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Title: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: redzed on July 26, 2010, 02:55:11 PM
Das Weib Engel Hussars.
Minden figs painted as a Ruratanian Frei Korp.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/shaunyams/2010%20stuff/syw-weibgroup01.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/shaunyams/2010%20stuff/syw-weibcmdside01.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/shaunyams/2010%20stuff/syw-weibcmdrear01.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/shaunyams/2010%20stuff/syw-weibside01.jpg)
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa217/shaunyams/2010%20stuff/syw-weibfront01.jpg)

and some more HUGE pics HERE (http://redzedz.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: Captain Blood on July 26, 2010, 04:37:59 PM
Cor! Those are great, Shaun.
Straight off the chocolate box  ;)
Wildly impractical (think how dirty they'd get) but supremely dashing. Love 'em.
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: commissarmoody on July 26, 2010, 05:09:09 PM
Quote from: Captain Blood on July 26, 2010, 04:37:59 PM

Wildly impractical (think how dirty they'd get) but supremely dashing. Love 'em.

 think Napoleon made a remark to that affect when his army was thinking of switching back to the Bourbon white. But if I remiber correctly he was refuring to how much blood was on the uniforms after the battle. :o

Aside from that grim thought, the mins look great.  :D
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: former user on July 26, 2010, 05:29:32 PM
Ruritanian Hussars!
excellent!

we are talking and You just do it!  lol lol lol lol

which period?
come on, give us a unit history please
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on July 26, 2010, 11:01:41 PM
Awesome colours :o
Who did you do the gold? It looks rwöeally great :)
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: redzed on July 27, 2010, 12:18:56 AM
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(think how dirty they'd get)
it's a little know fact that there's no mud or dirt in Ruratania ;)
The lower orders all get up at 5am to sweep it up.

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Who did you do the gold? It looks rwöeally great
over a black undercoat- VMC135, -VMC126, -VMC014,  -White.
for a duller gold use VMC148 as a base then as above.
The trick to getting it to look more like braid is to use less of the lighter colours, I used the lighter colours more heavily as the uniform was white and it just looked better.
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: Silent Invader on July 27, 2010, 12:41:55 AM
Wow.  Stunning.   8)
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on July 27, 2010, 11:08:18 AM
Thank's Zed :)
I also added your blog to my bookmarks, interested with the experiment of Griffin Alkyd. The photo didn't say that much.
Title: Re: Ruratanian Hussars
Post by: redzed on July 27, 2010, 04:16:12 PM
well I used to be an oil painter years and years ago, but switched to acrylics.
I saw the advert for Griffin and have been experimenting. Yes they do dry in 24 hours, thin them with white spirit and they dry satin/matt rather than gloss, I'll be using them a lot for horses and for figures where there's a big area of colour available. :)