Funny Little Wars - some progress to report

I mentioned in my first post on this subject, I have been experimenting with paint schemes using some old 1/32 scale Napoleonic figures I found in the attic. So far I have painted six of them, with another six to go.  These chaps will form the Palace Guard for my fictional Balkan/Russian-style country - Forbodia.

The figures are British Infantry, given a very different look by the purple tunics.  The colour is darker than the rather washed-out photo indicates.  As I was going for a 'toy soldier' look I treated them to two liberal coats of PVA before painting, in an effort to 'lose' some of the detail.

The purple tunic was adopted during the reign of King Boris I (known to history as 'Boris Badonov') in the mid 18th Century as he claimed descent from the Eastern Emperors of Rome. 

The man in the top right of the photo above may appear to be a 'dying' figure, but this is not the case.  The Palace Guard are trained to fight well and if necessary to die bravely.  The man in question is simply practising this latter skill.

Below - a close-up of one of the Guards.  The paint job is pretty basic but (to my eyes at least) conveys the right effect.

More figures are on order - the range of 54mm plastics available now is quite astonishing and makes the Funny Little Wars project affordable.

Coming soon - the artillery park.