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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Jockjay on 03 May 2016, 09:50:19 AM

Title: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 03 May 2016, 09:50:19 AM: As stated, these were an absolute test of my willpower to finish, and my club decided Napoleonic was better in 6mm....

So I persevered and got them done. They are on Ebay now :(

(shameless pitch)

Other than that I do not profess to be a 'pro' but I am proud of how these turned out.

Painted as 33rd regiment of foot with 95th rifles support.

For all you guys with vast armies of these guys, I have no idea how you can paint so many. These were blood sweat and tears.

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/jockjay/nap1_zpsjdijdmus.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jockjay/media/nap1_zpsjdijdmus.jpg.html)

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/jockjay/nap3_zpsnb8wkxwg.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jockjay/media/nap3_zpsnb8wkxwg.jpg.html)

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/jockjay/nap2_zpslwmbspxj.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jockjay/media/nap2_zpslwmbspxj.jpg.html)

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/jockjay/nap4_zpsglpnxor8.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jockjay/media/nap4_zpsglpnxor8.jpg.html)

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/jockjay/nap5_zpsh0xlmnic.jpg) (http://s37.photobucket.com/user/jockjay/media/nap5_zpsh0xlmnic.jpg.html)

Hope you enjoy looking at them.

Jay
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 03 May 2016, 09:51:21 AM: Whoa those pics are big, now I can see my mistakes better..... :'(
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Poiter50 on 03 May 2016, 10:14:13 AM: Link?
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 03 May 2016, 10:52:46 AM: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222105383174?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649

I have not put them for international postage. But I may do.

Last time I had a very nasty customer.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Sterling Moose on 03 May 2016, 11:09:29 AM: Very nice.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: janner on 03 May 2016, 11:43:04 AM: Looking good :)
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Morgan on 03 May 2016, 11:48:54 AM: They might've been a pain in the backside but they look lovely.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 03 May 2016, 12:16:33 PM: Cheers for the praise, I hope someone gets some use out of them. I hate the thought of models never getting any trigger time :).
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Littlearmies on 03 May 2016, 06:59:43 PM: I was admiring these on eBay earlier today. They look jolly nice. Perhaps you should persevere as you obviously have a talent for them
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: olicana on 03 May 2016, 07:27:56 PM: Very nice and they'll sell. Your words are somewhat daunting though, as I'm just about to start painting this bunch of British
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VOoCWjsrNVA/VXXXKsUH2sI/AAAAAAAAJm4/eyspTBYHeek/s320/IMG_9613.JPG)
These French
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5qg5l6cx69I/VXXXS0D1lnI/AAAAAAAAJnY/iyqUi8Wvr5I/s320/IMG_9617.JPG)
These Portuguese
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qOlVa-xPaiE/VXXXNxqP_mI/AAAAAAAAJnI/_FsHvnx0We4/s320/IMG_9615.JPG)
and another load I bought at Christmas.

At least they are only in 24s with 4 skirmishers to a unit.
C'est la vie!
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Brian Smaller on 03 May 2016, 08:37:11 PM: I was daunted by painting British at first but it did get easier. I do know what you mean though. I have same issue painting hussars - loathe doing them even if they turn out ok (or as OK as my stuff ever turns out).
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Captain Blood on 03 May 2016, 09:25:02 PM: Well done. Considering it clearly wasn't a pleasurable painting experience it doesn't show. They look very good indeed :-*

I sympathise though. I painted a dozen British Napoleonic marines last year - and that was enough for me. All those straps and pouches and buttons and lace. Dear God - it's all so much fuss.
It beats me how anyone manages to paint entire armies of hundreds or thousands of Napoleonics. It would drive me mad.
In fact anything with regimented uniforms - painting the same fiddly detail fifty or a hundred times over - drives me mad ::)
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 03 May 2016, 11:59:54 PM: It's a shame you're not doing anymore as they are lovely 8)

cheers

James
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: gustav on 04 May 2016, 05:46:59 AM: nice brushwork for sure. :-*

and yep Napoleonics are a pain to get right but worth it.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: bandit86 on 04 May 2016, 06:20:53 AM: LAST? but you did such nice work. don't stop now.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: SiamTiger on 04 May 2016, 06:50:51 AM: Amazing paint job, chapaeu! Unfortunate change of scale, as these 28mm look amazing.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 04 May 2016, 08:52:39 AM: Thanks again. I would say they are probably some of my best work, and I really wanted to keep them on the shelf. But I just bought lots of Perry Agincourt stuff for a GoT Lion Rampant project. Now my wife has dropped the hammer...
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: General Lee on 04 May 2016, 11:34:02 AM: 6mm better? bwhaha, one look at your awesome figures should convince anyone that isn't true
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 04 May 2016, 11:56:14 AM: apparently the 'amount of men' on the field is more 'realistic'. hmmm.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: AWu on 04 May 2016, 08:55:58 PM: Thats the reason I am doing Napoleonic in 1:1 with 1:600/2mm stuff.

Although that does not stop me from doing it in 28mm too :)
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 06 May 2016, 08:31:23 AM: A few people on ebay have asked for international shipping, so I have obliged and decided to use ebay global shipment for these guys, if anyone is interested.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Melnibonean on 06 May 2016, 12:07:14 PM: Blood, sweat and tears but they do look lovely.
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Jockjay on 06 May 2016, 03:23:51 PM: thank you, will be sad to let them go, but they will fund my next major project :)
Title: Re: My first (and last) attempt at Napoleonic British infantry.
Post by: Calimero on 06 May 2016, 04:05:45 PM: These are really, really nicely painted! 8)