More SYW French Infantry...

 ...in the shape of the Royal Bavière, or more simply the Royal Bavarians. Chosen simply because I liked the standards! Well, my toys etc...

Of course the Casting Room Miniatures French infantry figures have the rank and file with the coats fastened to hide the lapels and turnbacks, surely a campaign look, but have the officers sporting the lapels and collars on some figures. Some sources show a white lace trim to the cuffs and lapels, but I've opted not to go that way for practical hand/eye issue reasons, so I hope you will excuse me on this. Enough wittering on, here are a few closer pictures as usual to disabuse any of the notion that I can paint a bit ~

The last additional unit I purchased from Wargames Foundry earlier in the year are a second regiment of the Garde Français, which I have set as my modest target for December's painting project. As yet, although they are cleaned up, only the mounted officer has been started, the rest need to have a spray undercoat. {I use the Double Acrylic Primer, spray cans at about £5 from our local Home and Garden store, which gives an even and perfectly matt finish to paint over, just in case anyone is interested you understand.} Finally, what to do with the two unused figures, one from the Character pack and one from the Command pack? Answer, a small vignette base for the camp/town or even a Command base in built up areas?

I'm waiting on another order from Dixon Miniatures for a regiment of Rebs charging. Together with the figures I've already acquired this month they will go into the painting queue and become Hood's Texas Brigade, replacing much earlier and incorrectly assigned and flagged figures. I've also been making up more 15mm MDF buildings for next year's Cold War Gone Hot project. I sourced these from Laser Art Craft via an internet search (www.lazerartcraft.com). Together with my Sarissa Precision industrial buildings I hope to make up bases for a small urban area and a village. In addition I plan a couple of farms, if Warbases get their finger out and sort me some 15mm versions of their Prussian/German buildings that is! Mind, that's if the Omega virus doesn't do for us all first...