Author Topic: Great War Canadians (Read 19699 times)

tim in saskatoon · « **on:** May 06, 2016, 07:24:32 PM »

I'm back to painting Great War Canadians for my Vimy project. Here are some recent additions..

Members of the Royal Canadian Regiment.

Detail of their formation patch - grey rectangle for the 3rd Division, surmounted by a green circle - green for the senior brigade in the regiment, circle for the senior battalion in the brigade.

Command elements of the 7th Brigade and 3rd Division.

I should have teh Princes Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry done by the end of the weekend - which will finish off the 7th Brigade (I've previously painted the 42nd and 49th Battalions - which filled out the rest of the 7th Brigade).

Helen · « **Reply #1 on:** May 06, 2016, 08:03:26 PM »

Keep up the great work!

marianas_gamer · « **Reply #2 on:** May 06, 2016, 10:26:40 PM »

Really nice work Tim

The patches and helmets really make these fellows stand out to me.
LB

von Lucky · « **Reply #3 on:** May 06, 2016, 11:38:22 PM »

Very characterful, I like them.

Will Bailie · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2016, 12:08:47 AM »

Hi, Tim, great to see that the Vimy project is still alive and well!

tim in saskatoon · « **Reply #5 on:** May 07, 2016, 12:11:21 AM »

Thank you all for your comments.

Quote from: Will Bailie on May 07, 2016, 12:08:47 AM

Hi, Tim, great to see that the Vimy project is still alive and well!

I don't know if it's so much "Alive and Well" as "wrested back from it's near eternal slumber by some evil necromancer..."

Infman · « **Reply #6 on:** May 07, 2016, 08:28:03 AM »

Very nice. The Great War Miniatures sure come up well with such a good paint job.

tim in saskatoon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 07, 2016, 09:03:58 AM »

Quote from: Infman on May 07, 2016, 08:28:03 AM

Very nice. The Great War Miniatures sure come up well with such a good paint job.

Thank you.

The Great War Miniatures are indeed lovely figures. I think they may be my favourite of all the figures I've painted for this project so far. My only complaint (if you could call it that) are the rifles are a touch on the slight side. I've broke one or two off and they are very difficult to mend...

FramFramson · « **Reply #8 on:** May 07, 2016, 05:06:51 PM »

Niiiiiiice... eh.

GeKi · « **Reply #9 on:** May 07, 2016, 05:38:49 PM »

These just look awesome.
How much time do you spend working on one of these?

cheers

armchairgeneral · « **Reply #10 on:** May 08, 2016, 01:25:55 PM »

Very nice paint job

grant · « **Reply #11 on:** May 08, 2016, 02:11:05 PM »

Good job eh.

Went to Vimy in 2010; it's something every Canadian should see!

Metternich · « **Reply #12 on:** May 08, 2016, 05:07:02 PM »

Very evocative of the period. I love how their uniforms stand out against the frost-covered terrain. Well done that man !

James Morris · « **Reply #13 on:** May 08, 2016, 10:21:40 PM »

Super. Seconded, the unit markings add a great deal.

tim in saskatoon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 09, 2016, 12:26:09 AM »

Thank you all, again, for your kind comments.

Quote from: GeKi on May 07, 2016, 05:38:49 PM

How much time do you spend working on one of these?

It is hard for me to say, precisely. I tend to do work in batches. When miniatures arrive I base ALL of them, then prime them, then add the base texture/goop, then they will sit for some time (years even) until I get to painting them. When I do get to painting the figures I paint them in units, doing all the webbing, then all the wood, etc. I painted a unit of 15 last night in about 5 hours - which would be 20 minutes each for the painting. Adding in the time took to clean up and prep and base and prime I did earlier, as well as the finishing basing details I did after, I'd estimate it would average closer to half an hour per figure...?

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