Not my best painting ever, but these days, its often as good as I can manage. (I know 70 isn't really old but there are days when it feels like it.)
Anyway, these are Compagnies Franches de la Marine from Canada, dispatched to Acadia to help drive out the English. The full uniform is left behind in the heat of a muggy summer day, especially when moving quickly through the forests. (In winter a warm woolen, hooded, coat would replace the uniform coat.)
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| The figures are a mix, mostly formed from various Prince August moulds but with a few modified Irregulars and one 3d printed sample from Day of Battle. |
The rest of the Highlanders are finally cast and next on the painting list!
They look great to me (then again, I just turned 69 myself - ha ha). But seriously, even embiggened on screen they look good.
ReplyDeleteAhhh 69! Enjoy it while you can :)
DeleteRoss Mac,
ReplyDeleteThey look good to me ... and are certainly better than mu current efforts!
All the best,
Bob
Bob, the painting etc, is getting harder by the decade, and with the bad years you've had in my mind, I've been planning in advance, just in case!
DeleteBob, the painting etc, is getting harder by the decade, and with the bad years you've had in my mind, I've been planning in advance, just in case!
DeleteThey look good to me and ready for the fight…
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
They're mutinous little buggers, the paint keeps drying darker than I intended, but I like 'em anyway.
DeleteLooking good Ross
ReplyDeleteThey take after me 😉
DeleteLovely compagnies franches Ross. I especially like 'em with a range of head gear.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks.
DeleteThey are very smart indeed, the red and yellow.really.sets off the blue. I can't imagine fighting outside in Canada in winter, even in a 'warm hooded coat'!
ReplyDeleteThanks. These guys are in summer gear (think 30C+80% humidity), in winter they'd be in warm tuques, mitts and thick, hooded winter coats.
DeleteThey look fine Ross. They pass the 3 foot rule so nothing to worry about. I know it was the 2 foot rule but its getting harder to see.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the 2 foot rule is 1 foot for me but 3ft observation covers alot! Give my old city and friends my regards.
DeleteA great looking set of infantrymen 👍🏼⚔️. The mixed headgear makes them look very realistic, and ‘on campaign’.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm looking forward to seeing them in action on the table soon.
DeleteGood morning, Ross! They look magnificent!
ReplyDeleteEric
Thanks......(although I was hoping for a bit scruffy and ragged but fierce...:) )
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