Wednesday, February 8, 2012

6th and 7th Hussars enter the rolls.

These guys have been painted for so long one of them was snuck onto my most recent Naps game! I finished them a couple of weeks ago but it was getting round to getting Cath to take the pictures. In the end it was a case of clearing some space on the painting table so the pics are not the best but do the job. These will join the Irregular Hussars I have already painted. I still have plenty to go at though. The figures by Baccus which is the second lot of cavalry I have painted of there's and have yet to paint any of there foot. Post March 20th I will be looking at doing a string of them.
This is the 7th Hussars, with a basic uniform of Green. I managed to screw up and paint the horse of the Trumpeter brown. I know they should be white or grey but I had a brain fart and as I did the 6th at the same time I messed him up as well.
The detail on the figures is really good. I still have to paint them in daylight though but the next lot I am going to undercoat in white and wash in black to see if that helps. As I paint the whole figure rather than paint highlights I gain little from undercoating in black.
I don't think zooming into 6mm tall figures really does them any favours but I wanted to show off the lace on the Pellese. The game I mentioned above was not their finest hour, I am hoping for better next time I fight them.
I mentioned detail above, but can you see the pigtails? After some debate I changed the colour of the roll on the rear of the saddle, it should be the same as the uniform not the facing but it just looked like a continuation of the jacket so I reversed the colours. I am happy with the decision even if it's not correct.
Now all we need to do is sort out rules that we are happy with and it's onward. I now have to upscale as I am back to 28mm WWII and have to get my 20mm Roman Axilia snapped.

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