Friday, June 22, 2012

Front Rank Red Lancers - Ready to Charge Home!

Finally got the motivation to finish these guys - and glad I did. Here they are on some beautiful Hotz Works mats.
Eric sent me a bunch of these mats to sample and I am proud to post them here on my blog. The are truly nice pieces and as with all of his works, of the highest quality.
Oh, and the Front Rank guys are also top-notch. I am happy to say that they are a pleasure to paint as the details are not only excellent, but have the painter's brush in mind.
The lances are brass rod with hammered spear heads. The pennons are made from a basic design found on the internet and printed out on plain bond paper - I did add some highlights to them though. The eagle is from a spare Old Glory 2nd Edition guy.
The horses were sprayed with Krylon Brown Boots - which I found at the local Walmart. It works perfect for a base coat color for horses. I will be using it a lot in the future.
This what they looked like prior to a stain of Minwax Tudor Satin. I gave them a finish of Testors Dullcote when dried. No other highlighting was added. Of course, the musician's horse was given a base coat of white.
Without a doubt, using the Krylon Brown Boots spray and Minwax stain is the fastest, and easiest way to get horses done. BTW, the Imperial Eagles on the horse blankets were painted for effect, rather than accuracy.

26 comments:

  1. Great looking unit! Nice to see them all finished up.

    Jason

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  2. Thanks, Jason. I am happy with the way they turned out. Best, Dean

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  3. The look the business, Dean.

    My own unit of Red Lancers disgraced themselves in their first charge, the useless rabble!

    But I'm sure yours will behave much more as la Garde should!

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  4. Very nice looking unit, a famed one!

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  5. Nice work Dean. My only suggestion would be a slightly darker shade of brown for the horses.
    Regards HGA.

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  6. Lovely work! That brown spray basecoat and stain worked well and seems to be quiet fast! Maybe I should start doingmhorses with my airbrush really!

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  7. Those look really good. Well done. You're a machine.

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  8. WOW Dean,

    That is fast! I'm very envious of your talent and speed. Thank you for the inspiration sir.

    A real treat.

    Best regards,

    VS

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  9. Stunning lancers Dean. Extremely well done.

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  10. Very well done indeed! I've been planning to buy some Red Lancers myself for some time now.

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  11. Thanks again for the kind words, everyone.

    As striking as these guys look, they are actually easier to paint then most Napoleonic infantry. Basically three colors for most of the uniform: red, blue facings and yellow cords/epaulettes.

    Best, Dean

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  12. Hi Dean,

    Looks easier than done! Your yellow color is brilliantly done. Alot of us have to struggle with that!

    VS

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  13. Great stuff, can't wait tos see them in action!

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  14. Nice work Dean,Front Rank are nice figures to paint though I generally dont like the horses so much but these Nap. horses seem to be an improvement over the WSS type. Well done, now toget them blooded!

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  15. They just look brill! All the hard work really paid off.

    Christopher

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  16. Hi Dean,

    Thank you for your advice. I will try TMP's trade section. Earlier I went but I can not trade because I'm not a contributing member? Is that true?

    Warm regards to you and your family,

    Ben AKA VS

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  17. Thanks again all for the nice comments.

    Ben (VS) - I think to post a trade (or sale) you have to be a Contributing Member; However you should be able to contact the poster via contact email usually also included in the post. Best, Dean

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  18. Fantastic job on these Dean, they have come out magnificently. Bravo.

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  19. Very nice regiment!! And I have said before, you are a master of painting!! Your speed is amazing!!

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  20. Hah! Brilliant unit, and a manly amount of models.

    Did somebody ever mention that your painting-speed is scary?

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  21. Thanks again, friends, for the kind words.

    Schrumpfkopf: LOL! never heard of it described as scary, but I like that one, LOL!

    Best, Dean

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  22. superbly painted figures of Polish Red Lancers.

    After the battle of Borodino, Napoleon sent in the direction of Kaluga strong patrol (about 2 thousand. Troops) under the command of General Colbert, made of light cavalry squadron dedicated Dutch and Polish cavalrymen. Initially, the facility ranks were issued by various departments, and the Dutch were assigned only one Pole as an interpreter. Due to the strength of the patrol he was not directly attacked by the Cossacks, but "jerky" at night. Right at the beginning of the expedition Cossacks took up the entire facility consisting of Dutch, if I'm not mistaken only saved the Polish "translator". After this incident Colbert ordered the facility were mixed - half made ​​up of Poles, and Dutch. Few, however, have helped, because I still died in the night when a szwoleżer, it almost certainly came on the 2nd Regiment. The situation has improved significantly only after Colbert ordered that the time worth the Dutch founded coats and hats Polish cavalrymen.

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  23. Thanks for that background, Slawek - I had read about the Red Lancers being targeted by the Cossacks due to their red uniforms and subsequent decimation. Warm Regards, Dean

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