Hello from North London

[Norm]

Hi Mike, look forward to following your progress of getting back into napoleonics via 10mm.

[Sandinista]

Welcome Mike

- I'm in Walthamstow?

Lived there in the late 80s in Clifton Avenue by the Royal Standard, spent many a night getting drunk listening to music in that venue. Great memories. 

Cheers
Ian

[Westmarcher]

A howdy do from me, too. 

[FierceKitty]

Brace yourself for the discovery that Napoleonics have been replaced by SYW as the thinking gamer's horse-and-musket choice.

[fsn]

Never!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Brace yourself for the discovery that Napoleonics have been replaced by SYW as the thinking gamer's horse-and-musket choice.

Only feline ones.

[jimduncanuk]

Brace yourself for the discovery that Napoleonics have been replaced by SYW as the thinking gamer's horse-and-musket choice.

Nope, sorry guys, both Naps and 7YW have been supplanted by Marlboroughs wars. At least in my hut club they have.

Am just starting a 'simple' approach to the hobby designed for both the 'newcomer', the guys who can't see well enough to paint anymore, and the guys who have been there, done everything and now want any easier game.

I am blogging progress at:

http://jim-duncan.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-portable-wargame-raising-forces.html

and:

http://jim-duncan.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-portable-wargame-brief-review.html

[Techno]

Looking good, that man ! 

Cheers - Phil

[Zippee]

Thanks folks - appreciate it!

Zippee - Am in Crouch End, so not too far away.

IanS - Actually I consider myself an Easterner: born in Lincolnshire of Norfolk stock (cue in-bred gags...)

thanks again

Too true, not so far - I have dedicated gaming space if you fancy a game anytime. My 10mm Napoleonics are based for Lasalle - as here https://www.flickr.com/photos/zippee/albums/72157668341385696



My 6mm for LFS

IanS - Actually I'm from the top end of the Danelaw, I strictly consider myself on an extended wealth gathering enterprise - somewhat akin to the traditional AD&D murderhobo trope but I feel about the same level of affinity with Suferners as I do with Orcs beyond the wall. 

[Techno]

Those look rather nice. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Orcs]

Actually I consider myself an Easterner: born in Lincolnshire of Norfolk stock (cue in-bred gags...)

As no one else has taken this up!

Scientists predict that by 2050 sea levels will have risen so much that Norwich will be completely submerged.
At least then they will have a use for these webbed hands and feet.

How many Norfolk people does it take to change a light bulb?
Two, one to change the light bulb and the other to stick his fingers in the socket first, to make sure the electricity is switched on.


Your from Norfolk if :-

You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.

You can't get married to your sweetheart because there's a law against it.

You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree to pee on

you call your wife....Sis!!!!!

you call your hubby ....Cuz!!

The flood history of the area can be seen on your living room walls.

[Zippee]

How many Norfolk people does it take to change a light bulb?
Two, one to change the light bulb and the other to stick his fingers in the socket first, to make sure the electricity is switched on.

Electricity?

What sort of weird Sci-Fi vision is this?

[senormeek]

Haha - well done both! Someone had too do it I guess!

[senormeek]

Oh and Zippee, Have been looking over your flickr albums and really like the look of your minis. Great work! I particularly like how bright and colourful they look. My first attempts have been a bit darker than I'd like, which obviously doesn't help at this scale. Any tips? What colour undercoat do you use?

cheers

Mike

[Zippee]

Oh and Zippee, Have been looking over your flickr albums and really like the look of your minis. Great work! I particularly like how bright and colourful they look. My first attempts have been a bit darker than I'd like, which obviously doesn't help at this scale. Any tips? What colour undercoat do you use?

cheers

Mike

Why thank you!

Painting lighter and brighter has been a thing I've had to work towards over the years - it's a bit counter-intuitive.  

Essentially I undercoat white, then block paint a medium shade, highlight with a bright shade, wash with an overall ink and then add any top highlights (usually just white and weapon tips)

However metals I undercoat either dark brown for yellow metal or dark grey for white metals - I also avoid using pure black, always using very dark grey

The Hungarians above for instance use the following (I always keep a painting description) using Cote d'arms paint references - no doubt the forum editing will play havoc with the table format but . . .

UNDERCOAT WHITE

Basic Base Coat
211   Light Grey                  Coat
206   Light Blue                  Trousers
XXX   FACING                  Collar, cuffs, turnbacks (Drummer – swallow nest)
219   Chestnut Brown          Flesh, musket, canteen (Drummer – drum) (Officer – sash, cockade)
529   Beige Brown          Backpack
231   Mid Grey                  Greatcoat
212   Dark Grey                  Shako, shoes, cartouche, scabbard
524   Tan Earth                  Base

Detail Base Coat      
211   Light Grey                  Cockade, field sign (Drummer – hoops)
103   Yellow                  Cockade (Drummer – hoops)
209   Dark Green          Field sign
504   Panzer Grey          Musket barrel, bayonet, cockade centre (Drummer – hoops, sticks)
232   Bronze                  Scabbard fittings, musket lock (Drummer – drum, plate) (Officer – sash, cockade, shako band)
220   Silver                          Bayonet, musket barrel (Officer – sword)
      
Highlights
214   Flesh                          Flesh
504   Panzer Grey          Hair, peak
101   White                  Belts, straps
XXX   FACING                  Collar, cuffs, turnbacks (Drummer – swallow nest)
239   Bavarian Blue          Trousers
525   Uniform Grey          Shako, shoes, cartouche, scabbard
      
BLACK INK WASH

Bright Highlight
101   White                  Coat, belts, straps


That's for 6mm and 10mm - for 15mm I really only do the same again but with a bit more detail in the highlighting, for 28mm I do substantially more  blend work but then that's mostly RPg stuff and in small numbers so the painting style changes dramatically.