Saturday, September 19, 2009

Victrix French Drummers, Pioneer & Porte Fanion

Finished a few more figures - two more drummers and two metal Victrix "specialty" figures - a Sapper and a Porte Fanion NCO. Just in time for another round of Sharp Practice tomorrow.

The Sapper & Porte Fanion NCO are slightly shorter than the plastics - the Grenadier drummer next to them appears even taller with his bearskin. The metal guys are very compatible with the older Foundry Napoleonics I have.
These drummers are painted in slightly varying uniforms. The one on the left is painted as a drummer for the 65th Line, the center guy the 26th Line, and the one on the right is from several sources which seems to be a common uniform - basically standard uniform with yellow piping instead of the normal white.
I added "wings" to the drummers on the left & center by carving off the epaulets and adding Green Stuff. The body of the drummer on the left is from a Fusilier which I converted. I had to carve off one of the crossbelts. They will each be attached to a Big Man. With the cornet with the Voltigeurs, there is a total of five musicians for the six Big Men - need another drummer I suppose. The Victrix box actually contains another cornet (or two?), but I only have have one Voltigeur unit. The musicians can extend the range of the Big Men, of course.

3 comments:

  1. Sorry for posting too these way after you posted them, but these guys look freaken awesome!!! Brilliant!

    Cheers...

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  2. Marvellous looking fellows! I will keep digging this goldmine that is your blog, Dean!! :D Warm regards!!

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    1. Thanks again, RM! I'm glad the blog can be of any use, or enjoyment. As many others, I like having a blog so I can go back and look up stuff in the past for reference and such. Warm Regards, Dean

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