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Title: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 20, 2021, 10:10:38 PM

My completed 28mm French Regular Infantry for the French Indian wars, they are marketed by Warlord games (Conquest miniatures).
Follow the link for more images and information:
https://iagsmgm.blogspot.com/2020/09/french-regular-infantry-french-indian.html
cheers John

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f0qafjta454/X2XRPkDdvgI/AAAAAAAAIh4/03BZuyn04-k8c3YF4qudzOerTsNFPTZ9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h420/P2285882.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-md_mxvipuFM/X2XRxLWM34I/AAAAAAAAIiE/pWd8wtFL5cEMKDXjQLe5bh5-_8xV-tK9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h408/P2285876.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_sdahssI8io/X2XOiepTLQI/AAAAAAAAIgI/YwQRkqf4k1kyqsGvpc86ZMcagU1pqt0pwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h436/P2285862.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X0yjTSkM_G8/X2XKk_FRR8I/AAAAAAAAIec/GkMgClTEw_kpehw4PxYixRddlY3JjE9TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h315/P2285846.JPG)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDB2TYuRcjg/X2XZGP_gOVI/AAAAAAAAIio/lC6-64UniNMGNZHAUx_DFoJfzVpeyTbuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h414/5.JPG)

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Roo on January 20, 2021, 10:27:48 PM

More great figures and liking the basing

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: DonFabrizio on January 20, 2021, 10:47:37 PM

Some lovely painting and basing!

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Grumpy Gnome on January 21, 2021, 01:54:05 AM

Great work!

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Sparrow on January 21, 2021, 08:05:34 AM

Very nice - the “white grey” works well!

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: jambo1 on January 21, 2021, 08:09:24 AM

Cracking job on them, really great work. :)

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Paul Richardson on January 21, 2021, 09:11:21 AM

Superb painting. I really like the faces.

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: OB on January 21, 2021, 11:35:05 AM

Splendid work there.

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: James Morris on January 21, 2021, 01:33:01 PM

Superb work.  I’m considering some French at the moment. Even more after seeing this!

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Warboss Nick on January 22, 2021, 10:20:18 AM

Lovely painting! Some of the faces look like the sculpts are maybe a bit difficult?

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 22, 2021, 08:41:29 PM

Thank you all for your comments
cheers John

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Belisarius on January 22, 2021, 09:10:45 PM

I have these figures and wasn’t happy with the poses , so I was interested to see what you’ve done with your conversions. I wouldn’t have been brave enough ( competent ) to remove the muskets , reposition and make a new hand and sling. The new figures work very well and your painting really compliments them .

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Arthur on January 22, 2021, 11:36:32 PM

Some lovely painting here, John.

If you allow me a bit of pedantry, the régiment de la Reine you are doing here actually had red facings (i.e red cuffs and collars) with a blue waistcoat, though.

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 23, 2021, 08:04:36 AM

Arthur, would changing the flag help?
To this flag?
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OSgOflCYeXQ/TZHv9pne7UI/AAAAAAAAAXE/dfaqP-2XXCI/s1600/A%2BDrummers%2BFear%2B%2528Quebec%2529.jpg)

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Arthur on January 23, 2021, 01:29:26 PM

Among the French battalions serving in Canada between 1755 and 1761, only two had blue cuffs and vests : Royal-Roussillon and Languedoc (La Sarre had blue cuffs with rest vests while all the others had red cuffs except Bourgogne and Artois which had white cuffs) :

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fc/59/23/fc59239950a2cadd22ff9957c0e622d2.jpg)

The compagnies franches de la marine also had blue cuffs and vest but if you are picky about it, their coats didn't have a collar.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/g355YezwFXLtdFxr1JYL9tBqklutmVzRIV_UdWm8VtwyAZAKDRuMu1fadJt8YShZ2MJAAnlKIBkRRqbpNvwvfzEcr2a4uxXKI-WxgUMU_l6cyPJfQ7mYIWYYYOB6VHA_H8d5Hr3fkCXTA83-BqX1hkf86j1vlIE).

So your choice is either this :

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Rég_de_Languedoc_1672.png/640px-Rég_de_Languedoc_1672.png)

... or that (the one appearing on your pic)

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Rég_de_Royal-Roussillon_1667.png)

Also keep in mind only the Régiment de La Reine had drummers in the Queen's lively of red faced blue: both Languedoc and Royal-Roussillon had their drummers in the King's livery of blue faced red. 

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: JOHN BOND on January 23, 2021, 10:21:30 PM

Ok thanks Arthur for that information, much appreciated, will change the flag.
cheers John  :)

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: racm32 on January 24, 2021, 04:31:19 AM

Beautifully painted minis.

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Axebreaker on January 24, 2021, 06:13:34 PM

Wonderful looking French! Really enjoying your F&IW material. A great white tone btw.

Christopher

Title: Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
Post by: Arthur on January 24, 2021, 09:08:02 PM

Quote from: JOHN BOND on January 23, 2021, 10:21:30 PM

Ok thanks Arthur for that information, much appreciated, will change the flag.
cheers John  :)

If you want more FIW paintings by Eugène Leliepvre detailing the individual uniforms of most units, you can find a selection by clicking on the link below :

https://www.museedelaguerre.ca/collections/resultats-de-recherche/?q=eugène+leliepvre&per_page=25 (https://www.museedelaguerre.ca/collections/resultats-de-recherche/?q=eugène+leliepvre&per_page=25)

There are a few others floating about on the net : a Google search using "Eugène Leliepvre Nouvelle France troupes françaises" will turn them up pretty quickly. Leliepvre was by no means the only military painter to document the appearance of Montcalm's army but I have always had a soft spot for his watercolours, despite their slightly old-fashioned quality which fans of the ultrarealistic style in vogue today will no doubt find quaint and comic book-like.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cf/7e/43/cf7e43fe0e3b8ed7397c30202d51dc9c.jpg)