tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post6095442383410466480..comments2024-03-17T18:38:54.447+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: ACW Collection WIP....Part 2David Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-37132303634296626322019-09-13T05:46:21.865+01:002019-09-13T05:46:21.865+01:00Hi. Ray,
There will be pictures aplenty once all ...Hi. Ray,<br /><br />There will be pictures aplenty once all are finished. Everything is painted so it is just the bases and some minor touching up hear and there and the all important varnishing.<br /><br />The above is taking slightly longer than I anticipated but it is progressing well.<br /><br />Soon Ray, very soon....<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-146155646522493002019-09-12T19:17:31.250+01:002019-09-12T19:17:31.250+01:00Where's the pics of the figures then Dave?Where's the pics of the figures then Dave?Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-72897945768233535562019-09-12T08:18:10.392+01:002019-09-12T08:18:10.392+01:00Hi Archduke,
My plan when starting these from scr...Hi Archduke,<br /><br />My plan when starting these from scratch was to use the Kurz and Allison uniforms but as I inherited the beginnings of a collection that was painted in a certain style it made sense to stick with it. The end result looks very impressive and is 'in the spirit of' the prints.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-65391482837366835912019-09-12T08:15:42.814+01:002019-09-12T08:15:42.814+01:00Hi Geordie,
Sorry old chap, no washes on these fe...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />Sorry old chap, no washes on these fellows - it would just look plain wrong!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-68074898386600002112019-09-12T08:14:50.712+01:002019-09-12T08:14:50.712+01:00Hi Geordie,
The green makes a nice contrast to th...Hi Geordie,<br /><br />The green makes a nice contrast to the blue and the grey. I have a couple of things to do to the guns but want to finish the figures first.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-48740691471351057622019-09-12T08:13:35.339+01:002019-09-12T08:13:35.339+01:00Hello independentwargamesgroup,
I am fast coming ...Hello independentwargamesgroup,<br /><br />I am fast coming to the conclusion that that is probably the way to go and would certainly keep within the style I am aiming at.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-53547769420056012422019-09-12T08:12:22.799+01:002019-09-12T08:12:22.799+01:00Hi tradgardmastare,
There is certainly some swagg...Hi tradgardmastare,<br /><br />There is certainly some swagger about the style and on the tabletop they look like 'proper' toy soldiers rather than mobile museum pieces!<br /><br />I have every admiration for artistic brushwork but it is not to my taste as a rule.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-74945488663421408762019-09-12T01:45:01.322+01:002019-09-12T01:45:01.322+01:00It is not a bad idea, I think, simply to follow th...It is not a bad idea, I think, simply to follow the uniform conventions in these pictures, including the 'not very historical' differencing among Confederate units (e.g. red and even green facings on the infantry, as well as blue), and the paintwork on the cannon (the greens vary from dark to something like an apple green).<br /> Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-64477498680988137662019-09-11T19:05:55.685+01:002019-09-11T19:05:55.685+01:00Plenty of Vallejo Brown/Burnt Umber Wash for the C...Plenty of Vallejo Brown/Burnt Umber Wash for the Confederates David!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47077533811912155942019-09-11T19:05:11.707+01:002019-09-11T19:05:11.707+01:00I am taking note of the green painted artillery fr...I am taking note of the green painted artillery frame!Geordie an Exiled FoGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002743056274635657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-48772773945784108742019-09-11T16:14:11.454+01:002019-09-11T16:14:11.454+01:00For me I would use a gloss varnish simply because ...For me I would use a gloss varnish simply because it goes with the look that would normally have been achieved.Independentwargamesgrouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019172667119107650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-47158609521101973892019-09-11T09:24:45.810+01:002019-09-11T09:24:45.810+01:00I do like shiny figures. Toy soldier vibe can’t be...I do like shiny figures. Toy soldier vibe can’t be beaten.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.com