Last week I started rebasing the French Army, having more or less completed work on the Austrians. However, in the case of the French, I am adding units from my existing French Army, suitably based to match the Jeffers collection figures.
The first batch consists of the French line heavy cavalry. The combined total is, five regiments of Cuirassiers, one of Carabiniers and four of dragoons. There is also a horse battery.
Currently Marshal Ney is in command. This was a clever conversion carried out by Jeffers, who is also responsible for most of the painting.
Superb parade, lot of lovely looking figures on show, very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, the light cavalry to come next.
DeleteAn impressive body of cavalry, and the miniature Ney bears a striking resemblance to the actor who played him in Waterloo (1970). Is he also of Warrior provenance?
ReplyDeleteKind Regards,
Stokes
Hi Stokes, thanks. I believe he is a Warrior figure. Although not sure, I would guess that he was originally a Guard Horse Grenadier with a new head as the basic figure.
DeleteHe’s a bit of a FrankenNey, but the base of the figure is (I think) the Marshall figure with an arm I found in the spares box and a lot of carving and green stuff.
DeleteIt’s from the Panorama de Waterloo by a gaggle of French artists whose names escape me!
DeleteThanks Jef, the construction was a lot more complex than I thought. Now I recall the picture of Ney, stirring stuff.
DeleteMarvellous massed French cavalry. He did a top job with Ney.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks James, agreed, a super conversion. I am sure there is a painting of Ney in that particular pose.
DeleteMagnificent! Quantity has a quality all of its own.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rob, or more importantly, can I fit them all on the wargames table!
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