When I first started painting Hinton Hunt’s back in the early 70s I had a very limited choice of colours being restricted to whatever Humbrols were available in the local model shop. At this time the range was very limited and I used the same Dark Earth Brown for everything – guns, packs, muskets, hair and of course horses.
So I’ve been in two minds about whether to paint them all the same shade of dark brown in tribute to my old army or if I should vary them a bit in a more realistic way. In the end I’ve gone for a bit of variation using all three shades of Foundry Bay Brown and I’m hoping that the overall finished effect will be dark enough.
Well, they look awfully good already in this photograph. Of course, a marmalade base coat works wonders when one applies the various colors over it. It's a little know painting secret in the wargaming world. of course
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Stokes
Yes, I do find that marmalade gives better coverage than jam!
ReplyDeleteSuperb painting IAN. I just cannot paint that accurately - well done indeed! KEV.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kev!
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely Ian,
ReplyDeleteHave you read achtung panzer, the wargaming book? I think you would find it really interesting if you haven't!
Sorry I meant this Ian,
ReplyDeletehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Achtung-Schweinehund-Story-Imaginary-Combat/dp/0349115680
Very smart. I'm not jealous. No, not a all.
ReplyDeleteHi Paul - Yes I read it when it first came out a fantastic read (I must read it again). In fact some of the figures in my collection came from the author!
ReplyDeleteMatt - Well it's ok to be a bit jealous although your own collection has become something very much to envy!
Lovely work on those figures Ian, I know from having painted the two regiments for Roy that they are not easy to paint in terms of following lines and belts etc. Good choice of horse shades too.
ReplyDeleteExcellent - they will be a source of pride and delight to the Emperor. By the way - marmalade undercoat - it's important to remember not to use the Traditional Rough Cut, I have discovered.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee.
ReplyDeleteTony - no, I save the rough cut for my Highlanders!
Wonderful job and are they more French artillery in the background?
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We'll spotted Paul but not French they are in fact Dutch however I doubt if they will be fully kitted out for vintage Waterloo mainly because they are short of a cannon.
ReplyDeleteAnd Lee did a lovely job on them.
ReplyDeleteif anything we would need more French guns to replicate the effect of Napoleon's Grand Battery. I am still amazed that he appears to have been aboe to deploy field guns just outside musket range as in a wargame the opposing infantry would advance on the guns, but I presume they had cover from cavalry or perhaps infantry.
Roy - perhaps we should try that on the day?
ReplyDeletemm. I remember trying that in a major post-Waterloo bash. My whole battery was caught up in a melee between opposing lancers and wiped out.
ReplyDeleteAh, but were these Austrian guns?
ReplyDeleteLovely figures. I see that you glue the riders to a bottle top. I always find that the boots get damaged when I take them off. How do you avoid this?
ReplyDeleteNo. Russian..........
ReplyDeleteAnon - I've never had that problem, I use a small amount of superglue and then gently pull the figures off when painted. I then just chip off any glue attached to the boots using my fingernails. So far I haven't lost a boot just the odd fingernail...
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