Friday, August 17, 2018

Neuchatel Battalion - WIP

Pulled a marathon paint job today - about five hours non-stop. Started in the early afternoon, after I mowed the backyard, and just finished the basic blocking of some Perry French plastics as Neuchatel Battalion. They'll get a Minwax stain tomorrow.
The eye-catching uniform, as well as a good combat reputation, makes this unit a favorite of most Napoleonic gamers; myself included. The center voltigeur in the last row wearing a greatcoat is a spare Victrix figure from the Middle Guard kit. The rest are Perry plastics from a command sprue. The bearskin heads and plumed shakos of the voltigeurs are also Victrix spares.
I used a black undercoat as I wanted to use the black-lining technique which speeds up the process a bit. Once these guys are done, I'll finally get back to the cavalry sets which are already glued together - the British Light Dragoons and Chasseur a Cheval sets.

16 comments:

  1. Looking amazing! Waiting for finished ones :)

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    1. Thanks, Michal. Hopefully, they'll be done by tomorrow. Kind regards, Dean

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  2. The Canaries will certainly brighten the battlefield!

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    1. Lol! Thanks, Jonathan. For sure they will. Warmest regards, Dean

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  3. They are indeed eye-catching. Pleased to come across some 'black-lining' examples as it is a technique that I want to try and experiment with.

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    1. Thanks, Norm. Yes, this is a technique I picked up from a fellow gamer here in the Pacific NW (Doug H of Dots of Paint blog). You basically leave a little black showing between colors. I like to start with cross straps; followed by cuff and collar facings. The uniform coat is almost the last items to paint. Seems counter-intuitive, but it works. Warm regards, Dean

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  4. One of the most beautiful batallion...and a great job on them!

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  5. Looking good Dean, I'm sure they'll be stunning when finished!

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    1. Thank you very much for the visit and kind words. Best, dean

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    1. Thank you Allan. I mixed some Bronze Fleshtone with Yellow. It'll get some highlighting after the stain. Best, Dean

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  8. wow - really nice done

    Gotta love Perry Plastics

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    1. Thanks, Miles. Them and Victrix are great for minor conversion work. Kind regards, Dean

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