tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post1773904306826314422..comments2023-05-15T04:48:37.376-07:00Comments on Napoleonics in Miniature: Craig's French 12th DivisionPaulalbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-1710081367360708652013-08-10T08:24:40.378-07:002013-08-10T08:24:40.378-07:00Hi Craig, this is a great looking French army, if ...Hi Craig, this is a great looking French army, if my own when I come to do them look half as nice I will be happy! The different head gear in the units is very nice touch!Paulalbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482911273863430204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-24818984221204889702013-08-10T00:33:29.092-07:002013-08-10T00:33:29.092-07:00Thanks lads, your generous support is indeed encou...Thanks lads, your generous support is indeed encouraging. Gonsalvo, I agree with you on the uniforms. As this regiment, and it's sister, the 13e Ligne spent much of their time from 1809 in Dalmatia, I felt I could justify some of the older embellishments. You wil(in my world)l be entertained to see that the 1/8e Legere voltigeurs still sport their colpacks!<br />I took my painting guide from Osprey.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-1860497886590748542013-08-09T22:25:58.840-07:002013-08-09T22:25:58.840-07:00Great looking troops - very realistically portraye...Great looking troops - very realistically portrayed. DeanDeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-71282483678982723152013-08-09T16:23:33.254-07:002013-08-09T16:23:33.254-07:00Excellent looking figures Craig, keep it up!!Excellent looking figures Craig, keep it up!!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-57825891448335144062013-08-09T10:29:06.072-07:002013-08-09T10:29:06.072-07:00Craig,
The figures look great. I've always lik...Craig,<br />The figures look great. I've always liked how Paul did his Russians with advancing and firing poses. I have always liked either advancing or march attack myself, the reason being that we've always had games where one or both armies have to march onto the field of battle. We play allot of campaigns and not set piece battles. John (VonBlucher)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-36471641963326172372013-08-09T10:09:04.559-07:002013-08-09T10:09:04.559-07:00Hi Craig/Paul
It's nice to see a man with a p...Hi Craig/Paul<br /><br />It's nice to see a man with a plan! All those AB's are great.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />KenKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909580539526966279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-11524008669534832742013-08-09T07:18:19.879-07:002013-08-09T07:18:19.879-07:00Nice to have a group committed to this kind of pro...Nice to have a group committed to this kind of project. <br /><br />FMBfireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079714099175013853.post-77120781417083431852013-08-09T04:25:43.834-07:002013-08-09T04:25:43.834-07:00A fine looking group of units, depicted in a progr...A fine looking group of units, depicted in a progressive slide from the "regulation" appearance.<br /><br />I think the units with half the stands "firing look great; why even think of changing them? I like some of my units in the firing pose, although many gamers don't due to issues with the bayonets sticking out, and the appearance in Column formations. Still, *shooting*, inaccurate as it was, was their primary form of combat!<br /><br />You probably already know all of the following but I'll mention it anyway. :-)<br /><br />Plumes were of course no longer "officially" allowed for the Grenadier and Voltigeur companies and by 1813, the state of the army and treasury was such that they probably were rare in actual fact as well... not that it would stop me from having them any more than it has Craig! <br /><br />Yellow is also the distinctive color of Voltiguers, not actually green - their epaulets and plumes can be quite varied. although usually fairly uniform within a unit - yellow over green, green over yellow, all yellow, red over yellow and yellow over red. When the Voltigeurs have only a pom pom or very short "carrot" plume, it is usually just yellow. Shako cords for the Voltigeurs (again, by 1813 non regulation and probably becoming rare, although that wouldn't stop me either) could be yellow, green, or even white for the Voltigeurs. <br /><br />Bicornes, aside from officers, were pretty much gone form the army by late 1809... but by 1813 who is to say what they might have scraped out of the depots in the press to raise a new army of 100's of thousands from scratch, eh?<br /><br />You can have some fun with the uniforms of the drummers if you like - prior to the introduction of the "Imperial Livery" (which has all musicians in green coats with complex yellow/green/black red "Imperial Lace" decorations, it was common for drummers to have the lapels and sometimes other facings in different colors, including Royal blue, green, crimson, aurore, etc, sometimes with gold or other piping. By 1813, new units probably would be much less likely to sport the Imperial Livery, allowing some of the earlier variants to creep back in where local cloth supplies allowed!<br /><br />My own units are all painted for 1809, when all the frills were still in vogue and per regs... and they just carry all of that with them to 1812, 13, 14, and 15... and don't turn in their shakos for bicornes for the earlier years, either! :-)<br /><br />Looking forward to the Italians (who make a very nice contrast to the French, and saw a LOT of action), Wurttemburgers, and allied cavalry!<br /><br />PeterGonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.com