British naval brigade gorgeousness

[Captain Blood]

Feast your eyes on these, Colonial fans...

Just popped up in Steve Dean's latest painting competition.

It's probably terribly bad form or something to share these with you at this point - especially as the painter may well be a member here on LAF too, and goodness knows I don't want to steal his thunder, so sorry to whoever he may be - but honestly. Sooooo good. What a unit. Just irresistible... 

If these don't win, I'll eat my hat. Or some lead or something.

http://www.sdean-forum.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19123&view=next

[Pentaro]

I can't stop looking at them

[Admiral Benbow]

Captain, I totally agree: that's one of the most impressive units I've ever seen (and there were a lot already ... ).

What a beauty. The painting style looks familiar, but I can't put a name to it actually ...

Now I want a naval brigade! 

[Overlord]

Wow. 
They're a bit good aren't they. The effect of them en mass is impressive. 

[axabrax]

Wow--those are beauties. Great assortment of figs in there too. I wonder who the Artillerists are? Foundry?

[Tommy20]

The artillerists are Foundry Zulu War.

Gorgeous work.  Makes me want to give up entirely.

[Mancha]

So angry with myself that I didn't get those sailors with sennet hats when they were still available.

[Admiral Benbow]

So angry with myself that I didn't get those sailors with sennet hats when they were still available.

Are they no longer? What company was it?

[Gluteus Maximus]

Superb 

I'm happy to see that the painter appears to have done the stripes on the collars as a single line instead of three minute ones like I've seen the real smart-arses do. Looks good and far easier to achieve.

That's about the only thing my efforts and these beauties have in common though 

I like the RM Artillery and RMLI, too. I must paint some up for my Naval Brigade.

At time of posting, the Matelots are beating the Chasseurs 30-0 and they aren't at all bad, just let down by their bases.

[Mancha]

So angry with myself that I didn't get those sailors with sennet hats when they were still available.

Are they no longer? What company was it?

I assume they're the old Copplestone, but I might be wrong.

[Plynkes]

I think you're correct, Mancha. One of a handful of packs from the "Return to Darkest Africa" range that were inexplicably withdrawn from sale (a couple of packs of Zanzibari regulars also got the chop, can't remember if there was anything else).

I too, neglected to buy any at the time (though I managed to get the ones with the other hats, that didn't go out of production: Typical, eh?). Don't beat yourself up about it, Mancha. How were we to know they were going to do a disappearing act?

[argsilverson]

they are eye candy!

I have tried to count them. Did anyone managed to do so?

[Gluteus Maximus]

I think you're correct, Mancha. One of a handful of packs from the "Return to Darkest Africa" range that were inexplicably withdrawn from sale (a couple of packs of Zanzibari regulars also got the chop, can't remember if there was anything else).

I too, neglected to buy any at the time (though I managed to get the ones with the other hats, that didn't go out of production: Typical, eh?). Don't beat yourself up about it, Mancha. How were we to know they were going to do a disappearing act?

I'm still faintly annoyed that Mr C withdrew the Zanzibaris before I managed to get more than 20 of them. Now I learn that there were also Sailors in sennet hats which I don't ever remember seeing before

I can only pray that those other giants of the Colonial wargaming world (aka The Perrys) bring out a pack or two of alternative RN types 

[Mancha]

Don't beat yourself up about it, Mancha. How were we to know they were going to do a disappearing act?

Actually, at one point Copplestone warned us they were about to go out of production and we were urged to get while the getting was good.  Alas, I didn't have funds to get at the time.  Of course we were also told that sennet hats would come back after a retooling.   

[Plynkes]

Oh right. I must have missed that warning. He never told me.