Just a quick update; painted the flesh (face & hands); brown for the hair and mustaches on the grenadiers; black for the shakos, grenadier plumes, shoes, backpacks, sword/bayonet scabbards, as well as undercoating the bayonets and mitre plates for the Pavlov guys; and also had to painted the green coats - to inspire me :).
Just wanted to post this as I may not be able to get to them until the weekend - back to the salt mines tomorrow. :) Wishing you all the best in health and hobby endeavors!
Wooooow! That's looks amazing!
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Thank you very much, Michal! Yes, progressing well. Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteUmmmmm you may officially be crazy Dean batch painting 240 figures at a time ! You are certainly mentally stronger than me. But the progress will be awesome....hang in there 👍
ReplyDeleteThanks, Matt. Yes, since there is not official "reason" to have these painted, I'm not under any particular stress :) Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteYour mass production is always so impressive Dean. Particularly as the next post will likely be 'voilá, all done'!
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Lol! Thanks so much for the vote of confidence, James! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteMost impressive pictures...and work!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Phil! Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteVery impressive numbers in one go! The most I've done is 96 Swiss pike, admitidly not uniform,foundit a bit of a slog,you're steaming through it !
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
96 in various colors is very impressive, Iain. One reason I felt I could commit to this project is that the Russian uniform is a bit simpler than French, or even British. The line units didn't have piping, just a green strip for the buttons on the cuffs. Also, the greatcoat rolled across the chest covers most of the jacket details (like buttons). Warmest regards, Dean
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ReplyDeleteDang! When you do a project, you do a project! Looking forward to the reports and the finished units.
Neil
Thanks a lot, Neil. I want to use up my Minwax before it dried up. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteDon't you hate when that happens? Nothing like getting ready to paint and the item you want to use is all dried up!
DeleteAnd sometimes wasteful - as I've had half a can's worth dried out. And, I try to seal the lid carefully, even adding plastic wrap over it.
DeleteDean you are just a painting machine - two days between pots and you have half painted 240 figures - I would be lucky to do 6 or 8 in that tome! PLUS your finished product is definitely in the top 10-20% of quality we see on blogs....look forward to seeing them completed on Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! First time painting this much as one project. So far, so good. Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteThis is true Napoleonic numbers!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bartek. Yes, if you're doing Russians, you gotta have numbers. :) Warm regards, Dean
DeleteThat's a decent dent sir! I am always so proud of myself when I get one figure done, and then I come here and go whoa!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Kevin
Thanks for the kind words again, Kevin. These will be painted to very basic table top standards. Going to rely heavily on the Minwax process. Warmest regards, Dean
DeleteIt would never cross my mind to do something like this. Even assembling the figures would set me off let alone painting them! You have my full admiration Sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike. I suppose I felt like tackling this project as I had no other plans, and knowing there's no rush for them to get on the gaming table anytime soon. Kindest regards, Dean
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