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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Fusiliers Grenadiers 1809

These have been waiting to be painted for a long while.  Now successfully completed and ready for battle. 

 Fusiliers-Grenadiers 1809

 Always love the variety of poses and headgear with Old Glory.

 Plus the animation.

The 1809 uniform doesn't have the jacket piping or some of the shako trim of the 1806 uniform.
I went for simplicity.

I originally posted about these guys four years ago.  At that time they had been in undercoated for eight years.  Hopefully won't have to wait too long to get them on the table.
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16 comments:

  1. DeanMMarch 6, 2018 at 5:22 PM

    Very nice. I like these a lot.

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  2. Crusty LegionnaireMarch 6, 2018 at 5:29 PM

    Mark, they look great. When do we see them in action? Anton

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    1. Sun of YorkMarch 6, 2018 at 9:48 PM

      Thanks. They deserve to get into action this year, but the may have to masquerade Oudinot's grenadiers for Austerlitz.

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  3. CarloMarch 6, 2018 at 5:52 PM

    Beautiful looking regiment Mark.

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    1. Sun of YorkMarch 6, 2018 at 9:50 PM

      Thanks Carlo. I am very pleased how they turned out. Getting the right blue did cause a few headaches as I tried out some options before going back to Imperial Blue (with a Dark Prussian highlight).

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  4. StrykerMarch 6, 2018 at 7:33 PM

    Good things are always worth the wait - those look great!

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    1. Sun of YorkMarch 6, 2018 at 9:53 PM

      Thanks. There certainly was a wait for these guys.

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  5. Jonathan FreitagMarch 6, 2018 at 8:28 PM

    These F-Gs look great!

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  6. ChasseurMarch 7, 2018 at 4:12 AM

    Fantastic, great unit and very nicely done!

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  7. StewMarch 7, 2018 at 8:32 AM

    Nice painting! I hope they’ll be rewarded for their patience by being used in battle! 😀

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  8. PhilMarch 8, 2018 at 2:00 AM

    Very nice! Splendid colors...

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    1. Sun of YorkMarch 8, 2018 at 7:08 AM

      Thanks Phil. The flash makes the blue brighter, but I deliberately went for an orange highlight with the plumes and the white strapping etc brings up the figures nicely too.

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