Saturday, 2 September 2017

You may be cool...

...but you'll never be Napoleon conquering Egypt on the back of a camel cool!
'Avance, mes enfants!'
In between setting exams and marking assessments this week I sneaked a couple of hours with the paintbrush to paint some of Lancashire Games' Napoleon in Egypt range.
In my last order I picked up the pack of French generals and the French archaeologists vignette pack. When they arrived I just couldn't wait to get paint on them, and stopped doing my job, and also interrupted painting Craig's German grenadiers, to get them done.

Napoleon on said camel, led by a local entrepreneur.

A better view of the camel guide

'Dig there, my good man.'

'Why don't you try picking up a shovel?'

'I just dug this up. Want to make a sketch?'

'Why not? I have no idea what it means though.'

Not hot enough to put up the parasol yet.

The archaeologist pack. Missing is a French Grenadier that acts as a guard, but I just wanted the archaeologist bases for my plans.
I loved these figures, and they were very easy to paint and are full of life. My decision as to whether to invest in the Italian campaign or Egyptian campaign has been finally sealed. I just have to save up the $200 to get the figures that I need for the project!

Nate
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  1. Jonathan Freitag2 September 2017 at 10:55

    Nathan, your rendition of "Young Napoleon on Camel" is terrific! That really is a great little vignette. As for Lancashire Games' Napoleon in Egypt range, the figures are a bit too chunky and cartoonish for my tastes. An army of these might look pretty cool, though.

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    1. Natholeon2 September 2017 at 16:42

      Thanks Jon. I think an army of them will look very cool, and the Mamelukes also look like they are very characterful.

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  2. Stuart S2 September 2017 at 11:20

    Great to see more Egyptian stuff being played across the globe, I really need to pick up extras for my own collection, thanks for posting.
    Stu

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    1. Natholeon2 September 2017 at 16:57

      It is a great period, and very colourful. I like these more obscure campaigns, like this and the Haitian project you have going.

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    2. Stuart S2 September 2017 at 20:51

      AGreed it allows me to be a little more flexible in terms of uniform detail.
      Looking forward to seeing more.
      Cheers
      Stu

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  3. Mark Strachan2 September 2017 at 15:51

    Well done. That has made me keener than ever to get started on my own Egyptian project.

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    1. Natholeon2 September 2017 at 16:58

      I can only guess how spectacular that will be, Mark - you never do anything by halves. I'm expecting a scratchbuilt Sphinx!

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  4. Phil2 September 2017 at 18:41

    Wonderful Egypt vignettes, excellent job, inspired and creative!

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  5. Michael Awdry2 September 2017 at 20:16

    Fabulous work all, but the camel really steals the show.

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  6. Rodger2 September 2017 at 22:01

    Beautiful work Nate!

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  7. caveadsum14713 September 2017 at 05:05

    Lovely work, it's always good to have a camel in a vignette!
    Best Iain

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    1. Jonathan Freitag3 September 2017 at 06:37

      Well said! I will have to remember that bit of sage advice!

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