Greetings…
I have finally finished basing three French artillery pieces…
The crew have been painted for a while but I decided to repaint the guns because I wasn’t that happy with the colour of the carriages.
The crew are all Minifigs S Range and Intermediate Range, the officers and guns are from the current (1980s) Range…
Line Foot Artillery…
Line Horse Artillery… I suspect these are conversions… mainly because the heads fell off when I stripped the paint off…
Guard Foot Artillery… There are also a couple of conversions here… the gunners with the portfire and the cannon ball… both converted from the chap with the trail spike.
A couple of dashing Horse Artillery Officers
Come and get it if you dare…
I am very pleased with these, the uniforms are relatively simple-colour wise-but they look very stylish and stand out well… I am glad that I took the time to change the colour of the gun carriages…
The Tunics are… Citadel… Kantor Blue.
The Red bits are… Citadel… Evil Sunz Scarlet.
The White Gaiters… are Citadel… Pallid Wytch Flesh.
The Belts are… Citadel… Corax White.
The Officers Gold Braid is… Citadel … Retributor Armour mixed with some Foundry Ochre Light 4C.
The Gun Barrels are… Citadel… Retributor Armour.
The Gun Carriages are… Foundry… French Gun Olive Green Shade 109A.
https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/paint
https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Painting-Modelling
There is more shininess to follow…
All the best Aly
There’s a real depth to the colour and as you say, a simple but very effective overall scheme. Not sure what colour you originally had the guns in, but they look the business in that green. Delightful.
ReplyDeleteThank you JBM…
DeleteThe guns were originally a darker shade… actually probably closer to the real thing, but it killed the contrast with the black metal work and made the whole thing look too dark…
All the best. Aly
Those gave turned out rather well, they look very striking indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
They look absolutely stunning! Minifigs do indeed have a charm about them.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Stokes
Thank you Stokes…
DeleteAs well as having a charm about them… these guys were a joy to paint.
All the best. Aly
I think I had a few of these once upon a time Aly, although most of my teenage French Napoleonic army was Airfix! (In fact, I may still have a Minifigs gun in my current army when I come to think about it.) With the deductive reasoning skills demonstrated in your suspicions around the converted figures, you were obviously a great loss to Scotland Yard!
ReplyDeleteThe current Minifigs guns are rather nice Keith… they have stood the test of time quite well…
DeleteI am in fact on the Metropolitan Police’s books as a consultant… It’s fairly easy stuff really…
“No chief inspector it’s not a botched conversion job… It’s a murder “ 😳😁
All the best. Aly
Very shiny! Love them as painted but I do have a fondness for the S range figures.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ross…
DeleteI know they are not to everyone’s taste… but they always make me smile.
All the best. Aly
Certainly shiny, can't argue with that.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I knew you would say that David 😁
DeleteAll the best. Aly
These are exquisite, I didn't used rate Minifigs much in my matt days, but having been turned (turned back) to the shiney side I think they are a joy to behold.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rob…
DeleteClearly the shiny was always still inside you… it just needed a little help to run free again 😁
All the best. Aly
Well done Aly, shiny and gorgeous... 👍👍
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Gotta love Minifigs
ReplyDeleteIndeed you do sir…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Very nice - the three different era Minifigs go together almost seamlessly too - when shall we see these on the tabletop? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Rick…
DeleteI still need some more French, Allied Cavalry and Artillery plus Command for both sides… so still a bit to go…
And of course some suitable terrain and a wargames room that isn’t full of boxes…
All the best. Aly
Beautiful work Aly. I do love Minifigs for their simplicity.
ReplyDeleteHope you and the family are well.
Cheers,
Helen
Thank you Helen…
DeleteThere is indeed something to be said for a bit of simplicity…
We are all doing well… I hope the same goes for you…
All the best. Aly
Very, very nice. The gold braid really sets them apart and is masterfully done, as is everything else about them. Limbers next? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteI do have a pile of limbers in the lead mountain… they are however mostly loose parts…
I am not sure about doing four horse and six horse teams as I think it would take up a lot of my table space… so I may do some two horse for foot artillery and possibly four horse for horse artillery .
All the best. Aly
Aly
ReplyDeleteA rocket battery would go well with them.
Steve
Do you know what Steve…
DeleteI think I’ve got some of these 😁
All the best. Aly
These have turned out great. The shine really does capture the era.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paul…
DeleteI think that they were made to be shiny…
All the best. Aly
Very nice. I like the classical toy soldier look. All of my 1/72 Napoleonics are done like this.
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteShiny just suits these old toys…
All the best. Aly