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

Monday, 8 April 2019

Shiny Napoleonics... The Rifles.

Things have been a little slow on the painting front...
Work, Social life and more social life have been getting in the way... I know boo! hoo! poor me...


So here is something I painted earlier...


The Rifles...






First up The 95th Rifles (The Prince Consort's Own)...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle_Brigade_(The_Prince_Consort%27s_Own)








And now The 60th The Kings Royal Rifle Corps....


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Royal_Rifle_Corps









This was another of my early colour tests...


I think that they might be a bit on the dark side... but I can live with that... In fact I have grow rather fond of it....


For the green I used...
Citadel... Caliban Green Spray with a wash of Athonian Camoshade plus a little black...


I have painted these as detachments rather than whole battalions as I believe that is how they were deployed.


The bases were as always from Warbases...
https://warbases.co.uk/product-category/bases/round-cornered-bases/


All the best   Aly





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  1. Ed M8 April 2019 at 21:30

    Very nicely done. Black on green is a good look, I think, especially when there's a bit of braid here and there and some buttons for contrast.

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 07:18

      Thank you Ed...
      They have very workman like uniforms... although I do prefer the 60th with their red facings...

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Phil Robinson8 April 2019 at 22:54

    Very green and slimey indeed.

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  3. Jonathan Freitag8 April 2019 at 23:49

    Lovely troops, Aly! Do you suppose the gloss coat makes the figures appear darker than they actually are?

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 07:21

      Thank you Jonathan...
      Yes the varnish does ‘intensify ‘ the colours somewhat... the next dark greens will be a little lighter to compensate.

      All the best. Aly

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  4. rross9 April 2019 at 05:45

    Nah Aly - they are not too dark - Rifle Green IS just about black! Very....SHINY too....not really my thing but I know you love this style!

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 07:28

      You are of course correct Keith...
      I still think a slightly lighter shade would have helped the belts stand out more...
      I won’t be changing them though.... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Carlo9 April 2019 at 06:26

    Great looking troops Aly. I always feel a touch of sadness when, after applying Humbrol gloss varnish as a protecting coat first, then apply Dulcote over the top! The gloss does look soooooo Good!

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 07:29

      Thank you Carlo...
      Save time and money... stay shiny... ;-)

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Wellington Man9 April 2019 at 07:38

    Very smart in a rather dark and business-like way, Aly!

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  7. Phil9 April 2019 at 08:21

    Not easy colors, and you've done a great job on those ones Aly!

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  8. Mark Strachan9 April 2019 at 09:38

    Great bunch of rifles Aly. I agree with Jonathan, I think the gloss makes the difference by accentuating strong tones and intensifying the darker ones.

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 18:53

      Thank you Mark...
      The varnish definitely deepens the colours... having said that they do look darker in the photos...

      All the best. Aly.

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  9. Graham9 April 2019 at 10:37

    Gosh! Must be about 50 years since they came out of the casting frame. And still looking good.

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 19:00

      I don’t know how old things have to be to be called an antique... but they are certainly on their way...

      I like to think of them as being venerable... :-)

      All the best. Aly

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  10. MSFoy9 April 2019 at 10:45

    Lovely - very nice job. Once again, as always, when I see S-Range Minifigs painted up beautifully I ponder why they decided to replace them with the later square-ass figures. Still - to each his own. Beauty is in the eye of the bank manager.

    They are very smart - the green looks great to me.

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    1. Aly Morrison9 April 2019 at 19:02

      Thank you Tony...
      Some of the newer Minifigs don’t look to bad...
      I may add a unit or two just for the sake of completeness.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Matt Crump10 April 2019 at 07:08

    Beautiful work...a labour of love, the green looks right to me🙂

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  12. Aly Morrison10 April 2019 at 07:11

    Thank you Matt...

    All the best. Aly

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  13. Jim Duncan Wargamer12 April 2019 at 18:50

    Looks like your antique painting skills are hanging on.

    Well done Aly.

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  14. Aly Morrison13 April 2019 at 11:28

    Thank you Jim...
    A near antique painting venerable near antiques in a vintage style...

    All the best. Aly

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  15. caveadsum147114 April 2019 at 17:43

    Lovely dark greens! Shiny, shiny!
    Best Iain

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