I've started prepping the Seven Years War figures today, so you might see the first units rolling off my table shortly. As much of their uniform is red, I am planning to use red car primer for the infantry and artillery (white or grey primer for cavalry; perhaps red just to keep things simple) but before doing that I need to check how the other colours work with it. I also need to work out which are the best colours for the uniforms - green for infantry and commanders; cornflower blue for dragoons. I also need to work out suitable buff colours for belts and cavalry uniforms. I sprayed a sheet of card with red primer during my lunch break and will be doing test patches later this evening.
The other evening I added a "baize" to one of the 4Ground tables I'd put together. It actually looks quite good.
I also finished the hovel - brushing the teddy bear fur with 50% PVA to make it better resemble thatch and fixing the smoke hole hood in place.
I know what you're all wondering. "But, what are those white-primed figures in the first photo?" Well, they're some Mongol light foot bowmen that have been prepped for quite a while. I need to get back into the swing of painting, and they should be quite a fast unit to paint up.
I'm priming the whole world red at the moment. I haven't found any issues with other colours going over the top yet. Looking forward to seeing your SYW stuff, it's a period I love.
ReplyDeleteLove that building!!!
ReplyDeleteThe building looks ace!
ReplyDeleteAll looking good to me the building especially.
ReplyDeleteCard table looks really cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat build
ReplyDeleteHi Tamsin:
ReplyDeleteReally good to see you productive and focused on some ambitious projects. I love the card table and the thatched cottage looks very convincing - not an easy trick to pull off.
Cheers,
Michael
Another great look building Tamsin.
ReplyDeleteVery cool Tasmin
ReplyDeleteI really like the card table!!
ReplyDeleteThe table turned out very well! I love the thatch house, very cool looking.
ReplyDeleteGood to know the missing bits turned up so rapidly - great customer service.
ReplyDeleteThe baize effect is excellent and very effective as is your finished house.
That treatment on the thatch really makes them look good.
ReplyDeleteCheers
@ Millsy - I found an interesting mix of results. Some colours came out lighter on the red primer, others slightly darker. Only 2 paints got totally ruled out - Army Painter Demonic Yellow and VMC Medium Blue. So, I will be priming the lot red (must buy some more red primer).
ReplyDelete@ Ray - and all I had to do was a bit of gluing. Win! :)
@ Herbert - 4Ground deserve the compliment :)
@ Clint - cheers :)
@ Rodger - amazing how effective a square of coloured paper glued on can be :)
@ Hobbyworker - thanks :)
@ Michael P - I'm glad to be recovering from the summer crap at long last and getting some hobby work done. Including a couple of card table top pics on the instruction sheet for the tables was a great idea from 4Ground.
@ Michael A - cheers! :)
@ Al - thanks! :)
@ Ron - simple but very effective. :)
@ Nobody667 - they have come out well. 4Ground make it so simple.
@ Zabadak - yup, great service from Essex. As for the card table, 4Ground provided a much more elegant and simple solution than the ideas I'd had for doing that.
@ Brendan - it's amazing what some 50% PVA brushed roughly through teddy bear fur can achieve :)