10mm Napoleonic commission.

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 21 November 2024, 11:05:35 PM

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

Mostly MM, but a few Pendraken Austrian infantry mixed in. The owner will do their own basing later.

Austrian infantry


Top view


Side on


Back view


Austrian ADCs and generals


Back view


Empress dragoons and Lancers de Berg


Charge!


Front on


Back view



French ADCs and Generals, including Lasalle.


Back view



Russian generals and ADCs


Back view


French big cheeses, Napoleon, Ney, Mrs and Mr Murat (or husbannd and Caroline Bonapart)


Pendraken figures are definitely better proportioned!
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Blimey Will, Austrians, French and Russians! Is he getting you to paint all the Napoleonic armies?

fred.

Loads of horsies!

I'm not sure that I like the way you paint the cavalry the wrong way on the painting sticks  ;)

I always put them so the horse body is parallel to the length of the painting stick - makes it easier to access more of the horse that needs painting. I'd have through having them at 90º to the stick makes it hard to paint the sides of the horse, but probably makes painting the faces of the rider and horse easier. 
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Quote from: sunjester on 22 November 2024, 07:40:39 AMBlimey Will, Austrians, French and Russians! Is he getting you to paint all the Napoleonic armies?

No idea! 🤣
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Quote from: fred. on 22 November 2024, 08:28:58 AMLoads of horsies!

I'm not sure that I like the way you paint the cavalry the wrong way on the painting sticks  ;)

I always put them so the horse body is parallel to the length of the painting stick - makes it easier to access more of the horse that needs painting. I'd have through having them at 90º to the stick makes it hard to paint the sides of the horse, but probably makes painting the faces of the rider and horse easier.

It was just the way it happened. Some are 45°, some 90, some just how they stuck

All awkward for photo taking!
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fred.

QuoteIt was just the way it happened. Some are 45°, some 90, some just how they stuck

All awkward for photo taking!
Surely also awkward for painting. 

I have started being very precise on putting figures on painting strips in the same poses together and facing the same directions - it does speed up painting when you know the same brush stoke to make on 8-10 adjacent figures, and what angle to hold them at to best access. 
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Quote from: fred. on 22 November 2024, 07:31:59 PMI have started being very precise on putting figures on painting strips in the same poses together and facing the same directions - it does speed up painting when you know the same brush stoke to make on 8-10 adjacent figures, and what angle to hold them at to best access.

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Sometimes! I tried to put them into groups, but I will often put a figure backwards or something to keep me on my toes.  ;D
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