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Title: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Svennn on 16 May 2010, 04:29:36 PM
A two cannon and a mortar battery for my Mutiny British. All Mutineer miniatures

two cannon
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus105.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus107.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus108.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus109.jpg)

cannon & mortar
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus111.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus113.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus115.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus116.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus118.jpg)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w198/svennnthedhnut/Gluteus121.jpg)

Svennn
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Calimero on 16 May 2010, 04:34:12 PM

Looking good. Nice painting Svennn. So, how these artillery crew compare with their infantry on the table? Is the different style of sculpting really that noticeable once painted?
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Count Winsky on 16 May 2010, 04:39:14 PM
The battery looks great!!!
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Ignatieff on 16 May 2010, 04:45:57 PM
SPLENDID!!!  :-*
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Dashetal on 16 May 2010, 05:29:20 PM
Very pretty toys 8)
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: archangel1 on 16 May 2010, 05:58:17 PM
Nicely done but still no trunnion caps on the guns!  :(
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Leapsnbounds on 16 May 2010, 06:11:57 PM
That is fantastic!  It certainly is light years beyond what I am capable of.
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Ray Rivers on 16 May 2010, 06:19:39 PM
 :-*

Super job Svennn!

Those are Ace!
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: zuluwar on 16 May 2010, 07:40:13 PM
excellent !!!!!!!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 16 May 2010, 09:58:02 PM
Those are really well done, Svennn, excellent painting and I do like the basing. Though somehow I expected more.... lol

I am getting more and more tempted by this range of figures. Its partly your fault, but still, keep it up its inspiring!
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: M Blakey on 16 May 2010, 10:02:30 PM
 :-* so tempted into this range

and  svenn your not helping  lol

mike
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Malamute on 17 May 2010, 09:22:59 AM
Sorry I'm late, been a bit busy. ;)

Very, very nice, I like the uniform colours, they all work really well together, especially against the blue/grey gun carriages. ;D
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Phil Robinson on 17 May 2010, 11:46:13 AM
Excellent work old chap. you have made Robs figures come alive.
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Furt on 17 May 2010, 12:04:11 PM
Really nice - they have great character. Some bushy mustaches in that lot.  :)
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Aaron on 17 May 2010, 12:57:54 PM
It is becoming harder to resist! Those paint jobs are lovely. Just curious, were brass guns history by the mutiny? I only ask because I hate trying to paint iron barrels. I can never get them to look right.
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Jonas on 17 May 2010, 01:06:39 PM
These are great, lovely painted.

Can I ask, what colours were used for the guns? I have recently purchased some sets of paints from Foundry, because I was after that blue grey colour for my own guns, but I have only ended up with lot of rgey colours that doesn't have that blueish taint.

I don't know if it is the pictures cheating me, but after looking at other peoples guns, I bought both the Foundry stone colour set and the british gun grey set, but when I crack the pots and paint with them they are only grey.

 :? Help
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Svennn on 17 May 2010, 01:09:53 PM
thanks chaps.

I will admit to being uncertain about mixing the sculptors too but am now actually happy I took the plunge as I enjoyed doing them and quite like them.

Just curious, were brass guns history by the mutiny? I only ask because I hate trying to paint iron barrels. I can never get them to look right.

possibly more accurate in fact but I fancied the look of iron against the grey/blue more than brass. Just like the yellow stripes on the one crews kecks ;)

Svennn
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Jonas on 17 May 2010, 01:25:18 PM
Yes, and what colour did you use for the blue/grey?  :)
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Aaron on 17 May 2010, 01:35:07 PM
Thanks Svennn. You just made it that much easier for me to give in to my temptations!  ;)

Jonas, I obviously don't know what color he used, but if you have access to Vallejo paints look for a color called Oxford Blue. It is a very grey-ish blue. It is probably too blue on it's own, but might make a good starting place or something to tint your Foundry paints with.
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Svennn on 17 May 2010, 01:36:59 PM
Jonas

Your post was not there when I started typing my last reply - I wasn't ignoring you - honest!

I was recently very impressed by YankeePedlars guns and equipment so was very disappointed when I found I did not have the Foundry Stone paints he used.

So I mixed the colours. All three are in fact different which goes to show it is not a vital mix ratio as it is not immediately apparent. For the first I mixed Foundry Deep Blue light (20c) with CDA Field Blue 518 (which is a darkish Grey) for the basecoat and then added white for the subsequent layers. On the second I used the same blue but added CDA Sea Grey 507 which has a more green tinge and the third was a mix of all three.

Hope that helps.
Title: Re: Assault & Battery - Mutiny style
Post by: Jonas on 17 May 2010, 01:54:13 PM
No problem, thanks for the reply  :)

I actually went and bought the Foundry stone colours, but to me they are just grey with no blue in them, so either it is a trick of the photo or maybe they changed their colours at some point, I don't know.

Well, I guess I have to just try my luck in mixing or keep looking for a suitable colour.

thanks.