I really wasn’t going to do the Garde Grenadiers, honest, until I spotted 24 superbly painted Victrix minis on eBay, superbly painted by Philip Hatton, going for a relatively modest price in relation to the excellent quality of the painting. Can't resist a bargain...
The only change I made to Philip’s figures was to muddy them up a little to match my Chasseurs and Tirailleurs, and rebase to my denser basing standard. I’ve added a mounted officer and 10 more grognards, and managed to match Philip’s greatcoat colour pretty well, I reckon.
The officer is General de Brigade Baron Christiani from the Perry Garde officers set. Christiani led the 2eme Régiment de Grenadiers at Waterloo.
Now I’m fretting that there is only a single battalion of them. There really should be at least two... Mustn't... go... there...
A very nice looking unit!!
ReplyDeleteI think one battalion's enough to make your opponent soil his breeches! 2 could be deemed as unsporting!
ReplyDeleteVery nice figures and lovely basing.
Great looking unit.
ReplyDeleteI think they match your other miniatures, great unit.
ReplyDeleteLooking good..
ReplyDeleteThanks all! I'm really pleased with how they came out.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Simon
Nice tough-looking battalion. Great composition of miniatures and I can't really spot any inconsistencies.
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of that unit and will consider a box of these.
NAH NAH NAH - you have to have the Regiment if your going to field an OLD GUARD unit. Actually you should have all four battalions of the Old Guard but you can only use them if you are guarenteed of victory. Most of the time they sat around looking pretty. Look fantastic anyway. Would these bearskin troops come from an 1804 box or is it a specific box?
ReplyDeleteReally like them. Quality is good, if you got them at a bargain price, count yourself lucky! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks all!
ReplyDeleteVFW, they are from the Victrix Old Guard Box, which is a great product.
Burkhard, I do, I do...
Cheers, Simon