| paulferris1964 | 09 Sep 2023 1:19 p.m. PST |
I'm looking to commission a large French Napoleonic army, probably 800-1,000 infantry and 200 cavalry. Can anyone please recommend a UK painter? Thanks Paul |
robert piepenbrink  | 09 Sep 2023 6:52 p.m. PST |
Good luck. My experience is that people will paint 15's for money, but 6's only for love. |
| JimDuncanUK | 10 Sep 2023 3:40 a.m. PST |
I've painted a few armies for good chums in 6mm. It's easy money. There is bigger profit in painting 28mm for good chums. |
| BillyNM | 10 Sep 2023 3:45 a.m. PST |
Have you tried painting some? Small figures like these can be very forgiving. For example, with a black wash to get in all the nooks and crannies you can then just pick out highlights.
I am a horribly slow painter but have knocked plenty of 6mil figures e.g. cica. 1800 infantry in my 1:10 version of Reille's II Corps at Quatre Bras (backed up by a 1:10 figure ratio of Kellerman's Corps – yes I know it wasn't all there but…).
My figures are all Heroics and Ros which IMO have less detail (so I hink are easier to paint) but are better proportioned. |
| paulferris1964 | 10 Sep 2023 4:15 a.m. PST |
I appreciate 6mm is not dificult to paint, but I really don't have the time, much skill, or – to be honest – any great inclination to do it myself. I want to get large armies on the table quickly. If I was very interested in the figure painting side of the hobby, I think I'd pick a larger scale :) Anyone used Robert Jackson of Liverpool, who advertises on Ebay? Thanks |
| Martin Rapier | 10 Sep 2023 8:59 a.m. PST |
One of my pals just sprays the French blue and the British red. It actually looks quite good. |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 10 Sep 2023 10:23 a.m. PST |
Try Lee at Napoleonic Therapy |
| Au pas de Charge | 10 Sep 2023 7:27 p.m. PST |
Pendraken miniatures recommend some painters for smaller scales. I havent used any of them but he seems to think they do a very nice job. link The first painter seems to definitely paint 6mm quarks-bar.co.uk |
| JeffGrein | 10 Sep 2023 8:11 p.m. PST |
I have used Mr. Jackson twice before and was very satisfied. If you send him a message he will quote you for exactly what you want done. He paints Baccus and he will procure the figures for you if you like. Jeff |
| paulferris1964 | 11 Sep 2023 5:33 a.m. PST |
|
fernandopainting   | 15 Sep 2023 2:10 a.m. PST |
|
| grambo | 17 Dec 2023 5:28 a.m. PST |
I have always considered 6mm painting to be a bit of a speciality of mine! I'm not touting for work as I'm winding down and have a full diary into 2024 but I do have lots of example photos on this link should you care to take a look? Cheers,
Lee (Advance the Colours). link
|
.JPG "picture")