"1st Attempt, painted Perry's" Topic

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30 Nov 2008 6:15 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

Changed title from "1st Attempt, pinted Perry's." to "1st Attempt, painted Perry's"
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30 Nov 2008 5:15 p.m. PST
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30 Nov 2008 5:11 p.m. PST
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BigJoeDuke	30 Nov 2008 5:38 p.m. PST
Hey all, It will be 25 more days 'til I get Troiani's book on uniforms, so I made a best guess attempts here. Anything glaringly wrong with my first attempts at ACW painting? picture thanks! Big Joe Duke
BigJoeDuke	30 Nov 2008 5:38 p.m. PST
that should read painted…sorry…
McWong73	30 Nov 2008 5:41 p.m. PST
These are dipped? Which product did you use – they look very good.
avidgamer	30 Nov 2008 5:45 p.m. PST
The cartridge box sling is usually black leather or brown leather.
BigJoeDuke	30 Nov 2008 5:58 p.m. PST
They are dipped using Minwax Polyshades Tudor, brushed on…cartridge sling box color noted…thanks!! Big Joe Duke
FireZouave	30 Nov 2008 6:11 p.m. PST
They look great! Good Job! Second the cartridge box sling color as black.
combatpainter	30 Nov 2008 6:15 p.m. PST
Hmm…Pretty good….But.. Lol.. Outstanding! Expert use of the dip method. Realistic tones and outstanding sculpts. You are on your way to an amazing ACW confederate army. Congrats!
combatpainter	30 Nov 2008 6:16 p.m. PST
After taking another look I must say that those Perry's are quite a talented pair of sculptors.
avidgamer	30 Nov 2008 6:46 p.m. PST
One other thing… I'd venture to say that the majority of Rebs wore slouch hats rather than Forage caps so next batch go in that direction. Most popular color of hats would be black, light gray, dark gray, dark brown & tan. Stay away from the slouch hats in that box that are 'cowboy hats'. They give you enough in the box to avoid those.
rusty musket	30 Nov 2008 8:04 p.m. PST
The painting looks great! What color and brand of paint are the pants on the second and third fig from the left?
377CSG	30 Nov 2008 8:48 p.m. PST
Highlight/dry brush the socks with a lighter color – look like boots from the photo. Nice paint job – they are nice and like your dip method – gives them a nice campaign look.
WarWizard	01 Dec 2008 7:38 a.m. PST
Excellent work sir.
wrgmr1	01 Dec 2008 11:48 a.m. PST
I concur, excellent work…
BigJoeDuke	01 Dec 2008 4:06 p.m. PST
All the paints are a mix of Apple Barrel, Valejo pints, and Citadel inks. All color suggestions noted…thanks for your input!! Big Joe Duke
mweaver	01 Dec 2008 4:56 p.m. PST
You did a nice job with those figures.

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