Naturally I have been unable to sneak up to my painting desk with family staying for a few days, but I was able to complete the basing of these fine chaps, The Cuirassiers du Roi.
This unit had been in the possession of Charles Stuart Grant and painted by the great Phil Olley. I had to touch up a couple of things to make them compatible with the rest of my French army and naturally re base them. I also had to replace the flags, but nothing too drastic. So the SYW armies move on in inexorably, especially the French.
I also took delivery of a commissioned unit of the Lancers de Saxe, painted by Tony Runkee who has made a brilliant job of them, these are part based and I hope to sneak up to my room to crack on with them. So wargaming is still alive in this period of quietude.
Beautiful figures!
ReplyDeleteYour program for 2015 is very interesting and challenging.
I wish you good work and good wargame.
See you soon
Simmy
Sorry for the delay in replying, thanks for that.
DeleteMerry Cristmas Robbie, nice job on the cavalry. Commissioning the painting of your figures eh? Very affluent.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to catching up
Dont get excited, I have had to sign a contract with the Devil to fund a small contingent.
DeleteThanks Robbie.
Beautiful cavalry Robbie. Absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael,
DeleteThey are a very nice unit.
Thanks Robbie.
Very nice Figures Robbie all the best from the Lads at Westerhope Wargames.
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your next wargames show outing.
DeleteDavids book is the WAS of course - Saw it in the manuscript state and evn have a couple of the plates as e- pics .
ReplyDeleteDavid of course was- and still is the sculptor for JACDAW - now amongst the kangaroo amnd Kookaburras
Andy, I really am losing it, I actually meant the WAS.
DeleteI had heard the author designed the Jackdaw range, he is very talented.
Thanks Robbie.