Hello, good morning, here I leave you an advance of artillery of French line. I just need to finish the base.
what do you think?
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Very nice 8). On my artillery, I add a small piece of plastic under the wheels and trails to raise them up to a similar height to the infantry bases.
Excellent painting technique shown there. Great idea about the guns Steve.
+1 Leman's comment on both counts.
Those look terrific !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil.
Beautiful painting as always, Jesus. I am not an expert on this period, but I thought most of the French gun carriages I had seen were painted a darkish shade of green?
Mollinary
nice paint job, French carriages should be green :)
French artillery cunningly disguised as Prussians?
Stop! Don't finish the base yet. Sorry, Jesus, they're right - French Napoleonic gun carriages were Olive Green*. Other than that, very good. =D>
Well done Steve for saying about raising the gun models to compensate for the bases on the figures (I've always done that and didn't think it need to be said - clearly a wrong assumption on my part!).
*know how you may feel - incorrectly painted a Union supply wagon only recently and "had to" re-paint.
Quote from: Westmarcher on 12 June 2017, 04:21:00 PM
Well done Steve for saying about raising the gun models to compensate for the bases on the figures (I've always done that and didn't think it need to be said - clearly a wrong assumption on my part!).
Yup! I shim everything under the sun but NEVER thought to do do this! Duh! :)
Those are gorgeous, but yes, I fear that the guns and all the woodwork is a green ochre shade. That includes the ramrod, ammo chests, limbers - anything wooden - all green.
But it makes me want to collect 10mm Napoleonic now.
Thank you
I always try to document myself as faithfully as possible, although it is not always easy. I believe you if I decide it is green but if I painted them blue it is because I have seen some sheets where they come out of that color. I will consider it a variant consequence of the tough campaign.
Captured Prussian guns! ;)
Those Prussians get everywhere.
Very nice!
Quote from: Jesus on 13 June 2017, 10:53:09 AM
.... I will consider it a variant consequence of the tough campaign.
I like this answer. The captured Prussian guns is a good story also. I suspect (most of my knowledge of chemistry has left me) that there is more than one possible path for green paint to weather to lighter blue. :)
.... or re-painted captured French guns re-captured. :P
:) :) :-bd
It's all about the narrative.