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Post by Stan on Aug 16, 2019 19:00:52 GMT
I finally unpacked these and feeling happy to get back to my old love, started painting these French Chasseurs in August a year ago..Now I will finish the job! Some more firing and loading figures to be painted in the back :-) Happy to return to my Napoleonics! The first batch is ready for basing! Back to were I left   These pride Chasseurs are ready to be based! Vive l'Empereur!  Meet Francois du Pierre, the fierce and young sergeant of the pelaton! ;-))  One more of my man Francois du Pierre! Chasseurs, en avant! Stan |
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Post by Stan on Aug 16, 2019 19:03:50 GMT
 Okay, one more of the group! Erwin und Friedrich quietly sneak away in the back, realising they don't stand a chance against this battle hardened Frenchmen ;-) |
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Post by stevo0113 on Aug 17, 2019 8:45:28 GMT
Not my scale but these look really great I like the slight variations in uniform as well adds to the overall look of a fighting unit. My favourite figure is the NCO now that's what you call a moustache.  |
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Post by Stan on Aug 17, 2019 9:05:05 GMT
Not my scale but these look really great I like the slight variations in uniform as well adds to the overall look of a fighting unit. My favourite figure is the NCO now that's what you call a moustache. Haha yes he is mine too! I spent most time on him because he ofcourse would be the eye-catcher! Haha thank you, yes indeed! Many of the moustaches are a bit overdone but they work.. ;-) he has what we call in dutch literally translated a moustache-beard, the moustache grows further into the side burns..Which was very much the fashion of the time. |
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Post by Ironsides on Aug 17, 2019 11:45:17 GMT
They look really great. I like your style |
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Post by quarion on Aug 17, 2019 12:59:29 GMT
Beautiful figures! I'm very jealous of that Chasseurs as I don't have any box of them! This firing soldiers in the backgroud are painted in another "style" or just need wash to finish?
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Post by Stan on Aug 17, 2019 15:32:00 GMT
Beautiful figures! I'm very jealous of that Chasseurs as I don't have any box of them! This firing soldiers in the backgroud are painted in another "style" or just need wash to finish? Thank you! And yes they still need a lot of steps to go trough ( not only the wash)! You will see them later once they are done ;-) |
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Post by quarion on Aug 18, 2019 10:46:00 GMT
I hope to see them soon! On uniforms only wash? I just like to know your painting technique and is it fast enough? I'm slow painter and have to improve!  |
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Post by Stan on Aug 20, 2019 12:05:02 GMT
I hope to see them soon! On uniforms only wash? I just like to know your painting technique and is it fast enough? I'm slow painter and have to improve! My method might be even slower. I mixed the blue for nearly every figure manualy so it looks “Unique” so it is really time consuming, also i dont wash the whole figure at once but for different parts I have different washes, so it goes really slow!.. haha! The Chasseurs will be re-stocked so hang in there ;-) |
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Post by pinotnoir on Aug 21, 2019 2:38:39 GMT
Great paint job Stan...see Prussians lurking in the back as well. French light infantry, Prussian line, Wurttemburg and Bavarian line sort of a HaT 1/32 Napoleonic golden age. Lets hope the new Austrians are a continuation of these truly great sets. Still hoping French line in campaign/great coats makes it to production one day. Just too lazy to do that many conversions!
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Post by pinotnoir on Aug 21, 2019 2:39:45 GMT
Stan have you got a trick for keeping paint on the base? Mine keeps peeling off around the edges.
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Post by Stan on Aug 25, 2019 7:41:23 GMT
Great paint job Stan...see Prussians lurking in the back as well. French light infantry, Prussian line, Wurttemburg and Bavarian line sort of a HaT 1/32 Napoleonic golden age. Lets hope the new Austrians are a continuation of these truly great sets. Still hoping French line in campaign/great coats makes it to production one day. Just too lazy to do that many conversions! So do I! I also hope some with out great coat but also French line Regulars in greatcoat would be great and fun to paint! Indeed turning the Elites into good regulars would be a tough job. Hard to cut a way the crossbelts and make it look nice. |
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Post by Stan on Aug 25, 2019 7:43:58 GMT
Stan have you got a trick for keeping paint on the base? Mine keeps peeling off around the edges. These are not based yet, normally (what will happen to these) I glue them on MDF/hardboard bases. Then I flock them, in other words base them, add sand, paint them, add grass..Thats the best way to avoid it. If you just want to paint the base I honestly would not know how to avoid the paint from snipping off. As you can see with these Chasseurs the samen happens, the Prussians in the back are based and they dont suffert the same result. |
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Post by quarion on Aug 26, 2019 10:05:49 GMT
Great paint job Stan...see Prussians lurking in the back as well. French light infantry, Prussian line, Wurttemburg and Bavarian line sort of a HaT 1/32 Napoleonic golden age. Lets hope the new Austrians are a continuation of these truly great sets. Still hoping French line in campaign/great coats makes it to production one day. Just too lazy to do that many conversions! So do I! I also hope some with out great coat but also French line Regulars in greatcoat would be great and fun to paint! Indeed turning the Elites into good regulars would be a tough job. Hard to cut a way the crossbelts and make it look nice. You already converted Brunswick Avante Garde into Austrian Jagers so don't tell us you are too lazy! |
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Post by Stan on Aug 26, 2019 10:21:16 GMT
So do I! I also hope some with out great coat but also French line Regulars in greatcoat would be great and fun to paint! Indeed turning the Elites into good regulars would be a tough job. Hard to cut a way the crossbelts and make it look nice. You already converted Brunswick Avante Garde into Austrian Jagers so don't tell us you are too lazy! Haha true I would not consider myself lazy...Yet to make them look good for Fusiliers would be a bridge to far for me! I know FISH, once on this forum did it! |
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Post by quarion on Aug 26, 2019 11:18:18 GMT
Conversions are very much time consuming but gives nice effects and can improve figures! Where to find this photos of FISH conversion? On this forum or on that old HaT 1/32 Blog?
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Post by Cole on Aug 26, 2019 20:11:25 GMT
Conversions are very much time consuming but gives nice effects and can improve figures! Where to find this photos of FISH conversion? On this forum or on that old HaT 1/32 Blog? I believe it is on the old hat blog. You might be able to check the forum on treefrog treasures but it may be hard to find! I wish I had pictures somewhere...although i found some of his other conversions: conte mexicans, conte ww2 GIs and hat elites converted to Russian line! I also find myself going straight to conversion work instead of painting troops already in the correct uniform so it takes me so much longer to complete armies! |
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Post by Cole on Aug 26, 2019 20:13:31 GMT
Conversions are very much time consuming but gives nice effects and can improve figures! Where to find this photos of FISH conversion? On this forum or on that old HaT 1/32 Blog? I believe it is on the old hat blog. You might be able to check the forum on treefrog treasures but it may be hard to find! I wish I had pictures somewhere...although i found some of his other conversions: conte mexicans, conte ww2 GIs and hat elites converted to Russian Grenadiers! I also find myself going straight to conversion work instead of painting troops already in the correct uniform so it takes me so much longer to complete armies! Attachments:
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Post by quarion on Aug 27, 2019 16:09:07 GMT
Conversions are very much time consuming but gives nice effects and can improve figures! Where to find this photos of FISH conversion? On this forum or on that old HaT 1/32 Blog? I also find myself going straight to conversion work instead of painting troops already in the correct uniform so it takes me so much longer to complete armies! Just like me! I already have some units converted but still unpainted! Thank you for posting photos of Russians. I will take a look at Treefrog Treasures and maybe will find this French Line. |
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Post by rahway on Aug 28, 2019 2:42:17 GMT
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Post by quarion on Aug 28, 2019 8:49:57 GMT
<")))>< posted under the name fishead19690 on Treefrog. Here are some links to some of the <")))>< posts on the Hat 1/32 blog. If you explore the blog posts for 2012 and 2013 you can find conversions of French, Russian, Bavarian and Prussian troops. Thank you for that links, Rahway! |
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Post by Stan on Aug 29, 2019 14:33:23 GMT
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Post by rahway on Aug 29, 2019 17:59:28 GMT
Thank you Stan. That was very thoughtful of you. I posted a response on your blog.
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