Cavalry Refit: KGL Heavy Dragoons
Time for the KGL cavalry contingents in the project to receive their new recruits and refitting. After bringing in one new trooper each, the 1st and 2nd KGL Heavy Dragoons are ready for service. Figures are Front Rank.
This refitting and reorganization exercise is turning out to be a relatively painless activity. Painting one additional trooper per unit and rebasing takes time but not a task to be dreaded at all. With the addition of one new trooper and a new basing scheme, I feel like an entirely new unit has been built. I prefer the look of nine figure cavalry BMUs over eight figure BMUs. I am pleased I forged ahead with this task.
A refit is a pleasant way to cycle units into the army, though I was looking into your pictures and couldn’t work out who the new recruit is and so this has been a good exercise in the skill of colour management and style control. I do like the Front Rank figures, one of the blogs that I read through this morning had WSS cavalry with close up photography (always a brave thing to do!) and they looked to have splendid character.
ReplyDeleteI like Front Rank figures a lot. One of my favorites for 28mm Napoleonics. Color management is mainly just luck. I guess I tend to use the same colors repeatedly.
DeleteVery nice job on these heavy dragoons!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteNice work! Congratulations! It looks like one more step in a long path.
ReplyDeleteThanks! One most step along the path, for sure.
DeleteLovely looking cavalry Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Very kind, Christopher!
DeleteGreat looking KGL heavies, Jonathan. I like how the bed rolls give them a splash of blue.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dean!
DeleteLo9king good Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ray!
DeleteAnother fine looking cavalry unit.
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Peter!
DeleteFine looking chaps indeed...
ReplyDeleteAll the best. Aly
Thanks, Aly!
DeleteGreat looking unit Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mike!
DeleteGreat refit Jonathan. I agree with Norm you have done an excellent job of matching colors.
ReplyDeleteThe color match, as I said before, can be attributed to sticking to the same colors. The stain may help in bringing it all into unison too. Thank you!
DeleteThey look super, Jon. I am glad the refit is going so smoothly, and giving you the results you were looking for!
ReplyDeletePeter, I like the looking three,threes over four, twos. Only a few more units to go. Thank you for your kind comments.
DeleteLooking good Jon. The larger units do look nicer.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Bigger is better!
DeleteBeautiful as always Jonathan!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteGreat looking unit,I can't see the join and I'm afraid I don't believe in luck as far as figure painting is concerned!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you on both counts!
DeleteAnother seamless integration. Yes, I definitely prefer three per base for regular cavalry and two for irregular.
ReplyDeleteGood that you cannot spot the new recruit!
DeleteA triumvirate of primary colours! Very nice :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteLovely looking unit as always Jonathan 🙂
ReplyDeleteThanks much, Matt!
DeleteGreat looking figures and the refit / rebasing is going at full rate it seems. 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stew! Yes, this sub-project is moving along nicely,
DeleteAnother excellent upgrade Jonathan - beautiful basing as usual and who does not like Front Rank Napoleonics??
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! Front Rank Napoleonics are hard not to like.
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