Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Warlord Games Prussian Landwehr WIP +1

Well, here they are after a stain/wash of Minwax Tudor Satin.
Their coats were highlighted prior to the staining process. After the stain is thoroughly dry they'll be sprayed with Testors Dullcote.
Shot of the rear of the figures - some of the details aren't really defined, especially at the sides, but are good enough for close ordered troops.
Maranatha.
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20 comments:

  1. Ben GilmourJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:08 PM

    Very nice!

    I like the red-brown musket straps.

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  2. DeanMJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    Thanks - they actually are painted red (Vallejo), but the stain darkened them a bit - a good effect. Best, Dean

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  3. Jason MeyersJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    They look great Dean!

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  4. James BrewertonJanuary 29, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    looking great Dean

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  5. legatus hedliusJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    Very striking indeed!

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  6. BigRedBatJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    They look great, Dean! Have a box of those to paint myself at some stage...

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  7. Simon Quinton January 30, 2013 at 12:26 AM

    Looking good sir.

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  8. MiniMikeJanuary 30, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    Very very nice. Look forward to see them finished

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  9. RodgerJanuary 30, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    They look wonderful Dean!

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  10. fireymonkeyboyJanuary 30, 2013 at 5:56 AM

    Painting is nice and crisp - good work!

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  11. DeanMJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Thank you all so much for your kind comments. Best, Dean

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  12. The Angry LurkerJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Very, very nice Dean.

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  13. Michael AwdryJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    Great job Dean.

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  14. DeanMJanuary 30, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Thanks for the nice comments, Fran and Michael. Much appreciated. Dean

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  15. Colorado GamerJanuary 30, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    Great stuff. I have the same box to paint. Can you tell us how long it took to paint them (in hours)?

    Greg C.
    www.wargamehistory.blogspot.com

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  16. DeanMJanuary 30, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Hello, Greg. Thanks for your kind post and interest. Let's see, I've worked on these about 2 to 2 & 1/2 hours for the last three nights - so maybe about 7-8 hours total. This isn't counting the prep work of cutting the figures off the sprues and white glueing them to popsicle sticks. Which was probably about an hour or so - might be faster if you have those special snippers they make for cutting apart these kinds of plastic kits. Best, Dean

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  17. Doc SmithJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    Howzit Dean - I like the way these are coming on. The varnish stain really makes them 'pop' visually. Just bought a box of the Warlord Russians at our 'Con and to be honest I wasn't that impressed - particularly the metal command figs which are very rough (the officer's pose doesn't match with the others) so I'll be interested to see the final result you get with the Prussians. Don't bother with white gluing them to sticks - get a cheap hot glue gun - they stick instantly and it will save time in prep. They also come off easier when you're finished too!

    Cheers,
    Doc

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  18. DeanMJanuary 30, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    Mahalo, Doc. Hmmm, I looked a some of the Warlord French - they looked okay - one-piece castings like these Prussians. Quick & inexpensive route to field units. BTW, I have a glue gun and use it for metals, but was afraid it might make these plastic harder to pull off - hmmm, will try it next time. Aloha, Dean

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  19. SchrumpfkopfJanuary 30, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    Very nice painting on these miniatures that imo received much too much bad crits.

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  20. PhilFebruary 1, 2013 at 9:02 AM

    Those Prussian Landwehr are looking very nice Dean! Great colors!
    Phil.

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