Had a new commission arrive on Friday, undercoated Saturday,
painted it Sunday. I had so much fun painting these,
and I used my time isolating from my wife who had covid.
what better place to hide than my painting room
The figures are 40mm Perry Miniatures
I was expecting 40mm to be exceptionally detailed and well made
and if they had been in 28mm the detail would have been amazing
but I had to use quite a bit of green stuff to fix where the horse and heads
didn't fit properly.
Even with that I loved painting the figures and this
Hussar was one of my favorites in the end
This chap was the one British Cavalry figure and the first time for me
painting British Cav really like the way he came out
I struggled a bit with the blue of his uniform as I was missing a color
I need to get the color right
French infantry officer, the sword on this guy was so thin and
was scary to work with, I informed the customer that all the swords
were very thin and had been badly bent in transit to me.
This photo above is just such an iconic pose and I really like it
This hussars was another of my favorite figures
maybe it's because I enjoy painting the colorful uniform
Another Hussar, i suppose you just can't get enough of them can you
I forgot to add matt varnish to the rider before the photo
each figure will have two coats of gloss varnish two coats of matt
then a final coat of hand painted ultra matt varnish to finish
Points
5 x 40mm Cavalry 15pts each = 75pts
Total 75pts
From Millsy: These are just beautiful Kent and really showcase your ability at a larger scale. I suspect you enjoyed these a lot more than the 18mm stuff you've been doing of late. It's a shame you had to do some prep work in order to get them up to scratch although I suppose the larger minis merit that to get results of this quality. Cracking work mate!