ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Wednesday 4 April 2018

Partizan 2018... King Edwards Horse.

A few more miniatures finished for our game...


These chaps will represent King Edwards Horse who were pushed into combat around Estaires to try and stem the flow of the German advance...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward%27s_Horse


I have still to paint insignia on them ... I shall wait until I have finished all 12 of the figures I intend to paint for this unit.






Everything follows my usual process...


Although this time the figures were undercoated with ...Tamiya Nato Brown Spray...




The horses were then give a number of brown and red washes ...all Citadel...
I paint a number of layers of each colour until I am satisfied with the results... I am aiming for some subtle variation across the unit.


The Uniform is... Foundry... Drab 12B.
Gasmask case ,Small pack, Officers breeches etc. are... Foundry... Drab Light 12C.
Helmet... Foundry ... Drab Shade 12A... With a touch of Black.
Leather... Citadel... Doombull Brown.
Steel... Silver with a touch of... Citadel Dryad Bark.




Everything is given a coat of Aly's Brown Liquid...




Then re highlighted with the original colours...


After matt varnishing, the leather equipment was given a coat of Tamiya Clear Orange to give it a lustrous shine...














I am rather pleased with these...


I found another map that covers the German offensives...






Also a link to the Long Long Trails page on the Battle of the Lys...


http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/battles/battles-of-the-western-front-in-france-and-flanders/the-battles-of-the-lys-1918/


The paints are mostly Wargames Foundry and Citadel...
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling
Bases from Warbases...
https://warbases.co.uk/?product_cat=premier-bases-metric


The miniatures are Great War Miniatures...
Available from North Star Military Figures...


http://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=20&cat=153&page=1






All the best  Aly




13 comments:

  1. Splendid work Aly. I’m very disappointed I shall miss being at Partizan and seeing the game in the round.

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    1. Thank you David...

      I know it’s not the same as being there but I will take many pictures .

      All the best. Aly

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  2. You can't beat obscure regiments of Yeomanry. Great work.

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  3. That orange really makes the leather, the glossy effect looks great. The miniatures look good on those bases too, bet they'll look mint in ranks.

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    1. Thank you Rob...

      The gloss may be an extra stage in the painting but it really pays off in my opinion.

      All the best. Aly

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    2. Yeah i could see it on the officer too, good to see boot-polishing discipline hasn't broken down

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  4. And so you should be pleased Aly, they are superb.

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  5. Very nice indeed, Aly.
    Best regards
    WM

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