Friday 8 June 2012

Napoleonic French Engineers

A new set just released by Tom Winterkamp and only available from Toy´s & More and I´ve  had the pleasure of painting them. There doesn´t seem to be much info on these specialists so if I´ve got the colours wrong..the blue too dark or whatever then it´s not my fault...(Or I can blame the photos)
I found no pics / colourplates on the web but  a colour guide;
helmet,cuirass--steel
pants--sea blue
shirt sleeves--sea blue OR  gray
pouch,collar,boots-- black
collar trim--red  ( the only pic I found had the sleeves trim in red as well)
belt buckle - lantern--brass
logs--brown,
barrel, tool handles,straw--wood
sledge hammer,axe,hoe,shovel,pick axe,saw--steel
Ties,belt--leather

The set has a stockier look than the bods from  Strelets , but I reckon they could be easily mixed with each other.
Pickaxe Pierre
Benoit Beam holder
Sébastien Sandbag
Serge shovel

16 comments:

  1. These are fun. I see Victorian "Steampunk" uses as well.

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  2. Ha ha ha! Silly uniforms...but nicely painted nevertheless!
    Good job mate!

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  3. I can see where Scott's coming from. Knocks my workies into a cocked hat. Well done.

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  4. I love them!
    Are you sure that they are Napoleonic ?????
    ... funny helmets: they look more like modern or even futurist helmets, in my opinion!

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    1. Thanks Pascal.
      They are napoleonic...the armour was used for seige work, digging tenches etc when under fire.
      Someone found a picture of one and luckily I have painted them nearly exactly right...phew!
      Salut
      paul

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  5. Why am I the one with the pickaxe? :-D

    They look good Paul! Very nice painted!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://peterscave.blogspot.be/

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    1. don't complain if anything happens your armed (sort of) nice work paul. BTW I too see steam punk uses. perhaps the'll take on the dog leagion.... I know you only have one leagionare but hey why not

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  6. Nice work, Paul. What's an army without engineers. The troops will appreciate their labors.

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  7. Osprey MAA 199 -- Napoleon's Specialist Troops -- has an illustration of an Engineer in Siege Armor (posted below) with the description: "For siege-work under fire, digging in saps and 'parallels,' engineers might be equipped with heavy, bullet-proof armour more appropriate to the 17th century, comprising a helmet with neck-guard and hinged cheek flaps, and a breast- and back-plate, usually worn with the tail-less, sleeved waistcoat, this garment probably blue with black cuffs and red piping, and ten buttons on the breast."

    Photo on TMP:
    http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=270515

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  8. Never seen figs like this before, great work!!!!

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  9. What wonderfully original miniatures and beautifully done if the illustration on the forum is to be believed.

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  10. Every commander needs a set of these and very nicely painted too.

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  11. Thanks for painting my new set Paul :-)

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  12. Nice stuff Paul, so far as I can see you've got the cvolours bang on the spot mate!

    Nice set too Tom!

    Cheers Sander

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  13. Hmmmmmm I have some female "engineer" figures from Miniature building authority that would spice up the company of engineers!

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