Fred's 2014 Painting Diary

[paulr]

Labelling: I had tried a bunch of colours to see which worked. I was going for a colour per regiment, but perhaps a colour per side, with a block for  each regiment would look a bit more unified.

It does look more unified. I have found it very useful with players new to the period and also for demonstration games. I also include what the stand is armed with, avoids confusion over identifying vehicles or guns, particularly in 6mm 

[fred.]

Took some more photos this afternoon - WWI French, but from 1914, so not direct opposition for the pervious Germans


2 Regiments of Infantry, Regiment of Cavalry, and 3 regiments of 75s and some 155s (the latter are Pendraken), unfortunately the rest aren't.

The next regiment is based coated, and has kepi's done, the 4th is rather shiny still.


Close up of the Dragoons


Edit: The photos have come out rather strange when uploading, one rather vivid the other rather grey, which isn't how they started. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice Fred!

[Techno]

Seconded ! 
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

There's something engagingly naive about the French in their 1914 uniforms. I like yours a lot.

The next regiment is based coated, and has kepi's done, the 4th is rather shiny still.

What's the old saying about Rome and construction schedules?

[fred.]

The French have been a rather stalled long term project, I think I bought most of the infantry nearly 3 years ago at a show. The cavalry and artillery are new this year, and have spurred on progress of the infantry.

The uniforms look good, but aren't half slow to paint, compared to the other camouflaged ones.

[fred.]

Mongol Yurts



Clearly to complement my WWI stuff, I decided to paint up my Yurts tonight! This was partially spurred on by my wife thinking they were snow huts at the weekend, due to their white undercoat.

These have painted up very quickly with several different brown washes. Need a bit more finishing off with the blankets on the doors, and a bit of highlighting/shading and they will be done. They look very effective I think, I think I like the small ones the best.


Also managed to get the first of my late war WWI British cleaned up and sprayed black yesterday (you might just make out some tanks in the background)

[Techno]

Very nice, Fred.
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

I know the people of Flanders lost a lot of their housing stock between 1914-18, but yurts?

They're rather sweet, though. 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

All the unused cloth lying around in Ypres perhaps ?

IanS 

[Sandinista]

nice yurts

[fred.]

All the unused cloth lying around in Ypres perhaps ?

Much as it pains me to say it, that's really quite clever!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Well I'm known to be a genius....

IanS

[Hertsblue]

Well I'm known to be a genius....

IanS

Which as we know, is next to madness....

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

No definitely sane - got a certificate to prove it....

IanS