David Bickley's Wargames Blog

The occasional ramblings of an average gamer, journeyman painter, indifferent modeller, games designer, sometime writer for Wargames Illustrated and host of games in GHQ.



Saturday 27 November 2021

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...

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    1. Thanks John! Nice to know you are still popping in.

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  2. An other fine painted battalion, keep them coming.

    Willz.

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  3. Don’t worry about that virus for now👍 Great looking french this is a possible expansion for my SYW or possibly Russian? Cold War gone hot a fine project I have the stuff in 6mm but it might have to wait a while to see some table time ? I use Halfords undercoat which seems to work ok

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  4. Very nice and I now know what my third new French battalion will be, ta.

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  5. Splendid and finely rendered additions to the SYW collection.

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    1. Most kind! I assume then that they will do!

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  6. Very nice work David and I like the campaign dress look as well as the delicate shade of blue. The spare figures make rather a nice command base or vignette as required. Some interesting other projects on the go too:)

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    1. Thanks for the encouragement SteveJ, much appreciated as always.

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  7. lovely unit and great flags - the drummer is stunning.

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    1. That is most kind Norm, he looks less good close up though!

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  8. Those are some fine looking French David!

    Christopher

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  9. A fine looking unit indeed David…
    The Seven Years War French army has some very pretty regiments… it doesn’t have to be all grey/white…

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Very pretty and generally not much lace either!

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  10. Great choice of regiment David. I dont want to worry you, but I select my regiments via the standards they carried. By the way and no doubt you will be aware, Dion make a fine range of SYW figures, far better in my pinion that the Casting room figures. I found the Dixon finer castings and somehow more realistic. Still your army so your choices and still very good ones.

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    1. We are of one mind then on this, and many other things. There is a history behind my choices here, Phil can fill you in if you ask as it's down to him really.

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  11. It's fine looking regiment, David.
    The hands on those casting room figures, though...

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    1. Thanks Gonsalvo, much appreciated. As to hands, well, firstly: I can see them clearly to paint, for me a bonus; and secondly, they are 28mm tall gaming figures not fine scale miniature models so I'm comfortable with some discrepancies as I'm sure you and most others are.

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  12. Is there any other priority for selecting units than by their standards? If so, I've never considered it. And as for the painting, I'd look upon that as being of a very "high" standard....if you'll excuse the punn!
    Another fine unit, well done sir!

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    1. Well, sometimes it's a pretty colourful uniform, but mostly it's flags! Thanks for the compliment on the painting, it'll do I suppose but it'll win no prizes...but then I don't aim for that. Looks ok at 3' does for me.

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  13. These are a treat. Lovely shade of blue and a fine, fine job of the drummer!
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you James for those very kind words, much appreciated.

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  14. Excellent brushwork. Adding this regiment to my list of French battalions to muster.

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    1. Thank you Jonathan, much appreciated. Look forward to seeing your take on them.

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