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At last, the first batch of the 17 Italeri’s French Carabiniers
for which it has taken me a total of
seven years to complete. I started painting the 17 horses in 2012 and finished
them pretty quickly but the troopers have been a bit of a night mare. The
reason being is that there is not much information about what they were wearing
at Waterloo. There are so many accounts of what they did and not wear it drove
me crazy to decide what they should wear. Although the figures have some issues
with the uniform, I love them.
It seems that most wargamers have painted them up in their
parade uniforms but we know that is is not so but they do look really good in
their white posh uniforms. So in the end I took a bit of this and a bit of that
and I am well pleased of the finished results. I have painted them in much of
their campaign gear and I have decided to keep their carbines, although some of
the researchers said that they did not have them at Waterloo. The same goes for
the badge plates on their helmets, as you can see I have kept mine on as it
gives them a bit of quality for the French cavalry. I know my painting won’t
win any prizes, but they will do for me. My second batch will be here soon.
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