Saturday, 14 March 2020

If you go down to the woods....

I've been working on another French battalion, this time Airfix line infantry, mostly from the Waterloo Infantry set but with the Grenadiers converted from the artillery set.  It takes quite a few sets to get this many marching figures.  

These are really the only figure that I like from this set - the rest look dwarfish.  But of course, they come with the cardinal error of holding their musket in the wrong arm, but too bad, they create a fine site when together.

The officers are a mix of Esci, Kennington, NewLine, Hinton Hunt and a few others.

Six companies each of sixty, eight drummers, colour party of three, two pioneers (need more), and 25 officers - 400 total.

I'm really grateful to Chris Dodson for some reinforcements to make this battalion complete.


Grenadier company with a fusilier company in the rear.


Colour Party - the ensign is Qualicast.

The drummers are Esci.  The drum major is an Italeri conversion.  The dog: don't all regiments need a regimental mascot?


Fusiliers


Hard to fit the troops in the trees

Voltigeurs

Overview

Two battalions move in parallel


















5 comments:

  1. It's always good to see loads of Airfix French! They are still a fav. of mine/ours.

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  2. Truly a feast for the eyes! The addition of real sunlight really adds veracity to the entire scene. Wonderful diorama work.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  3. Superb! The Airfix French infantry was a set many of us got started with back in the Seventies and they still look good.

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  4. Lovely...
    I remember when I used to dream of having that many marching Airfix Napoleonic French...;-)

    All the best. Aly

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  5. Wonderful! I'm wondering now what you've got planned for all the other figures in the sets now.....

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