Thursday, 6 February 2025

From DaveD: 10mm French Guard Chasseurs (412 points)

I haven’t just been working on winter Ardennes stuff . In the background I am also continuing a long term commission to completed 20 battalions of various French Guard units. After this lot I have 7 more battalions left to do . Friend Gerry who’s collection these are for likes his big battalions! 

So here we have the latest 4 - the 3rd and 4th Chasseurs with two battalions each 



 All figures are 10mm Pendraken




The age of the big battalions certainly lives on here !

400 foot, 4 mounted … = 408 points.

Well this moves my scoreboard along nicely. Of course this is a marathon not a sprint - but this takes me 2/3rd the way towards target. Now these are out of the way time to visit the Hindu Kush, or Zulu land I think, Robert threw down a gauntlet at the start of the challenge and the duels wallah minion is pointing out nothing has been done! All in good time, all in good time…

TeemuL: You have been busy and although I like you winter board, it is nice to see some variation. Variation is the middle name of Thursday Crew, isn't it? I'm sure your friend Gerry likes these, at least I do. And you can always ask hints from MartinC about 10mm methods if you get stuck. These are as colourful and varied as his, but I guess that is historical accuracy speaking here. You seem to have a summer table setup somewhere, too? And finally, that would be 412 points, since cavalry in 10mm is 3 points.

28 comments:

  1. Outstanding Dave, really nice work I must say

    Looking forward to your Zulu pieces too

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  2. Great stuff. You can paint 10mm Napoleonics with more detail than I can manage on 15mm for sure. Really detailed work and they look fantastic

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  3. Just what Jerry needs, more effing french guard

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    1. Only another 7 and a Guard band to deliver 😆

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  4. They look great! I'm sure your friend will be quite pleased with them!

    Christopher

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  5. they look amazing love the big Battalions, very very nice

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  6. Awesome big battalions. Well done.

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  7. Love the Nappys, did you say 20 battalions of Guard? It is about time that someone did something on that Duel.

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    1. Well there are probably another 4 due by end of challenge - but I didn’t sign up to Nappy one !

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  8. They look great at this scale, well done!

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  9. Awesome work Dave, they look the biz!

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    1. Cheers after 9 battalions already I am getting the hang of em! - was tempted do a winter basing 🤣

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  10. Great work Dave, I'm already planning a future expansion to include some Guard in my own 6mm French, although it will fall outside the window of the current challenge as I plan to pick up at Partizan

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  11. An impressive array - feels like this force will pack a punch!

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  12. That’s a lot of Chasseurs! Very imposing, well done!

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  13. Awesome Dave beats those massed ranks of brilliantly painted Napoleonics!

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  14. Great stuff Dave, the guard really do look like the business

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    1. Indeed , I look forward to full inspection shot .

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