Thursday, February 27, 2020

Royal-Roussillon trumpeter

African musicians were something of a fashion accessory in armies of the 18th century.
The Prince of Clermont had a trumpeter in his regiment and dressed him in white turban,plume, buff coat with crimson cuffs and silver lace. No expense spared.
For my Royal-Roussillon cavalry regiment I have used some artistic licence with uniform details and created my own black trumpeter. Quite pleased with the result.




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4 comments:

  1. IndependentwargamesgroupFebruary 27, 2020 at 1:02 AM

    Lovely. Theres a lot of life in the figures, well done.

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    1. Graham HilditchFebruary 27, 2020 at 2:29 AM

      Thanks. I enjoyed doing this conversion. Something just a little different for a change. Got the idea from the Osprey Louis XV cavalry book. The
      re is a nice image near the back

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  2. Donnie McGibbonFebruary 27, 2020 at 9:43 AM

    Lovely!! Great work, turned out a lovely figure, just that wee bit different.

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  3. StuartInschMarch 2, 2020 at 3:08 PM

    Not just a trumpeter, a character in his own right.

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