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Night Vik

Ooh new page!

lol


good night to ye too

Okay quite a big update today.

All the coats have been done blue! A fair few layers and the odd wash, but the Puppet army is definitely on the march to completion!

First up we have troopers painted up from last nights blue undercoat, The blue has been done with Necron Abyss, followed by Stormy Blue (Vallejo Game Colour) followed by a Asurmen Blue wash. This has then been highlighted with Regal Blue, Regal + Enchanted Blue 1:1 mix, then washed again. Highlight with Enchanted.



More shots of the troopers.



The same work has been done on the Grenadiers, Also more metal work, highlight to brass and to the botlgun metal too.



The same is pretty much true of the Dragoons, almost ready to be based now. As can be seen I have used some Model Railway Balst, which has been painted grey after the undercoat, I will also be applying green mixed flock over a Khemri Brown Basecoat, to give a highland grass plain look.



And finally we have the Rifles/Muskets for the troopers. First time I have actually worked on wood grain. It still needs a wash to darken it but that is about all. And the threads need to be done too.



There will be a bit of a conversion hopefully by the end of the week too!


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Do I go all the way to white or stick with the off white that is Fortress Grey? Will post pictures in the morning after I have slept on it I think.

looking good there tho i can´t really tell for details here as the light is a bit harsh...^^sorry^^

as for the white issue? what for? i am a bit lost it seems...

I need to pick up a light box at some point, lighting is either too bright or dark at present :/ Next time I get paid I think I will pick up a lamp and some materials I think. So no worries on the lighting front ^^.

As for the white, sleeves and sashes. Just to add a little bit of sport colouring

But hopefully these will give you an idea of what the finished army will look like.

First up Grenadiers!




And the Dragoons!



(See what I mean by the lighting, really will have to invest in a lamp and light box soon!)

yep...that is truly the right way to go for making good pics... i myself will shortly have to do so too...

and now i see what you´ve ment...

the wood seems rather good from what can be seen of that pistol there in the second pic...

as for the white issue...hmmm...probably first use the grey and then use the white for highlights...

the brass looks very nice! how do you want to do the eyes that are not buttons?

The eyes that arn't buttons are just done the same as the thread work, Shadow Grey. Followed with the mixed wash it seems to do the job. I did try using Graveyard Earth, it just blended in with the flesh too much. Mind there are a few bits (the odd eye and some threads) I need to tidy up having seen the photos

And yeah a thin white highlight is what I am thinking, just not enough contrast with the blue yet

you could even use ice blue as a sort of mixed highlight...i think that could work too as a very thin line...

I like your thinking Vik, I may give that ago. That and I get to play with OSL a little on the Royal Guard (hopefully coming tomorrow or Wednesday!). Also working out what I need for a light box so soon there should be much better photos too!

Very rewarding to actually have painted the core of an army quite quickly and to a not so bad standard... Still think I need to replace a brush or two, some of them have lost the point making small highlights harder to paint.

yep...brushes without points... seems as if you had a goo look into my arsenal^^

OSL... yep that would be nice too... in fact i thought that some of the lil puppets should have some kind of sparkley eye...that´s why i asked about the non buttoned eye in the first place...

and to a not so bad standard

aye

Why thank you My ego has had a boost

Most of the button eyes got an undercoat of Turquoise which has made them have a slight glow, I went for verdigris but it works well ^^

I have a couple of brushes with points, but not a decent detail one I am going to have to go brush shopping soon! Shame that there isn't a GW round the corner here :( Or a hobby shop. *sighs*

somehow i only ever bought a GW brush and it didn´t last very long with me... it is probably the way how i paint that the tips dont last that long...but i am not that sold on GW brushes... have you tried getting brushes only ...ebay perhaps?

when you have set up that lighting tent of yours i want so see some good detailshots of the eyes if possible... i need to geta glow effect for my robts... i think that would help them come along better...

Yeah sure

And they don't tend to last long, I will see if I can pick up some brushes for fine detail, of a fine quality soon. The one I have will last, just a bit of a pain in the arse

well if it pains you at that place, there is no wonder why the tips don´t last...

xD That would be true

I guess I might have to go and find some better than GW brush. Might give the Army Painter ones a trial, within my price range!

it is rather a downer that you have no artshop near you, as you said... i got a nice 0/20 brush...could have even got me 0/30 brush (but i didn´t want to over do it then...) for about 5€s... i bet at ebay you will get someting similar too...



well i have to call it a night for now...cheers, vik

Thanks for the brush tips Vik Will head out to Northampton at some point

Have a good sleep!

So Re-enforcements came today

Another starter can and a Royal Guard. This has led to some conversions, a banner bearer and a drummer and some arm swaps on the Royal Guard.

In total I now have 16 Troopers, 6 Grenadiers, 4 Dragoons, a Colour Party and a Royal Guard. Not a huge army, but it is one that I am going to work hard to complete!

Will post some construction pictures later!


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Home made Banner, and Drummer with converted Royal Guard



Not managed to get much painting done today, been too cold, but did manage to get command models started

that standard bearer looks very fine!! one thing tho, the ball at the end is a bit too big...maybe a tip of a spear?

and the drummer...lovley!

That is what I was thinking. The ball was more a counter weight while the green stuff cured Going to be popped off in the morning and replaced with a spear tip... I think I have a few in the Empire bits box

And thanks, the drum really came together nicely Strange things you can do with a spare missile launcher end, some sting and green stuff ^^

ohhhh...this now needs some closer inspections... namley...more detailed pics^^

Going to be popped off in the morning and replaced with a spear tip... I think I have a few in the Empire bits box

YES!!!

Detailed Pics I will try in the morning should be able to get some close ups of the Drum with some better light! And I found a spear tip (I used most of them seeing as I have a block of spearmen...) So I shall replace that tonight

^^

good! something to look forward to tomorrow then^^

I hope it don't disappoint! I guess it might work if I took pictures in the Daylight... xD

Mind I also have more Troopers, Grenadiers, Dragoons to build tomorrow too! Fun times

looks that way...^^

and i don´t think disapointment is heading my way from your direction...

anyway... need to call it a night again...*yawn* cheers, vik

Night Vik!

And an improved Standard



A little bit of a mould line I missed but that will be cleaned off come spray painting.

with that speartip he could not just be a standard bearer but also a sarge as well... they did carry a big spear with them to strike down any retreating soldiers for that purpose... in germany the quartermaster is also named "speiß" which translates into spear...because of that use...

That is useful to know Viktor

The empire bits get such a lot of use. Very versatile kits for making all sorts of things, from personalising Guard Vets to making Henchmen and adding much needed details here and there

Will take some up close photos of the drum soon, been a little busy cleaning the rest of a starter can worth of models for construction


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And update time!

I promised that I would get some close ups of the drum and have tried my best (and then discovered that more filling was needed so the one that will be posted is not the final version, the final is a lot smoother!)

So here it is. Built from the end of a IG missile launcher tube, green stuff and some black cotton, I think it has came out rather well Should look a million times better when painted (more so as it has been filed smooth!)



Because the lighting was a little better today I decided to take some pictures of the finished stuff (mind You only notice bits you have missed when you take photos! So a little bit more work too do...)

Grenadiers

Grenadier 1

Grenadier 2

Grenadier 3


Dragoons

Dragoon 1

Dragoon 2


The troopers are occupying my painting time mostly, getting details and guns finished, so hopefully tomorrow some more bits painted.

Then there is more construction to come...

lol...look in my sig...the quote from tortured robot...

amd the soldiers are really cute... tho now i have to ask ye...you as an english man...why did you not choose to make them as redcoats? or if that is a no go...why not at least make them greencoats like irish^^...

they do look all in blue rather like "frogs" ...(thought that was a slang version of french...)^^

for the drum i would suggest adding a sort of ring to the upper brim...


otherwise it is a sweet work...those minis could replace for sure the ever trusty stampcollection to draw women into your lair...

Tortured-Robot is very right there!

And yeah I plan to add a bit more to the brim edge Just had to let it all set first. And with painting many things can be covered up and altered!

And yeah "Frogs" is the idea I like the more French style uniform (plus blues do seem less of a used colour in my collection). I did contemplate the Red Coats, as well as Yellow (Dutch?) Uniforms. I googled them before and there are some interesting Uniforms.

http://www.rafaelpardoalmudi.com/images/figures/odd_grossbe/hessed2.jpg

http://www.rafaelpardoalmudi.com/images/figures/odd_grossbe/wurzburg02.jpg (White and red, would have been interesting I think )

But I just had to do the blue Mind I may do some alternatives in the future

Mind it all depends on what I decide to pick up after I have finished the Britanans.