Another small step in the right direction with a command stand to lead my fledgling Imperial French forces; plus a pleasant return to the "clean lines" of Essex Miniatures. The figures did not photograph as well as I hoped as there is a lot more subtlety to the shading than appears here.
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| No matter how smart the uniforms you just know these fellows will have negative command and control factors! |
I am working on another (Essex) French battalion now. The initial plan is for 6 line battalions, a Chasseur battalion with supporting artillery and command stands for the French. A slightly larger sized Prussian/Bavarian force is needed for a half-baked scenario I have in mind; so I am about half way there with the French at least.
After that I would need to roughly double the size of the German army and add some colourful French troops for the battle at Weissenburg on 4th August 1870. That may take a little more time!
Nice work! I do like clean figures that give the painter more room to decide on the final look.
ReplyDeleteEssex, Mirliton and Minifigs are my favourites in this scale!
DeleteThat's a great looking command stand - sounds like you're back in full scale production!
ReplyDeleteIts a bit deceiving, a lot of these figures were almost completed ages ago. I am just tidying up the painting queue and its rather embarrassing how many figures that actually is!
DeleteGreat stuff Matt, sold my 25mm FP collection to do bigger battles in 15mm, but never got around to it :~(
ReplyDeleteI am currently off-loading my 28mm figures to finance this!
DeleteThose Second-Empire mustachios are simply brilliant, Matt! Beautifully done all round.
ReplyDeleteThey are rather magnificent aren't they? Clearly neat facial hair even in the face of defeat is a must have when serving the Emperor!
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