Foundry SYW French Infantry - WIP

In anticipation of starting on a Warhammer Fantasy Empire army, I managed to block paint and stain the French figures for Muskets and Tomahawks. These are all Foundry figures that were picked up last month when my buddy Pat L. (aka Socal Warhammer) and I attended the WAB GT and then stopped into the Wargames Foundry in Nottingham. They consist of a pack each of Grenadiers and Grenadier Command, and two packs of Piquet Party. Here they are after being stained with Minwax Tudor Satin polyurethane.

The ones with blue facings and red waistcoats, as well as the drummer, are from the La Sarre Regiment. The ones with red facings and blue waistcoats are from the La Reine Regiment. Both units saw extensive service in the French and Indian War. However, the La Reine Regiment was not present at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham- which most of the other French units were at. At the time the La Reine Regiment was sent as part of a blocking force at Lake Champlain.

Here are the figures after a block paint job, prior to the stain. The gris blanc uniform being pretty close to white really sped up the process - especially after using white spray paint as the undercoat.

Again, as with the earlier British Grenadiers, I'll wait a few days to allow the Minwax to thoroughly dry before spraying them with Testors Dullcote.