All six skirmishing poses
Priming
Standing firing
Loading
Reaching for cartridge
Pulling hammer back
Kneeling firing
Painted as legere voltiguer
Painted as legere voltiguer
All 30 figuresThe figures were a joy to paint. All told, I spent about 20 hours on these figures, including prep, priming, painting, basing, and flocking.
The priming was a real headache. We had a late winter and a very late spring this year, and the result has been a very windy June. I haven't been able to do any spray priming. Finally I took some advice from TMP and bought some black gesso.
It was awful. It dried with giant shiny holes where the metal peeked through, so that I had to do two coats of primer. It dried on very goopy in parts. Lastly, it didn't adhere well to the figures. I had to touch up the shakos on every single figure because the gesso had simply rubbed off during painting.
Fortunately, I had decent weather to do some spray priming today. I'll keep the gesso for an emergency, but I doubt I'll ever use it again.
The priming was a real headache. We had a late winter and a very late spring this year, and the result has been a very windy June. I haven't been able to do any spray priming. Finally I took some advice from TMP and bought some black gesso.
It was awful. It dried with giant shiny holes where the metal peeked through, so that I had to do two coats of primer. It dried on very goopy in parts. Lastly, it didn't adhere well to the figures. I had to touch up the shakos on every single figure because the gesso had simply rubbed off during painting.
Fortunately, I had decent weather to do some spray priming today. I'll keep the gesso for an emergency, but I doubt I'll ever use it again.
Nice job!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a great job on these guys, I love the one with the bandaged head. Nice work!
ReplyDeleteNice work. I use gesso and it sounds like you laid it on too thin and, maybe handled your figures too much. Those are the only two times that I have had issues using gesso. And in the winter it rocks!
ReplyDeleteThese are great. I would've gotten OG Napoleoics, if Victrix & Perry didn't hit the scene. Although, even now I wonder if OG would've been a better choice for gaming, especially. Anyway, I was doing an internet search for basing 28mm Napoleonic skirmishers and yours popped up. Great work as always, Dean
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