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Post by stevo0113 on Feb 1, 2019 14:01:16 GMT
I am still out faced with the last lot of Hat restocks I have managed to paint two boxes of Austrian Grenadiers A box of Nassau infantry & a box of Austrian Landwehr & I am currently on my second box of Austrian Grenzer witch are brilliant in my opinion. I also have been painting another makers Prussian sets & strangely a box of Airfix Africa Korps as well, what's everybody else painting at the moment.
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Post by waynew on Feb 1, 2019 16:52:17 GMT
You asked...
For about the last year I've been giving my eyes a break by painting 1/32 scale figures for my ongoing Alamo project. I guess I painted all the guys I had to paint in the fall (right now I've painted about 1,000 Mexicans - still need to hit the cavalry, but I'm taking a break from that - and about 200 or so defenders (more than I personally believe were there, but will be good for various shots when I finally set them up and take pics).
So I guess it was in August or so I got back in to 1/72 scale after a bit of a hiatus - new issues from all the different makers - including last but not least, HaT - "dragged" me back in to 1/72 scale. My wife, with a roll of her eyes, said, "I thought you were going to stop painting 1/72 scale figures because of your eyes?"
"Honey," I answered. "That's why the Good Lord gave us lighted magnifying glasses..."
So, I have been painting new figures and trying to catch up on the enormous backlog:
I started out painting a slew of newly issued British Infantry and Highland sets - in the process I had to retouch and re-organize my Highland "regiments" - I put some of the older figures in "retirement with honor" as they no longer fit in either style or poses with my new organization. I also added several boxes of HaT's British Command sets to these guys to round out the various command groups of the set with mounted officers and enough color bearers for both National and Regimental colors. I'm thinking that added up to about 400 or so figures completely painted with another 200 retouched. That was a couple of months...
Then I plunged in to a Zulu War scenario (an era I've been out of since my previously recounted tragic encounter with the poor plastic on ESCI's offerings thirty years ago - has it been THAT long?), that project got stalled while I was waiting some figures to come in so I began painting my long-delayed HaT Prussian Landwehr sets I got on the crowdfunding project. I think there ended up being something like over three hundred of them total so I am doing only the action poses right now (about 2/3 as I bought them at a 1 - 2 ratio). I'm about two-thirds done with the Action poses. Then if the other company's stuff comes out I hope to mix and match so...
But stuff has come up, like an old back injury and grandkids so I haven't touched a brush in almost two weeks and wonder if I'm out of steam right now. I'm thinking I might just get the Zulu War finished.
Also, I'm re-organizing the little room where I store my stuff. I have plastic containers stacked all over the house. I just got tired of not being able to find stuff I was looking for or having to tear out half the room to get to it if I knew where it was. Things just get so out of hand so fast if you're not careful and space is limited.
Bottom line is, I hope to put my room back in order, tie up the unfinished projects, and clear the dining room table off and take some pictures of what I've been up to the past couple years - it's been too long for me.
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Post by minuteman on Feb 5, 2019 15:22:40 GMT
It was HaT 1815 marching French infantry until a couple of weeks ago, when I switched entirely to a new project - and I am now immersed in early 16th century Swiss and Landsknecht infantry and mounted gens d'armes, for the Italian Wars of the period. After a regime of painting the same uniform repeatedly, it's refreshing to be painting figures where there is very little uniformity!
The 'renaissance' is not a period covered by Hat, so other manufacturers are providing the figures.... and some very involved conversions are going on, but lots of fun. I'll get back to the Napoleonic masses later in the year, without a doubt; But for now it's all slashed sleeves, bright colours, feather plumes, silly hats and a bit of shiny armour here and there!
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Post by paintdog on Feb 5, 2019 19:57:20 GMT
Renaissance figures. Specifically, ECW. More specifically, Royalists & Covenanters & a small Parliamentarian army.
Revell & ACTA in the plastics with some Mars, Tumbling Dice & SHQ in metal.
donald
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Post by Zaphod on Feb 10, 2019 6:09:16 GMT
Nearly finished my British Napoleonic 28th Foot (using HaT's Brit Light Inf pack) but haven't quite figured how I'll do the skirmishers and musician.
HaT's long-awaited Nassau Infantry are still sleeping in their box until I can get more of my old mobs onto magnetised bases/sabots ready for General d'Armee and Sharp Practice. Mostly I've been filling out the skirmishers, six per regiment on individual bases which can be plopped into a sabot depending on the rules in use.
HaT's Brunswick Leib infantry are also in the queue, but the more I look at the figures the less I like them. The poses seem so wooden and clumsy, and I haven't yet figured a source for the ordinary Line and Light battalions. Suppose I could just shave down the Leib infantry's horsehair plumes... The Brunswick Avant Garde figures are not terribly appealing either. Also asleep peacefully in their box, all lined up on their virgin sprues. Ho hum.
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Post by greentiger on Apr 4, 2019 8:36:57 GMT
1/32 Waterloo Dutch
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Post by plasticpanzers on Apr 6, 2019 7:17:44 GMT
1/72 Prussians
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Post by endeavour on Apr 6, 2019 8:08:48 GMT
Currently, nothing! (My wife is very concerned!) I'm waiting for the re-release of Napoleonic Prussian marching infantry, and hopefully the release of Prussian Artillery Limbers and Caissons. That's as far as I've planned
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Post by jock52 on Apr 6, 2019 9:08:02 GMT
British Camel Corps; it's taking ages, the camels aren't co-operating.
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Post by stevo0113 on Apr 6, 2019 12:40:18 GMT
Camels never co-operate that's what their good at oh & spiting as well.
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Post by minuteman on Apr 6, 2019 19:28:53 GMT
Have been hard at work with 1520s Italian Wars figures, lots of random colour and lots of detail, plus armour. Before this lack of uniformity drives me nuts, it's time to get back to something simpler, so next week it will probably be some 1815 Silesian Landwehr!
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Post by tonymather on Apr 6, 2019 20:18:57 GMT
Sassanid Saravan infantry - a blend of Zvezda heads,Hagen miniatures metal torsos and Hat weapons and arms. Basically Sassanid clibanarri or cataphracts dismounted Inspired by Harry Sidebottom!
Next up Napoleonic Portuguese cavalry
Tony
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Post by Brian on Apr 7, 2019 11:01:47 GMT
Sassanid Saravan infantry - a blend of Zvezda heads,Hagen miniatures metal torsos and Hat weapons and arms. Basically Sassanid clibanarri or cataphracts dismounted Inspired by Harry Sidebottom! Next up Napoleonic Portuguese cavalry Tony Hi Tony, Napoleonic Portuguese Cavalry sounds Interesting Metal or conversion and if conversion what are you using?
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Post by tonymather on Apr 7, 2019 18:23:27 GMT
Brian After all the cutting and glueing of the Sassanids, something simple! Portuguese are from Hagen Miniatures They are very good quality Have also artillery and infantry from same source Their opposition is several boxes of Hat French Peninsular infantry
Tony
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Post by renaatvh on Apr 7, 2019 20:35:24 GMT
Well painting up some Hypaspists to get the necessary command units for my macedonian army. And started work on some persian medium cav.
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Post by Brian on Apr 7, 2019 22:05:01 GMT
Brian After all the cutting and glueing of the Sassanids, something simple! Portuguese are from Hagen Miniatures They are very good quality Have also artillery and infantry from same source Their opposition is several boxes of Hat French Peninsular infantry Tony Hi Tony, I have some of Hagen figures and they are certainly some of the best metal figures available my only concerns are they are usually on the large size about 25-26mm how do the Portuguese cavalry compare? For the conversion route I have been looking at Hat's 8031 Austrian Chevauxleger and for Portuguese cavalry with tarleton helmets the heads from Hat's new Peninsular British Light Dragoons, horses also could be used. Looking at the Hagen's artillery the poses look really good they are very lightly equipped although this could be explained by the Portuguese summer heat, for a conversion alternative I am looking at Revell British Artillery set or Waterloo 1815 Dutch Belgian Artillery with headswaps from Hat's Peninsular British Infantry. It would be nice to get some more Portuguese in plastic in the meantime Metal or Conversions are the choices.
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Post by tonymather on Apr 8, 2019 5:48:55 GMT
Brian Yes they are on the large side. However combined with the rest of the Portuguese army then they they are ok
I plan to reduce the height of the horses by significantly reducing the thickness of the base
Tony
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Post by greentiger on Apr 11, 2019 10:01:16 GMT
I used Revell British Life guards for Portuguese - worked quite well I thought.They would have been supplied by the British so should be a good match. I am not aware of any Portuguese cavalry in tarletons?
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Post by bessiere on May 9, 2019 18:49:29 GMT
Austrian regulars and grenadiers along with artillery. Then it's Cuirassiers and Chevauxleger I made the mistake of ordering a set of Italeri Austrians only to discover to my horror they were 9 foot giants. Italeri seems to have a real issue with understanding 1/72 scale, or perhaps it's intentional thinking people will use them for both 20 and 28mm (my suspicion anyway). It's either ignorant or deceitful; in either case they lost my business. Too bad as I love the Austrian German helmet style which makes an otherwise dull uniform interesting.
In all truth I am just starting back in to the hobby I loved over 50 years ago when your sole paint options were Testors gloss or Testors gloss. I spent the intervening years as an engraver and artist but after retiring I was bored to death until I remembered the fun of painting miniatures. I can see where some jewelry engraving techniques might be useful in refining and modding figures which I plan to get in to eventually but my first goal is to build an Austrian and French army to start gaming with. Then comes the Russians and the Prussians and hopefully one of the largest and most diverse Cossack armies ever built. I was extremely pleased to open a pack of HaT Cossacks 8006 and find Eurasian steppe horses instead of European breeds. They are also correctly scaled! (rapture!). Well done HaT! nce painted I will post some picks of those (2020 or later - I have a huge pile to paint first before I get to doing the units I'm really itching to do)
Frankly I'm still a bit stunned by the learning curve of painting Napoleonics; the correct uniforms for the period, painting techniques etc. I've spent a couple of months just trying to get my head wrapped around the basics and finding good sources online as the cost of books on the period are badly inflated. Funny things is I'm somewhat expert on the ACW but the idea of painting nothing but Blue, gray and butternut had no appeal when compared to doing Hussars and Carabiniers. So Napoleonic it is.
I made a good choice judging by all the various forums I've visited; people are respectful and extremely helpful. In that regard I am glad to be here. Cheers, Bessiere
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Post by bessiere on May 9, 2019 18:55:42 GMT
I do have a question if I may: for Austrian Uhlans what units make the best conversions? I have an extra set of esci French Polish lancers I was thinking about using. Thx in advance for any help. I know they're available in metal but I intend to go 100% plastics. <iframe style="height: 360px;"> </iframe> trying.
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Post by greentiger on May 10, 2019 10:31:49 GMT
If you are only looking at plastic I think that is your best option - Mars made set but they are a bit weird looking and I've never seen them in the flesh so aren't exactly readily available...
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Post by bessiere on May 10, 2019 22:36:01 GMT
If you are only looking at plastic I think that is your best option - Mars made set but they are a bit weird looking and I've never seen them in the flesh so aren't exactly readily available... Thanks. Mars and Zvezda both make sets but neither are worth painting, much less the box they come in. I have seen a set painted that looked better than I ever expected but their skills are something akin to magic.
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Post by waynew on May 10, 2019 22:51:25 GMT
I used ESCI painted to match - worked for me at this scale until a dedicated set came out.
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Post by bessiere on May 11, 2019 0:28:28 GMT
I used ESCI painted to match - worked for me at this scale until a dedicated set came out.Thanks waynew, it looks like most everything matches up though a slightly shorter czapka (sp?) may be in order. Were there any mods needed to be accurate that you recall? I'd be interested to see the results if possible. dli
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Post by Zaphod on May 11, 2019 13:11:48 GMT
Currently finishing up a box of HaT KGL Light Dragoons, which I’ve painted up with red plastrons and white facing details to represent the British 16th Light Dragoons, though they could equally stand in for one of the KGL regiments.
12 figures in all, but no clear officer or trumpeter. (Any suggestions?) I understand the British cavalry didn’t take their standards with them in 1815, so I guess the lack of a dedicated figure is correct. (What about the Peninsula? Anyone know?)
Am generally pleased with the HaT figures, though the lack of a scabbard is puzzling. The missing hussar cross straps on the horse’s headstall should be fixable with paint, as are the pointed jacket cuffs or lack thereof.
The saddle furniture is perhaps the low point of the pack. No pistol holsters or blanket under the sheepskin, and the back of the sheepskin going UNDER the valise instead of over it (though I note the new King and Country figure shows the same arrangement. Is it correct?)
Was also wondering how compatible the Italeri Light Dragoons are with their HaT brothers. I’d quite like a second Light Dragoon unit, this time with yellow facings!
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