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Author Topic: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697. Dismounted dragoons added 08/06/17  (Read 5405 times)

Offline chema1986

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Hello all, now is the turn of my French army of the Sun King, is based for Pike & Shotte (Warlord Games)

Nowadays it comprises 4 foot regiments: Foix, La Sarre, Gardes Suisses, La Couronne
1 assault group of Grenadier Etranger
2 field guns
1 mortar
1 cavalry regiment: Royal des Carabiniers
1 dragoons
1 colonel
1 general of the army, Turenne

In the near future I will paint 2 more cavalry, 3 infantry and 1 musketeers de roi.

Miniatures by Front Rank, Northstar 1672, Foundry and Warfare Miniatures. Aaah and a plastic gun from Wargames Factory

Family photo









Some close ups

Commander base, Viscount Turenne






Officers




Showcase




Royal des Carabiniers





Some infantry





arty




Old school Dixon's Miniatures, regiment La Couronne











Mortar diorama base, by hovels, Warfare Miniatures and Warhammer Empire converted mortar
















Hope you like it !

Cheers
« Last Edit: 08 June 2017, 08:14:17 AM by chema1986 »

Offline cdm

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #1 on: 06 May 2017, 06:13:33 AM »
Yep, liked it :)

Also glad you mentioned the manufacturers.

An army worthy of gaming.

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #2 on: 06 May 2017, 06:34:17 AM »
Lovely work  :)

cheers

James

Offline THE CID

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #3 on: 06 May 2017, 09:34:47 AM »
Beautiful.
Ive seen things you people wouldn't believe - Roy Batty.

Offline JamesValentine

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #4 on: 06 May 2017, 09:49:53 AM »
gorgeous paintwork

Offline jambo1

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #5 on: 06 May 2017, 09:51:45 AM »
Great stuff!! Super to see your army, really nice job on them. :)

Offline cipango666

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #6 on: 06 May 2017, 11:37:47 AM »
And a lot of Dixon's too.

Offline Bloodysword

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #7 on: 06 May 2017, 01:36:28 PM »
That is a beautiful collection.  you should be proud of it.

Offline chema1986

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #8 on: 06 May 2017, 02:37:13 PM »
Thanks all for your kind comments,  and yes, the are a couple of Regiments made uo from Dixon Miniatures and I like them a lot! More than Foundry

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #9 on: 06 May 2017, 05:31:54 PM »
Super painting.
Dixon figures still hold their own after all these years.
I have some I use in pirate games.
Semper Fi, Mac

Offline mweaver

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #10 on: 07 May 2017, 02:18:16 AM »
Wow!  That is an impressive force!

-Michael

Offline Paul Richardson

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #11 on: 07 May 2017, 09:36:17 AM »
Wow. Tremendous. The Dixon figures look marvellous. Full of character.

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #12 on: 07 May 2017, 10:26:21 AM »
A pleasure to see a fine , thematic , collection of figures brought to the table. What is it about the Sun King's armies ? The uniforms , the wonderful flags ? The romance of the period ?      We are using "   Maurice  " by Sam Mustafa to game the period , one of my favourite rulesets.

Offline Colonel Tubby

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #13 on: 07 May 2017, 12:02:01 PM »
Fantastic work.

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Re: 28mm French Army of Louis XIV from 1670-1697 (Megapost)
« Reply #14 on: 07 May 2017, 12:55:43 PM »
Excellent paintings! Vivid colors from the period that combatants were not afraid to wear a fancy dress... My favorite! Fantastic conversion of the mortar, really impressive! Thanks for sharing!
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