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Glen

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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2015, 11:46:28 AM »
Robert, is this the site you're referring to? http://miniaturasmilitaresalfonscanovas.blogspot.com/


If so, you'd better grab your favorite adult libation; it's gonna be a long web session...


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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2015, 11:01:11 AM »
Barry is quite right in what he was saying, the retreating army appear to have used any clothing they could get hold off, including many priceless furnishings and tapestries from the great houses of Moscow, so you can pretty well run riot on the uniforms. Very few of the regiments had any real semblance of uniform.
 If you want a source for Napoleonic figures try the web site miniatures militares alfons cavovas, this has hundred of napoleonic uniforms, just need to search.
Kindest regards
 Robert

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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2015, 10:56:30 AM »
These figures do seem to show up quite a bit but, not too many painted examples.  Odd as Alexander Baden's site shows they do paint up beautifully. 


They also seem spot on in terms of design - an army falling apart in extreme circumstances.


I look forward to seeing yours Sandor.


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snagy

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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2015, 12:56:45 AM »
Thank you for the advises, Friends!! :D
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Barry King

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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2015, 09:02:55 PM »
Sandor,

If you would like to paint Napoleonics (and who doesn't!), far and away the best uniform source are the Rousselot plates. The plates are now sadly out of print, however Andrea Miniatures a few years ago published a book with all the Napoleonic uniform plates within. This book will cover almost every question you may have.

Bear in mind that during the retreat, uniforms quickly became tattered and essentially looked nothing like the figure would look in full dress. On top of this, the retreating army used blankets, sheets, and anything else they could scrounge to help protect themselves from the elements. You're pretty much free to use artistic license to paint any blankets, etc on the figures, but I would at the least, stick with the actual uniform color of the soldiers themselves, painted suitably soiled with mud/dirt and weathered accordingly.

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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2015, 01:28:20 PM »
There are some pictures in the Douchkine book of Alexander Baden and on his homepage (look at links).

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Napoleon's retreat - Sholtz figures
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2015, 01:09:48 PM »
Friends,
recently I got a beautiful set of more than 20 Scholtz figures of Napoleon's great winter retreat. (a set of two figures is attached below)
Any source of the painting scheme would be warm welcome!
Thank you!
(in this era this would be my first attempt - since till I was beloved in the middle age and TYW-period - but these figures were so beautiful, that I could not resist to buy them.)
Best regards-
sandor