This unit will represent the grizzled veterans of the 85e Regiment d'Infanterie de Ligne who have an impressive list of battle honours (Ulm 1805, Austerlitz 1805, Eylau 1807, Friedland 1807, Essling and Wagram 1809) and also took part in the battle of Waterloo. I quite like the irony that a unit painted by the Archduke's own hand had such a significant part in thrashing the Austrians.
All the figures used to make up this unit are vintage ones. The rank and file are FN/5 Fusilier (charging) and the command figures are FN/1 Officer (charging), FN/4 Colour bearer (charging), FN/6 Drummer (charging).
My thanks to Nigel for equipping these splendid reinforcements and for helping to reduce the lead pile by a further 24 figures.
13 comments:
that's a nice unit of figures, classic
Cheers Al!
Lovely old figures! Enjoy them.
Best Regards,
Stokes
No worries Stokes - I will!
That!s what you get for marrying an Austrian Princess.
Lovely work Archduke
Not tonight Josephine!
Wow! As if by magic! Lovely to see more of the Archduke's top notch work.
He doesn't do dragoons does he, by any chance?......
Yes for me it was magic but I think it may have been a bit more effort for the Archduke!
excellent job
Paul
Paul - they are very nice. Nigel's style is quite different from my own 'toy soldier' style and these lads do look rather tough. It's nice seeing the different ways people approach painting the same figures!
Lovely unit Ian, It's good that you get that slight variation in painting style between some units of the same basic figures, all adds to the individuality. They look most impressive.
Lee - When I have time I will hold a parade of my 3 fusilier units to show off the different painting styles.
Very smart looking fellows.
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