Sneaky because somehow they managed to jump into the painting queue without being planned for. Since I ordered the cavalry from Lancashire Games I've been thinking that it probably wouldn't take me too long to get them painted. I could probably just sneak them in before I get into the Craig's figures without setting myself back too much. And I was right. Three evenings' work, which included having to repaint their greatcoats because I painted them dark blue instead of blue-grey.
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| The Granatieri di Sardegna |
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| The Cacciatori di Sardegna |
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| Artillery in campaign dress. |
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| The Sardinians - eager to make their mark in the Crimea |
The figures are not actually Sardinians. They are French from the long-since revamped Lancashire Games range which I acquired second hand. But the uniforms are practically identical in cut to the French. I had seen an image of the Sardinian Grenadiers with epaulettes, so went with that. My understanding is that the ordinary line had no shoulder decorations. I don't know if the Cacciatori even went to the Crimea, but I like the green epaulettes, so as far as I'm concerned, they were there!
So why didn't I just paint them as French? Well I have French for the Franco-Prussian War to pant in blue coats and red trousers, and I have World War One French to paint in blue coats and red trousers, so I just felt like something different would look nice in the cabinets.
OK, I better go and paint what I was meant to paint this week.
Nate
Sneaky, but very well painted.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael. The Crimean War stuff is 'quick and nasty' blacklining, so quality of painting is definitely not as important as the quantity produced!
DeleteLooking very nice too Nate!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rodger.
DeleteSuperb!
ReplyDeleteMerci Phil.
DeleteYour Sardinians almost started a mutiny on your work bench, but you saved the day by painting lovely uniforms on them! :o)
ReplyDeletecheers,
Thanks Phil. I hope they fight the Russians as well as they cause trouble for neatly planned schedules!
DeleteYour Sardinians look no worse for the double coat, coat. On some figures, the distinction between wearing the dark blue tunic and the blue-grey greatcoat is slight. These lads are clearly wearing the greatcoat.
ReplyDeleteYes, probably a bit greyer than I'd hoped, but still in the blue spectrum.It was a bit annoying not being able to paint cuffs on them. For a mid-nineteenth century army, they are a bit bland. I'll forgive them if they fight well.
DeleteI bit bland but it helps to put them in their white trousers. They wore white pants in 1859. Were white trousers available during the Crimean War too?
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