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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Sunday 3 June 2012

WIP: 30YW Foot, the Red-Green Regiment #1; WIP: Second Batch Sarmatian "Other Cavalry" #2

WIP: 30YW Foot, the Red-Green Regiment


Sorry about the lighting of that photo - it seems to have come out darker than it appeared on the camera.

"Hang on a second - didn't she say this was the "RED-Green" regiment?"
"You're right - she must have meant the Yellow-Green regiment"
"Maybe she's simply lost it?"
"Is there such a thing as red-yellow colour blindness?"
"Probably the stress of losing all those games of FoG!"
"Does anyone want to tell her?"


No, I haven't lost the plot and you are seeing yellow not red. That is because I'm using Yellow Ochre as a basecoat to paint the red over.

Done today:

  • Basecoats - Black 950 for armour, muskets barrels and rests; Yellow Ochre 913 for jackets and officers' trousers
  • Faces and hands - Flesh Base 341 (Panzer Aces) 
  • Hair - German Camo Pale Brown 825; Colonel = German Camo Medium Brown 826
  • Dry-brushed Oily Steel 865 on armour, musket barrels and rests
  • Pike& halberd shafts, flagpoles and musket stocks - Mahogany Brown 846
  • Company flags, officer sashes, drum sides - Flat Green 968
  • Stockings - Pastel Green 885
  • Shoes and Boots - Black Grey 862
  • Breeches - German Camo Pale Brown 825, German Camo Medium Brown 826
  • Ground colour on bases - Flat Earth 983


Tomorrow I should be able to get the rest done:

  • Jackets (and officers' breeches) 
  • Cuffs, ribbons and any other bits that need to be in Flat Green
  • Collars and piping
  • Hats and feathers
  • Leather bits
  • Apostles and match cords
  • Metalwork








WIP: Second Batch Sarmatian "Other Cavalry"

As i wrote last night, I did manage to do the Klear/ink coat and to glu the figures onto their bases before heading off to bed. This morning I added the basing gunk and I've just dry-brushed it with Revell Afrika Brown. Hopefully the weather will be a bit better tomorrow and I'll be able to do the matt varnish spray and then the flocking/clumping.

Piccy:




So, what's on the cards for tomorrow?

Finish the Sarmatians if the weather is good
Finish off the Red-Green 30YW foot
Make a start on the 30YW cuirassiers



6 comments:

  1. Interesting, with a yellow ochre base the red will have a warm tone. With a white base the red would be a cold tone even if more brilliant.

    Happy Wargaming.

    Marzio.

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  2. "Probably the stress of losing all those games of FoG!"...harsh but true!

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  3. Looking cracking so far - And the jackets look green to me!

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