Saturday, December 19, 2020

Victrix (& a Couple of Perry & several Warlord Games) British Infantry - WIP

Figured I'd make a post as it seems its been a while since my last one. While awaiting the arrival of some Warlord WWI tanks, I started on some plastic Napoleonic British infantry. My buddy had given me several boxes of Victrix plastics which he said he'd likely never work on (another one of those who realized he highly prefers metal figures). These will be two units -  one the 52nd Light Infantry and the other the 32nd Foot. Both units served in the Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns.
Starting with a black undercoat, painted up the straps, lacing, equipment and muskets, as well as flesh. The next steps will be the trousers, jacket and facings. Kind of a reverse order of painting, but with the black undercoat used as "black lining" it allows me to see the details more clearly. It's a method I've used for many years after being told about by a Canadian buddy, Doug Hamm (some of you may know of his blog, Dots of Paint).
As noted in the title, I used a couple of Perry and several Warlord Games spares. For the 32nd Foot guys, I wanted all of their shakos with cords and plumes - which are Victrix. I used a bit of Green Stuff to build up the collar for the Warlord Games bodies as their head/shakos have the collars molded as part of them. The three makes work well together; although the Perry backpacks are wider than the Victrix ones. I was able to find enough shouldered muskets arms in the various boxes.
FRONT ROW (left to right): Victrix (V), Warlord (W), Perry (P), V, W, V, W, V.
The 52nd Lights have metal Victrix heads, as well as musician arms - also given to me by my buddy.
Hoping you all are enjoying the last few weeks of the year and also a great Christmas.

22 comments:

  1. Hi Dean! It is really useful to see your figure comparison. I look forward to drooling over the finished products.

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    1. Thank you very much again for your kind words and visit, Jonathan. Much appreciated. Merry Christmas to you.

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  2. Your rate of production astounds me Dean. So many beauties on the go here. Then, seemingly, 'poof' you'll have the completed gems done!
    Regards, James

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    1. Thank you so much, James. Merry Christmas to you! Dean

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  3. Brilliant work, Dean!
    Merry Christmas :)

    Cheers,
    Vasiliy

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    1. Thank you very much, Vasiliy. Merry Christmas to you too!

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  4. Thanks Dean great work and interesting to see the comparison 👍

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    1. Thanks, Matt. Naked plastic can be a bit shocking. Merry Christmas!

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  5. Nice start, Dean! The “reverse order” method you’ve mentioned seems to be interested. Looking forward to the result.

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    1. Thanks, Dmitry. With all the straps and equipment done, the uniform is the easiest part. Merry Christmas!

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  6. Looking forward to the finished product Dean.

    And very best Christmas wishes!

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  7. Coming together nicely Dean.
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. Thanks so much, Stu! Merry Christmas to you!

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  8. Nice wip! Merry Christmas!
    Best Iain

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  9. Nice build on them, not sure I could face working off a black undercoat any more

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  10. A good start on a bevy of British!

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