Author Topic: French foreign legion in Sahara (Read 12749 times)

Stéphane · « **on:** 22 October 2008, 02:56:07 PM »

I actualy work on a solo-rules (single player against system) for miniatures : Beyond all frontiers.
Here the miniatures I will use to make my testing.

They're ESSEX 15mm from the franco-prussian range with linen in miliput by myself and my ten big fingers

Stéphane

Orctrader · « **Reply #1 on:** 22 October 2008, 03:05:52 PM »

Nice

Malamute · « **Reply #2 on:** 22 October 2008, 03:46:39 PM »

Wow, I thought they were 28mm to start with until I read your comments. Greta conversions and lovely painting.

keeper · « **Reply #3 on:** 22 October 2008, 03:49:19 PM »

Very nice work, Stéphane

As someone who is painting a load of 15mm minis at the moment I need to say how jealous I am of your painting!

What have you based them on, there?

Svennn · « **Reply #4 on:** 22 October 2008, 03:56:42 PM »

I thought they were good 28's too and thats without knowing about the conversions either.

Exceptional work sir - post more pics when they are based please.

Stéphane · « **Reply #5 on:** 22 October 2008, 03:57:45 PM »

Quote from: keeper on 22 October 2008, 03:49:19 PM

What have you based them on, there?

I don't know the word in english. It's a round steel base with a round hole in center (somone use the same thing for 25mm). May be the cheapest bases in the world

. I use it because I could use magnetique sheet on the case's botom for carring my miniatures.
I will put some sand on it and some peints to feel like desert ground.

Quote from: Svennn the DH Nut on 22 October 2008, 03:56:42 PM

post more pics when they are based please.

It's just a pic take on the workbench juste after peinting. The next pictures will come with the game and probably some berbères or touaregs.

Stéphane

Plynkes · « **Reply #6 on:** 22 October 2008, 04:08:58 PM »

Une rondelle? The English word is 'washer.'

Very nice. Could you not find Foreign Legion figures? Seems a lot of trouble to go to for something you'd think somebody would make. Great job though, anyway.

keeper · « **Reply #7 on:** 22 October 2008, 04:17:19 PM »

Thanks, Stéphane. Washers, of course! D'oh! So obvious now ...

sebastosfig · « **Reply #8 on:** 22 October 2008, 04:32:57 PM »

Good paint job my friend

Stéphane · « **Reply #9 on:** 22 October 2008, 04:49:27 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on 22 October 2008, 04:08:58 PM

Une rondelle? The English word is 'washer.'

Great ! I win 0,1 XP more in my english knowledge. The second level is for soon

Stéphane

Stéphane · « **Reply #10 on:** 22 October 2008, 04:55:04 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on 22 October 2008, 04:08:58 PM

Could you not find Foreign Legion figures?

I've found the Stone mountain [/quote] ones and I had try to make an order this last summer. But They are not very reactiv to my e-mail. So, I had these mini from ESSEX and last days a big pulsion to peint some légionnaires

.
But, I need the stones mountain arab or berbers for finish the project. So, it si probably not finish soon

Stéphane

Plynkes · « **Reply #11 on:** 22 October 2008, 07:50:40 PM »

I just had a thought. Before the 1930s, shouldn't the epaulettes be green? After that time green and red? I may be wrong, but I'm sure I've seen them green in a picture of a Legionnaire in Mexico.

Doesn't stop them being great figures, though.

Stéphane · « **Reply #12 on:** 22 October 2008, 08:00:55 PM »

Quote from: Plynkes on 22 October 2008, 07:50:40 PM

I just had a thought. Before the 1930s, shouldn't the epaulettes be green? After that time green and red? I may be wrong, but I'm sure I've seen them green in a picture of a Legionnaire in Mexico.

Doesn't stop them being great figures, though.

In my "Funcken" source book, they are red. I belive green it's for the late periode.

Stéphane

EDIT: May be the green ones were for the light troops.

BigMecha · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 October 2008, 06:56:52 AM »

very nice !!!!!

argsilverson · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 October 2008, 09:52:53 AM »

Very nice indeed!

the usual epaulettes for legionaries were red -or better this is the popular belief.
green was for light infantry. I think they changed to green/red with khaki uniforms.
I have to check.

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