Hurrah!…
Another stand painted…
This unit has really been like pulling teeth… I honestly don’t understand why it has taken me so long…
But here they are…
The Coburg Contingent…
They have been pretty much painted in the same way as the Weimar Continent but with Evil Sunz Scarlet turnbacks and white belts…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2024/08/shiny-napoleonics-thuringian-battalion.html
All I have to do now is the command stand… which is in a very Prussian looking uniform…
Hopefully this won’t take too long…
As I write this Nottingham is in the middle of an incredible full on thunder, lightning and rain storm…
The rain is quite literally flailing the back of my house… I opened the back door to try and watch the lightning… but I had to close it because my shoes were getting soaked…
That will be the end of summer then…
I blinked and missed it 🤣…
All the best Aly
Sometimes units are like that.........
ReplyDeleteBeing a bit more north, we have not had it bad, the odd flash of lighting.
Neil
The irritating thing with these chaps is that the uniforms are fairly simple… so it should have been easier than it has been…
DeleteAs you say… Some units are like that 😁
All the best. Aly
Looks like you’ve had what we had last week matey. Head to the bunker quick. Those lads you’ve painted look bloody lovely by the way.
ReplyDeleteThank you JBM…
DeleteIt is of course still raining 🙄
All the best. Aly
Beautiful and shiny! I have a dozen French hussars that I simply cannot muster the motivation to complete. I know exactly how you feel.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jonathan…
DeleteThere is a temptation to just put them in a box and come back to them later… but I am so close to finishing them… so I shall persevere…
All the best. Aly
Very smart and very inspirational, Aly.!
ReplyDeleteThank you Matthew…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
I am sure I had some of these figures in the previous millennium, Aly! Mine were painted as French, though.
ReplyDeleteWe had weather like you are describing early Friday morning...0230 for about an hour...
We have actually had A LOT of lightning storms over the last three or four months...far more frequent than is usual, it feels like!
I know I had some of these figures in the previous millennium 😁
DeleteIt does feel a bit like it’s been grey and raining since May…although that might be something to do with me working in an office with frosted glass in the windows…
All the best. Aly
Minifigs and high gloss - you can't beat it ! , Tony
ReplyDeleteVery true Tony…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
It's amazing how different they look with white cross -belts as opposed to black, possibly helped out by the yellow cuffs. C'mon now, one last push with the command stand and we can have a parade through the streets of Spielzeugstadt.
ReplyDeleteApart from a few subtle changes all three stands are made from the same figures…
DeleteThey definitely deserve a parade 😁
All the best. Aly
Once more into the breach, for good effect! The unit will no doubt be storied on the table. I have a few long un the making units coming up.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping that they will be incredibly good at fighting …
DeleteAlthough that will probably be when the fight against me 🤣
All the best. Aly
Great work Aly, you have made an art out of painting Minifigs!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ian…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Lovely new contingent, the uniform is really nice, super work on them. Up in the far north we have just had a bit of dreich weather, lot colder but none of the heavy rain, summer, what there was of it, has gone that;s for sure.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donnie…
Delete‘Dreich’ definitely describes most of the weather recently…
All the best. Aly
A little ray of shineyness on drab wet day. Ah, summer the season that nature forgot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteI think most of my memories for this year will be in greyscale…
I need to paint some Hussars or Neapolitans 🤣
All the best. Aly
A splendid and shiny addition there. You did not need to blink to miss summer though, it missed us to save the trouble. Just taken 32 mins to make a 10 min journey thanks to flood diversions. It never floods here!
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteSo when I thought I was seeing flashing lights… it was just summer nipping past me 😱
I do sometimes wonder why I chose to live by the river…😳
All the best. Aly
Excellent work Aly even if it was a struggle. I'm hoping the wet weather will kick off some painting once again for me...
ReplyDeleteThank you Steve…
DeleteAutumn and Winter are definitely painting seasons… but after this year I think I will include Summer as well…
All the best. Aly
Sometimes the Mojo just takes a stubborn stand. They will probably fight better than the units created out of love! They look great nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteI am hoping they will be stubborn warriors….When they are fighting for me…of course.
All the best. Aly
Too bad about summer...! A fine result in the end on this unit despite the difficulty--great work!
ReplyDeleteYes Summer has passed me by…
DeleteThe regiment is nearly there… I think it is going to be worth it in the end…
All the best. Aly
Coming along nicely.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rob…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Excellent Napoleonic shinny eye candy.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you Willz…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Hi Aly, I do enjoy seeing your lovely Minifigs. What varnish do you use and does it go yellow after a while?
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob…
DeleteI’ve been using a few different varnishes… I’m still trying to find something that ticks all the boxes …
These have been varnished with Wilko’s Yacht Varnish… which is no longer available…
It does yellow a bit but not hideously…
All the best. Aly
Thanks Aly, I have a couple of tins that I bought before Wilko closed down.
DeleteAly they may have been a challenge but they have turned out beautiful. …..and super shiny. As others have said some units just seem harder which is strange for these guys as their uniforms are fairly simple. Always seems to be grenadiers for me ….too much lace !
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteIt’s a mystery to me why they have taken so long… only one more base to go… and they have been started.
All the best. Aly
Splendid looking shiny types! I have a unit of hussars, hovering on the edge of my painting desk that fulfil the same role currently for me!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you Iain…
DeleteThere is always one unit that won’t play along…
All the best. Aly
A nice looking unit Aly. I too have units that sit incomplete for months. Sometimes it's because the uniform is uninspiring, sometimes it's painting fatigue and other times because something more interesting comes along. It doesn't happen too often Hough.
ReplyDeleteThank you Matt…
DeleteMy usual way is to just put them back in the box… but I am not letting these so and so’s get the better of me 😁
All the best. Aly
Nice and shiny! As to the wether... end of September and early October is my favourite part of the year with so called "Polish Golden Autumn", though this week temperatures dropped to around 1C in the morning which is quite a surprise ;-)
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Jan
Thank you Jan…
DeleteThe sun is actually shining today… but I certainly wouldn’t describe it as a Golden Autumn 😁
All the best. Aly