1864 Winter Prussians

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 28 September 2014, 10:26:15 AM

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

Test piece.
Whilst waiting for inks to dry on the Mongols (yes they are on their way  :P ) I tried these.
Then I based them...
:D

Waiting for standards at Derby, then I can do command stands.




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Hertsblue

And they told us it would be over by Christmas! And still Paris holds out. :o

Nice one, Will.
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Oh dear, Germans at the gates of Paris in 1864 - still they look very good and I'm sure they'll show up the Austrians in Schleswig.
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35th and 60th Regiments finished.

:D

A full unit, using previously completed stand on one end:








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Hi Lem,

As you know, I am a big fan of your work (if you sense the word but marching towards this sentence, you are right!  :D) but, I am not sure the basing does justice to these.  I think they need some form of foliage/grass to provide contrast with the snow - at the moment they are a bit black and white and two dimensional. Your Mongols basing is perfect, a bit of that with the snow would, I think bring these to life!

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

I know, just trying to work out how to retro foliage it...
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Quote from: mad lemmey on 12 October 2014, 08:27:08 PM
I know, just trying to work out how to retro foliage it...

I have always understood that convincing snow basing is the most difficult to carry off. Consequently, not surprisingly, I have never tried it!

Good luck!  :D

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What happens in the spring? Does the base melt and the figures fall off?  :-\
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The purveyors of Christmas cheer (and, yes, our local garden centres are already fully stocked) use a small amount of glitter to give a crystaline effect to their "snow".
The only thing I can think of that might do that sort of job is a very light sprinkling of granulated sugar (seriously!). I used it some years ago as texturing on 10mm bases and it hasn't melted or degraded, although I did originally paint over it to secure it. I would, however, suggest you experiment with it first before going ahead.  :-B
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They do have GF9 snow scatter on them... ;)
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They're a grim looking bunch, but I bet they're quick to paint.
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