15th Chasseurs a Cheval

[Bill Slavin]

I finished these up as part of my Tudela project. The 15th Chasseurs a Cheval were part of Colbert's light cavalry brigade and saw action throughout Spain.
I wanted more of a campaign look for these, so I did a few alterations to the solid but not particularly spectacular Hat Chasseurs (only two horse poses, for instance). There was no command figure, so I did a head swap to put him in a bearskin with colpak, as was often the case, and added a sash and epaulettes. Also no dedicated trumpeter was supplied although they do give a trumpet, so a bit of alteration there (removal of carbine, added a cord). Also put some of the shakos with covers, trimmed back some plumes, and, I thought most successfully, put a number of the figures in the trooper overalls. Overall the result was so-so, but a lot of fun in the process.
So that pretty well concludes the French, other than some command stands and maybe a few more limbers. The Spanish are close to completion as well, only 30 or more figures to do - I'll share the final results when they are done.

[Bramble15]

Very well done!!! I very much like the look of the completed unit all together in a line! Also like the fact that you did the whole box at once......something I am working on remembering to do!

[C M Dodson]

Very nice indeed.

For the Ligny re fight I rehorsed the Chasseurs on Hat Prussian cavalry mounts which I think look a lot better than the originals.

I also used the command and elite company figures from Newline and put them on the same Hat horses. This seemed to work well.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Susofrick]

Very nice work! And the horses look very nice too!

[matgc]

Nice figures!

What about the buildings in the background? Where did you get them? Are they 1/72 scale?

[Bill Slavin]

Thanks all. Photos are looking a bit washed out, but they give the general idea. And I swear I'll never paint a unit that has orange as its piping colour again!

Matgc,
The buildings I scratch built for 1/72 gaming - which means probably a wee bit smallish but close enough.

[Kekso]

Very nice. That reddish brown horse with light mane is interesting in particular.

[Marvin]

Yes, I like what you've achieved with the horses too. Good work with the headswaps too!

[sansovino]

Wonderful figures and painting. I like their vivid appearance....