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Author Topic: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS  (Read 3302 times)

Offline JOHN BOND

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FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« 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








Offline Roo

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2021, 10:27:48 PM »
More great figures and liking the basing

Offline DonFabrizio

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2021, 10:47:37 PM »
Some lovely painting and basing!

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2021, 01:54:05 AM »
Great work!
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Offline Sparrow

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2021, 08:05:34 AM »
Very nice - the “white grey” works well!
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Offline jambo1

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2021, 08:09:24 AM »
Cracking job on them, really great work. :)

Offline Paul Richardson

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2021, 09:11:21 AM »
Superb painting. I really like the faces.

Offline OB

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2021, 11:35:05 AM »
Splendid work there.

Offline James Morris

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2021, 01:33:01 PM »
Superb work.  I’m considering some French at the moment. Even more after seeing this!

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2021, 10:20:18 AM »
Lovely painting! Some of the faces look like the sculpts are maybe a bit difficult?

Offline JOHN BOND

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2021, 08:41:29 PM »
Thank you all for your comments
cheers John

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #11 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 .

Offline Arthur

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #12 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.

Offline JOHN BOND

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2021, 08:04:36 AM »
Arthur, would changing the flag help?
To this flag?

« Last Edit: January 23, 2021, 10:35:25 AM by JOHN BOND »

Offline Arthur

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Re: FRENCH REGULAR INFANTRY - FRENCH INDIAN WARS
« Reply #14 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) :



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.

.

So your choice is either this :



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



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. 
« Last Edit: January 23, 2021, 06:05:31 PM by Arthur »

 

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