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Tuesday 5 January 2021

French Field Bakery

 

The first figures completed in 2021 are a Eureka Miniatures Bakery and field oven


The model is from their French Revolution range, so probably a bit early for my 1815 collection, but I think it's a nice little vignette to add to the collection and will place nicely in a farmyard or tavern courtyard on my battlefields. 

It is a rather lovely set with four bakers, including a Cantiniere kneading the dough up on the table with her feet and a chap ready with a bakers paddle to load the loaves into the oven. The flour sacks and log pile are also included in the set.


I also added a couple of bottle from a set of resins I had, rat poison and a bottle of rough wine to slake their thirsts.


20 comments:

  1. A great looking set of figures Paul.

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  2. Glad to see this kind of vignette, superb!!

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, it was a nice distraction to paint.

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  4. A lovely looking vignette Paul...

    All the best. Aly

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  5. What a fantastic support element! I love the irony of the Revolutionary period having a Bakery...I though they all ate cake! :-) Lovely job Paul

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    1. Thanks Cormac, probably rustic artisanal baguettes.

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  6. Ok, now this is pretty cool, Scrivs. Absolutely love it.

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  7. An excellent addition to your Napoleonic collection as no army should have to march on an empty stomach.

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  8. This set has been on my "to buy" list for years - from memory, there are a couple of similar ones in the Eureka range too - they are all outstanding. You have done a great job with nice subdued colours on these bakers!

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    1. Thank you, I wanted to stop them being to jazzy, I even repainted the Cantinieres bodice in brown to tone them down.

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  9. Very nice! I have not seen this set before ... off to spend some $$! :-)

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