Urbancohort has started this painting thread and is keeping it wholly clear of apostrophes although it is all about his painting skills developing.

[urbancohort]

D_guy: Damn... should've waited for that info. Thought about it and did red as couldn't find out any info on-line! Will repaint now. Luckily 2/3rds not done and this lot not varnished. Anyhow, many thanks.

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[urbancohort]

Painting SNAFU corrected!

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[Glorfindel]

This army is growing nicely - some fine cavalry.

One suggestion for painting horses.   I find it a real pain to paint the
bridle and reins so I don't bother.   I use a black undercoat for horses
and just paint the horseflesh, leaving the tail, mane, bridle and reins
black.   Can be quite effective but aso pretty easy !   The pic below
shows this to some extent :

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The only additional painting is a light grey drybrush for the mane and
tail which takes a few seconds.   I must adit that most of my cavalry
looks like it has been cloned from this example !

Really enjoying this thread - keep it coming.


Phil

[urbancohort]

That's a great way of doing the horses! I undercoat black so I'll give that a try on next batch... It's too late for the current lot Glorfindel.

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[urbancohort]

5 done, painted and varnished and ready for basing when I have done the remaining 10 and 3 command.

And no, it is my daughters watching that Eurovision rubbish in the background, not me!!!

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[fred.]

They look great. And you have managed to get a lot more light on the figures so the photos show them better too

[Techno]

Terrific work !!

Cheers - Phil. (Dammit.....I keep forgetting to KO the apostrophe  in the title !  )

[urbancohort]

Cheers guys. Feedback appreciated!

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[toxicpixie]

What Fred said

[urbancohort]

The Earl of Oxford's Blue Regiment of horse, based but needing the bases worked in. Have a soft spot for cavalry, even though they are hard work, and love these Pendraken armoured cavalry figures.

Next will be the unarmoured cavalry unit followed by Mounted Dragoons.


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[Techno]

 

Cheers - Phil.

[d_Guy]

Urban, et al.
I just posted over on TMP is info about a FREE google book that I found:
History of the British Standing Army A.D. 1660 – 1700 by Clifford Walton (1894)

It's 120 years out if date but may be useful to what we (and others are doing). It bridges two of the time periods in the period specific categories on this forum so thought I would but it here (plus you are due for a promotion I think :-) )

[urbancohort]

D_guy, thanks I will take a look. Out of date or out of print? I have some useful reference books dating back to the 1880s!

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[urbancohort]

The most recent photos of the army to date. Kirke's Regiment; Dumbarton's Regiment and a squadron of Oxford's Regiment of Horse. The painting continues but unusually for me I quite like what I have done here. As always though, I continue to seek to improve un painting or basing.

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[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking good, it's a fair sized force too.