AWI in Virginia

[paulr]

A visit from my son and work has interrupted progress 

This should be addressed tomorrow

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[petercooman]

Missed your last pictures; they look great!

[paulr]

Good progress made yesterday 

French hats base coated & dry brushed

All boots, scabbards and muskets stocks done 

Not tartan done on some blankets of the 76^th Foot

[paulr]

Progress continues; belts and bags done

[paulr]

Progress continues; started on metal work and detailing

[paulr]

Detailing finished

Skin base coated

Hair & skin highlights to do then ready for touch ups and wash

[paulr]

Hair and Grenadiers' moustaches done

Skin highlights and touch ups tomorrow

British 1^st Light Battalion next, the first of Phillips' reinforcements

[paulr]

Skin highlights and touch ups done
Will be washed this evening

Prepared British 1^st Light Battalion, the first of Phillips' reinforcements

90 figures from 5 different packs, no flash, no miss-casts, about a dozen needed a little vented metal trimmed from the bayonet tip, all the bases were easy to clean up and level
Sometimes we can take this level of casting quality for granted

[paulr]

Bases for current batch labeled 

Wash done last night
Did a second wash on the Highlanders haversacks this morning, before leaving for work, to better bring out the detail

Sorted 1^st Light Battalion figures into companies, they are now waiting for the current batch to vacate the painting rods

[paulr]

Final dry brush and figure bases done last night

So far this morning sorted figures ready for basing and put 1^st Light Battalion figures onto painting rods

[paulr]

Current batch based

Painted and based
514 Foot
100 Mounted and Officers
    6 Guns
620 Total

1^st Light Battalion undercoated

[d_Guy]

Seems like there ought to be pictures soon? I mean they are - like - due! 

[paulr]

Pictures are getting close

Flock touched on bases
Shrubbery, flag and edges to do

1^st Light Battalion coats base coated

[paulr]

Shrubbery and flag glued on
Shrubbery highlights, flag and base edges to do 

1^st Light Battalion coats dry brushed
Trousers next

Lawns mowed

[paulr]

Shrubbery highlights, flag and base edges done
They should be varnished after work today, piccies tomorrow evening

1^st Light Battalion trousers done
Small clothes next