Sunday 31 July 2011

Napoleonic French Vivandiere




Recently Warlord Games released a Napoleonic French vivandiere figure with an accompanying donkey. At about the same time they also released a 4-piece mule train in their 'Pike & Shotte' range. I had been thinking of securing both sets to provide some baggage for my armies and their world-wide free postage deal inspired me to make the purchase. The vivandiere set is the first to see a coat of paint and I saw this project as a nice wee interlude while painting several large battalions. The great thing about this set is that it came with a choice of heads and arms to attach, providing alternative poses and hat selections. I chose to have my vivandiere armed with a pistol and having her brimmed hat turned up. As my Napoleonic French army is based on a Peninsular force I figured she needed to be able to defend herself from Spanish guerrillas and drunken French soldiers who fancied their chances in a bit of 'slap & tickle'. She has yet to see any campaigning and I'm yet to provide her with an appropriate sobriquet. I'm open to any suggestions!

7 comments:

  1. Nice work Wayne, looking forward to seeing the fair maiden in action...strictly in a martial role of course

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  2. Ogilvie, old chap!
    I'll make sure she is on strength in our next Nappy encounter, even if only on a decorative basis. Maybe I need to get some Spanish maidens (or ex-maidens) for the British troops to be entertained by.

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  3. Looking very nice Wayne. Can't give to one side and not the other! A Napoleonic game would be nice for a change,and get away from that twat Ogle-vee's Zombies!!

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  4. Hey Rodger,

    I did some 'homework' on those soul-deprived zombies by watching the re-run of 'The Walking Dead' last night on TV...and they were easier to kill on TV than those bastards I came up against!Perhaps I need to get my troops to practice head shots.

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  5. Hopefully it will be a long time before we have to worry about them again. GAVIN.. please take note!!!

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  6. Nice piece of battlefield decoration. Baggage train is a good idea, always adds a nice extra dimension to your tabletop armies.

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  7. Nice work on this set. I've been searching for ideas on the internet & found you site. Best, Dean

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