Richard Tennant's Last Regiment - 6.º Regimiento de Infantería de Marina
Dick's health was failing, but he managed to complete his planned forces shortly before he passed away (some 2800+ miniatures). I can only hope that working on these provided some joy as he battled cancer. Even while sick, his meticulous attention to detail was manifested on these figures in hand painted anchors on every ammunition pouch, and hand lined their water casks! His one concession, was that he left the flag for me to do, and I believe, simply forgot to paint the reinforcing bands on the muskets, as he had done in all of his other Spanish units. It was my absolute pleasure to add the finishing touches as well as some shading and highlighting, and bring his final regiment to completion.
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Below is the description Dick provided of the uniform he chose for the 6th Marines:
I had managed to find a website about Spanish Marine battalions, but I was not sure
of the authenticity of the illustrations. I wanted them to stand out from the other
Line battalions so decided to give them black cross-belts; the pack, including straps
and the musket sling are in a buff/light tan colour. Whereas the Line battalions had
coloured tapes on their shakoes, the marines have black leather; there was no
distinction (grenadier, centre & light) between companies which have red plumes.
The rest of the uniform is totally blue with brass buttons.
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| The 6th Marines with their new Colonel, converted from the Division General, a staff officer and Aide de Camp. A new divisional commander is on my painting desk currently. I was extremely pleased with the new hand painted paper flag. |
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| Here you can see Dicks work on the ammunition pouches and water casks. So much attention to detail! |
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| The big 36 figure battalions have just enough room for the Colonel to shelter inside when formed in square. |
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| The Colonel gets a visit from the divisional staff officer and General Bárcena's Aide de Camp. |
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| Unfortunately I have not been able to find a list of the Colonels actually leading the regiments of the Galician Division of the 4th Army. |
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| The French Marshal's baton has been converted to a telescope and his epaulets removed, otherwise the figure was a great fit for a Spanish Colonel. |
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| The two will accompany General Bárcena once he is completed. |
