Waterloo

[Brian]

But Chris their not French uniforms their everybody else's, the French have blue that is so dark it could be called black

But anyway this just point out what I was saying, we're going to be flooded with French army figures and if you want a figure that stands out I would go for the British and it's allies,  and that where "Friends 1815" comes in again be different don't be part of the pack that dose another French figure.

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[Nicholas Ball]

Have I ever mentioned I don't like Napoleonic?

[Chris Seeley]

You only have to look at Picton he did not know how to dress.  Top hat and tails in boring black. No since of dress. Napoleon staff were all well dressed and smart.

[Chris Seeley]

The French uniforms are the best. Long live Napoleon. We would all be in blue with golden eagles if Napoleon was not let down by Ney and others at Waterloo. The Prussians in their boring Black would not have saved the day.The only reason they British wore red was to hide the blood to stope the rest of the army from running away.So for Waterloo 200 we should be painting the very colorful French uniforms. Not the boring red. Vivi Napoleon. You only have to look at Wellington's unifoum against Napoleon. Boring 

[Brian]

No Glen not a project figure, just think that the old Brits and Prussians get left behind in the figure stakes. The French uniform is not that great!! when you take out the Hussars which are Hungarian the guard lancers  are Polish or Dutch so what you left with blue and white !!!

The Brits are much more stylish with red, blue and green, no need for the fancy gold's on their general's      
   

[Glen]

Is this to be the 2015 Painting Project then? Someone had mentioned doing Napoleonic/Waterloo pieces because the 200th Anniversary.


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[Nicholas Ball]

Excellent Figure, highly recommended by the Hon.Secretary

I recon Eric Talmant should order 2 !!! 

[Brian]

Next year as you know is 2 hundred years since the battle, June 18th 1815 was the time and Belgium the country.
Napoleon nearly had it sown up but our mates the Prussians saved the day for the old Duke.

So is there a figure your going to paint to show at your club and shows?  if your undecided might I suggest "Friends 1815" there you go! you  know I was out to sell you something 

The figure is of British and Prussian line infantry men after the battle and is the BFFS 25th anniversary figure that was commissioned by the members of the society, 54mm, one side. If there's one figure your going to paint and show how about this one? lets try and get the figure at all the shows and club meets   

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There's going to be loads of French figures out there how about trying to balance things up!! we did win after all