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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: brunei35 on 07 November 2022, 09:17:34 AM

Title: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: brunei35 on 07 November 2022, 09:17:34 AM

I hope to be getting Brigade Games French Sailors Packs in the New Year when No3 daughter does a four month secondment in Chicago and I can get access to a US postal address.

Does anyone have a photo of their painted examples they would care to share or a website with pictures for painting reference please ? This is a side project so I do not want to pay for a reference book, bluntly, if I can avoid it.

Thanks in advance
Cheers
Tony

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: has.been on 07 November 2022, 11:10:04 AM

Grubby Tanks does the Britannia Napoleonic Sailors, & lots
of other useful bits (cannon, figureheads etc.)

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https://www.grubbytanks.com/product-category/britannia-miniatures/28mm-ranges/britannia-rules-the-waves/french-naval-crews/

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: Dr DeAth on 07 November 2022, 11:58:08 AM

An example of Brigade Games Sailors, albeit RN not French, from the LAF's very own Captain Blood

(http://www.brigadegames.com/assets/images/brigadegames/BrigadeRN1.jpg)

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: brunei35 on 07 November 2022, 01:46:10 PM

Thanks for the link 'has_been' , was not aware of those.

Thanks Dr DeAth (not something thought I would ever write) - the side project is to put together a force to take on those very models as they come up the beach/over the harbour wall. Mine will nowhere near as good unfortunately. 

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: brunei35 on 08 November 2022, 08:38:14 AM

No idea why did not come up on my first google searches but now found this selection of photos. Will go with similar.

http://historical-miniatures-collection.blogspot.com/2013/11/french-napoleonic-sailors.html (http://historical-miniatures-collection.blogspot.com/2013/11/french-napoleonic-sailors.html)

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on 08 November 2022, 12:31:19 PM

Quote from: brunei35 on 08 November 2022, 08:38:14 AM

No idea why did not come up on my first google searches but now found this selection of photos. Will go with similar.

http://historical-miniatures-collection.blogspot.com/2013/11/french-napoleonic-sailors.html (http://historical-miniatures-collection.blogspot.com/2013/11/french-napoleonic-sailors.html)

Good find, very helpful. 👍

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: MartinD on 08 November 2022, 07:39:40 PM

I'm just apart to start these myself. Apparently French Sailors pre 1804 wore whatever they liked. So that may be helpful!

Title: Re: Napoleonic French Sailors
Post by: brunei35 on 09 November 2022, 07:30:06 AM

Thanks MartinD, planning a little later than that but coming to conclusion was not much uniformity post 1804 either. Will just avoid the blue jackets I think to avoid any confusion with the British