Wednesday, 21 December 2016

French Line Battalions : No Frills

Recently I started a little project to get some battalions added to my collection quickly. Over the years while adding to my lead mountain I've picked up a lot of loose part painted figures from friends and fellow gamers who have for whatever reason decided not to continue with their 15mm Naps. Previousl I would trade them away for unpainted lead, however I have now decided to speed paint them up and force them into my own armies. 


1st up are 2 battalions of French in advancing poses. They have been cleaned up with scalpel and files to the best I could manage and have been given a no frills paint job.

I have a few more videos of the process on YouTube if anyone is interested. These 2 were finished in 3 weeks so I'm very happy with them!

As the troops are from different collections they were pretty much repainted so they matched each other and my own collection. I have dropped a few highlights and no buttons were painted but despite the short cuts they have come out pretty nice and on the table who will notice?

I threw a few casualties into the mix to give them a hard fighting look. And plenty of overalls plus ticking material was blocked in.

So not the cleanest looking battalions but I'm chuffed they are ticked off my "to do" list!!!

This may well be my last post of 2016. I hope you are all enjoying our hobby and thanks to everyone who has dropped by to have a look or left a comment!!

Have a great Christmas and all the best for 2017!!!


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46 comments:

  1. Gonsalvo21 December 2016 at 09:45

    What's not to like about them? They're still above the standard most of us paint to for our wargame armies, and , as they say, "quantity has a quality all its own!"

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 14:56

      Peter your to kind buddy, I'm really chuffed to get the quantity upped. Guard horse artillery no frills on the go now.

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  2. Rulane10@gmail.com21 December 2016 at 10:20

    The Emperor's New Clothes! His men will be delighted to be warm for Christmas. Great work, bags of character & colour as always.

    Have a very Merry Christmas Paul and all the best for 2017!

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 14:57

      Many thanks Ru, great to get a couple of units finished in quick time.

      All the best to you and your family!!!

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  3. Ray Rousell21 December 2016 at 11:26

    Beautiful brushwork Paul. Have a grest Christmas and New Year.

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 14:58

      Thanks Ray, all the best to you and yours hope to catch sight of a posties rejects came online in the new year

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  4. Phil21 December 2016 at 11:31

    Great job Paul, great job!

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 22:59

      Thank you very much Phil, much appreciated buddy!

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  5. Gary21 December 2016 at 13:48

    Merry Christmas..

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  6. Gary21 December 2016 at 13:48

    Merry Christmas.. Enjoy reading your blog

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  7. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)21 December 2016 at 14:37

    I think they look wonderful Paul! I've done the same thing with my AWI collection in that I bought a bunch of British line troops and fixed them up and added them to my collection. In order to get large armies fielded by ourselves it takes a bit of help from others here and there.

    Christopher

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 23:01

      Thanks Christopher, yeah I think we do. My years of thinking I could paint everything myself are long gone.

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  8. Furphy21 December 2016 at 15:04

    Your cranking these out now Paul 😎.
    All the best Gav .

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    1. Paulalba22 December 2016 at 23:02

      It feels like it this last month with the troops you painted and thus bunch. Really getting somewhere Gav!

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  9. Neil Moulden21 December 2016 at 15:57

    Still great looking figures Paul. Happy xmass.

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:58

      Many thanks Neil, hope you and yer family have a great Christmas!!!

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  10. Millsy21 December 2016 at 17:54

    Your "no frills" work puts most of us to shame Paul. Lovely work as usual.

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:58

      Not at all Michael you've not seen them in yer hand. Have a great Christmas buddy!!!

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  11. Rod21 December 2016 at 20:20

    Lovely work!

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  12. Carlo21 December 2016 at 21:47

    An excellent job Paul. What's not to like about some new troops being spruced up, refitted and joining the ranks! Thanks for all your excellent posts this year and a Merry Christmas to you and yours mate!

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:56

      Thank you Carlo, very much appreciated!!! You and your family have a wonderful christmas.

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  13. Anonymous22 December 2016 at 00:54

    Two mighty fine looking battalions added to your French forces ... and in double quick time. A great early Christmas present to yourself Paul. well done that man.

    Merry Christmases all around.

    Salute
    von Peter himself

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:55

      Thanks very much Von Peter!!! All the best to you and yours!!!

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  14. Rodger22 December 2016 at 01:22

    Great work on these guys Paul! Merry Christmas.

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:53

      Thanks a Rodger, best wishes to you and yours!!!

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  15. CAP22 December 2016 at 07:49

    Magnificent figures, as always. At 15mm there is no place on the web that shows a painting of such excellence. Thank you very much for letting us know your miniatures with your great photos with the fans. Merry Christmas to you, your family and friends and a great year 2017,Carlos www.juegosdehistoria.blogspot.com

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    1. Paulalba23 December 2016 at 00:53

      Thanks Carlos, your to kind my friend. You and your family have a great Christmas and new year!!

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  16. The Angry Lurker23 December 2016 at 04:10

    Those are fecking good Paul!

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  17. David Cooke23 December 2016 at 23:40

    They look wonderful Paul. Like small dioramas. Also enjoyed the video tour as well.

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  18. valleyboy29 December 2016 at 01:29

    I thought they were called epaulettes not frills :-)
    Sorry couldn't resist - these really are very good Paul
    Looking forward to seeing more good stuff in 2017
    Best wishes VB

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    1. Paulalba30 December 2016 at 04:56

      Ha very good VB, thanks very much and all the best to you for 2017

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  19. Unknown30 December 2016 at 04:50

    Great stuff Paul. I LOVE the variation in poses and how you have painted them.

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  20. Craig (Beresford)4 January 2017 at 13:49

    Great stuff Paul. Whether they ar no frills or high intensity, they look brilliant. Happy New Year! I hope Christmas was relaxing for you and the family. Craig

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    1. Paulalba12 January 2017 at 16:47

      Thanks Craig, just plugging away with the collection. Yes quiet it was. Hope the same for you and yours. All the best for 2017!

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  21. GH21 January 2017 at 01:05

    Wonderful figures, and really like your blog and videos.

    Wondering watch are the measurements of the bases you use for your figures?

    Grahame

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    1. Paulalba21 January 2017 at 05:58

      Thanks very much Grahame much appreciated, the French are based 30mm x 30mm on 2mm deep mdf.

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  22. Runar Drakar27 January 2017 at 13:11

    For your basing convention is it French 6 figures to a 30x30 base and British 4 figures to 30x30 base? They look spot on

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    1. Paulalba28 January 2017 at 03:29

      Hi Bad dog, yes the French are on 30mmx30mm bases. The brits are a little more complicated because of the 10 company structure. There are various ideas on what strength of unit people are building and how the flank companies are represented.

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  23. Geordie an Exiled FoG16 September 2017 at 16:41

    Wow I really like these
    Inspired me to tale a look at my unfinished 1815 French Line from Old Glory!

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