WIP Attack on La Haye Sainte at Waterloo in 28mm

[Briggsy]

I'm getting nice results with the AK Ultra Matt Varnish, but I thin my paint with it rather than water. I seem to remember this conversation some time ago now, my memory is shocking. Still miss the dull cote though.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

I'm getting nice results with the AK Ultra Matt Varnish, but I thin my paint with it rather than water. I seem to remember this conversation some time ago now, my memory is shocking. Still miss the dull cote though.

Cheers Simon

Yes, we had that conversation regarding the Ultra Matt varnish from AK here, i mix my paintwith it too.
I still have my Testors dullcote here.
I didn't know it was discontinued.

 

[Briggsy]

Yes, we had that conversation regarding the Ultra Matt varnish from AK here, i mix my paintwith it too.
I still have my Testors dullcote here.
I didn't know it was discontinued.

Well as just demonstrated my memory is questionable at best but I'm sure they stopped a few years ago now.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

Well as just demonstrated my memory is questionable at best but I'm sure they stopped a few years ago now.

Cheers Simon

We all have questionable memory Mate, for some stuff more than others Haha.
I guess i will hold my Testors dullcote can as long as i could.

 

[Waterlooman]

Work continues this time on my Two Cavalry figures starting with my Kings Dragoon Guards - photos are a bit fuzzy due to me zooming in to far with my iphone.

W.

 

[MarquisMini]

Work continues this time on my Two Cavalry figures starting with my Kings Dragoon Guards - photos are a bit fuzzy due to me zooming in to far with my iphone.

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Lovely figure, i like the reds on this one

 

[Waterlooman]

Lovely figure, i like the reds on this one

Yep they where a bit more vibrant on the British Cavalry, so I added a we bit of Yellow to my darker Reds - same with my Officer Infantry jackets - think they just had better fabrics than the front line Infantry.

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[Waterlooman]

A bit more progress - plume made and added to the Life Guards helmit - gloves - and swords painted - getting there slowly.

W.

 

[MarquisMini]

Yep they where a bit more vibrant on the British Cavalry, so I added a we bit of Yellow to my darker Reds - same with my Officer Infantry jackets - think they just had better fabrics than the front line Infantry.

W.

Traditiinally most of the cavalry corps were considered of higher status compare to the Imfantry.
I really like how vibrant these reds look, i am never happy with my reds.
Cheers!

 

[Waterlooman]

Traditiinally most of the cavalry corps were considered of higher status compare to the Imfantry.
I really like how vibrant these reds look, i am never happy with my reds.
Cheers!

Yes indeed thats my understanding aswel - it was my Vallejo Napoleonic Red that had been darkened for all the British Infantry jackets, I then mixed up a bit and kind of added a wee bit of Yellow till it became lighter and more vibrant.

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[Briggsy]

He looks great, reds can be a problem colour, I tend to use Vallejo Deep Vermilion but then my figures are a bit larger.

Cheers Simon

 

[Waterlooman]

He looks great, reds can be a problem colour, I tend to use Vallejo Deep Vermilion but then my figures are a bit larger.

Cheers Simon

Thank you kindly Simon.

Two different figures there Life Guard and Kings Dragoon Guard.

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[Nap]

Hi W

They are coming along nicely ....don’t we all love reds ....lol

Keep painting it’s certainly worth it

Have fun at the bench

Nap

 

[Waterlooman]

Hi W

They are coming along nicely ....don’t we all love reds ....lol

Keep painting it’s certainly worth it

Have fun at the bench

Nap

Thank you kindly Nap, I aim to please - just glad I am not in 72nd scale or smaller - some have better eyesight to pull off these scales.

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[Waterlooman]

Evening all, a wee bit more progress - I have been working on the Life Guards helmet main centre crest Black with a Red strip running along the centre (will need flat coating later) also I have painted his plume Red and White.

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[Briggsy]

Nice detail, he's looking good. Will he and the KGL bloke be together on the base?

Cheers Simon

 

[Waterlooman]

Nice detail, he's looking good. Will he and the KGL bloke be together on the base?

Cheers Simon

Yep both will be close to each other blasting down the roadway near to wheree I put my 95th rifles.

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[MarquisMini]

That will be a nice view of them when they are vring onto the base of tgis diirama.
Cheers!

 

[Waterlooman]

That will be a nice view of them when they are vring onto the base of tgis diirama.
Cheers!

Thats why I have my Two 95th Rifles tight aganst the wall, also one of the 2nd KGL is further down by the smashed cart pointing at them warning the KGL rushing out of the gate.

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[MalcC]

Very impressive work.

Malc