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Post by damnitz on Sept 18, 2018 19:59:56 GMT
I painted the grenadiers for my small brigade of Piedmont-troops. No Germans and a project a bit crazy.
At the left Des Portes and at the right Baden.
I have to say that I like both uniforms and find the Piedmont-army colourfull and very nice.
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Post by dindin on Sept 18, 2018 20:54:13 GMT
They look really nice! I would be greatly interested if you could provide some reference links for uniforms! Thank you in advance!
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Post by damnitz on Sept 19, 2018 6:54:31 GMT
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Post by dindin on Sept 19, 2018 7:26:16 GMT
Oh yes! He has a superb blog! It is good to visit it again, it has "a lot of bread", thank you! I had quoted his Piedmontese de Portes and their distinctive green facings in one previous post here. I think I had found some collective info about Piedmontese uniforms, but I don't remember where. By the way, I mention again that the Piedmontese have very beautiful flags! He has more Piedmontese posted in his blog WAS in Italy (8): General Cinzano organizes his troops nigbilpainter.blogspot.com/2015/06/was-in-italy-8-general-cinzano.htmlI'll start reading all his WAS in Italy (1-8) titles!
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Post by damnitz on Sept 19, 2018 9:47:46 GMT
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Post by leman on Sept 20, 2018 13:31:04 GMT
They make an interesting change. I feel it is a pity that in the deal for supporting the drive for Italian unity the French took a chunk out of Piedmont.
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Post by damnitz on Oct 7, 2018 12:10:48 GMT
My first unit for Piedmont: Baden-Durlach infantry.
I like the flag.
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Post by dindin on Oct 7, 2018 14:20:51 GMT
Hi! I welcome your first Piedmont unit! A good start for your Piedmont army! Cheers! P.S. And they have beautiful flags, too!
Philippe François baron de Gudenus Here, in another page at the same blog you already mentioned is the description of all his work, which is a unique source for French uniforms of the War of Polish Succession! miniaturasmilitaresalfonscanovas.blogspot.com/2013/03/manuscrit-de-gudenus-1735-coleccion.html The text is in French. His uniforms show troops operating under the orders of Marshal Coigny on the Rhein, the Main and the Neckar in 1735. He presents 83 different uniforms (if somebody starts from the page mentioned, looking at newer pages (Entrada más reciente), his work has a humoristic look. But it seems he was a good artist, when he served at the Sublime Porte in Turkey, he made this design: www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/gudenus-philippe-francois-baron-de-vue-de-5480368-details.aspx
Damnitz, thank you again, because you motivate me to search for interesting historical details!
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Post by damnitz on Oct 21, 2018 21:16:49 GMT
De Portes finished.
I do like the colours.
Behind them is my regiment Baden-Durlach. I suppose that these are all of my Piedmont-troops.
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Post by dindin on Oct 22, 2018 4:43:02 GMT
A nice addition to your collection. Well done! When do you schedule to give them the baptism of fire?
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Post by damnitz on Oct 22, 2018 7:57:28 GMT
I hope they will fight at Guastalla next weekend or next month.
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Post by dindin on Oct 22, 2018 8:18:46 GMT
I hope they will fight at Guastalla next weekend or next month.
Great! Guastalla is one of the battles I'd like to see!
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Post by damnitz on Nov 27, 2018 22:03:38 GMT
Today I finished to paint the regiment Sturler, Swiss in Dutch pay.
The Swiss had the reputation to be of the best troops of the Dutch army. Therefore I decided to let them charge. The figures are mostly from the Revell Austrians set as this regiment looked much the same on the famous Morier paintings.
For some reason the officer - originally from the Zvezda Russian artillery - has a bottle.
Most figure got a hat made by myself. Not really good looking, but perhaps crushed by heavy rain in the Low Countries.
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Post by dindin on Nov 28, 2018 18:14:34 GMT
Nicely done! Are you designing some battle in the Low Countries?
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Post by damnitz on Nov 29, 2018 8:28:53 GMT
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