While I was going through the First Carlist War "extras" box I unearthed a Carlist command group, part of a Christmas gift from Dave. A tad rude of me not to have painted them yet I thought, so after completing the two skirmish units featured in the last post I set to.
En Avant!
General de Brigade, Pierre Bauduin, killed leading an attack on Hougoumont at Waterloo.
A freebie figure from the 2015 Partizan show I painted a while ago.
My new project was inspired by Dave's new endeavour and reading Warwick's campaign reports using his Soldiers of Napoleon rules on his Move to Contact blog. I am revisiting the Napoleonic period having previously had a French army in 15mm many years ago and a half hearted attempt at a Russian army in 25mm just before that.
It begins
Also on order is a copy of Soldiers of Napoleon together with the new Peninsular supplement.
Wish me luck.
TTFN & KBO
Always good form to push gift figures into the painting queue. These look terrific if only a bit tardy. New project? Excellent!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan. It was something new or adding to existing projects which wouldn't see the table very often.
DeleteI have absolutely no idea who they are by, but you've made a wonderful job of them. Happy new plaaastic, sorry project. I have more for you today from Matt.
ReplyDeleteGlad you approve of my efforts to colour them in. Sorry about the plastic I am assured its not catching.
DeleteLovely work on those figures and nice to see a new project start:).
ReplyDeleteThank you Steve. there is always something new though at my age I do wonder if I should be winding down rather than up?
DeleteNice job, really like the free 2015 figure and very interested to see your SoN project develop and your use of contrast paint. I have started to contrast paint cavalry as a base coat as it gets everywhere quickly and then build up the layer with ‘proper’ paint.
ReplyDeleteI have also done a French inf figure all in contrast and another in standard paint and the results were very close, but with the contrast, I went to standard paint for some highlight. Look forward to your observations.
Thank you Norm. I have been trying the Contrast paints out over the weekend and it has undoubtedly increased my output.
DeleteSounds like no rest for you Phil. I am now completely sold on Contrast paints, they really suit the Italian Wars.
ReplyDeleteOne has to keep keeping on. I too am now a Contrast acolyte.
DeleteWonderful command base there Phil... beautifully presented.
ReplyDeleteDelighted to see the subject of your new project Phil... my personal favorite period of all! I have a small collection of French 28mm coming along nicely, utilising figures from Front Rank, Victrix and Warlord to date, and have been getting some very satisfying results using Citadel contrasts... Good luck!
Thank you Paul. The red and the blue on the Carlist commanders have been done with Contrasts.
DeleteLovely looking command figures Phil…….Back to Napoleonics that is a surprise, and the Peninsular too ! I am looking forward to see what you get upto. Interested to see how you get on with the contrasts I am just too lazy to change my painting style 🤔
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt. I forgot to add you into the blame list for this mad foray. I was somewhat dubious about using the old Contrast stuff but I am a convert already.
DeleteSorry about that 🙂 I know George likes the contrast paints
DeleteLovely command troops Phil, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Kindly Phil.
DeleteLovely looking figures but I am most interested on how you get on with the contrast paints. I would like to take the plunge as some of the results I have seen are amazing but they appear to be the total opposite of my black undercoat technique.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt. Yep certainly won't work on black I have been using them on figures lnhad already primed in Halfords grey primer with satisfying results.
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