Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
French Line Infantry - Franznap Miniatures
Anyone who collects 1/72 napoleonics knows that there is a lack of quality French infantry in that scale. Not for lack of trying - there are a lot of kits from several manufacturers on that subject in that scale - but they are either poorly sculpted, their uniforms historically inaccurate, or both.
I've always especially resented the lack of a good option for pre-Bardin french infantry in gaiters - for me the most beautiful infantry uniform of the period!
Luckily, if not in plastic, at least in metal there are options in that regard in 1/72, offered by Franznap Miniatures, so I decided to give them a try, even though I was not looking forward to working with metal for my napoleonics.
![SAM_1846](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179102182_4ed9337321_c.jpg)
The models are beautiful (though I find some of them to have excessively long necks!) the uniforms are accurate, detail is crisp and they paint up really well. The downside, as I already suspected, lies in how flimsy the tiny metal parts - such as bayonets and extended swords - can be. I had a few of them break in my hands as I was attempting to put the models together, regardless of the care I was investing in that task, so I fear for their durability in the gaming table.
While I was going through the ordeal of assembling and dealing with fragile metal minis, I often thought it was not worth it, but now seeing the end result, how beautiful this unit looks, I kind of feel tempted to do more of these (!)
![SAM_1836](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179035471_2db7f73c61_c.jpg)
![SAM_1837](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179106007_c805c9e707_c.jpg)
![SAM_1838](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179105632_dcde602a5b_c.jpg)
![SAM_1839](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179105157_034bc81b4f_c.jpg)
![SAM_1840](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179104692_539799e3f3_c.jpg)
![SAM_1841](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179104327_c947f2e20f_c.jpg)
![SAM_1842](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179032911_8187ee7a69_c.jpg)
![SAM_1843](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179032526_0c328a9559_c.jpg)
![SAM_1844](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179103142_1b344ef76e_c.jpg)
![SAM_1845](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48179031841_98d6954ed2_c.jpg)
I have another unit from Franznap to show here in the blog in the coming days, the Marins de La Garde, so stay tuned!
I'm finally better from that tendinitis I had on my elbow for the last several months, so I'm going to pick up the pace on my painting now - or at least that's the plan!
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