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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Another Schilling French Battalion

A long time coming, but here is my latest French infantry battalion using the lovely metal Schilling figures. The voltiguer has a head conversion using special conversion heads from Lancier Bleu.

Full battalion

Another angle

Grenadiers

Voltiguer from side 

Front view

Middle rank including officer and drummer

Drummer wears grenadier shako, but I thought he looked cool !

Rear view showing piping detail

Rear rank fusiliers...

...and NCO



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12 comments:

  1. PanzerKaputApril 20, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    I say there Rosbif they look great and a lovely paintjob on them too. I like the conversion and I am sure I can hear them shouting vive la france

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  2. IannickApril 20, 2013 at 4:43 PM

    Cool figures, and nice painting!

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  3. PhilApril 20, 2013 at 5:13 PM

    Absolutly wonderful...I do like your muddy trousers!
    Phil.

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  4. Pat GrognardApril 20, 2013 at 7:40 PM

    Very well painted with that dirty look and different colors of trousers which is more realistic in my opinion. Well done!
    P@+

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  5. MSFoyApril 20, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Hmmm - you are a bad, bad man. I have been toying with the idea of creating a brigade of Schilling French - possibly Garde Nationale or similar, but was very pleased that I had talked myself out of it - I have enough Napoleonic soldiers, I don't need them, I would just be adding them because of their very obvious appeal, etc.

    These chaps are just brilliant - congrats - but this hasn't helped my decision at all!

    By the way, have you seen the latest figures and spare heads at Franznap? http://www.franznap.com/

    Regards - Tony

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    1. Ben GilmourApril 21, 2013 at 12:49 PM

      I'm sorry to weaken your resistance, Tony (you know you want them, though...)!

      Yes, I've seen Francesco's spare heads. I reckon I'll have to get some those too.

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    2. Rafael PardoApril 26, 2013 at 2:42 PM

      They look ready to fight!
      Regards
      Rafa

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  6. RodgerApril 20, 2013 at 8:21 PM

    Very very nice work Rosbif!

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  7. MikeApril 21, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    Very good looking unit; You've done great at giving them the campaign look.

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  8. Ben GilmourApril 21, 2013 at 12:50 PM

    Thanks, all! I've got one more Schilling battalion to come, so stat tuned.

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  9. LonewolfApril 21, 2013 at 9:58 PM

    Great painted figures. I like them very much!
    Regards
    Bruno

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  10. PaulalbaApril 22, 2013 at 9:23 AM

    Sweet figures Rosbif!

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