Sunday, December 2, 2012

Austrian General, 1798

I finished painting three battalions of Eureka WFR Autrian infantry last night, and this morning I finished their brigade commander.  


I believe this is supposed to be a colonel, but so far as I can tell, this figure should fill in as a general just fine.


I have not seen anyone paint up this figure with a grey coat, but they would have been almost as common as white.


I spent extra time on this horse, and I think the extra effort shows.


I love this line of figures.  They are pricey, so I have to pick up just a few units at a time, but they are worth the money.

8 comments:

  1. Are you working off a white basecoat? That red really pops.

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  2. mmmm....yes he's turned out well indeed, very nice and a great range Eureka.

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  3. Really like him.
    Great work.
    The highlighting looks perfect.

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  4. This figure got black primer. I tried priming white once, and the figures looked awful.

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  5. Well funckens book has commanders in White / grey / and even black coats, but I don't know if that was true for all the mounted commanders as well.

    Also i have gone back to a grey primer with brown washes because I can no longer find ultra flat black primer anywhere!

    I also hane a black wash that I have not tried yet but I am still using my dip method to finish off my figures.

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  6. Yeah, my old primer standbys have not been working well lately. I'm not sure if it's the weather or new formulations, but I had to switch to auto primer, which has been working very well.

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  7. Very handsome officer. Looking forward to seeing your Austrian line.

    You know, I've been having trouble getting flat black primer too. The can says "flat" but it dries with a sheen.

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  8. I have been thinking of breaking out the airbrush for priming. I have my good Aztec, which is great for delicate work with acrylics. I may try some flat black enamel with my old Badger.

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