They are a little late for their St. Patrick's Day debut, but I am happy to show of the refreshed Legion Irlandaise, originally painted by Richard Tennant. My good friend Wellington Man has just posted his beautiful take on this regiment on his blog, The Hinton Spieler,
I thought it would be fun to post these as well to compliment his work. I am fairly certain these are made up of David Clayton castings, as they tend to be a bit smaller than original Hinton Hunt figures. Nonetheless, they are beautifully cast and painted. It was a pleasure to just touch these up a bit and add some shading and brighten the colors a titch. I did add a new flag as the previous one was a bit too ordinary for such a splendid regiment. I decided to model the 2nd battalion of the Regiment that served in Spain. They are not quite as fancy as Wellington Man's 1st Battalion with their full plumes, but I do like their workman like simplicity. They are lead by Lt. Colonel Jeremiah Fitzhenry, who is modelled with a lovely modern Franznap casting of a French Light Infantry Colonel. He is the only figure I can claim as my own, but hopefully my touch ups have improved ever so slightly on the original rank and file.
