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Title: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Furt on 05 May 2011, 05:12:44 AM
Here is a small group of mounted "Indostani" tribesmen for our Indostan campaign.

They were done in my usual "Army Painter and house paints" style.

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/fsultana/IndostaniHorsemen01.jpg)

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/fsultana/IndostaniHorsemen02.jpg)

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/fsultana/IndostaniHorsemen03.jpg)
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Mycenius on 05 May 2011, 05:19:02 AM
Looking Nice! Are they Foundry Figures?
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Post by: sepoy1857 on 05 May 2011, 06:32:31 AM
BRILLIANT! Looking good; I've just gotten some Army Painter Medium Brown tone to try on my Mutiny Indians - works a treat.
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Galloping Major on 05 May 2011, 07:48:31 AM
Very nice  8)



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Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Furt on 05 May 2011, 08:16:31 AM
Mycenius - They are Foundry, Sikh Mounted Tribesmen I believe.

The Army Painter is the Strong Tone dip.

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Post by: Malamute on 05 May 2011, 08:40:51 AM
Very nice Frank, your collection is becoming very impressive ;D
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Post by: Remington on 05 May 2011, 08:59:34 AM
Very nice indeed. Very effective technique! Looking forward to more.
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Post by: Bugsda on 05 May 2011, 12:13:06 PM
They look great  8)
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Post by: whill4 on 05 May 2011, 04:32:00 PM
Nicely done.
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Post by: zuluwar on 05 May 2011, 04:40:48 PM
excellent!!!!!

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Post by: HPFlashman on 06 May 2011, 10:39:03 PM
Very nice, indeed...  :)
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Post by: Ignatieff on 06 May 2011, 11:36:18 PM
superb!
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Post by: Oberst Radl on 07 May 2011, 01:07:38 AM
Those look great.  Did you really do them with the kind of paint used on houses?
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Furt on 07 May 2011, 07:30:13 AM
Thanks all for the encouraging words.

Quote from: Oberst Radl on 07 May 2011, 01:07:38 AM
Those look great.  Did you really do them with the kind of paint used on houses?

Truly - look at this thread for more details http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=24138.msg293409#msg293409
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Oberst Radl on 07 May 2011, 08:05:57 PM
Quote from: Furt on 07 May 2011, 07:30:13 AM
Truly - look at this thread for more details http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=24138.msg293409#msg293409

Furt, that's just incredible.  I tried that about 6 years ago.  The smallest can of paint I could buy was a quart, though, and I couldn't figure out a way to get the paint out and use it conveniently.  I was prying open the can and making a mess trying to get a small amount onto the pallette.  Also, the paint was very thick and seemed hard to work with.

How did you solve those problems?  I'm with you on hobby paints being a tad too expensive, especially given my talent level, just don't need to spend that kind of money.  So I use craft acrylics.  But I'd gladly go to house paints if I could overcome those problems I recall.  Any advice you have would be great.

Thanks again for posting!
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on 07 May 2011, 09:37:28 PM
Quote from: Oberst Radl on 07 May 2011, 08:05:57 PM
The smallest can of paint I could buy was a quart, though, and I couldn't figure out a way to get the paint out and use it conveniently.  I was prying open the can and making a mess trying to get a small amount onto the pallette.

I used to have a large syringe thingy which is supposed to be used to give infants medicine when they won't accept spoons. It was ideal for getting paint out of large tins and transferring small amounts to pallettes etc. I lost it, of course  >:(

I don't know what country you're in, but here in the UK at least Dulux and the rest sell small "match pots" for a pound or so. You are supposed to slap a bit on your wall and decide if you like the colour before shelling out on a big can. They even have a brush built into the cap, which is great for terrain painting, if not 28mm uniforms. Presumably most other places have these too? Relatively cheap (at least compared to GW paints) and a lot more convenient than buying (and storing) the quantity needed to paint the average office block  ::)

The trick is finding the colour you want in a match pot......

Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Furt on 07 May 2011, 09:52:35 PM
Quote from: Oberst Radl on 07 May 2011, 08:05:57 PM
I was prying open the can and making a mess trying to get a small amount onto the pallette.  Also, the paint was very thick and seemed hard to work with.

GM is talking about the correct paints I am using. You can see the type of pots to the left on the image below - they are a screw off and push down to close. Using a good old fashioned tin lid would indeed be painful I think.

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm243/fsultana/DSCF3002.jpg)

I add a little water to the pot, shake well and when I unscrew the lid more than enough paint has gathered there to work from. Every now and again I put the lid back on and shake again. I do not find it hard to paint with at all, the purple I used on my matchlockmen for example was very smooth and flowed well.

I do of course have many Games Workshop paints for the odd colors, metals and black, but the majority of everything else are done with house paints.
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: Oberst Radl on 08 May 2011, 12:34:19 PM
That really is helpful.  I don't recall "sample pots" from back when, I'll certainly go and try some out this week.
Title: Re: Painted Indian Horsemen
Post by: abhorsen950 on 08 May 2011, 05:03:35 PM
They look superb, well done!!