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

Saturday, 26 September 2020

A Song of Drums and Shakos... Men in Black

 Greetings...

Of course by Men in Black... I mean Brunswickers... though I suspect you already guessed that.

These guys have been edging their way up the painting queue for a while...

I have been very keen to paint them and as Mharaid and I are planning a game soon I thought I would get them done.

They are the Leib Battalion figures from Front Rank Miniatures...








Painting Black on Black is an interesting problem and something I have wanted to try out for a while.

I have used Contrast Black Templar over a Mid Grey undercoat... Two slightly diluted coats.
I have found that using two thinned coats gives more even finish...

The leather gear and buttons were painted with flat black and gloss varnished to give a textural contrast.

In a moment of madness I decided to paint the White Horses on the backpacks... about half way through I was starting to wish I hadn’t... but now that they are done I am very pleased...

They have turned out well and are anything but dull...

Mharaid (Aka Von Rust ) is looking forward to using these troops... The uniforms match her/his cold black heart...

The Uniforms are... Citadel Contrast... Black Templar... Two diluted coats.
The Muskets are... Citadel... Mournfang Brown.
The Knapsacks are... Wargames Foundry...  Charcoal Black Light 34C.
The Canteens are... Citadel... Thunderhawk Blue.
The Valises are... Citadel... Administratum Grey.
The Facings are... Wargames Foundry... Sky Blue 21B.
Aly’s Brown Liquid was washed over the flesh, metals, canteens  and muskets.

The miniatures are Front Rank Miniatures...



All the best.   Aly

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36 comments:

  1. Steve J.26 September 2020 at 16:09

    A lovely looking unit and great paint work for sure. Well worth the effort on all the details.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 16:12

      Thank you Steve...

      I am glad I ‘kept calm and carried on’ 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  2. David26 September 2020 at 16:28

    Those are just splendid and the white horses are really excellent.

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  3. Matt Crump26 September 2020 at 17:41

    Beautiful work and nicely done I like the gloss no gloss effect really works 👍

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  4. Unlucky General26 September 2020 at 18:31

    Looks to me like a 'must-have' unit. Beautiful results and those details you went to effort for are well worth it even if they did drive you to distraction.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:41

      Thank you Greg...
      I’m glad I managed to get through the half way wall of despair 😂
      All the best. Aly

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  5. Graham C26 September 2020 at 18:39

    Very nicely done, I have made notes. My favourite contingent from the Napoleonic wars

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:38

      Thank you Graham...
      They are quite colourful...in their own way.

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Pan Janek26 September 2020 at 19:13

    Looking good! Two of my favorite looking armies of the Napoleonic wars are the Brunswickers and the Austrians, and the two most painful colours to paint - black and white :-) I have to finally try the contrast paints!

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:34

      Thank you Jan...
      I quite enjoy painting white and using contrast paints on the black was quite painless... I may even do more 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Valleyboyinnz26 September 2020 at 19:44

    Those really are nicely done Aly, the horse on the packs well worth the effort

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:31

      Thank you Kerry...
      It would probably have irritated me it I had left them plain...

      All the best. Aly

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  8. rross26 September 2020 at 20:17

    You have done a lovely job on these Aly and I am sure Mharaid will enjoy using them to inflict pain and suffering on you in due course!

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:27

      Thank you Keith...
      She is already rubbing her hands with glee....

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Mark Strachan26 September 2020 at 23:30

    They are superb Aly...I have been looking at these for a while...temptation may well overcome.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:26

      Thank you Mark...
      Go on... you know you want to... at your speed you would have the whole corps done in the time it took me to do these...😁

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Wellington Man27 September 2020 at 01:12

    Very nicely done, Aly. It seems rare to find people using both glosses and mattes these days, but you've carried it off beautifully.
    Best regards
    WM

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:24

      Thank you Matthew...
      I’ve been glossing leather and metal for a while... I like the fact that the contrast in texture does all the hard work ... I’ve also never liked highlighting black much... you often end up with grey.

      All the best. Aly

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  11. Jonathan Freitag27 September 2020 at 03:45

    Your Brunswickers look terrific, Aly. Men in a black, indeed!

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  12. Rob Young27 September 2020 at 08:50

    A nicely executed example of my worst nightmare - black on black. Like the horses as well.Brilliant.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:06

      Thank you Rob...
      It was certainly an interesting experience...

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Phil Robinson27 September 2020 at 16:19

    Most fine Sir! most fine indeed.

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 15:05

      Thank you Phil ... you are a gentleman.

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Paul Scrivens-Smith27 September 2020 at 16:48

    Smart work on these fellows Aly. Are you joining the #brunswickers on Twitter?

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    1. Aly Morrison29 September 2020 at 13:36

      Thank you Paul...
      I was rather surprised to find out that that is a real thing 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  15. caveadsum147127 September 2020 at 16:59

    Fantastic looking Brunswickers! Lovely finish!
    Best Iain

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  16. Carlo29 September 2020 at 00:08

    Brilliant as always Aly. I do love the Brunswickers!

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  17. Jay White29 September 2020 at 15:28

    Love the Brunswickers! Great job!

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  18. James Fisher7 October 2020 at 23:22

    Black on black is tricky, but you have, naturally, done them beautifully. It can be fun to do though, can't it mixing a slight-grey and/or using a more gloss black for the belts?
    Regards, James

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    1. Aly Morrison8 October 2020 at 19:25

      Thank you James...
      I really enjoy painting these...
      So much so that I have just started some ‘shiny’ Minifigs versions...

      All the best. Aly

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