Completed French Line Infantry by ICM and Belgium Guide

[NigelR]

Very nice progress all round. The blues on your French figures are looking really good, a nice dark tone. Subtle blends so far as well, nice work.

I was going to say 1914 Belgian guides but that lacing threw me. I didn't twig it could be an officer!

 

[Briggsy]

Very nice progress all round. The blues on your French figures are looking really good, a nice dark tone. Subtle blends so far as well, nice work.

I was going to say 1914 Belgian guides but that lacing threw me. I didn't twig it could be an officer!

He isn't an officer. The lace is yellow and as far as I know is the full dress, the other tunic

The fella third from left is wearing what I assume is undress or Campaign uniform. I haven't been able to dig anything more than generic info up but there are further illustrations of Lancers wearing the same style but in blue with white lacing.

As this image has an officer and other ranks in the same laced dolman I am assuming similar is true of the guides.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Just a thought, in case anyone isn't aware of the site, uniformology.com is a great site for British uniform detail and to a lesser extent many other nations including Belgium.

Cheers Simon

 

[NigelR]

He isn't an officer. The lace is yellow and as far as I know is the full dress, the other tunic

Oops! Should've done a bit more research.....

 

[Nap]

This? Belgian Guides Officer?

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WELL DONE THAT MAN ?.....LOL

Hi Simon

Now your fully up to speed after your YouTube university course coming on well on both

Did a google ( or rather Mrs Nap did ) .......a wash is generally diluted with water and a glaze diluted with both water and a medium or both or a very transparent colour could be applied
www.wetcanvas.com

A glaze is a opaque colour that's stays where it's put, a wash is a technique that pushes colour all over www.spikeybits.com


A Belgium .....something similar in a OSPREY ...knew one would feature somewhere ...lol .....very colourful......enjoy the lacework

Look forward to more

Have fun at the bench

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Cheers Kev, as go forward I'm learning so that's all good, can only (l hope) get better. Don't have that Osprey book, in fact I didn't even know it existed.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Cheers Kev, as go forward I'm learning so that's all good, can only (l hope) get better. Don't have that Osprey book, in fact I didn't even know it existed.

Cheers Simon

Like we all do mate ...I've got all 500+ from the Men at Arms/ Elite series ......bit sad that ...lol.

......so will have a look at Belgium details on that uniform

Have fun

Nap

 

[Nap]

These are superb for Belgium info ...happy to look through my copies for anything ..just ask ....send chq...lol

Nap

 

[Briggsy]

Cheers Kev, I try not to go as far as WWI though this fella is apparently from 1910. Though like the French the Belgians went into the war in more or less full dress. I'd quite like to do the Lancers and chasseur a cheval who wore similar uniforms as well, more to add to the list.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

Been busy today around the house earning good behaviour points as I'm out to the Letchworth show tomorrow. So not really got a great deal done, though now I've learnt to glaze properly the painting rate has slowed down. Hopefully it looks better, oh and I now need a proper wet palette, my Philadelphia cream cheese version is way too small.

No work on the Belgian Guide today, going to have to.pick the pace up.a bit as I'd like it to be ready for Bugle Call.

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi there Mr Philly

Plenty of flavours avail ...lol

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Nice one on the browning points ...enjoy the letchworth show ..don't spend too much ...lol

The figures coming along nicely , do hope the guide will travel to Bugle Call

Have FUN

Nap

 

[NigelR]

That's looking good, I can see nice smooth transitions on the blue and crimson.

I now need a proper wet palette, my Philadelphia cream cheese version is way too small.

I hear you. Part of my problem with painting my second French figure was that I had filled up my wet palette with various glaze mixtures and trying to reactivate and reuse them the next day on the second figure didn't work. And I have quite a big wet palette!

 

[Briggsy]

Hi there Mr Philly

Plenty of flavours avail ...lol

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Nice one on the browning points ...enjoy the letchworth show ..don't spend too much ...lol

The figures coming along nicely , do hope the guide will travel to Bugle Call

Have FUN

Nap

Slow work collecting the Philli, not really a cheese fan so I wait till the boss wants some. Yes the Guide will get to BC, are you able to make Yeovil?

That's looking good, I can see nice smooth transitions on the blue and crimson.


I hear you. Part of my problem with painting my second French figure was that I had filled up my wet palette with various glaze mixtures and trying to reactivate and reuse them the next day on the second figure didn't work. And I have quite a big wet palette!

Thanks, the colours are quite dark on the blue so still a fair bit to do, the crimson I'm not sure if I can do too much more without losing the colour. Would keeping the wet palette in the fridge make it last longer?

Cheers Simon

 

[Nap]

Hi Mr Simon

Yes I will be at Yeovil with SWMBO and Jimbo ......I am the good looking one .....honest

The 6th Dragoon won't be there ...housework getting in way

If your going mines a white coffee no sugar , Jimbo has white coffee ....sugar on side ....just saying ....lol

WP in Fridge ...some do it ....apparently keeps colors fresh .....don't put it in the top

Nap

 

[MarquisMini]

Been busy today around the house earning good behaviour points as I'm out to the Letchworth show tomorrow. So not really got a great deal done, though now I've learnt to glaze properly the painting rate has slowed down. Hopefully it looks better, oh and I now need a proper wet palette, my Philadelphia cream cheese version is way too small.

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No work on the Belgian Guide today, going to have to.pick the pace up.a bit as I'd like it to be ready for Bugle Call.

Cheers Simon

LookimgnGood Simom,
I really like the base colors .
Keep up the awesome work!!

 

[Briggsy]

Hi Mr Simon

Yes I will be at Yeovil with SWMBO and Jimbo ......I am the good looking one .....honest

The 6th Dragoon won't be there ...housework getting in way

If your going mines a white coffee no sugar , Jimbo has white coffee ....sugar on side ....just saying ....lol

WP in Fridge ...some do it ....apparently keeps colors fresh .....don't put it in the top

Nap

Good that you're going but a long way just for a coffee. Cheers re the WP.

LookimgnGood Simom,
I really like the base colors .
Keep up the awesome work!!

Many thanks, I want to keep the blue coats dark and same with the crimson.

Cheers Simon

 

[Briggsy]

A frustrating session this morning, I have started the lace across the chest of the Belgian Guide, I decided to use a mix of Duro and Magicsculpt. This proved to be too stiff to roll as thinly as I'd like it to be. So off came the whole left side of lacing on the dolman. A second attempt was more successful using just Magicsculpt which when fresh is soft and squishable but does roll out satisfyingly thin. I will only done side as I'm prone to put a finger in the middle of it trying to do the other side. The strands are all held in place with watered down PVA and teased into position with a fine brush. The other side will wait till this is cured fully, then another wait to add the trefoil ends and buttons.

Painting French men this afternoon.

Cheers Simon

 

[Rob]

Nice detail work on the braiding.

 

[Briggsy]

Nice detail work on the braiding.

Cheers Rob, compared to when I first started this I'm managing more refined detail but still feel it needs to be finer. So more practice.

Cheers Simon

 

[MarquisMini]

Good that you're going but a long way just for a coffee. Cheers re the WP.



Many thanks, I want to keep the blue coats dark and same with the crimson.

Cheers Simon

Crimson is one of my favorite colors, very tricky to paint.
To me Crimson is a deep red shy of being pinkish .
What worked best for me is the use of Vallejo Red, and a dab of Formula P3 Murderous Magenta.
Shades are done by addimg a little bit of Dark blue, lights are done by adding French Orange to the base color.
Cheers!