Beginning Work on the Royal Ecossais

Saturday afternoon and evening I undercoated the first two 12-figure companies of the Gallian Regiment Royal Ecossais.  I used a white undercoat this time instead of my normal gray since I think their blue coats with red facings will stand out better.  I hope to begin actually brushing some paint on them tonight.

Eventually the regiment will total six 12-figure companies (using the large organization in the Batailles d'la Ancien Regime rules by Bill Protz.  I'm using the Old Glory castings so everyone will be wearing a Scottish bonnet.

Example of painted Royal Ecossais figures from the Old Glory web site.

 

That is, as many of you know, entirely "wrong," but they are my imagi-nation troops and I'm part Scottish in my ancestry so even the Jacobite Scots exiles wear the bonnet in my armies (He says with a big smile!). 

I do have one question - should the musicians be in the French royal livery (as a royal regiment) or in reversed colors as depicted in the Old Glory web site painted example?  Kronoskaf states that information is not available.

More later, with some pictures.