Scale: 1/16 | Manufacturer: Mini Art | Kit nr: MA16009
about the musketeers
The Musketeers of the Guard were a junior unit, initially of roughly company strength, of the military branch of the Royal Household. They were created in 1622 when Louis XIII furnished a company of light cavalry (the “carabiniers”, created by Louis’ father Henry IV) with muskets. Musketeers fought in battle both on foot as infantry and on horseback as dragoons. At the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 the King’s Musketeers served as regular cavalry, charging British infantry with drawn swords.
regarding the build
The figure is build up with sprue parts and required a bit of filling and sanding. The painting was done by working with multiple layers.
I started out with the darker colours and worked towards the lighter tones. Sometimes I mixed a sand colour with the base colour in order to create some subtle highlights. The crosses on the cape are water slide decals that were included in the kit. It was a nice diversion from the regular scale models that I build.
I’ve sold this model in 2026.
- Arming the Stuka
- Guardians of Britain
- Fighting bushes
- Leopard on the prowl
- The Biber has arrived
- Bofors in action
- Dragonfly on the field
- Search and Rescue
- Resupplying the Stug
- On the way to liberation
- Training flight
- Free Lion
- Defending the home islands
- Hedgerow warfare
- Crossing the tank ditch
- Arrived at Iwo Jima
- Expeditionary force
- Carrier patrol
- Hobarts funnies
- Knocked out in Malaya
- Patrolling the sea
- Rendezvous at the Junkers
- Boomerang in New Guinea
- Dropping over Normandy
- Aunt Ju has arrived in Crete
- French Musketeer 17th century
- Market Garden
- Coastal Patrol
- Tanks on the field
- Leopard on the prowl Artwork
- Le Mans
- Sherman in Battle
- Tiger on the hunt
- Tour de Corse
- Battle above the cliffs
- Stormy seas
- Striking Typhoon
- Briefing at the Junkers
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