Friday, 11 December 2020

Sailors of the Imperial Guard - Perry 28mm

Next unit finished. Here we have Sailors of the Imperial Guard from Perry Miniatures, in full dress uniform. 

This unit was responsible for all watercraft operations involving the Emperor, and were elite soliders on top of that, trained in gunnery, sailing and engineering. As Napoleon said, they could do everything. They are particularly important for some 1814 battles, where the Guard was just about all that was left and still fighting. At its peak this unit was over 1100 strong, down to just 350 when disbanded in 1814. A small group of 150 reformed for the Hundred Days campaign.


They wear what is essentially a Hussar uniform. Webbing is black leather. The distinctive Guard Aurore ('Dawn') colour for the lace, piping and cords I did with a mix of Vallejo orange, pink and yellow paints. 






Thanks for looking! Up next Flanquers of the Young Guard.
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24 comments:

  1. Carlo11 December 2020 at 20:43

    Superb unit Mark.

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  2. Lawrence H11 December 2020 at 21:50

    Beautifully done Mark.

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  3. WSTKS-FM Worldwide12 December 2020 at 00:45

    Yes, an extremely handsome unit! Perfect shades of blue too.

    Best Regards,

    Stokes

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    1. Chasseur12 December 2020 at 08:49

      Cheers Stokes! Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue, highlighted with Dark Blue is what I've settled on for my French :)

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  4. Phil12 December 2020 at 02:34

    Top notch job!!

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  5. Francesc12 December 2020 at 04:14

    Truly the worst unit of the guard, they surrenderd in Bailen then got smashed in 1813

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    1. Chasseur12 December 2020 at 08:59

      Well, "Most unfortunate", might be better term than "worst" perhaps, though some of the other 1813/14 Guard might share that dubious honour! They took incredibly heavy casualties multiple times, and were trapped along with the rest of the force at Bailen and ordered to surrender by Dupont rather than face a massacre.

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  6. warpaintjj12 December 2020 at 04:46

    Real Beauties!
    Amazing shade of blue.
    Stay safe,
    Jeremy

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  7. Mark Strachan12 December 2020 at 07:21

    Lovely work Mark

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  8. caveadsum147112 December 2020 at 11:20

    Splendid looking sailors! Delightfully operatic uniform!
    Best Iain

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  9. DeanM12 December 2020 at 11:38

    A beautifully painted unit - impressive uniform for sure.

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  10. rross13 December 2020 at 08:19

    Great looking unit Mark - I had these Marines of the Guard too, by Minifigs back in the mid 1970's! They were not as well painted as these guys though :)

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    1. Chasseur14 December 2020 at 07:33

      Thanks, classic minifigs still look great in my eyes! :)

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  11. Dmitry Svidlo15 December 2020 at 03:03

    Looks great! Very nice uniform.

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  12. Gonsalvo17 December 2020 at 12:14

    Exquisite unit, Mark. I love the drummer and trumpeter in "guard bleu celeste" jackets and pants, and your aurore is gorgeous!

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