be Russians ;) 6 too, for that matter.

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  7. Ben GilmourMarch 21, 2017 at 7:44 PM

    Lovely work there, FMB. Thanks for the shout-out, too!

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  8. PhilMarch 22, 2017 at 4:20 AM

    Well done, basing and painting...

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  9. Jonathan FreitagMarch 22, 2017 at 7:04 AM

    Brilliant brushwork! Good to see a return to historicals.

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  10. cameronianMarch 25, 2017 at 8:05 AM

    Nice job, agreed plastics can be problematical as some makers still insist on useless poses in sets.

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  11. peterMay 1, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    Excellent work Markus!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  12. Yang KuoJune 21, 2017 at 7:38 AM

    Brilliant brushwork! Good to see a return to historicals.

    thanks for sharing...

    www.golden-slot.com
    gclub

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