napoleonic aide de camp

[chris1]

Hi everyone.
Hope someone can point me in the right direction

I'm looking for references on Napoleonic Aide de camps' I'm thinking about repainting a 120mm verlinden figure of Louis Brun de Villeret, ADC of Marshall Soult (discontinued.)

I'm far from happy with the paint job.
And am considering repainting as another ADC if the uniform is similar

Any ideas/help/refs

Chris

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Chris,
Napoleon had several adc, during the Consulate years and the Imperial period. In the Consulate years there not was a regulated uniform, his adc were faithful officers dressing the uniform of their Corps or a general's uniform. In the Imperial age, his adc were generals, dressing the classic dark blue uniform of French generals, showing to the right arm the "aiguillettes", the gold cords authorized by Napoleon on september 1806, to recognize them from other generals. Besides to the adc, Napoleon had also the "officiers de ordonnance", green jacket and ochre breeches until 1809, all sky blue uniform, silver embroidered, after 1809. All these men did not have anything in common with the uniform of Brun. This adc of Soult (see my leaflet in the Pegaso's 54mm kit) had a "surtout" dress, very common in the French Army, but a strange colour. Are you able to change his shako in a bicorne hat? If you can, I would suggest an adc of general. Otherwise, you can make the recent adc edited in 54mm by Metal Modeles, Dreux Nancré, he is rather similar. Or an officer of Line Chasseurs, or more...You need always to work with the putty...
Best regards
Marcello

 

[chris1]

Thanks Marcello
Looks like I may need to consider the putty option
but will check the spares box
I do have a cunning plan but will it work??

Chris

 

[marcellin de marbot]

Hi Chris,
These are two adc. The man with the bicorn hat is an adc of a "general de division", dressing the uniform ordered by Berthier in 1807. The other figure with shako is Captain Dreux Nancrè, recently issued by Metal Modeles in 54mm, adc of general Gudin de la Sablonnière. Depending what you will make, you must work with putty. Tell me what you choose, I'll say the changes to make.
Best regards
M