Light Infantry Voltigeur

I normally paint a “test” figure whenever I start on a new Hinton Hunt type because I invariably tweak the paint job as it progresses. I didn’t do that with this one so ended up having to re-paint the plume and epaulets on all 6 of these Light Infantrymen, which goes to show that I shouldn’t try and cut corners.

The figure is FN/254 French Voltigeur in Plumed Shako (charging). I’m painting this one, together with his five friends, to represent the Voltiguer Company of my 9^th legere unit. Progress has been slow on this unit because of other distractions but I hope to get a few more figures painted soon.

This figure is almost certainly a vintage one and was among the batch donated to me a while back by Douglas. I’ve been thinking recently that, given the title of this blog and my limited painting time, I really should focus on painting all my genuine vintage figures first before working on any more of the dubious types.