Friday, January 21, 2011

this weeks progress Austrians syw Carlstadt Szluiner infantry

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 This week i started the light infantry of Reg's Austrian army, it has been slow progress as i haven't had a lot of time to paint busy with family. I have a wedding to go to but am hoping to get a bit done before i go then hopefully finish them tomorrow sometime then i need to do 3 gennerals before they are sent away. so here's some progress pictures. I have been taking pictures at every stage and will post a how to paint these guys next week.




As you can see i still have the shading on the black a last coat of skin highlight and wood grain on all guns and walking stick, the belt around the waste and bag and water bottle on back of figures. I done the first coat of hair one highlight to go




 the blue has three coats to give a good depth of colour




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9 comments:

  1. Ray RousellJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Very nice looking unit, love the blue, what colour/make is it?

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  2. GalpyJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Vallejo Three clours Prussian blue base coat then intense blue with a mix of intense and flat blue foe final highlight sometime i do a straight flat blue as the final highlight

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  3. DeanMJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I'm always pleasantly surprised to see how colorful this army is. Nice sculpts too. Dean

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  4. GalpyJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Yes just been looking at the next unit and there's a huge range of colours purples pinks all kinds of blues and more the sculpts are so nice to paint. I've just recieved the start of the British which are foundry figures and i must admit i think the front rank are sharper figures. I suppose well see when it comes time to paint them. I have to finish the Austrians first then the Hanovarians then the British it's a huge commission job that just seems to keep on going

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  5. VinnieJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    Nice blue, they will come up great once based...nice

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  6. kendoJanuary 22, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    very nice indeed though the queue ribbon would normally be black

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  7. GalpyJanuary 22, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    chears thanks for the tip i was looking at a picture yesterday of another unit and saw the black ribbon and thought better change that. This syw uniforms is all new to me never done them before this commission but being that its so large i slowly learning and hoping to get most of it correct.

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  8. kendoJanuary 22, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    this would help if you are doing a lot of Austrians and Prussians
    http://www.18thcenturypress.com/syw.html

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  9. GalpyJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    thanks a lot will have a look layer today

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