The best laid plans of mice and men!!
I was supposed to be keeping the majority of my French army to Ney's Third Army, but.......
well you've gotta paint some Guard haven't you?
I've called these the Chasseurs a Pied, but they could be any of the Guard regiments that were in Marshal Bessiers' Imperial Guard Army of 1812.
The figures are from North Stars Muskets & Tomahawks range of figures, unfortunately they only sell 3 units. The 8 figure Guard as seen here, an 8 figure Fusiler unit and a 6 figure Voltigeur unit, all of which will be seen at a later date.
Both Lee and myself bought movement trays for our troops, we were going to add them in as an entry during the Challenge, but when Curt disallowed terrain, we both satisfied our painting urge, by painting up all our bases beforehand. So each unit you see will have its own tray, which is great for storage purposes too!
Onto the points.
8 x 25mm figures @ 5pts each = 40pts!
From TeemuL: It is nice to see two you working on this project, can't wait to see how great it will look in the end. Very neat painting, as usual, and the trays are great, too. The minis look great, they have "a bit too cold here" feeling.
Great work as ever Ray - well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Greg.
DeleteNice stuff Ray. They have the same haggard and cold look my Russians have. I'm sure both sides suffered when the temperature dropped to -30 Celsius. There's a reason armies don't tend to fight in the winter and these guys look cold enough to illustrate that point perfectly.
ReplyDeleteHaggered and cold, that's what we're gonna be like in Posties shed on Sunday!
DeleteLovely old guard Ray. Starting with desert aren’t you? First Ney and now the Guard.
ReplyDelete'Dessert' perhaps? ;) This is definitely NOT the desert.
DeleteLol
DeleteGreat work mate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin.
DeleteLovely work Ray. Especially the frosty greatcoats. A really nice touch!
ReplyDeleteGlad you approve Simon.
DeleteGreat job Ray - I fell chilly after looking at them!
ReplyDeleteLol.
DeleteLovely stuff Ray!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter.
DeleteWonderful work Ray. I'm sure some Guard detached themselves to assist Ney in his rearguard efforts, right? ;)
ReplyDeleteOf course......that's what a little birdie told me?
DeleteNice work Ray.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dallas!
DeleteThey look nicely wrapped up figures Ray, very well painted - you can't have a French army without Guard - its a Wargames Law!
ReplyDeleteAmen to that!
DeleteLovely work, properly chilling (and not in the “relaxing” sense!)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Jamie!
DeleteNicely done Ray
ReplyDeleteCheers Paul.
DeleteThese and your project are great. Love the frosty overcoats.
ReplyDeleteCheers Bruce!
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