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Monday, 23 March 2020

More Grenadiers

I’ve managed to finish the grenadiers for the 24th Line which just leaves the command figures to paint. The officer here is part of the grenadier company rather than the unit command, he is a lovely vintage casting of FN/236 French infantry of the line 1807/12, Grenadier Officer (marching).

I think that the Hinton Hunt French marching grenadier figures are amongst the finest of Marcus Hinton’s sculpts and it has started me thinking about the unit of Old Guard grenadiers that have been languishing in the lead pile far too long.

Hopefully I’ll get the remaining three figures for this unit completed in the next day or so.
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18 comments:

  1. the Archduke23 March 2020 at 19:38

    Yes, with you on the superiority of the marching grenadiers. Clearly you have in mind the Hungarians....I do admire the crispness of these chaps. Look forward to seeing the 24me in battle.

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  2. Stryker23 March 2020 at 19:43

    Nigel, actually the Austrian grenadiers are pretty good too!

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  3. Rob23 March 2020 at 20:10

    Nice work and good progress - they'll be ready pretty soon at this rate.

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  4. Wellington Man23 March 2020 at 20:40

    Lovely work, Ian! I can vouch for the marching OGGs too if you're feeling the urge at last. They're absolutely gorgeous figures.

    All the best

    Matthew

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  5. Matt23 March 2020 at 22:22

    You are right, these are mighty fine looking fellows.

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  6. Stryker24 March 2020 at 00:49

    Thanks for the comments chaps!

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  7. KEV. Robertson.24 March 2020 at 04:05

    Hi IAN- super painting there of the Grenadiers- well done! I'm about to start painting my British Foot Guards for my MARS 1860- hope to have them on the games table soon. Cheers. KEV.

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  8. Anonymous24 March 2020 at 08:33

    Excellent looking troops, look to seeing them in action.

    Regards

    Paul

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  9. MSFoy24 March 2020 at 08:38

    Super job, Ian - these gentlemen will be getting troublesome if they are confined to barracks for too long - you'll have to take some photos of training exercises.

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  10. Aly Morrison24 March 2020 at 09:33

    Lovely toys indeed Ian...

    All the best. Aly

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  11. Old Nick24 March 2020 at 12:01

    Beautiful figure and outstanding paint job.

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  12. Stryker24 March 2020 at 19:15

    Thanks Kev, I'm looking forward to seeing your Grenadiers!

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  13. Stryker24 March 2020 at 19:16

    Tony, once their based there will of course be photos!

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  14. Stryker24 March 2020 at 19:27

    Thanks Paul, Aly and Mark, comments always appreciated!

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  15. Mark Dudley25 March 2020 at 07:38

    It good to see that the Grenadier company are wearing their parade ground uniforms amongst the sea of grey greatcoats.

    This unit is going to look interesting once its fully mustered.

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  16. Anonymous25 March 2020 at 08:31

    More Old Guard! Fortunately I have plenty of Prussian Guard battalions in reserve.

    Goya

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  17. Stryker25 March 2020 at 08:48

    Mark, yes in many ways I prefer my composite units and you never know quite what they will look like until finally based.

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  18. Stryker25 March 2020 at 12:59

    Sorry Goya but I can't leave these figures any longer as they deserve a lick of paint!

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