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Post by Cole on Jul 18, 2019 19:21:07 GMT
Here I have a hodgepodge of various Napoleonics. Many makes, many conversions and from many different battles over the last few years. |
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Post by waynew on Jul 18, 2019 19:23:27 GMT
Some real eye candy here; great paint jobs and I really like the way you set up the shots. Thanks for sharing your excellent work.
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Post by Cole on Jul 18, 2019 19:23:42 GMT
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Post by Stan on Jul 20, 2019 21:55:45 GMT
Great to see you posting Cole! Great set ups indeed! :-)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2019 3:24:59 GMT
Superb Cole! Beautifully painted and photographed.
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quarion
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Post by quarion on Jul 21, 2019 15:08:08 GMT
Great figures! I like your paint job and scenery set up. Which company made this Russians from the last photo?
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Post by Stan on Jul 21, 2019 16:52:02 GMT
Great figures! I like your paint job and scenery set up. Which company made this Russians from the last photo? They are black Cat Russian Grenadiers 1812. I don't believe the company exists anymore but you might still find these figures here and there :-) |
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Post by quarion on Jul 21, 2019 20:29:47 GMT
Thank you for fast answer! They look good and I hope they fit well with HaT Russians.
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Post by Cole on Jul 22, 2019 14:21:50 GMT
Great figures! I like your paint job and scenery set up. Which company made this Russians from the last photo? Thanks fellas, your kind words mean alot. I'm slowly churning through a few more painting projects. I'm working on converting some Conte Collectible Mexicans into Polish line, before moving onto some more Blackcat conversions to artillerymen and Pavlovsk Grenadiers. Then hopefully paint some Ex Force officers and grenadiers! You can probably find LOTS of blackcat russians on ebay. I found almost 200 of them for around 90$ and around the same time, there were 700 for only $200! I suspect it was the owner trying to clear out his inventory so they won't be that inexpensive most of the time. I use pretty much any company interchangeably (I figure people are all shapes and sizes so it doesn't bother me). I have the Hat Russian command set and they look great next to my Blackcat and Armies in Plastic Russians. |
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Post by Stan on Jul 22, 2019 16:39:05 GMT
Yeah they go well together! I also have my HaT Russians, Black Cat Russians and Armies in Plastic all 3 combined :-)
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Post by Cole on Jul 22, 2019 18:06:31 GMT
A few more painted figures and terrain. The redoubt is a terrain piece I made from plaster a number of years ago to represent the fleches at Borodino. I cast a smaller one from polyurethane foam but the larger is beyond me. The Russians are a mix of Hat command, blackcat, and AIP. The light infantry is Hat elites in greatcoats, Victrix, AIP Grenadiers are Paragon Scenics Mexicans and Victrix while the sappeur is a conversion from a frontiersman. Imperial Guard Grenadiers are Timpo, Airfix and Victrix The pulled back photo has a few others: A call to arms Belgian and Dutch converted to Poles, Hat Wurtemburg Jagers, CTS/Marx/BMC Mexicans converted to French line, and some A call to Arms French line. |
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Post by Cole on Jul 22, 2019 18:09:50 GMT
Description on previous post |
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Post by Cole on Jul 22, 2019 18:15:47 GMT
Ex Force Dragoons lead the French line through the hedgerows while the Russians lay in wait... The ruins are converted from the "Desert Oasis" from Classic toy soldiers' Desert Fox playset. Last pic: French holding out in Conte Collectibles' destroyed farmhouse |
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Post by Cole on Jul 22, 2019 18:18:18 GMT
Finally, had an opportunity to set most of the guys up and play like I was a kid again  Mostly unpainted, some bought terrain, some I have made. Attachments:
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Post by quarion on Jul 23, 2019 10:00:51 GMT
Wow! Impressive collection of Naps! I never get bored of watching beautifully painted 1/32 figures. Looking at your huge army now I think that I have much to do! Do you have another opponent army for French? Also would love to see some closeups of Poles because I am from Poland and now working on Vistula Legion Poles converting them from Bavarian Infantry and French in Greatcoats heads.
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Post by Cole on Jul 23, 2019 14:52:07 GMT
Wow! Impressive collection of Naps! I never get bored of watching beautifully painted 1/32 figures. Looking at your huge army now I think that I have much to do! Do you have another opponent army for French? Also would love to see some closeups of Poles because I am from Poland and now working on Vistula Legion Poles converting them from Bavarian Infantry and French in Greatcoats heads. Thanks Quarion, I also have much to do. I only have around 120 painted French and Poles and around 40 painted Russians. I have a couple Barzso British Grenadiers converted to Hungarian Grenadiers but they aren't quite done, a handful of Prussians (also not finished). I am a remarkably slow painter  I would also be interested in seeing your Poles! I have a couple pictures to share of the figures I am working on but they are also not quite done. The first group I painted (not pictured), I used thin cardboard to make the shakos square. For the more recent, I've used Green Stuff to shape their shakos. Their uniforms are not 100% correct, but I didn't want to have to make my conversions too intensive, so they are mostly just painted as they are. |
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Post by Cole on Jul 23, 2019 14:52:46 GMT
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Post by Stan on Jul 24, 2019 9:23:29 GMT
Finally, had an opportunity to set most of the guys up and play like I was a kid again Mostly unpainted, some bought terrain, some I have made. Great work Cole! Is this a set up in your new house or the one I know from before? I really envy your for that CTS Hougoumont Gate/farmhouse! :-) Stan |
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Post by Stan on Jul 24, 2019 9:24:03 GMT
I' try to share some of my work when I am back from my holidays! :- )
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Post by quarion on Jul 24, 2019 10:52:55 GMT
Thank you for sharing closeups of Poles, Cole! I like your conversions! Are you using satin varnish over the figures? I'm personally not a big fan of shiny effect. I'm also using cardboard to make square on top of the shakos and then putty. I have only four converted soldiers for now and they are unpainted, will post some pictures later. I'm slowly painter too and not only concentrated on one era. Any tips from experienced painter how to speed up painting process?  |
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Post by Cole on Jul 24, 2019 11:18:50 GMT
Finally, had an opportunity to set most of the guys up and play like I was a kid again Mostly unpainted, some bought terrain, some I have made. Great work Cole! Is this a set up in your new house or the one I know from before? I really envy your for that CTS Hougoumont Gate/farmhouse! :-) Stan These are all old pictures, except for the Poles haha. I’m not sure I will have room enough to set up like that for a very long time but one can always hope! And I very much look forward to seeing your big set up |
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Post by Cole on Jul 24, 2019 11:22:41 GMT
Thank you for sharing closeups of Poles, Cole! I like your conversions! Are you using satin varnish over the figures? I'm personally not a big fan of shiny effect. I'm also using cardboard to make square on top of the shakos and then putty. I have only four converted soldiers for now and they are unpainted, will post some pictures later. I'm slowly painter too and not only concentrated on one era. Any tips from experienced painter how to speed up painting process? I also dislike the shiny effect. I use an Army Painter varnish dip to give them the battlefield look and protect them, then have a spray that takes the shine away. I just haven’t used it yet on those figures because it’s so humid here! What other eras do you do? I have some ww2 (mostly eastern front) and was tempted to get into Ancient Greece but decided I have too many figures already haha |
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Post by quarion on Jul 24, 2019 11:49:34 GMT
Comparing number of painted soldiers to that unpainted can say that I have too many soldiers too! Several times more than painted ones! I should speed up painting or stop buying more sets! I have mix of many eras, for example some French Zouaves painted from HaT set, Crusader Knights, Teutonic Knights, WW2 Paratroopers but mostly Napoleonic French and Austrian Infantry and now I would like to concentrate on that era to paint up units from most factions from this war (don't have any Russians, Prussians and only one Scots Greys done). |
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Post by bessiere on Jul 27, 2019 22:20:36 GMT
Big boys looking mighty fine Cole! New members bringing all kinds of goodies to the forum lately. I have to admit I'm a tad jealous of having 54 mm of detail to play with. It gets rather tedious at 24mm at times especially when you have to invent your way through. Nice pictures too. Thumbs up!
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Post by Cole on Jul 29, 2019 18:31:51 GMT
Big boys looking mighty fine Cole! New members bringing all kinds of goodies to the forum lately. I have to admit I'm a tad jealous of having 54 mm of detail to play with. It gets rather tedious at 24mm at times especially when you have to invent your way through. Nice pictures too. Thumbs up! Thanks bessiere, I painted some smaller figures before (some old dungeons and dragons metals so not sure on scale but probably around 24-28mm) and they were quite taxing on the eyes haha. I envy the figures available to smaller scales, however. And the need for less space to set up a big battle |
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