WIP The British are coming!!. 40mm 23Rd. Foot Royal welsh 1781

[MarquisMini]

 

[MarquisMini]

 

[Wings5797]

Cheese eating monkey hahaaha, you can come up with some funny stuff mate
I will place this chap a little ahead of the light infantry lad running from the mounted frog officer, i think the pose is a perfect fitting for the battle scene.
cheers my friend

Hey Daniel,
I cannot take the credit for penning that quote. It is a name that the British soldiers call the French soldiers after the war when the German army took a huge chunk of Francs. This is not the complete name as the other word is a bit of bad form but the Household Cavalry still use it to this day.

 

[MarquisMini]

Hey Daniel,
I cannot take the credit for penning that quote. It is a name that the British soldiers call the French soldiers after the war when the German army took a huge chunk of Francs. This is not the complete name as the other word is a bit of bad form but the Household Cavalry still use it to this day.

Oh i am sure they call eachother great names ;-).
Thanks for watching mate.
best regards

 

[MarquisMini]

Hello folks,
finished two fusiliers today

 

[MarquisMini]

 

[Viking Bob]

Don't know how I missed this but it's quite superb, nice painting on such a small scale.

 

[OldTaff]

Cymru am Byth ! "Men of Harlech, stand ye steady..........." Lovely stuff

Alan

 

[Wings5797]

Great finish Daniel.
These guys will look good in your 'little' diorama.
Good work Mate.
Keith

 

[MarquisMini]

Thank you Bob, Alan and Keith.
i really enjoying having to paint Red, to me with yellow , one of the hardest colors to work with.
cheers to you all

 

[Wings5797]

Thank you Bob, Alan and Keith.
i really enjoying having to paint Red, to me with yellow , one of the hardest colors to work with.
cheers to you all

Hi Daniel,
I just thought I would share with you my current red trend.
Just lately I have gone for shadow rather than highlight.
Red base Scarlet or Crimson
Shadow with chosen Red plus Indigo or Burnt Umber to various measures.
Highlight as you do now if needed.
Cheers
Keith

 

[MarquisMini]

Hi Daniel,
I just thought I would share with you my current red trend.
Just lately I have gone for shadow rather than highlight.
Red base Scarlet or Crimson
Shadow with chosen Red plus Indigo or Burnt Umber to various measures.
Highlight as you do now if needed.
Cheers
Keith

Hi Keith, that sounds like a great idea, i really see how that will work.
i would probably try that in a bigger size figure, which i already have in mind for the next couple months.
I have been starting these chaps with some sort of black red or very dark red, and work my way up to a scarlet , almost orange for the list lights.
i believe the variation of Red between Brits and foreign regiments serving in the French army it's not much, on the ilobsters tends to go more to the scarlet side, while on the frogs it tends to go more to the deep red like the swiss and Irish Regimets in French service.
again, i may awfuly wrong but based on what i have seen and red about it i believe to be the case.
anyhow, thanks for your always great support and help.
ps, i forgot to add the "thing" ( don't recall the name :-( ) on the back collar of the uniform , the one that protects the coat from the powdered wig.
cheers

 

[Wings5797]

Hi Keith, that sounds like a great idea, i really see how that will work.
i would probably try that in a bigger size figure, which i already have in mind for the next couple months.
I have been starting these chaps with some sort of black red or very dark red, and work my way up to a scarlet , almost orange for the list lights.
i believe the variation of Red between Brits and foreign regiments serving in the French army it's not much, on the ilobsters tends to go more to the scarlet side, while on the frogs it tends to go more to the deep red like the swiss and Irish Regimets in French service.
again, i may awfuly wrong but based on what i have seen and red about it i believe to be the case.
anyhow, thanks for your always great support and help.
ps, i forgot to add the "thing" ( don't recall the name :-( ) on the back collar of the uniform , the one that protects the coat from the powdered wig.
cheers

Very good points Daniel.
There are so many variations that affect the tones, even the different material from officer to infantryman.
The black riband on the back of the collar is called The Black Flash. For interest try this http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/en_faq.html
All the best Mate you are making a really good job of these Brits.
Keith

 

[Huw63]

Simply marvellous work.

Well done.

Cheers

Huw

 

[MarquisMini]

Very good points Daniel.
There are so many variations that affect the tones, even the different material from officer to infantryman.
The black riband on the back of the collar is called The Black Flash. For interest try this http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/en_faq.html
All the best Mate you are making a really good job of these Brits.
Keith

Thanks for your always great support my friend.
cheers

 

[MarquisMini]

Simply marvellous work.

Well done.

Cheers

Huw

Thanks Huw, i am glad you like'em
take care

 

[MarquisMini]

And here's the finished grenadier


i normally listen to the tunes according to the subject i am painting
;-)

 

[MarquisMini]

Finished the sergeant fuzilier and trooper.

 

[MarquisMini]

 

[peedee]

Sooooooooooooooperb
well done Daniel !!!!!

Paul.