Hello Daniel,
I love following your work. The 18th century uniforms, especially the French uniforms, are one of my favorites. I especially enjoy the uniforms of the Maison du Roy, particularly the Chevaulegers de la Garde. This unit had the distinction of having silver kettledrums according to one of my references. As to the mounts of the Gendarmes de la Garde, what is your source? Colonel McCarthy shows an officer on a bay horse and the trumpeter on a grey or roan mount. Artistic license? All the best and keep up the great work!
Jay

Thanks Jay.
There are so many contradicting sources that at some point you have to go with your own instincts sometimes.
I mainly use osprey, but i use at least 4 sources of illustrations and pictures when it comes to the accuracy of a certain item on the uniforms.
The Chevaux-Legéres du Roy had almost identicaL uniform of those of the Gendarmes, expcept that their lace on the hats were a mix of gold and silver lace, and at the centre of the buttonholes of the gold lace they had silver, a pointless difference in uniform between the gendarmes and Chevaux-Legéres in my humble opinion.
They are different corps, just too identical if i may say.
As for the horses, i red the gendarmes rode in bays, officers in grey horses, and trumpeters i don't recall but looks like white.
As for the timbaliers it may be correct that they rode bays as well.
I will go back to the Ospre y Louis XV cavalry later on and confirm on the light horse cavalry.
Cheers

Thanks for the feedback Daniel. One further difference between the Gendarmes and the Chevau-legers, the button hole lace on the latter were rounded where as the Gendarmes were pointed. By the way, I have never before seen that particular Maison du Roy trumpeter figure by Monsieur Rousselot. It is fantastic.

Yes, it is fantastic indeed!.
The round button holes change was after 1750's i believe.
Cheers!

I have finished the coats and lace, again, painstaking process.
Stsrt it to work on the hat and face now...

Happy painting my friend

Added the edge for the trumpet banner ...

Really coming together now. The lacework looks great and was well worth the effort!

Regards,
Phil

Thanks Phil

Extraordinary skills indeed.I am as amazed as always!

Oda.

Thanks mate!

These gendarmes are virtually done, except for their ruffle cuffs and minor details and housings....

I am working on the banner of the Gendarmes.
I have order the flags from GMB , the problem is that they did not have the Gendarmes de lla Garde , so i ordered one of the banners of the gendarmes de Dauphin and today i layed my hands on modifying this Banner....
I also added some yellow ink to bring out a more rich gold color on it...

Finished the guidon and sande da toothpik to make the pole.
I added the tassels and cravats that are sold from Front rank figurines and mounted on the figure.
Some areas of the guidon need to be retouched but all is done.

Your courage is endless indeed.Such intricate work on such a small scale!I really can't decide what do I enjoy most,the amazing modelling work or the cornucopia of historical information.Thanks for both by the way.

Oda.

Superb work and a pleasure to see how you do things. Thanks too for sharing a little of your reference material with us.

Cheers

Huw


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You are very welcome Oda.
Cheers