As per my ongoing attempt to wade through the pile of lead these fellow are a bit of a hotch potch of previously used/unused figures from any old background cobbled together to make something useful and may by some to be considered a bit of fantasy. For example the infantry are mainly Front Rank French AWI figures with two Old Glory Americans thrown in and a Font Rank Seven years war leader on horse back. The Hussars which I suspect didn't appear until later in the wars (maybe yes, maybe no) are again Front Rank with the shako peak filed off and the artillery is frankly completely made up with no evidence whatsoever to say they even exist! So there you go, I have no shame.
The uniforms themselves, other than the artillery and command figure are reasonably accurate.
The units are done for Gen de Armee and are all small units or half battery in the rules.
What next, mucking about with FPW rules adaptations for General de Armee.
Take care,
Dave.
Excellent work and impressive output! No mucking about for you!
ReplyDeleteLovely looking regiment
ReplyDeleteTremendous. Emigres certainly liven up a game if o my for the colour.
ReplyDeleteGdA Franco Prussian War? I was thinking of doing so.ething with pickets Charge for the same period and the 1866 war.
Yes Colin, their colour may be nice but I suspect the quality won't be up to much. When first raised they weren't to bad but then incorporated French republican deserters and it was downhill all the way after that!
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But the uniform is so pretty
DeleteLovely Dave. It was quite a period for romantic sounding units and bright uniforms, although my favourites still remain the Army du Conde? I think they are the chaps decked out in black.
ReplyDeleteThe black guys were the Mirabeau Legion which were part of the Army of Conde.
DeleteA lovely unit and this period is tempting me somewhat, but more research required.
ReplyDeleteYou still have to hunt around a bit but the info situation is much better now than it used to be when I first started 15 or so years ago. Have a look at this facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/groups/1743072295727020/ for starters Steve.
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