 |
 |
| The odds are starting to even out. |
Sunday, August 4, 2019
The Cannonade of Belmont
Ready for action!
Well, the bases will need to be flocked once I decide on how I want them but they could take the field today if the need arose.
Ragged Republican skirmishers and that General next, haven't had a good excuse for painting striped trousers in years.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal 7 decades ago. Began playing with toy soldiers at 5 years. Started painting & converting at about 12 yrs and wargaming about 15 yrs. Never really stopped.
5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of litle Italian Greyhounds and a cat. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 170 yr old farmhouse and just living.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The gun and crew are nice, but I quite like those dashing cavalry fellows in back - hussars?
ReplyDeleteles Hussards de la Mort, A short lived volunteer squadron with a good rep. Got folded into a regular regt if memory serves, but I like uniform and it appears in several of my uniform books that include the Fr Rev.
DeleteIf you're bored, click the 'Fr Rev' label below the post and you can see them go from raw castings to painted a month or so ago.
Charming and characterful figures - beware the small French artillery officer from Corsica with big dreams!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, he's going to suck up all the glory if we're not careful.
DeleteBeautiful figures. I do like the poses which have the look of a determined gun crew.
ReplyDeleteWith the guy at the wheel I got lucky on the pose. The actual artilery are well done, just very TALL.
DeleteGreat gun crew they turned out well .
ReplyDeleteThay are pretty enough that I'm wondering if they can shoot straight when the dice are rolling.
Delete