So this is it.The end.
There are no more.
The last regiment to be raised by me for the Sun King is finished.
The Guardes Suisses are all from Front Rank, their ordenance from an article by Mark Allen that appeared in an issue of wargames Illustrated many years ago. My ususal source for flags doesn't have any for this regiment and looking through the various books and internet pages availble there appears to be a dissent over the actual standard. I went with Mark because his series of articles on the French armies of Louis XIV were well written, very nicely presented and fitted in with the understanding I had from other sources.
This is the first regiment I've done for this project with red coats. I wanted them to be distinguishable from the English red which are a warmer shade. So using Anitas Deep Red Craft paint for the base coat I applied GW Blood Red for the main. Officers were highlighted with a dilute layer of GW Blazing Orange. The blue is a foundation of GW Regal Blue with Enchanted Blue over the top and some GW Ice Blue for officer highlights.With no more figures to be completed for June the painting total for the month now stands at:
WSS French - 36 + 32 = 68
WW1 Germans - 18 + 15(5pts for each HMG)) = 33
Total = 101
Total for the year 843
3 comments:
Very nice indeed, but what a shame when a project comes to an end....
Those Gardes Suisses look very nice both in terms of the figures and the quality of the painting. Congratulations.
Beautiful figures, hope they perform on the battlefield as well as they look in their uniforms.
Sadly Ive often found a couple of my favorite elite units sometimes seem to be snakebit.
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