The soldier, the camel and the goat

[PhilC]

Hi everyone! Today I want to show you something unusual: a soldier (and his camel) from the "Régiment des dromadaires", created in 1799 during the French campaign in Egypt under general Bonaparte. This regiment was created because of the lack of horses (taken away by the Mamelukes). The soldiers acted as mounted infantry.


Here's a few pictures of a soldier with his camel somewhere in the Nile valley. He seems to be waiting for an invisible enemy, while a goat is looking for grass around. 1/72 Figures by GerMan, goat by Pegaso.



The soldier...


...The Camel...


... and the Goat




A few more pictures (and more comments) on the blog: http://philotepsfigures.blogspot.fr/201 ... -goat.html

[Beano Boy]

Splendid Painting!
I especially like the Goat. BB

[Quepwik]

Excellent paintjob !

[MABO]

Wonderful paintjob. I really love to buy the GerMan sets for this period, But I did not find a shop were I can do so for an acceptable price. Where did you find this set?

[Cryns]

very nice

[Kostis Ornerakis]

My compliments for your paint job!

[Carlos]

Nice work like allways.

I put my tokens at the goat.

[Wiking]

I like the Camel most.
It remind me on areas there the temperatures are much higher as we get right now.

Nice brushwork of the lone figure and the animals.

[Peter]

Excellent work! And you don't see often figures of teh brand GerMan!

[Gowan]

awesome stuff! That goat looks like a killer though. That soldier better watch out.

[PhilC]

Thank you all for your comments, It makes me want to paint a full herd of goats !

Wonderful paintjob. I really love to buy the GerMan sets for this period, But I did not find a shop were I can do so for an acceptable price. Where did you find this set?

I found this set (GM-022 napoleon French Camel Corps) at Jordi Rubio Miniaturismo Militar: http://jordirubio.com/en/61#/manufactur ... man/page-4.



It is a bit expensive, but, as far as I know, it is the only reference at this scale for this unit. I couldn't resist !

[MABO]

Thanks for the info. For shipping and handling isn't cheep as well