WIP Soissonois Grenadiers , Yorktown 1781

[MarquisMini]

Still trying to finish the Chasseur, have some 75mm Crimean war figs, a couple of Nappies (54mm), a75mm ECW Cavalier, some Franco-Prussian figs and a few other odds and ends. My tastes are all over the map within the "horse and musket era" I also have a few boxes of 1/35 WW II figs I might take a shot at. I even have a Roman vignette I started a while ago that needs to be finished.
Once I finish the Chasseur and before I start anything new, I'd like to take a shot at scratch building... I have a scene from the Battle of Borodino in my head I want to see if I can make that work.

No rest for the wicked

Colin

lol , i hear you mate, this is a neverending passion for figurines .
Too bad wives don't understand, i always say " i could be out and about ina a motorcycle" hehe .
Yo have an interesting mix of figures , i have so many from the era of Louis XV,XVI and perhaps at some point i will incursion to the ragged uniforms of the French revolution ,but not really thrill to paint a ragtagg trooper with a bicorne sideways ,uniforms should be wear with pride and respect

 

[ChaosCossack]

lol , i hear you mate, this is a neverending passion for figurines .
Too bad wives don't understand, i always say " i could be out and about ina a motorcycle" hehe .
Yo have an interesting mix of figures , i have so many from the era of Louis XV,XVI and perhaps at some point i will incursion to the ragged uniforms of the French revolution ,but not really thrill to paint a ragtagg trooper with a bicorne sideways ,uniforms should be wear with pride and respect

My wife gets the double whammy... I have a motorcycle too!

I agree about the uniforms, even if they are battle weathered and dirty, I like them to be at least in tact. As well as the Borodino idea, I have some Seven Years War diorama ideas swimming around in here that I would also like to scratch build. I'm paying close attention to Christos' thread "Give 'em cold steel"... it's a perfect SBS to building a multi-figure diorama from scratch. I need to order a bunch of weapons and equipment from Historex so I can start sculpting the figs.

I am just a glutton for punishment

CJ

 

[MarquisMini]

My wife gets the double whammy... I have a motorcycle too!

I agree about the uniforms, even if they are battle weathered and dirty, I like them to be at least in tact. As well as the Borodino idea, I have some Seven Years War diorama ideas swimming around in here that I would also like to scratch build. I'm paying close attention to Christos' thread "Give 'em cold steel"... it's a perfect SBS to building a multi-figure diorama from scratch. I need to order a bunch of weapons and equipment from Historex so I can start sculpting the figs.

I am just a glutton for punishment

CJ

lol, i am too.
I think it will be a great project and an interesting one.
I always buy historex parts,the Fleur-de-Lys and grenades badges are really useful on my figure's turbbacks ,other parts are too small for the scale but they are really good.