(Army Painters) French Foreign Legion 1910-50; reboot 2014

[former user]

meaning You want to see the biplanes first?
not exactly foreign legion, but by extension escadrille cherifienne, FFL officers in it

then I need the copplestone pilot figures 

[former user]

not so moody this time, I'm afraid
don't have time for other than to document I finished
hopefully better pics after CRISIS

[Dr Mathias]

Nicely done. Looking forward to the group shot.

[Mason]

I see you are keeping the good work up, sir.
These look good.
 

Looking forward to the MKII pics after you have finished gallivanting at Crisis.
 

[former user]

THX very much, I'll see what I can do....
plan includes one early and one late 20ies infantry unit, a WW2 mechanized cavalry unit, one large or two smaller motorized CSPL units, interwar/WW2, one mixed artillery unit 1910-1920, and hopefully some heavy MG.
and, if I am lucky, a WW2 Infanry unit or two
not to forget the biplanes of the escadrille cherifienne....
So won't be finished until at least June 2014...

[Mason]

Looking forward to all of the above.

Oh. and don't forget the camels.....

[former user]

this would be the icing on top of the cake 
once I am halfway through, I might start thinking how to do that one...
right now I think I need a bit more exercise on the infantry before I get to the vehicles...

[former user]

back to the pictures:
after reading a recent post by @AlyMorrison about I-phone lenses
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=59698.0 (THX for the hint btw)

I suddenly realised that I might be taking too close up pictures of my miniatures....
I do not care much about "unfavourable" resolution, because what is the point of showing pictures if noone can judge the paintwork.
Still, there are valid considerations regarding the right framing and size that offer the best reference in terms of the painting effect...

would anyone care to comment?

[former user]

here is something to keep You interested - as I usually did a teaser to forthcoming units

here is the uniform for european officers of the Compagnies Sahariennes Portees de la Legion

to be compared directly with both FFL ranges from Artizan

[janner]

Good progress - congratulations

[former user]

THX!

just came back from Antwerp where I had a nice but exhausting time... puh

also left a bit too much dough there, but managed to pick up odds and ends from different ranges
relevant for this topic is the comparison of Perry and EBOB/Artizan camels, apart from different leg thickness exact match, means they are combinable....

and also the acquisition of the Copplestone pilot pack, which means I can at least try to do the two interwar biplanes as a bonus for december - we'll see

[former user]

and still running...
after managing the Crisis purchases etc, here adding the next unit, to be situated between the after-war squad B and late interwar squad E (last month). Made up from Renegade Miniatures (6 without hats, leftover from the older unit) and Wargames Foundry (most of FFL1, acquired courtesy of @Mason). Still clad in the M1915 tunic, shooting the fusil lebel, some of them with the post-war covered kepi and the saharan cheche.
These are the veterans that we can see in the movie "March or die", but this time hopefully in the correct gear.
Goal - trying to achieve a balance between homogeneity (two different manufacturers for the rank and file) and a rag tag appearance of wearing whatever is left in the stores. this is a key unit in establishing an optical link between early and late interwar.

[janner]

Keep 'me coming 

[Mason]

Looking forward to it, mate.
 

[former user]

THX again, me too 

so, what else? I have managed to lay my hands on MOD 038, the mysterious mounted legion command pack without picture, so together with the officer from Renegade I now have two mounted legion officers....

they will be assigned to the artillery for the time being, to accompany the limbers