Fred's 2014 Painting Diary

[fred.]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking great Fred. You going to do the piping on the  blue jean collar?

[fred.]

Yes, definately going for white piping, will add a nice pit of contrast otherwise they are going to be very dark.

[Techno]

Those will look cracking with the piping !
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

Trying to decide if I can be bothered to do the webbing in black against the dark blue, might do ammo pouches and bayonets and see where that gets me to.

You might try a very dark grey on the webbing. I find that works quite well against Prussian blue. Even if you only touch the highlights.

[Leman]

some useful tips coming now for using these chaps in Antwerp.

[fred.]

Post 501 - Yet more RND



I think these chaps are nearly done, did neck scarves last night. Rifles, bayonets, webbing in dark grey, officer's kit in dark brown, and the faces and hands of one strip who got missed the first time round 

I have also realised that I need a few more figures. There were 4 battalions to the brigade, and in GWSH there are 4 company stands to a battalion, so 16 stands @ 3 figures each, so 48 + 2 for HQ stand. I ordered 40 figures, probably thinking 3 battalions.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Brilliant!

If I remember it's Anson, Howe and Nelson garrisons.

[Techno]

I like those lots, Fred !
Cheers - Phil

[fred.]

Thanks chaps.

I found this poster which gives names of the battalions

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Three out of eight! 
I'm impressed I remembered that much.

[Leman]

Looking very good.

[paulr]

Three out of eight! 
I'm impressed I remembered that much.

Three out of four for 2^nd Brigade

And none mis-remembered   

[Womble67]

Looking good

Take care

Andy

[fred.]

Thanks chaps.

At the risk of boring you all to death, here is today's exciting instalment of RND painting.



Added a few highlights - which can't be seen in these photos, and got the figures based up.

Also based up some TB Line Arab archers


I have had these figures for years, and am finding them much harder to paint than the Pendraken Mongols - not really sure why, unless it is because there is so much detail on these they become hard to paint. I have also found that I dislike the brown base coat, even though it makes painting the horses quicker, it is a poor colour to paint over, the figure always seems to have too much of the base brown on show.