WIP Attack on La Haye Sainte at Waterloo in 28mm

[NigelR]

Sometimes it just happens. In my Red Trousers Against Machine Guns vignette I have six figures with blue coats, and on one of them the blue would not flatten down no matter how many coats of varnish I gave it (it's ok on the others). I guess you may have to live with it. Perhaps try a very light brush over with earth coloured pigments on the ones where you feel the shine is too much? This will dull the surface without making them look too weathered.

 

[Waterlooman]

Just a small updateon my varnish woes - I part boiled my kettle than poured it into a cup and sat my bottle of varnish init for a few minutes, this made the bottle warm to touch - I then shook it a lot and applied it over my figures in thin coats.

I think it has worked and improved the Flat finish.

W.

 

[Briggsy]

Oh good, a trick worth remembering. Today I painted the Dragoons coat a light blue (Cornflower blue) and found a section of the sleeve I had worked on quite a bit with glazes was shiny. It took a couple of applications to.make it as matt as the rest of the coat, I wonder is it something in.blue pigments that if over worked get polished? It will be interesting to keep an eye on this.

Cheers Simon

 

[Waterlooman]

So I can confirm - warming up my Acrylic Varnish does help the flow and dulling (with a Matt Varnish) I think our temp being lower over this side of the pond to you guys over there may have something to do with it as at a guess I would have been brushing it on at a temp of roughly 12*C - 53*F but heating it up to around 25*C seems to help - still needs a good shake after warming though.

W.

 

[Nap]

So I can confirm - warming up my Acrylic Varnish does help the flow and dulling (with a Matt Varnish) I think our temp being lower over this side of the pond to you guys over there may have something to do with it as at a guess I would have been brushing it on at a temp of roughly 12*C - 53*F but heating it up to around 25*C seems to help - still needs a good shake after warming though.

W.

Glad it worked ....a useful tip to remember as well as shaking !

Nap

 

[Waterlooman]

Glad it worked ....a useful tip to remember as well as shaking !

Nap

Yes indeed, Im still shaking now lol.

W.

 

[MarquisMini]

Hi all, I decided to pull the trigger and ordered a spru of Three Victrix Polish Lancers to go in my dio, I will probably just make up the one as room will be getting a little sparse on my dio.
Here is pic showing one of Victrix own - gives an Idea how they make up and paint.

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I always liked the Polish Lancers with their dark blue uniform and crimson facings.
I am glad you decided to include them.
Cheers!

 

[Waterlooman]

I always liked the Polish Lancers with their dark blue uniform and crimson facings.
I am glad you decided to include them.
Cheers!

Thank you kindly my friend.

W.

 

[Waterlooman]

Evening all, more work has been going on - I have now successfully flat top coated about Thirty of my French with another Fifteen on my bottles ready for the same treatment, I have ordered some more super glue and when it arrives I will cut the bases of my figures including the studs under their feet, then add them to my dio - in the orchard and on the roadway.

W.

 

[Nap]

Hi W

Good to hear your moving again on this , all important things to do

Look forward to seeing the lads in the orchard and road

Have fun

Nap

 

[Waterlooman]

Morning all, has anyone had any luck making simulated smoke from rifles and muskets, I have read up on how to do it using cottom wool, but never ever tried it.

W.

 

[MarquisMini]

Morning all, has anyone had any luck making simulated smoke from rifles and muskets, I have read up on how to do it using cottom wool, but never ever tried it.

W.

I did,
Just grab a tiny bit of it, shape it a little and carefully apply hair spray or a light spray of matt varnish, very ligght,
Allow it to completely dry and pick it with a tuft clamp or similar, add tiny bit of glue on the musket ( i do add glue using the rip of a toothpik and place the cotton pice onto it.

 

[Waterlooman]

I did,
Just grab a tiny bit of it, shape it a little and carefully apply hair spray or a light spray of matt varnish, very ligght,
Allow it to completely dry and pick it with a tuft clamp or similar, add tiny bit of glue on the musket ( i do add glue using the rip of a toothpik and place the cotton pice onto it.

It kind of scare me a bit, think I would need to test on some of cut figures not in my dio.

W.

 

[Briggsy]

Sounds interesting, I would imagine there would be little that could still bee seen with a Bn firing by rank.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

It kind of scare me a bit, think I would need to test on some of cut figures not in my dio.

W.

I was nervous at first till i try it, i will take pics of my figure and show you
Not as difficult as sound.

 

[MarquisMini]

It kind of scare me a bit, think I would need to test on some of cut figures not in my dio.

W.

 

[Waterlooman]

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Is that cotton wool you used there to do that? I know its available in so many ways from cotton face pads to ear buds etc etc.

W.

 

[MarquisMini]

Is that cotton wool you used there to do that? I know its available in so many ways from cotton face pads to ear buds etc etc.

W.

Yes, those are cotton balls i stole from my girls, they use for make up removal or nail acrylic removal Lol.
But you can also use the one for the ears.

 

[Waterlooman]

Here are a few screenshots of the net for me to get my teeth into for ideas for smoke.

W.

 

[Briggsy]

You could almost do with fibre optics to light the cotton wool up when they fire. That would be a bitch at 120mm never mind this scale.

Cheers Simon