28mm Napoleonic Chasseur a Pied, General Foy & Bavarian Chevaux-legers.

Time constraints and PC woes got in the way of my blogging again but here are a few projects I have completed over the last few weeks:
28mm Napoleonic Chasseurs a Pied French Imperial Guard:

18 figures make up this 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment Chasseur a pied of Napoleon Bonaparte's Imperial Guard.

Chasseurs a pied

Perry miniatures provide a nice variety of poses

flag by GMB shaped after pasting with pva glue

The Commanding Officer 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment.

Sapper armed with two pistols and an axe.

The French Imperial Guard Chasseurs a pied is probably my favourite french infantry regiment, though I'm not sure why?

General Foy's command base; A simple 60mm diameter mdf 2mm thick base with a Perry miniatures General Foy and two infantry officers having a heated discussion.

 Bavarian Chevau-Legeres:
The first faltering steps of my Bavarian contingent will be provided by the 3rd Regiment Kronprinz, I have to order the command stand and remaing troopers soon.

These troopers have a really nice shabraque design of light blue diamonds on white strip. By 1814 I think all the Dragoons were converted to these Chevau legere uniforms.

Anyhow tomorrow I'll put up my Greek Trireme for the Peloponnesian war campaign I'm fighting at the moment. It is a 1/300th Langton model so there is  a significant amount of construction involved.

Any hoo, all the Best
Peter.

28mm Napoleonic French Old Guard Grenadiers

Onwards with my Napoleonic project, the idea was to limit myself to buying and painting one unit per month, either a regiment of cavalry or battalion of infantry or battery of guns, so that I'd keep my interest in the period. The plan being to finish painting and basing a unit, then order another unit from Perry miniatures which usually arrive within 3-4 days. This keeps everything fresh...there's nothing worse than having a draw full of unpainted lead, a veritable lead mountain to dishearten even the boldest painter, so none of that here.

The French Infantry - The 1st Battalion 1st Regiment Grenadiers a Pied of Napoleon's Imperial Guard.
Just restocking my Napoleonics I've continued with Napoleons Old Guard:

Each battalion of infantry will be made up of 16 infantry. Flags from GMB

Initially these miniatures were to represent the 1815 campaign but a rethink was in order;
The French will represent 1812-1815 period that gives me a greater scope for battles such as Lutzen, Leipzig etc. Although the French changed their flags in the 1815 campaign I decided to go for the 1812-14 flags.

 

Backpacks made out of animal fur.

The greatcoats make a smart impression.

I really dig painting these figures, must get another battalion some time.

GMB flags as they come.

Notes on using GMB flags:
Carefully cut out around the flag using a scalpel trying to avoid making too neat an outline, glue with PVA and fold around a prepainted flag pole. Whilst the glue was still wet it was folded and wrinkled to give the appearance of fluttering in a breeze. Once the glue was dry,  the fringe was carefully cut here and there to improve the effect and painted in the original colours to cover any of the white paper showing through, then gold added to the studs on the flag pole and liberally on the fringe. I've never used GMB flags before but they can come up a real treat with a bit of care.

Flag on right cut out and folded once.

The inside coated with PVA glue allows it to be folded. 

The flag as issued to the 1st Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard.

1st Grenadiers a pied ready for battle!

notes on paint.
Indigo blue oil paint (Rowney Artisits quality)- to represent the indigo blue regulation uniforms. The oil paint was mixed with enamel white to provide highlights and aid drying time.
Gold enamel from Revell No.94 painted onto the flag giving it a bit more impact, this is the best gold paint I have found so far.

notes on basing:
Polyfilla, rocks and stones brushed in many shades of burnt umber oils mixed with Humbrol No.62 leather, highlights on the stones etc. Humbrol No.62 leather mixed with No.154 yellow and No.34 white.
Static grass self-adhesive tufts manufactured by me under the eBay pseudonym Lord_Jaggard

Next a battalion of British infantry, the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.

Cheers, Peter.