"...And replaced the bonnet de police." |
The Frenchman was initially undercoated using a mixture of "Citadel" Abaddon Black and Vallejo Surface Primer Black, before his trousers and painfully numerous leather straps were patiently 'picked out' with "Two Thin Coats" White Star. These areas were subsequently shaded with some heavily watered-down "Citadel " Agrax Earthshade.
"Wargames Foundry" WIPs - Four Imperial Guard Dutch Grenadiers In Greatcoat Marching |
In addition, I gave the model's bayonet a quick dry-brush of (more) "Vallejo Gunmetal to help it stand out, and carefully applied a combination of Heavy Blue and "Citadel" Drakenhof Nightshade to the Fusilier's headwear. Having scoured a few examples of the Pokalem I soon became aware that the hat was ordinarily covered in red braid-work and bore the regimental number or élite company badge. Happily, in my mind at least, none of this intricate detail was actually present on the figure itself - nor any of its comrades-in-arms - so for time and sanity's sake, I simply stuck to the forage cap being blue and finished it off with a dry-brush of (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Blue. Lastly, I doused the man's coat in "Citadel" Nuln Oil and quite meticulously dry-brushed the garment with (more) "Vallejo" Sombre Grey.
"Black Site Studios" WIPS - Three Soviet Cosmonauts |
To help soften this blow, and provide me with something significantly simpler to put my brush-tip to, I have also dabbled a bit more with the five Soviet Cosmonauts I own by "Black Site Studios". I've now managed to get the majority of the Russian astronauts' metallics completed, and hope to have those just carrying firearms finished within a short(ish) while...
Lovd the new painted French soldier!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal. This should be a nice-looking unit once its finished.
DeleteGreat work on your Napoleonic's and progress on your next ones, also nice progress on the cosmonauts
ReplyDeleteCheers Dave. Got a few of these Fusiliers in pokalem to paint. But I rather like them which is helping me with all their straps. LOL!!
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