"Napoleonic 95th Rifles (Perry 28mm)" Topic

So here are some shots of my latest efforts, the 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) painted for the 100 days campaign:

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Before anyone asks… all the backpack numbers are freehand!

Enjoy,

Burkhard

And the usual pre-view (more clickable pictures on the blog as always):

Beautifully done. The backpacks are nice, but what really impresses me is the fact that the mud on their feet and legs looks real.

Thank you!

If you are interested in how I did the mud, here is my recipe:

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Sweet!

Thanks for the weathering tips as well

Burkhard,
What a very impressive looking unit! The detail is really nice along with the numbering on the backpacks. I tried the free hand and didn't come out very well. I went and bought the decals, but haven't applied them yet. The pictures are very inspirational as I'm painting up some rifles for TFL Sharpe Practice game. Also nice touch on the mud too.

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They look great, good luck on the painting competitions.

Thank you all!

@Greg: I am getting a feel for the freehand. My favorite is actually gothic lettering to put names on German tanks. That being said… 95 is not the easiest number to paint and doing 18 of them is pain in the behind. The last few actually ed me off. Odd thing is… the last few actually came out very nice.

@Ashenduke: Lets see. The Analogue Hobbies one is mostly about numbers and I could meet my target on that one. For the La Bricole Challenge… I have only seen one other entry so far and that is early French Légère. They are very colorful and have all the plumes and stuff… that will be a tough one to beat, even if it was not well painted (which they are)!

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Lovely work my friend. These figures look fantastic. What a brilliant unit.

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Burkhard,
Great looking unit, and good luck in the La Brocole challenge.

I've primed figures for it and that's as far as I gotten with them.

John

14th Brooklyn, must congratulate you on your figures, your painting of numerals and the whole idea that has gone into this…actually several ideas since you started.

I wonder how many really good ideas disappear unnoticed into this forum, as the initial title may not appeal.

A bunch of lads in Rifle Green…so what? I won't even open maybe. We've all seen Sean Bean.

OK, you'd miss the bit about mud. (My answer, use the real thing. Like Sgt Horvath from SPRyan movie I collect mud every time I go to Waterloo and mix it with PVA glue. Just at the east corner of the wall of the Hougoumont garden…you cannot miss the small dip in the land resulting! Back there in April with a coffee jar, as I am now out of it.)

The numbers made me laugh. I chose 4th Cuirassiers, as I figured even I could do a four on the end of the valise. A cross with a vertical bit off one arm, basically. (helped that I love Aurore as facing colour).

95 could not be a worse number. Seriously….give just a hint. A OOO brush maybe? One hair on the end. I paid 5 quid for just such a Rowney brush. It is beautiful….it just does not work.

Even then…white on black….naw. I am not fooled, these have been Photoshopped….this is not possible.

Finally…Gothic lettering on German tanks? We are talking about WWII…..? Witmann would roll in his grave. 101 red inside white is what I remember from 1970's on a Panther in that brilliant ambush scheme. The brown, green, ochre and spots which I used for the lads' Catachan APC ten years ago. They loved it (then. They are now 18 and would die if I showed it on any forum). It did look good with Arnie manning the hatch gun……..but not Napoleonic!

OK, let's give you some grief…the occifer. 'e's got white or silver lace! You sad person…all that work……

Black………..

Weep (silently)

Not smile…weep

Great paint job as usual Burkhard.

Very nice, your work inspires the rest of us.

There's a watercolour brush very much like the brush you describe called a "deerfoot" used for stippling and other effects. The fibres on a deerfoot are stiff. I'll have to try muddying up some figures with one of those.

fantastic… indeeed the mud looks insanely real…
congrats

I'm green with envy. Great work.

Wow, now there is a number of overnight posts! And thank you all for the very nice comments!!!

@John: Thanks for the wishes. Hope you will be able to take part as well. Although I fear with only about four days left it will be a though one. Really shame!!!

@Deadhead: I have gone with real mud at times, but only on tanks. I often fell that the layer gets too thick and looks out of scale that way.

When it comes to painting the numbers, I used a "0" sized brush with a long fine tip. most people go with the smallest they can find, since it is delicate work. But the smallest brush will hardly take any paint and will therefore empty itself before you have finished drawing a part of a number or letter. So one will have to paint every single part in two to three segment and it will look that way. a size "0" brush will allow you to paint the whole part (or in case of less complicated characters the whole character) before you will need to reload.

Cuirassier numbers are bad. The first unit I did was the 12th… that was a royal pain in the behind. the ones were fine but the twos were hard and you only have so little space.

Gothic letters can be found in German tanks if the crews named them. Back then this was the normal font, so it was not so unusual for people to write signs out that way. I can still remember my great-grandmother could only write gothic shorthand.

Regarding the officer. It is NMM Silver. Unfortunately, it does not come out on the photos.

@Gelngarry5: I have not seen a Deerfoot yet. Armypainter have stippling brush that has stiff fibres as well. I thought I should give it a try last year, but it did not work. Maybe the Deerfoot is a bit softer and would work.