French 1914

[realthing]

Here's my first stab at adding some French to the 1914 collection. As with my BEF and Germans they're based for Horse Foot and Guns (Phil Barker's rules) and so this lot represents most of Sordet's cavalry corps, with each cavalry element being a brigade. The infantry are painted to represent chasseurs a pied (boringly with no red trouders) and the arty element the combines guns of the corps.

The cuirassiers are set F10 with the addition of epaulettes from green stuff; as I understand it, epaulettes were suppressed at some point but I wanted to depect very early war cuirassiers and I think they were still worn at that point. Either way, easy to add.

Some dragoons from set F11. Probably they should have lances but not that fussed (less to damage in handling). The figure third from the right is actually the officer from F10 (cuirassiers) converted to a dragoon just for fun. The officer from the F11 set (figure in the middle) wears a cape.

And the infantry (F1) and artillery, the legendary soixante-quinze (F6)

Now working on a command element and waiting for a new delivery from Pendraken to make up some hussars and chasseurs a cheval. My (limited) references suggest that at least one, if not both, of the chasseurs a cheval regts in Sordet's corps wore the new dragoon-style helment at the start of the War so they may be a straight repaint from the dragoons. Some head swapping needed for the hussars, though. Hope they're of interest.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Really nice work, look superb! Love the detail of research too.

[Techno]

Excellent job !
Cheers - Phil

[Syr Hobbs]

Well done and nicely put together. 

Duane

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Maybe a little watered down black ink on the currassier blades, just to tone them down a little? Otherwise v cool!

[Fenton]

Very nice work

[Leon]

Very nice! 

[nikharwood]

Excellent - these are great; I've wanted to do early WW1 for a while...and you're helping me bump this up the project list 

[realthing]

Mad Lemmy wrote:

Maybe a little watered down black ink on the currassier blades, just to tone them down a little?

Good suggestion and thank you. They didn't look quite so chrome-plated in the flesh but now followed your advice and they blend in much better.

And many thanks to all for the very kind comments. It really helps keep morale up when you're sorting out piles of figures for prep and basing!

[Bernie]

Excellent looking figures and will provide a guide when I start painting up my early war stuff

[mijalo]

Very nice and colorful (unfortunately so in 1914)!

[lekw]

These are very nice. Can't wait for some infantry.

[Hertsblue]

Nice figures. Also nice to see the early war portrayed. 

[J.S.]

really great and inspiring work! As good as it gets for 10mm Ww1.

[realthing]

Many thanks all. Infantry painting now underway; photos in due course.