1870 Bavarians

[Leman]

Just think how good they'll be when you reach my grand old age then.

[Hertsblue]

Not that aged yet, only 40 in a fortnight...

Ah, a mere stripling. 

[J.S.]

Stunning work as always. I'm just not sure about the uniform colour:

(I took this picture at the Bavarian Army Museum for future reference)

But I guess in 10mm that's perfectly fine...there's already more than enough dark blue on the field of battle with all those French and Prussians around.

[mollinary]

Good photo JS!

It is always difficult getting the shade right for 10mm.  I am in the camp which says you need to lighten the colour a tad because of the extremely small area that is being covered. That said, I think my figures probably come closer to your picture than to ML's.   Cannot remember exactly what Vallejo colour I used on my earlier figures, but my later ones use the Foundry paints Bavarian Cornflower Blue triad. For gamers, I think the key is to make sure that it is lighter than whatever  you are using on the Prussians.  Matching it to the French is trickier, as their greatcoats were a much lighter colour than their jackets, but perhaps rather more of a grey blue than the Bavarians. 


Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Great photo.
Mine are a shade pale, but on table the effect works. Vallejo cornflower blue over cerulean blue and azure.
Hopefully get the rest of the corps finished this week, but it's too foggy here to varnish them tonight!

[Hertsblue]

I seem to remember reading somewhere that, after a few weeks in the field, the Bavarian uniforms weathered to a mauve colour.

However, I agree with Mollinary and Lemmey that the guiding principle when painting any small figure is "paint light". 

[Rob]

They look great. I am going to have a go at the Nappy Bavarians next so these are inspirational.

[Werthor]

Nice pics. I've painted my bavarians in a light colour too, using GW shadow grey, washed with devland mud and then highlighted. I knew the correct colour should be a darker one, but, what the heck, at least in wargaming when myth meets reality, myth wins!

[Leman]

Excellent colour photo. Never seen a Bavarian uniform for real before, but certainly darker than I'm used to seeing. The reference to their uniforms turning mauve was in the fantastic Airfix magazine series on the uniforms of the Franco-Prussian War published years ago, but of a truly excellent quality. Still my main painting guide.

[ryman1]

JS, I clicked on the photo of the bavarian uniform and my internet security flashed up a warning that it had blocked an attack by a web exploit kit from the site the pic is linked from, the page then replicated itself and I had to disconnect.
Just a heads up in case anyone hasn't got internet security.


Ry

[J.S.]

Thanks for mentioning this. Checked it on google..seems like a lot of people have problems with directupload and received messages from their internet security (I never had [and I do have a security programme activated], but I wont use this page again for uploading pics)

[J.S.]

Thanks for mentioning this. Checked it on google..seems like a lot of people have problems with directupload and received messages from their internet security (I never had [and I do have a security programme activated], but I wont use this page again for uploading pics)

The problem seems to be caused by banner ads at the side (not recommended to click on those, but I guess that's pretty much obvious). ..anyways, I hope this one works better:


and just for the fun of it one more pic from the museum:

(set zoom to 25% and then click on "Anzeigen" (=to show) in case the pics are too big)

Although I doubt that secenes like that happened too often (I read the debates in the Bavarian Parliament after 1866...some politicians wanted to abolish heavy cavalry altogether for being totally obsolete against infantry with breech loading weapons)

[Hertsblue]

Does seem a little fanciful. But the uniforms look really dark in this picture. 

[mollinary]

Bavarian Chevaulegers were always thought (at least by me!)  to be a pretty darkish green, no? 

Mollinary

[tschuma]

too much pressure to buy Bavarians instead of starting on French army.....AHHHHHHHHHH!  and I don;t have my Saxons painted yet   

Nice paint job, they look wonderful

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wait til you see the next batch! 

[tschuma]

Pics soon!  I bet the look good too!

Can I at least get my Sudan figures painted?  15 British Camels to convert to Egyptian, 30 Egyptian infantry, 30 Cav and a pack of Artillery and I shoudl be done, then on to the Saxons. 

Well at least this will give me time to make up my mind by the first of the year so I can place an order then.   

[Hertsblue]

Bavarian Chevaulegers were always thought (at least by me!)  to be a pretty darkish green, no? 

Mollinary

Is that green? Oh, dear, time to get the old mince pies checked again then. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

They are very dark green in that picture.

[Techno]

I'd go for dark green in the painting.....Yep !
But is the uniform above the painting supposed to be the same thing ?
I see that as definitely blue....Maybe I need my eyes checking too.
Cheers - Phil.