6ème Regiment de Chevau-Légers Lanciers

[FredG]

The completed line up.













I don't think the little fellows look too bad (even if I don't always paint all the "buttons" on the horse furniture)

[Wiking]

Ah !
Here are now the survivors of the impalement.

Interesting is that all red, white flag on top of the lance wave in one direction.
But the national flag in an 90° angle to it.

And my favorite is still the trumpeter. He get an improvement. A black spot there a hole should be.


Colorful, nice painted row of mans and horses.
And good to know (earlier posts) that the different units each one use a different color of horse.

[FredG]

Ah !
Here are now the survivors of the impalement.

Interesting is that all red, white flag on top of the lance wave in one direction.
But the national flag in an 90° angle to it.

I knew you'd say something.

The Troopers are stationary so the wind direction idictates the movement of the pennants. The Standard bearer is moving faster than the wind is blowing therefore the Regimental Guidon is blown backwards relative to his movement.

[Kekso]

Lovely and neat

[Bramble15]

Well done! I really like your technique and results on the grey horses. I always tend to shy away from light colored horses because of getting shading and depth to show. You have done very well.

Do you have plans to add grass etc?

[FredG]

Do you have plans to add grass etc?

That's a possibility depending on where I finally decide to position them. If it's on a high shelf then it's pointless as the tops of the bases aren't seen up there.

[FredG]

And good to know (earlier posts) that the different units each one use a different color of horse.

Here's a couple of references for the horse colours. They may come in handy. I think I may have transposed the browns of 2 and 3 Squadrons when I posted.

5th and 6th


6th

[Thomas Mischak]

Hello FredG,

thank you for your pictures!

Good work!

Now I am a "nitpicker" - the Officer - Epaulettes and border are "gold" - not red/yellow - please look here

http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/un ... 8&drapeau=

Best wishes...
Thomas

[FredG]

They are also gold on my two references above Thomas. The figure will be corrected.

[Peter]

Hello FredG,

thank you for your pictures!

Good work!

Now I am a "nitpicker" - the Officer - Epaulettes and border are "gold" - not red/yellow - please look here

http://centjours.mont-saint-jean.com/un ... 8&drapeau=

Best wishes...
Thomas

He's wearing his Santa uniform! Don't you see that?

They look fine Fred!

[FredG]

He has gold epaulettes already Peter.

My references were having fun being transferred onto a different hard drive at the time I was finishing painting these. My No.2 hard drive was shouting at me about impending death so I took the opportunity to upgrade the Windows drive at the same time and make the new No.1 a Solid State Drive. The old No.1 became No.2 and No.3 stayed as it was so I still have plenty room for more uniform piccies .

I only got my computer back yesterday

[FredG]

Ah! the distraction

I grassed the base at last.

[C M Dodson]

Hello Mr G.

Lovely figures and wonderful painting.

I have pinched the General de Brigade reference as these chaps are in my battle.

I would respectfully suggest that horse colours per squadron would be a wish rather than reality for especially line units during the One Hundred days campaign.

Adkin alludes to this very subject with the Guard, of course, getting their requests fulfilled first..

Happy modelling,

Chris

[FredG]

I would certainly agree Chris. That's one of the main reasons Napoleon started losing after the 1812 campaign. Not just a shortage of experienced men but the shortage of horses for his cavalry and logistics.
If only Alexander had surrended like Napoleon expected him to we could merrily continue with aplomb with the regulation colours for the horses in these sets. Just what was he thinking?