Yet another French regiment for this collection...
I have to say that the reason I picked this unit has nothing to do with its illustrious career or its truly unusual uniform...
Its the STANDARD!
They spent most of their time in Spain..
Montmelian... 1705.
Barcelona, Carthagena, Almaza... 1707.
Mequimenca, Lerida, Tortosa... 1708.
Balaguer... 1709.
Gerona... 1710-11.
Barcelona... 1714.
And they had a lovely Standard...
Lovely Standard...
Coat and Waistcoat... Citadel... Caledor Sky.
Cuffs... Citadel... Evil Sunz Scarlet.
Belts... Citadel... Balor Brown.
Musket/wooden bits/powder flask... Citadel ...Mournfang Brown
Ammunition pouches and scabbards... Citadel ... Skrag Brown
White Bits... Citadel... Pallid Wych Flesh.
The miniatures are as always Front Rank...
https://www.frontrank.com/product-category/18th-century/spanish-succession/
The paints are Citadel...
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling
Bases from Warbases...
https://warbases.co.uk/?product_cat=premier-bases-metric
The lovely standard was made by me based on the Robert Hall plate from the Pike And Shot Society book...
Flags and Uniforms of the French Infantry under Louis XIV 1688-1714.
https://www.pikeandshotsociety.org/
All the best Aly
Lovely brushwork, Aly. I agree that these lads carry a very handsome standard!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A fine looking unit and what a snazzy flag to boot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
That is indeed an exceptional standard! I've been looking for a French regiment with a different coat for my army, but I don't think I could do that standard justice!
ReplyDeleteTry the French Sparre-Allemand Infantry Regiment...
DeleteI put a post up in October 2017...
Same colour uniform but with Chamois yellow facings and a simpler but very nice standard
All the best. Aly
Wonderful work as always Aly and ...my oh my...lovely standard old boy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Carlo...
DeleteA very pleasing unit... and yes that Standard...
All the best. Aly
That is stunning work Aly. I love that blue and the standard is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mark...
DeleteIt is an all round pleasing unit....
All the best. Aly
C'est magnifique mon ami!!
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup... Phil
DeleteBonne chance... Aly
Beautiful unit đ and yes the standard is very smart
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt...
DeleteIt is now one of my favourites...
All the best. Aly
Spiffing.
ReplyDeleteIndeed... ;-)
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jay...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
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DeleteNice work, but you forgot to mention their standards đ
ReplyDeleteThank you David...
DeleteAt least you noticed them...;-)
All the best. Aly
Nice job Ally! I like to see the French based 3 deep.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Lovely looking unit and of course the flag is splendid!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
They look just the ticket! Very well done on the standard too.
ReplyDeleteThank you...
DeletePhotoshop helped a lot...
All the best. Aly.
Aly, these are wonderful. They'll grace any battlefield. The flag is wonderful. Very embarrassingly, until I found this, I didn't even know you had a blog! I'm so sorry! Dully followed and added, Sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sidney...
DeleteGlad to have you on board... at last ;-)
All the best. Aly