Well that is what it said on the tin so here they are…….
16th Dragoons
Perry miniatures and my second Regiment, not sure I can see me painting a third as I have lots of other cavalry to paint before then, including a second regiment of Chasseurs, Pink facings of course. No prizes but see if you can spot the two gaffs I have made π«£π«£π«£ I spotted them both too late to change. Of course there may be more than two which is kind of a bad feeling ?
Hoping to get some more stuff painted before the end of the year.
Thanks as always….soon a Christmas post perhaps
Matt
Fine looking dragoons, Matt! I do like a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteMy Gaff Vote goes to:
(1) Trumpeter. The tuft of horsehair mane on the crest ought to be white like the rest of the mane.
(2) If cuffs are showing then they ought to be pink. If gauntlets, the gloves should be white to match the uppers.
Lovely work Matt, beautifully done. I painted 15th with pink facings a couple of years ago, but can't see any obvious errors with yours so I'll defer to Jonathan here.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence
DeleteThey look fine to me Matt - but I thought Ridley Scotts Napoleon was ok, so what do I know?! Are the carbines slung the wrong sway perhaps??
ReplyDeleteThanks Keith…not sure how you could have enjoyed Ridley’s film.
DeleteMatt, lovely stuff and reminds me to be less fearful of getting napoleonic cavalry done. Gaff? The only one I can see is that they are in your collection and note mine :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Norm , not sure that counts as a gaff π
DeleteA fine looking regiment
ReplyDeleteThanks Neil π
DeleteVery dandy dragoons Matt. Gaffs? Not enough or too many buttons perhaps?π
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil no not the buttons π
DeleteWhat a fine unit and not knowing enough to spot the 'gaff's', they look perfectly OK to my untutored eye!
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve very kind π
DeleteGreat looking figures. I don't know enough about the French uniforms to spot any mistakes. They need an outing on the table.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe , hopefully an outing in the new year ?
DeleteNot a lace freak or button counter so they look excellent to me. As my late father would say, A blind man on a galloping horse would be glad to see them.
ReplyDeleteThanks David……not sure the British will be happy to see them ?
Deletefantastic, look forward to wiping them out
ReplyDeleteThanks…..they are really tough !
DeleteGreat looking unit sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal π
DeleteWell thanks all that is enough of this embarrassing self loathing pain the two main gaff’s are the trumpeter shouldn’t really be wearing the helmet with the plume, which is really for the grenadiers. Secondly and well spotted Keith they all seem to be carrying their carbines upside down ! Obviously I should have checked before putting them together π€ͺ as many of you have said they are good enough so I’m not changing anything π
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Dragoons, Matt. I couldn't spot any errors - although I will defer to Jonathan's observations.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dean π
DeleteThey look damn fine to me Matt…
ReplyDeleteRegimental Colonels seemed to have had a fair bit of leeway on how they chose to dress their trumpeters… not always official though…
So the plume could be a personal affectation .
I was too busy going ‘Ooooh! They are pretty’ to notice the guns.
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly I will take that ‘Leeway’ with gratitude π
DeleteThey looked good to me Matt, however now being a big Napoleonic fan, any gaffs wouldn't be noticeable. The closest I shall come is figures for Silver Bayonet, which I am already dreading & will likely copy the paint schemes of the boxart. Have a Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry , as most people know I’m not really a button counter I was just cross with myself for sticking the guns up the wrong way π€ͺ
DeleteThey look great, I've got one more unit of French dragoons to painting and they will be pink faced, don't see you've done any gaffs, the carbines should be but down , which yours are and I've got plenty of references for trumpeters with plumes so win win!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain like others you have saved my embarrassment π obviously if I hadn’t been really unhappy I would have changed things but they are small issues π
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