| SquadPainter | 06 Jun 2016 7:37 p.m. PST |
These troops are the counterparts for my British forces. This was the first stand that I completed for the French. My main goal was to take advantage of the 6mm scale and show them en masse on the base!
They were painted many years ago and I recently ran across them in the garage. I used Vallejo paints and Armory Black Primer as a base. It was still early in my painting career and I'm positive that I could do a better job now. I'd probably try to pick out the waistcoat behind the belting and I'd place more detail on the face. There are more pictures on my blog. Feel free to comment here or there. Thanks! link - Jeff aka SquadPainter |
| Davoust | 06 Jun 2016 7:46 p.m. PST |
these are some great figures. You should be very pleased with them. |
79thPA  | 06 Jun 2016 7:54 p.m. PST |
What rules do you use, and what does one base represent? |
| von Winterfeldt | 07 Jun 2016 3:42 a.m. PST |
very striking, what could you do better?? |
| Bezmozgu7 | 07 Jun 2016 5:35 a.m. PST |
Excellent work -- thanks for sharing! |
| SquadPainter | 07 Jun 2016 5:53 a.m. PST |
Davoust, B7 - Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad that you enjoy them! - Jeff |
| SquadPainter | 07 Jun 2016 5:59 a.m. PST |
79thPA - Good morning! I based them up for Sam Mustafa's Grande Armee ruleset with one base representing a brigade. The miniatures are glued onto 3" square bases with 80+ figures, so any ruleset that uses something approaching that size would work. Scale Creep Miniatures carries Grande Armee if you are interested in checking it out. Grande Armee is one of my favorite rulesets for the Napoleonic Wars. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! - Jeff |
| Frederick | 07 Jun 2016 6:18 a.m. PST |
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| 79thPA | 07 Jun 2016 6:32 a.m. PST |
Thanks. I play Volley and Bayonet sometimes for a stand-is-a- brigade rules, so I was wondering if you were using brigade stands. 6mm is generally not my thing, but I think you've done a great job. |
| Dynaman8789 | 07 Jun 2016 7:14 a.m. PST |
> I'm positive that I could do a better job now You make me sick, and that is a compliment! |
| jambo1 | 07 Jun 2016 10:09 a.m. PST |
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| HidaSeku | 07 Jun 2016 10:15 a.m. PST |
That looks amazing. Very, very well done. |
| CaptainKGL | 07 Jun 2016 12:25 p.m. PST |
Awesome! Really nice work. |
| SquadPainter | 08 Jun 2016 5:58 a.m. PST |
79thPA - I have heard good things about V&B. Maybe someday I'll play those rules. I appreciate your comments about 6mm. I was immediately taken by 6mm and it took me a while to decide to try 28mm historicals when I was getting started in the hobby. I am enjoying a bit of a small scale renaissance right now. - Jeff |
| SquadPainter | 08 Jun 2016 6:01 a.m. PST |
Dynaman8789 - > > I'm positive that I could do a better job now > You make me sick, and that is a compliment! Aha ha ha! Sorry that you are unwell! But, that said, I'm sure that you could try it out and get a good result. When I first started out I didn't think that I'd get a good result, but after a few figures I saw immediate improvement. The Baccus sculpts make getting good results easier than you'd expect. Get a few figures and try it out! - Jeff
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takes the plunge.
