Zouaves Getting Closer (2 Viewers)

[damian]

There is a new picture up of the Conte Zouaves. They look good. So I suppose we can expect them sometime in the next 12 months.
Regards
Damian

 

[gk5717]

You really mean next 12 years!
Gary

 

[damian]

You really mean next 12 years!
Gary

Unfortunately I fear you may be correct. ALthough too be fair it is usually a year. He started posting pics of Bloody Omaha at about Easter 2006 and we got it in March 2007. Zulu he started posting about Sept 2007 so with a bit of luck Spet-Oct 2008. He was not too far off with the Roman Galley
Regards
Damian

 

[kilted vampire]

Being the ultimate dreamer... I say they will be in Chicago

 

[UKReb]

Being the ultimate dreamer... I say they will be in Chicago

But they wont be for sale

 

[The Lt.]

Here's another added to the Conte Site....The Lt.

 

[damian]

Those sets may definitely make me revisit the ACW. Reb where would you use those guys.?
Regards
Damian

 

[UKReb]

Those sets may definitely make me revisit the ACW. Reb where would you use those guys.?
Regards
Damian

Bit of a good guess but they are The Red Devils-5th New York Zouaves and I would use them in a dio of Gaines Mills part of the Seven Days Campaign.

The flag bearing sergeant could be-repeat could be- Sergeant John Berrian who raised the flag from his dead flag-bearer during the battle grabbed a pistol and ran towards the Carolinians, stuck the flag in the ground and after emptying his gun "shook" his fist at the Rebs. I do believe Troiani has done a painting of that particular scene but am not 100% sure-if he hasn't one of the other civil war artists has.

Great great looking figures and as Conte used to boast "Nobody does Civil War like Conte"

I must purchase whatever sets they will eventually release sometime around 2012 if we're lucky

Reb

 

[Rob]

Bit of a good guess but they are The Red Devils-5th New York Zouaves and I would use them in a dio of Gaines Mills part of the Seven Days Campaign.

The flag bearing sergeant could be-repeat could be- Sergeant John Berrian who raised the flag from his dead flag-bearer during the battle grabbed a pistol and ran towards the Carolinians, stuck the flag in the ground and after emptying his gun "shook" his fist at the Rebs. I do believe Troiani has done a painting of that particular scene but am not 100% sure-if he hasn't one of the other civil war artists has.

Great great looking figures and as Conte used to boast "Nobody does Civil War like Conte"

I must purchase whatever sets they will eventually release sometime around 2012 if we're lucky

Reb

Got to ask Reb,did Berrian survive?

Rob

 

[UKReb]

Got to ask Reb,did Berrian survive?

Rob

Hi Rob

Berrian was joined by another Zouave carrying the national flag. Their commander Colonel Hiram Duryea shouted for them to get back but the rest of the regiment with fixed bayonets rushed to support them but their charge under the withering fire of the South Carolinians dissolved. Berrian and the other flag bearer were cut down and the rest of the regiment running out of ammo searched the cartridge boxes of their dead and wounded in an attempt to keep firing.
The 1st Pennsylvania regiment finally came to their relief and the decimated Zouave regiment was pulled out of the line. Out of a regiment of 600 they left over 260 dead on the field.

Hell of a story and one hell of a regiment and the Rebs always held them in great respect wherever they fought them.

I am pretty sure it these boys that Conte is representing with his figures.

Reb

 

[damian]

Bit of a good guess but they are The Red Devils-5th New York Zouaves and I would use them in a dio of Gaines Mills part of the Seven Days Campaign.

The flag bearing sergeant could be-repeat could be- Sergeant John Berrian who raised the flag from his dead flag-bearer during the battle grabbed a pistol and ran towards the Carolinians, stuck the flag in the ground and after emptying his gun "shook" his fist at the Rebs. I do believe Troiani has done a painting of that particular scene but am not 100% sure-if he hasn't one of the other civil war artists has.

Great great looking figures and as Conte used to boast "Nobody does Civil War like Conte"

I must purchase whatever sets they will eventually release sometime around 2012 if we're lucky

Reb

Well if London can be ready for teh Olympics by then, I am sure Conte will be ready before that. i do think Troiani has a painting called the Red Devils
Regards
Damian

 

[eborris]

Hey looks quite similar to the Sons of the South Confederate flagbearer.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Well if London can be ready for teh Olympics by then, I am sure Conte will be ready before that. i do think Troiani has a painting called the Red Devils
Regards
Damian

That would be this one I think, from page 25 of Troiani's Civil War, which given Bob's beautiful dios here, I could not resist.

 

[UKReb]

Hey looks quite similar to the Sons of the South Confederate flagbearer.

Good observation-he certainly does look like "Rebel Yell" and the sculptor is most probably Bob Ortiz

That means these guys are going to be the same SoS new "Conte 54mm size" going on 62-65mm and quite chunky to boot

If so include me out!

 

[UKReb]

That would be this one I think, from page 25 of Troiani's Civil War, which given Bob's beautiful dios here, I could not resist.

That's the one Spit- knew I had seen that picture depicting the scene before