Sunday, August 23, 2015

Napoleonic Saxon Grenadiers

28mm Elite Miniatures:

Here are my Four (16 figures each) Grenadier Battalions: I noticed something interesting about these figures though, The Grenadier and Line Infantry figure sculpts are almost identical to each other, the difference being the Grenadiers have mustaches :o) with red grenade patches on their white Tunic turn backs, where as the Line Infantry figures don't have mustaches! :oP
Preparation of Bases





I was a little surprised & disappointed, after receiving my 28mm Elite miniatures Grenadier packs, the figures have no tall plumes but instead short to mini plumes? The Grenadier figures would have looked better with tall painted red plumes and red cords without shako covers of course....anyway.. umm..my flocking of the bases are of moderate quality.


Von Brause Grenadier Battalion


Von Liebenau Grenadier Battalion


Von Spiegel Grenadier Battalion


Von Anger Grenadier Battalion


Saxon Grenadier Battalions Arrayed





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15 comments:

  1. MontyAugust 23, 2015 at 6:21 AM

    Great painting, Phil! I love your Napoleonics work. Looks like a great changeup from ancients.

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    1. Phil CAugust 23, 2015 at 6:39 AM

      Thanks Monty!
      I started working on my Napoleonic Saxon's mid July - finished the Grenadiers and Line Infantry, currently working on Light Infantry...no Saxon Cavalry figures yet (short on cash :o)

      I agree, feels good to work on my Napoleonic 28mm figures for a change of pace and put painting ancients on hold....

      cheers,

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  2. Jason Patrick MeyersAugust 23, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Very nice Phil! Between your posts and a Westfalia Minis sale today, I'm trying my best not to start buying Saxons (yet). :-)

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    1. Jonathan FreitagAugust 23, 2015 at 8:09 AM

      Resistance is futile!

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    2. Phil CAugust 23, 2015 at 8:30 AM

      now you see Jason, you gone and done it...now I have to buy some Westfalia Miniatures packs! :o)

      Thanks for the Westfalia Minis sale announcement and for your kind words too much appreciated!

      cheers,

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  3. Phil CAugust 23, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    Hey! are you saying my miniatures painting are "cartoonish" :oP
    just kidding.....

    Thanks Jon for your words and support, cheers to you my friend!

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  4. Phil CAugust 23, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Thanks Phil, always appreciate your visits and kind words...love your blog!

    cheers,

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  5. Phil CAugust 24, 2015 at 6:28 AM

    Thanks Mike, love your Ancients - Spanish Scutarii Unit - you did a fantastic job on them!

    cheers,

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  6. Phil CAugust 25, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Thanks Pete, I agree Saxon Cavalry were the finest and at their peak in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars...and, as you know, very difficult to find the right 28mm figures to paint.

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  7. ThoranSeptember 4, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    Very nice Phil, love your work.
    Yes the Grenadiers visually would have been better with taller plumes.
    But they still look great and on mass.

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    1. Phil CSeptember 4, 2015 at 12:48 PM

      G'day Thoran, congrats for being my 100th blog follower!
      As for my Grenadiers, perhaps I should have used "green stuff" to make my own plumes and attached to the figures shakos, but I couldn't see myself doing that amount of work on 64 grenadier figures.. :o)

      Thanks for visiting and for your kind words, much appreciated!

      cheers,

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  8. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)September 8, 2015 at 5:36 PM

    Small plumes or not these look great Phil!

    Christopher

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    1. Phil CSeptember 9, 2015 at 6:12 AM

      my Saxon Grenadiers still look funny to me without plumes...so..my idea is to drill holes on top of their shakos add on wire use green stuff and design/sculpt my own plumes? :o)

      Thanks Christopher!
      cheers

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  9. PaulalbaFebruary 22, 2016 at 4:37 PM

    Lovely Phil, they look cool with,or without the large parade plume.

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