Yet more shiny things...
The French Grenadiers a Cheval of the Imperial Guard...
This is a unit that I bought some time ago on eBay...
It was quite neatly painted in flat colours so I thought I would just go for giving it a bit tarting up...
In the end it took a little longer than I thought it would...
Matching the colours was easy enough... but then I decided that I would redo all the Orange/Aurore piping and braid... this also meant that the red outer edging would need to be done as well..
I also re-painted the plumes and most of the bugler... including his horse.
I gave them a wash of Aly's Brown Liquid then highlighted them up...
The belts and gauntlet cuffs were painted pure white.
Here is a better picture of the rather lovely GMB Standard...
I am very pleased with how these have turned out... It was well worth the extra time.
The Standard is GMB Designs...
https://gmbdesigns.com/product-category/28mm-range/28mm-range-napoleonic-wars/
And the bases are Warbases... https://warbases.co.uk/
Ok... Back to the 3rd Century...
All the best Aly
Shiny Minifigs, the good old days, pure nostalgia. Shiny late Romans, Marlburians I remember them well.
ReplyDeleteThis is something altogether pleasing about shiny Minifigs...
DeleteI have painted them with a matte finish in the past... but it just wasn’t... Shiny đ
All the best. Aly
Very.....SHINY.....Aly! I was going to ask the brand but PHIL above has confirmed what I had assumed, the ubiquitous 1970's Minifigs!
ReplyDeleteVery shiny indeed Keith...
DeleteYes good old Minifigs... these are all S Range.
All the best. Aly
Shiny and impressive body of cavalry. Very fine work, Aly!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Lovely rendition of the "Big Boots" (no collection complete without 'em)!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed...
DeleteThey are indeed an essential ingredient for a Napoleonic collection.
All the best. Aly
Your collection is developing nicely. Have you got enough for a game yet ? When you do what rules will you be using ?
ReplyDeleteThank you Mark
DeleteI haven’t got enough for a game yet... and to be honest I haven’t made any decisions about rules...
Though I have tried to base the toys up in a way that will work with most sets.
All the best. Aly
Always a pleasure to see this famous unit, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A classic unit, using classic figures painted in a classic style. Simply superb
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Graham...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Those bring back memories for me! They have turned out really well, especially the trumpeter.
ReplyDeleteThank you David...
DeleteThey are a lovely looking unit... one of the things I like about the Imperial Guard Cavalry is their musicians.
I think I will pick up a few Front Rank Horse Grenadiers to add to the Drums and Shakos collection... it would be nice to paint them in a more detailed matte finish.
All the best. Aly
Those are sensational, Aly. Just....Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBest regards
WM
Thank you very much Matt
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Nice dappling on the grey horse.
ReplyDeleteStay well. Best wishes,
Jeremy
Thank you Jeremy...
DeleteI was trying to keep the trumpeters horse quite dark so it would sit well with the rest of the unit...
The base colour is Citadel Stormvermin Fur... and the dapple is the same with some light grey added and diluted with Lahmian Medium.
All the best. Aly
Lovely shiny Napoleonic classics!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you lain...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kym...
DeleteAll the best. Aly
More shiny loveliness, your care and patience in this project is incredible !
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt....
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Oh my what beauties. The dappled horse of the Trumpeter is particularly nice when seen in contrast to all those beautiful black horses!
ReplyDeleteThank you David...
DeleteI am pleased how everything came out... The trumpeters horse is actually darker than I would normally do but because he is ‘fronting’ so much black he stands out rather well.
All the best. Aly