Landships II

Pat · Commander in Chief

Pegasus French infantry: new images

James H · Legend

Good grief. A test sprue! So they might actually be available soon. And very nice too. Worth waiting 5 years for.

PDA · Legend

A recent thread on Benno's Figure Forum shows a test figure painted. The thread is dated as the beginning of September (this year) and the author states the set will be released in approximately two months from then, ie beginning of November. As the author appears to know Pegasus reasoanably well, this estimation may be more realistic than those from Mystic Meg.

Slightly off topic; the author of the post (closerlookbooks) has also written an article on the process of making 1/72 scale figures, with photos from Pegasus and Valdemar. The article will be printed in the next issue of Figures International Magazine.

http://www.bennosfigures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5547

Pat · Commander in Chief

Thanks for the info PDA, that's something to look forward to.

James H · Legend

They're wearing double-breasted greatcoats, the M1915, which I think was issued from 1917.

Pat · Commander in Chief

Two comparison images next to Caesar's WW_2_ French:
http://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2010/09/french-and-french.html

PDA · Legend

Thanks for posting, Pat.

They look very nice indeed. I wouldn't go so far as to say, "Worth the wait", but I will say I'm glad the wait is almost over (although there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip and you shouldn't count your chickens 'til the bridge is built, etc). smile

Pat · Commander in Chief

Some more WW1 figures (no matter what the title says), expertly painted:
http://www.bennosfigures.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5981

PDA · Legend

They are indeed well painted, but I have been wondering about the painter's choice of�uniform colours. Is that an authentic WW1 uniform that is depicted?

James H · Legend

I would say so. See Andr� Jouineau's excellent pictures here:

http://grandeguerre1418.unblog.fr/tag/planches-duniformes-dandre-jouineau/linfanterie-francaise-de-la-grande-guerre/

Acc to Laurent Mirouze, the variations of Horizon Blue were virtually infinite, and the photos in his book would appear to bear that out.

BTW, M Jouineau is offering all sorts of uniform charts (inc WWI) for sale here:

http://www.imagesdesoldats.com/france/1914-1918/apied.html#

PDA · Legend

I am inclined to agree with you, James, regarding the coats, but I can't match up the trouser colour with any of the pictures you point to. I do of course realise I am a numpty when it comes to uniforms and you are certainly possessed of much greater knowledge in such regards. It just sort of looks more like an interbellum uniform than a WW1 uniform, to me.

James H · Legend

Mirouze's book shows a 1918 Chauchat gunner with very pale grey trousers in what he describes as ratine, "a light, smooth, brushed material sometimes issued for summer clothing". Even the supposedly Horizon Blue trousers of the 1917 infantryman (the one without the greatcoat) look very pale grey.

I must admit I wasn't aware of this until just now, but I'd say the paint job was fair. And the puttees, all nominally Horizon Blue, are everything from grey through numerous shades of blue to brown.