At long last have started on the Perrys cuirassier - just doing them in batches of eight at a time. First up will be the command. I've started with laying down a metallic colour first but have also done the base for the blue using a Ral Partha Dark Blue which I find to be the closest to the actual French uniform blue - which is so close its almost black. Some of the examples I've seen from the
Musee De Armee in Paris show this.
I've also made up a few more casualty markers using the casualty figures out of the same Perrys Heavy Cav box. I've done a little light conversion work on them using other heads & bits from their infantry set - and a lot more on the British figure to turn him into a French casualty.
Apologies for the rough photography but these are WIP jobs!
Cheers,
Doc
I like the lolly stick mounts for the figures, good idea. The figures look really good, i may have to buy some Perrys, great value for money aswell.
ReplyDeleteCheers Secundus
ReplyDeleteI've tried all the methods including corks and bottle tops etc but settled on the ice cream sticks as the most effective. You can get them by the bag full at craft stores or can eat your own body weight in ice cream to achieve the same result!
Cheers,
Doc
Looking good from the "top half" of the planet!
ReplyDeleteI take it "drying time" for your miniature painting is a bit of a problem at the moment in Australia? If so-you can always treat us to some more sketches while we sit in the cold and rain dreaming about the summer! Excellent stuff.
Matt
Thanks Matt - done and done! A few more scribbles posted. Its down to a nice 32C today and not a snowdrift in sight. Paint is actually staying wet on the brush between bottle and figure this time!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Doc