tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post1748184914597648751..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: 1809 Spaniards - First Batch of Granaderos Provinciales - CommandMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-9812091268994573372017-03-29T10:40:08.905+01:002017-03-29T10:40:08.905+01:00They look great to me Tony.They look great to me Tony.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-16441327432098793912017-03-29T09:32:11.314+01:002017-03-29T09:32:11.314+01:00Jon - re-read your comment - all my figures look O...Jon - re-read your comment - all my figures look Old School - I even manage to give modern castings an Old School look! In fact it's just the way I have always painted, but I can justify it a bit by critical mass arguments - if I changed now, I'd have a good few thousand previous offences to make good!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24553327330499689652017-03-29T09:00:23.974+01:002017-03-29T09:00:23.974+01:00Marco Benavente very kindly emailed from Chile, to...Marco Benavente very kindly emailed from Chile, to point out that Spanish captains wore two epaulettes, and enclosed an illustration from his book on the Chilean War of Independence. Thanks Marco. I do still have an issue with Falcata's rank distinctions, since they manufacture(d) a Spanish general officer and a mounted colonel, both with full, French style epaulettes, which seems wrong to me. Whatever.<br /><br />Painting update: I did a couple of trial figures - one with pale grey undercoat and one with white, to see how they looked under a white uniform. Having looked long and hard at the result, I have to say I cannot see any difference. I could try a darker grey, I suppose, but I'm bored with this experiment. I'll just use white.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24547891940372063612017-03-28T12:48:21.398+01:002017-03-28T12:48:21.398+01:00It's a lot for me too - these are simple unifo...It's a lot for me too - these are simple uniforms, and in any case i aim rather lower than your paint quality. My big batch of 46 is probably organised liked a few smaller batches!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-1316979571948174472017-03-28T12:45:50.749+01:002017-03-28T12:45:50.749+01:00Hi Roy - I always use block colours - piping is th...Hi Roy - I always use block colours - piping is the subject of a re-education for me. In the enamel days everything had to accurate first time or you wasted a lot of time. With acrylics (and I still have to struggle to remember this) I can put in the piping colour, and if it's not crisp enough I can retouch one or both adjacent colours to clean up the lines. Much easier - much less stress for me! I also learned some things that work best (for me):<br /><br />* I don't use washes or shading - some of the castings I am using are not good enough for washes<br /><br />* I spend a lot of attention on shoulder straps, cuff flaps - including full piping - and buttons. If I get that right, it draws attention away from the generally humble state of the figure (people will see what they choose to see). For cuff flaps I paint the full flap in the piping colour, and overpaint the middle - gives good results quickly.<br /><br />* in some contexts piping makes figure look worse - e.g. the drummers in the photos here have white piping separating blue and red, and that is worth the trouble; if I have unit in white with purple lapels, officially piped white around the edge, attempted piping can just give a scruffy edge to the lapel - in that case, I find it better to paint the full lapel casting purple.<br /><br />I found this stuff by trial and error - none of my work is brilliant, obviously - in fact some of it is not very good at all! - it's just a question of doing the things I know work.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-43852731118620192182017-03-28T12:36:21.809+01:002017-03-28T12:36:21.809+01:00Scroll work is deliberately minimalist I have a si...Scroll work is deliberately minimalist I have a simple version of the flamme which is suitable for the 3rd Provincial Grenadier "division" (Andalucia - Giron's regiment) - it dates from about 1805, but will do. The other battalion has been interesting. If I attempt something too fancy, it can look silly (i.e. a mess) if it's less than perfect. At 20mm - especially given my "cow tools" standard of painting - ornate embroidery is almost too small to see. I've done a simple flamme with a white piped edge - you can imagine as much detail as you wish to see! There'll be some more pics later. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-79916754411728455952017-03-28T12:31:19.985+01:002017-03-28T12:31:19.985+01:00Thanks Ian - I am swithering (good Scots word) whe...Thanks Ian - I am swithering (good Scots word) whether to do the other ranks with grey undercoat - make em a bit shabbier than the officers!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-41738763899009680612017-03-28T12:30:22.345+01:002017-03-28T12:30:22.345+01:00Windy & Warm, Trambone, good stuff!Windy & Warm, Trambone, good stuff!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-62839958493592040782017-03-28T09:44:21.103+01:002017-03-28T09:44:21.103+01:00Those really are lovely sculpts and you've pai...Those really are lovely sculpts and you've painted them beautifully, Tony.<br /><br />36 figures is still along way to go. That would count as three batches for me as I can only stand 12 at a time!Wellington Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295966991101976478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-60091967586318985272017-03-28T08:57:39.596+01:002017-03-28T08:57:39.596+01:00I too await the flammes! How do you pipe? Do you ...I too await the flammes! How do you pipe? Do you paint a block white and then flow the red up to the white, leaving a line, or do you paint the red and blue and then line the pipingin white onto the join?<br />Looks good .lewisgunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935143236897047636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-60266442417696053582017-03-28T02:45:07.737+01:002017-03-28T02:45:07.737+01:00Good looking Spaniards! An Old School look to the...Good looking Spaniards! An Old School look to the figures where some details must be painted on. They have a certain charm, I think. I want to see your scroll work on the grenadier's bearskin bag.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-61532889583210096162017-03-28T00:51:35.142+01:002017-03-28T00:51:35.142+01:00They look splendid Tony!They look splendid Tony!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-18275133397475936092017-03-27T23:26:12.492+01:002017-03-27T23:26:12.492+01:00Things are coming along nicely. Chet Atkins eh?Things are coming along nicely. Chet Atkins eh?Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com