Indian Matchlock Unit

[Furt]

This is the first time I've ever plucked up the courage to post images of my own painted stuff on LAF. These figures will stand in as European trained troops in our Indostan campaign.
 
I do not consider myself, in any way, shape or form, to be in the league that the majority of LAF'ers seem to fall in, but I do think my painting has improved. They are painted with acrylic house paints and Army Painter (there you go - that proves my "skills" are surely lacking). Please be gentle!  

[Christian]

You silly bugger!  They look terrific!

The beards have got a nice blue/black look. Good job!

[carlos marighela]

Indeed. Very nice work. Post some more.

[Captain Blood]

Lovely! What are you on about?! That's very nice paintwork.
Keep 'em coming 

[Malamute]

Noubt wrong with those Frank. 

Incidentally I was only yesterday extolling the virtues of your impressive collection with another LAFer.

[Svennn]

Nothing wrong with those at all, they look great. In fact if you are not happy with them I would be more than happy to take them and use them as opposition for my Brits.

[sepoy1857]

Wow! VERYnice work. Like the unified colour scheme as well.

[Gluteus Maximus]

They're lovely Frank. Maybe not up to LPL champion class, but far better than I could manage. They are to a standard I feel I could achieve, unlike some of the others we see, which obviously involve a pact with the devil at the crossroads  

I love looking at your stuff on the blog so please post more here soon!

[cram]

I'm not just being polite when I say they look really nice. It would be great to see some more pics in the future. Nice use of colour by the way 

[Yankeepedlar01]

I'd be more than happy with these, so post more pictures please for us to enjoy!
David

[Chairface]

Very impressive! I really like the soft mauve that you've achieved. Very nice work.

[Traveler Man]

Beautiful work, sir!  I like the effective way you've done that shade of mauve, too. 

[Orctrader]

Look pretty decent to me.     "House paints" you say? Could you be more specific on brand/colours?  (Always interested in paints.    )

[HPFlashman]

Shame on you, for not showing them before...

Very nice indeed, Sir, very nice...

And, please do tell about the housepaint.

[Furt]

Thanks all for looking and being so kind - LAF is really such a nice place. 

When I say "house paints" I mean standard interior wall paint sold at the local hardware store.

In particular I do use an Australian brand called Dulux, but to my knowledge it is just acrylic "house" paint.

The white is a color called "Bone White" and the mauve is called "Vivid".

I find nice big pots so much more easier to use then little GW pots (plus you get a lot more) and the paint seems nicer to mix.

Most of my Indostani figures are clad in white and I had real troubles with GW white in the past, so one day while doing a terrain piece, I just slapped some "house paint" on some minis and my hatred of painting white was lessened.