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Hi Roger (at first I wrote your aka name, excuse me), Oh yes, uniforms of napoleonic period are my passion (but not the only LOL), I have been aide de camp of five different Marshals, and at Waterloo I was there too, being colonel commandant of the 7th Hussars, my dress and shako are still kept...

Hello Rod, Grenadiers of the Guard normally carried on the haversack their coat, that was dark blue, absolutely not grey, that was the colour for the line infantry. Sometimes they could carry also the bicorne hat or the bearskin headgear rolled into a blanket, striped white and blue, having a...

Hello Brian, Why not them directly? http://www.emi-italy.it/soldatini.htm Best regards M

Hello Dee Moore, You did not say (or I did not understand) what scale you are working. Anyway, I think the wires suggested by John may be good. Yes, a lead wire is easy to put around the shapska. here I send a pic of a real shakpska of red lancers, so you can see how it was. You must consider...

Hi to all, After the fire battle on gen.Lee, this is a very interesting post. Before all, I think it's a right occasion for myself to explain once more my thinking, because I'm sure having done often the impression I am an hard critical and some member of the Forum can think I want to make so...

Hello Les, This isn't my preferred theme and period, but...some images for German Para's smock Best regards M

Hi Glenn, I 'm very glad for your nice trip in Paris. I wanted go there another time at the end of this month, but you know the Army Museum is partially closed, so I'll go next year. I'm sad for the closing of Le Cimier. It's a shop working since 70s and Mr.Vuyet is a very kind person, but I...

Hi Chris, "Green Trousers leather reinforced. White edged " This is the translation of the words you wrote, I don't know the remaining text, then where you have to consider these words. Best regards M

Hello Jon, What a patience! Nice work and incredible costancy to paint so many small figures! I agree with my friend MAB, the little men give the possibility to tell a whole story in a smaller space. You have reason, during the charges the soldiers began on pace, then went on trot, trying to...

Kalimera Xenofon, Nice painting, MAB will be glad of your performance. I think that Neapolitain Murat's Army had the most colourful and elegant uniforms of that period and they will be more successful by the collectors. Were my painting instructions easy to follow? Good bye, sailor M

Hey Kevin, The word "thanks" will play well, I think...

Hi Kevin, The squadron of Mamelouks attached to the regiment of "Chasseurs de la Garde" were originally Egyptian, then arabs with a skin darker than european. However, You must consider that almost all officers and many non commissioned men were French, then normal european skin tone Best...

Hi Markus, Nice job, I'm glad to see a native well represented. Native americans are my second passion after napoleonic uniforms, perhaps a memory of my toys and cartoons. Here your Uncas Best regards, auf Wiedersehen M

Hello Gilbert, Your figure is the mounted officer in 90mm S8 F20, or the SG F099 foot figure in 54mmm? He is not Napoleonic, in 1762 Napoleon was not yet born. I have the colours of the various regiments, but not all are suitable. If the Andrea figure is correct, he must have 18 rows of braids...

Hello Jay, I think the warrior is from Soldiers (or SGF) italian firm, and he is in 54mm (better to say about 60mm) sculpted by Rendall Patton. Best regards MdM

Hi Czarni, Giorni is a good shop for soldiers, and easy to reach by underground train, stop Ottaviano. A this time they offer many figures of better firms with discounts of 20 or 30%. Another shop well equipped is Alfa Model Viale Somalia 216 www.alfamodel.it stop Barberini or Termini with...

Hi Peter, I think both Ivo and you have reason. Napoleon decided on 25 April 1806 to dress his Infantry in white to economize the supply of the whole French Army. But on november of the same year Great Britain decided at Berlin the Continental blockade, reinforcing the decision of the Emperor...

Hello Ivo, What a nice colonel, with his violet distinctive... Well, I try to say something about our man, but I don't know if the fellows of PF are really interested in these notices: Jean de Saint Raymond was born in Saint Frajou on 21 june 1762. Engaged volunteer under French army on...

Hi dbang, Can be this pict useful? This one is not my preferred period, but I hope it helps. The man is Joseph "Pips" Priller, Geschwaderkommodore of the JG26, Normandy 1944 Best regards M

Hi Stephen, Hai ricevuto la mia planche? Può essere utile? Ciao M