More recently painted figures from Posties collection painted by moi!!
Today's outing of Napoleonic loveliness are a small detachment of Pioneers from the Spanish Princesa regiment. Who wear what may be the 1802 blue uniform, officially replaced in 1805 but they continued to wear the old uniform after this date until it wore out!! The grey uniformed figures are the Princesa regt in their fatigue uniform, just incase you were wondering!!
The figures in the first picture are based so they can attach and combine with their infantry regiment, or be kept separate as a small but Elite attacking unit, while the random shaped bases are for construction purposes such as digging trenches, building bridges and fortifications.
Ray
They've recruited Wee-Willy-Winkie to dig for potatoes!
ReplyDeleteNice work, Ray.
lovely blues... :D
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I always love pioneers. I particularly like the guys in their night-shirts!!!
ReplyDeleteNice job, as always!
ReplyDeleteVery nice painting Ray.Nice basing too.
ReplyDeleteLooking lovely again Ray. Like the irregular based ones best.
ReplyDeleteNice work Ray, morale grade 3 according to Postie?
ReplyDeleteYep , if you look close Fran you may be able to see some glasses!!
ReplyDeleteThose are great looking figures to the table
ReplyDeleteThose look very good. I love your attention to detail and historical accuracy.
ReplyDeleteNice job, Ray. Yep...nothing like digging a latrine or two for the officers (I know, I did my share of digging in the early '60s).
ReplyDeleteI like the colour on these uniforms the best. Ray, are they digging latrines or are they digging trenches? I see some of the officers with shovels, so I thought trench warfare.
ReplyDeleteHi Ray,
ReplyDeleteuseful troops to have around - but few players field them
Cheers
Ken
Wonderful Ray! Well done that man.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, I really like the "digging" scenes you did with the peasants.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Eric
great!
ReplyDeleteCheers for the comments guys'n'gals!!
ReplyDelete@Anne- Not trench warfare like WWI, the Pioneers were the manual labour boys of the army, digging latrines, building bridges, making defence works, cutting through wooded areas and all that kind of stuff. Sometimes they were used to batter in doors with axes, and were quite a well respected bunch.
Very interesting, yes. My last post on my blog is about Maria Luisa hussars in peninsular war. I painted a group of those hussars, based for lasalle. May be is interesting for you.
ReplyDeleteNice work!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Nice work. They'll come in handy, no doubt. Which manufacturer cast them?
ReplyDeleteGood question????? We can't remember what make they are!!
ReplyDeleteHow many of those minis can I fit in my new zombie brew mug?
ReplyDeleteNot many!!!! I don't think Postie would be too happy!!!
ReplyDeleteis that real grass?
ReplyDeleteNope, its a terrain board.
ReplyDeleteSurely not, since the little zombie inside the cup would gobble them up. Num num num.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff!
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