Mounted Grenadier of the Guard ref Hat 8013

[raph86]

Hello,
These ones I had on the shelf in front of my eyes for some time so a quick scribble and here they are.
Figure that I found nice to paint but not to prepare because a lot of moulding lines to remove. Anyway I painted a bunch of four just for fun because I love Grenadiers uniforms.....













I hope you have enjoyed it and I wish you a good weekend Pascal

[Bessiere]

They look wonderful Raph. I love the figures too, I only wish they were a trifle larger (and imposing). Good to see you back and painting. I know work has been difficult so this means you had some time off to recharge. Happy Easter to you my friend.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[raph86]

Let's just say that an unplanned benign surgery is going to keep me at home until the end of the month so I'm taking care of myself as best I can and after a difficult first week of convalescence because of the pain it's getting better every day. I have a few more finished figures to show. Thanks for the kind words.

[raph86]

I just realized that I forgot to paint the crowns on the saddle pads , what an idiot....

[Bessiere]

I just realized that I forgot to paint the crowns on the saddle pads , what an idiot....

You may be suffering from Bessiere syndrome. Can only be overcome though use of a camera it seems. Don't feel bad, pain meds dull the mind which explains my stupidity so I know whereof I speak. I painted grenades on mine not relying on very good sources to use as guides. I hope you enjoy your downtime and have a smooth recovery.
Cheers,
Bessiere

[Bill Slavin]

I had these on my to paint shelf forever as well, until I chopped them up and made them into something else! The fate of all sets that languish too long in my cupboard.
But yours look very nice - I find black horses so unsatisfying to paint, don’t you? Glad to hear that you are convalescing well.

[Rich W]

Very nice job on these grenadiers.

[raph86]

I have to admit that I haven't made much effort on the horses' coat, just a brushing of dark grey, but as I have to bring out the white to make the crowns, I'll probably do some stains on the horses to diversify them a bit.

[MABO]

I share you sentiments for the impressive uniform of this unit. Good paintjob!

[C M Dodson]

Lovely work on these Hat stalwarts.

Very nice indeed.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Santi Pérez]

You have achieved a wonderful result on that fantastic Hät set, Pascal. It has always been one of my favourite ones, though I have them on the long waiting queue of figures to be painted.

Great work!

And best wishes for that surgery and the convalescence afterwards.

Santi.

[Kekso]

This was one of my favorite 1/72 Napoleonic sets. You did great paint job.

[raph86]

Good evening, riders reviewed....
Thank you for all your kind comments

[MABO]

Very good!

[Konrad]

Very nicely painted figs.
They are particularly impressive in a group.
And I wish you a speedy recovery.

[k.b.]

Classic French Napoleonic cavalry painted classically! I remember seeing these figures painted by Francesco Messori (now better known as Franznap) many moons ago on the Hat website.

[PatrickJ71]

Very nice and crisp painting of a very good Hät-set.
thank you for sharing!
Patrick

[Peter]

Wonderfull painted figures!