French Napoleonic Part 6.... 54th Line Infantry

Another regiment of line rolls off the painting desk. I seem to be able to paint one regiment a week so hopefully it will all be "over by Christmas"  😂

Thanks to Norm's advice on the last post I have also been able to correct the faces on the light infantry, cavalry and artillery so they are less pink blobby and more detailed.

The only thing that I am not a happy with* is the edges of the flags. I need to go over where the white of the paper edges shows.

* actually one of the many things I am not happy with but the only one I think I can fix. 😁 

Here is the glorious 54th 

Hopefully I have got the shako pompoms the right colours.

Advancing in two ranks

Viva le Emperor ... charge the perfidious roast beefs

Figures 10mm from Pendraken as is the flag.

Painting Progress

 60 of        300 Line Infantry        10 units of 30        Completed 20%

33 of        55 Skirmishers              5 units of 11        Completed 60%  wow!

30 of      60 Cavalry                    4 units of 15        Completed 50%   getting there

9/36 of   9 Guns with 36 crew.                                Completed 100%    YAY

3 of        5 Command stands.                                    Completed 60%

French Napoleonic Part 5..... 28th Line Infantry

I have started painting the line infantry. I was not that happy with the results for the light infantry so have used a lot more contrast paints when painting these an I am much happier with the final product. No blobby pink faces for starters. 😂 

In 3 ranks.
The faces look a lot better, as do the trousers. The jackets are painted with normal paints.
I am going to change the colour of the pompoms on the shakos to a different colour for each base as apparently each company had a different colour. One base will remain red as this was used by the grenadiers as will the command base.

In 2 ranks

In column 

As the British hope to see them, running away. 
The curled blanket(?) and back pack were also done in contrast paints giving a better result.

Figures 10mm from Pendraken as is the flag.

Painting Progress

 30 of        300 Line Infantry        10 units of 30        Completed 10%

33 of        55 Skirmishers              5 units of 11        Completed 60%  wow!

30 of      60 Cavalry                    4 units of 15        Completed 50%   getting there

9/36 of   9 Guns with 36 crew.                                Completed 100%    YAY

3 of        5 Command stands.                                    Completed 60%

French Napoleonic Part 4

 Rather than posting unit by unit, today's post includes the next three Light Infantry units painted plus some command stands.

Three command stands

Marching

Firing

More marching

And if you ever wondered about some of those complex moves, here is how AI thinks they would have been made.   The old side step to keep the enemies of France off balance.

Figures 10mm from Pendraken

Painting Progress

 0 of        300 Line Infantry        10 units of 30        Completed 0%

33 of        55 Skirmishers              5 units of 11        Completed 60%  wow!

30 of      60 Cavalry                    4 units of 15        Completed 50%   getting there

9/36 of   9 Guns with 36 crew.                                Completed 100%    YAY

3 of        5 Command stands.                                    Completed 60%

Norm of battlefieldswarriors suggested I paint a playable army before completing the whole project (which is an excellent idea) so the next four units to be painted will be line infantry.  

French Napoleonic Part 3

 Another unit of French completed.

Cuirassiers again...

Not great --- contrast paint for horses and normal paints for rest.

Obligatory animation.... 

Figures 10mm from Pendraken

Not a great result, will win no awards, but another 15 figures done.

Painting Progress

 0 of        300 Line Infantry        10 units of 30        Completed 0%
0 of        55 Skirmishers              5 units of 11        Completed 0%
30 of      60 Cavalry                    4 units of 15        Completed 50%   getting there
9 of        9 Guns with 36 crew.                                Completed 100%    YAY
0 of        5 Command stands.                                    Completed 0%