Monday, April 12, 2010

ACW Commission: CSA Hair and Hats

It doesn't look like much for two days' work, but I've finished the hair, hats, and backpacks and started on the metal bits.


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13 comments:

  1. AJ (Allan) WrightApril 12, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    Wow, this is a monumental task. I wouldn't be able to do 160 figures at one time. I'd have to break it up into 4 groups of 40 at least.

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  2. GlennApril 12, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    Looking good! :)

    In the same period of time I've primed 5 Prussian Generals and painted the first color on 2 of their horses. Whew! am I tired. LOL

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  3. Lawrence OfarabiaApril 13, 2010 at 4:48 AM

    Interesting Scott, you actually do hair before flesh?

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  4. GlennApril 13, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    I thought that was strange too (i almost always flesh before anything else...but Scott seems to know what he's doing... ;-)

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  5. GlennApril 13, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    Just finished my first blog update in 5 months (I'm nowhere near as prolific as Scott on that front either)...a replay of the battle of Ligny using my new Prussian army and my C&C Napoleon rules.

    http://tropical-games.blogspot.com/

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  6. Scott MacPheeApril 13, 2010 at 3:20 PM

    I do hair, hats, and socks first because they require drybrushing. I find it much easier to be neat with the flesh than with the hair.

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  7. GlennApril 13, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    Nice variety on the hats BTW. :)

    Is the Troinai book useful, or was it unnecessary?

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  8. JMApril 13, 2010 at 4:33 PM

    This might seem like a silly question, but I noticed you paint the metal parts on the muskets before the wood, do you usually have to go back and blackline afterwards to touch up? I ask because I've been painting the wood parts first and then the metal but usually have to go back and touchup with some blacklining. Again, a silly question but I'm curious if you've found a better way.

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  9. Scott MacPheeApril 13, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    I don't have to retouch the muskets once I'm done, no. I find that doing the silver first lets me leave the blacklining when I paint the wood stocks.

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  10. Lawrence OfarabiaApril 14, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    Makes great sense, thanks Scott. Will have to do that with my next vikings right after I do the chain mail. Thanks.

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  11. JMApril 14, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try on my next batch. I'm anxious to see these painted up!

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  12. RazorOne223April 15, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    I can't wait to see these when they are done. If I can be so bold please check out my blog, I am just starting it back up after a bit of time off from it...

    http://miniature-junkie.blogspot.com/

    Cheers,

    Eric

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  13. RazorOne223April 24, 2010 at 5:24 AM

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