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Title: ACW southern belles
Post by: Aksu on 04 October 2015, 05:50:56 PM
Hullo,
Been painting some last bits and bobs for our Longstreet campaign, including a base of southern "Local Assistance" i.e. local belles from the ACW61 pack. Tried out some coloured washes from warpaint, pretty happy with the results - the colours (red here) remain nice. Which is good news now that I move onto more colourful periods. However, looking at the close-up it seems these damsels are actually southern spies in drag. I say, what kind of trickery is this :)
Cheers,
Aksu
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: fsn on 04 October 2015, 06:05:15 PM
Nice job sir!

I do like some local colour.

(http://media.agonybooth.com/images/articles/Wild_Wild_West_1999/Wild_Wild_West_1999_006.jpg)
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 04 October 2015, 06:16:54 PM
Very nice
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: paulr on 04 October 2015, 06:47:15 PM
 :-bd =D> :-bd =D>

The one on the left does look rather 'butch'
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Ithoriel on 04 October 2015, 06:55:35 PM
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a8/04/e2/a804e21fb9e3ef4fb9a003c268dcb1c0.gif)
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Techno on 04 October 2015, 08:27:53 PM
Really good job on those, Aksu !

Cheers - Phil.



Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Maenoferren on 04 October 2015, 09:02:37 PM
Looking really good :)
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Westmarcher on 04 October 2015, 09:21:38 PM
The one on the left reminds me of a blind date I once allowed myself to be talked into. 
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: toxicpixie on 04 October 2015, 10:42:17 PM
Westmarcher, you should have worn the green dress instead - it suits your eye colour more!

Very nice Aksu, handy little bit of table decoration at the very least and a potential nasty surprise for someone :D
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Aksu on 05 October 2015, 02:38:03 PM
Thanks for the comments. I never realised I could have used Hollywood as a uniformology source for the dames.  ;)
Cheers,
Aksu
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Leman on 05 October 2015, 03:26:32 PM
I really like it when a table has scatter. Those two look really good.
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: ronan on 05 October 2015, 07:52:04 PM
.. I thought we were back to the Totty thread !   :-[
:o



;)

( good job ! )
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Tawa on 05 October 2015, 08:15:43 PM
Nice work  :)
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Aksu on 06 October 2015, 08:00:07 AM
Hullo,
One of the things this project and photo highlighted to me personally was the difference between what I see on the tabletop, and what I see in the close-ups. I have no problems with the habsburgian bone structure of the lady in red on the tabletop, but she certainly looks a bit too masculine in close-ups.
Anyway, to me 10mm is the perfect scale for big armies with lots of figures viewed from a comfortable gaming distance without the need for my reading glasses :)
Cheers,
Aksu
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Leman on 06 October 2015, 11:24:33 AM
Agreed.
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: Last Hussar on 14 October 2015, 06:17:04 PM
Quote from: Ithoriel on 04 October 2015, 06:55:35 PM
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a8/04/e2/a804e21fb9e3ef4fb9a003c268dcb1c0.gif)

FSN?  Is that you?
Title: Re: ACW southern belles
Post by: fsn on 14 October 2015, 06:47:33 PM
 :D  May-be.