A couple of weeks ago I watched Ridley Scott's " The Duellists". As usual, it got me in a Napoleonic mood. I started looking for some Napoleonic figures that would work for painting up as duelists of the period. Perry Miniatures does have a set of figures specifically of duelists with spectators. It is a nice set, but I'm not sure that this isn't a project that will just be a one off game. I also was thinking of trying to kitbash Airfix Royal Horse Artillery figures into a couple of swordsmen, but with my limited number of figures of this set, I decided against it.
As the main protagonists in the movie were hussars, I looked at my different plastic 1/72 hussars in my collection. In the end I chose 2 Airfix British Hussars. I just glued them to bases, sprayed painted black and slapped some paint on. Although not the best poses, I am happy enough with them. The project also cost no extra money, which was nice.
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| The figure on the left is Gabriel Feraud of the 7th Hussars, the right figure Armand d'Hubert of the 3rd Hussars. |
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| Of course while duelling, one would keep their weapons closest to their opponent However, I think the pose works. |
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| I might do a little more touch up on the figures, and put a coat gloss coat on them. |
