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More French Characters

June 25, 2024

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Considering the less than impressive start to summer this year, it felt appropriate to add a few more figures to this project. These six figures are all Paul Hicks sculpts, sold by Brigade Games as a single pack, and are a great bunch of Napoleonic characters for The Silver Bayonet or other skirmish games. There’s a simple great coated infantryman, an Old Guard veteran, a Mameluke wishing for warmer climes, an elite Hussar of the 6th regiment sadly bemoaning the loss of his mount, a Vivandiere carrying the last reserves of brandy, and an Officer.

I was relatively loose with the uniform colours. The Old Guard and Hussar follow proper patterns, whilst I played around with a more blue-grey greatcoat for the infantryman. The Vivandiere was inspired by a picture of a painted 75mm model sold by First Legion, as I really liked the yellow coat.

The Mameluk followed a picture in one of reference books, although I added the white cuffs. The Officer was a complete mix, not really following any real reference. The cloak is essentially a that of a French surgeon, a blue coat is a fairly obvious choice, and the rest was just made up.

Very happy how these all turned out.