Friday 13 January 2012

Napoleonic French Carabiniers.


I have finally finished painting these guys. I had half of the unit for several years but only ordered the remaining figures in August.  I painted them in October and eventually got round to basing them over the Christmas break.
 The Carabiniers have always been one of my favourite Napoleonic units, the big red helmet crest , the brass/copper cuirass and mounted on dark horses must have made an impressive sight on Napoleonic battlefields all over Europe.






Front Rank figures and the flag is by GMB.
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27 comments:

  1. BigLee13 January 2012 at 22:38

    They are beautiful. Fantastic work and thanks for sharing your pictures.

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  2. Stacky13 January 2012 at 23:43

    These are a great looking unit, Rodger. Very imposing for some poor foot-slogger that has to face them. We must be close to having another 28mm Napoleonic game. Geoff wants to have a zombie game this week at my place but I'm not sure how that would go down with the rest of the lads. What are your thoughts?

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  3. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)13 January 2012 at 23:45

    They really turned out just great!

    Christopher

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  4. Ben Gilmour13 January 2012 at 23:53

    Lovely work, Rodger!

    BTW, are the monks blessing or cursing the carabiniers?!

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  5. The Angry Lurker14 January 2012 at 00:13

    That is some beautiful painting, a wonderful looking unit......

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  6. fireymonkeyboy14 January 2012 at 01:16

    They do look rather spiffy. Nice chunky unit too.

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  7. Unknown14 January 2012 at 02:20

    They look simply wonderful

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  8. Ray Rousell14 January 2012 at 03:27

    Fantastic painting!! They're a fine looking unit, Nappie himself would be proud!!!

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  9. Phil14 January 2012 at 05:57

    What a great unit! Really nice...

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  10. Neil Scott14 January 2012 at 07:09

    Those look fantastic. I especially like the basing

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  11. Cyrus14 January 2012 at 10:27

    Great looking Carabiniers and excellent photos.

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  12. Dalauppror14 January 2012 at 11:03

    Looks very nice looking minis !!! Good work !

    best regards dalauppror

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  13. Gonsalvo14 January 2012 at 16:11

    Gorgeous figures. The later Carabinier uniform has to one of the most impressive of the Napoleonic Wars, which is saying a lot!

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  14. Cory14 January 2012 at 16:39

    Great looking figures...and terrain! I really like your terrain and buildings too!

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  15. Rodger14 January 2012 at 22:57

    Thanks for the nice comments gentlemen.
    @ Rosbif,...I believe the monks are blessing these guys ahead of their first outing in their fresh new uniforms!!

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  16. Galpy14 January 2012 at 23:22

    Wow these are fantastic they look perfectly painted well worth the wait, I'm sure they will slice and dice anyone who comes near them.
    Cheers
    Kent

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  17. Michael Awdry15 January 2012 at 00:00

    Oh I say! What a wonderful unit, well worth the wait and putting together fully. Beautifully red crested hats off to you Sir!

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  18. Paul´s Bods15 January 2012 at 00:40

    Very nice...a lovely looking unit!!!!
    Cheers
    paul

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  19. Silver Whistle15 January 2012 at 02:09

    Lovely looking unit and backdrop.

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  20. Ken15 January 2012 at 02:28

    The carabiniers are splendid! They really look the business.

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  21. Scottswargaming16 January 2012 at 12:37

    Beautiful work, really well done!

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  22. Captain Richard's miniature Civil War21 January 2012 at 15:26

    Excellent work, Rodger

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  23. john de terre neuve22 January 2012 at 02:37

    nice looking unit, they are impressive

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  24. Paulalba24 January 2012 at 12:55

    Thes are great Rodger!!!
    I thought I had posted a comment to them already?
    Cheers
    Paul

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  25. peter4 February 2012 at 05:36

    I missed this one! How could I? Blame on me!

    These are just wonderfull painted figures and from my favorite period!

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

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  26. BrummyLad's World of Painting and Gaming6 February 2012 at 00:01

    These look stunning!!

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  27. Anonymous9 March 2012 at 05:10

    WOW! I was cruising Al Gore's internet looking for someone who had painted Front Rank Carabiniers. There web site doesn't show any of these fellas painted up. I'm glad I came across these. Any Guard Chasseurs forthcoming?...those look cool too!

    ...back to Lou at the Sports Desk.

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