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Saturday 8 February 2020

On the Workbench - French Dragoons

I have my next unit well underway.  These are a unit of French Dragoons. I have gone with Pink facings which add a splash of colour against the Green uniforms.


The unit consists of 12 figures. The 9 troopers are all recasts, as are the horses, with the command provided by Newline. I have used Newline command with my Briitish Lifeguards and they had slightly shorter legs. These Dragoons however have longer legs.


They match very well. I have added a Coke can flag to the standard bearer.

I have enough figures and horses in the lead pile to do another unit of Dragoons.
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10 comments:

  1. WSTKS-FM Worldwide8 February 2020 at 08:31

    A striking, and very attractive combination of colors!

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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  2. Stryker8 February 2020 at 09:04

    Nice work Mark - dragoons look pretty in pink!

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  3. Aly Morrison8 February 2020 at 11:30

    Green with pink/rose facings...
    What’s not to like... ;-)

    All the best. Aly

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  4. Wellington Man8 February 2020 at 11:31

    Wow! I don't think I've ever seen such a bright pink. It looks very fetching indeed besides the dark green.

    Did you glue the men to the horses before you started painting them? I long to do a demountable regiment because it would allow me to paint the troopers separately! These OPCs I seem to be stuck with are nightmare.

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  5. Mark Dudley9 February 2020 at 03:03

    I used Vallejo Pink. I will be adding a subtle highlight to mute the Pink a little.

    I do glue the men to the horses before painting them. Even so they are easier to paint than the OPC figures due to the open figure pose.

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  6. David9 February 2020 at 17:05

    Nice Mark! I too found that Newline command figures will match quite closely in some cases! I also prefer to paint with cavalry figures attached. At this scale it just doesn't seem worth the added effort to paint separately, but of course it is a matter of personal preference.

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  7. James Fisher9 February 2020 at 22:42

    Who doesn't love French dragoons, especially the regiments with pink facings? Beautifully done Mark!

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  8. Rob11 February 2020 at 10:42

    Mark are those old recasts or new ones you purchased from someone who makes them to order? I ask because I will need dragoons at some point.

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  9. Mark Dudley11 February 2020 at 11:53

    They are new JC recasts. Not sure 'makes to order' describes him and a haphazard laissez-faire approach is a better description.

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  10. Rob11 February 2020 at 12:48

    I know what you mean I've had no reply to a recent email to him asking about an order. I did use the email address from the Vintage 20mil site so I trust that's still the correct one to use?

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