17th line

Gunfreak · Post by **Gunfreak** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:21 pm

This is the second time I paint the 17th, I did them ones before in bicorne and white uniforms, thats what you get when you keep painting Davout corps.

CoffinDodger · Post by **CoffinDodger** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:28 pm

Hi Gunfreak,

I am building up a division of white-coated bicorned troops including the 17th. Any chance of posting photo's of your ones please?

Your later 17th above is looking good.

Regards,

Jim

Gunfreak · Post by **Gunfreak** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:33 pm

Sure

CoffinDodger · Post by **CoffinDodger** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:16 pm

Gunfreak,

If you uploaded two images, the top one hasn't come out but the bottom one is surely the 17th from their scarlet facings. I see that you also do the pom-poms in company colours which is a bit of an anachronism (didn't start until 1811) but I do the same - just because it looks bloody good!

I intend to have four regiments of two battalions each:

1st - Green facings
9th - Black facings
17th - Scarlet facings
33rd - Violet facings

Each battalion will have six companies of six figures each mounted on 50mm x 50mm bases.

You can see my first command stand and a few voltigeurs here.

Regards,

Jim

Gunfreak · Post by **Gunfreak** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:12 pm

Wow you got alot of space to play on, with those big battalions and roomy basing, Just to even get a modest 28mm battle on my table I base 8 figures to 50x50mm base, that means I get 32 figures on 20cm or 24 on 15.

That means I have to overlook the whole company structire and just do it as a battlion on the whole.

Very nice painting.

My 24 figure 15mm battalions take up only 10cm frontage, which is good since I need 15 of them for the 1st division 1st corps at borodino,

then I need 4 batteries of atillery and 3 heavy and 3 light regiments of horse.

Gunfreak · Post by **Gunfreak** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:51 pm

Better pictures and finished bases

CoffinDodger · Post by **CoffinDodger** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:50 pm

Gunfreak wrote: Wow you got alot of space to play on...

Gunfreak,

Actually I live in a flat and my wargame table is only 6' x 4' but I can get a wee brigade fight in now and again. And thanks for the kind comments. The images above look great with the basing.

Regards,

Jim