*
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
March 29, 2024, 01:50:15 AM

Login with username, password and session length

Donate

We Appreciate Your Support

Members
Stats
  • Total Posts: 1686604
  • Total Topics: 118111
  • Online Today: 626
  • Online Ever: 2235
  • (October 29, 2023, 12:32:45 AM)
Users Online

Recent

Author Topic: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 16 09 22  (Read 28468 times)

Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
First foray into the American Revolution Updated 16 09 22
« on: April 09, 2018, 10:39:25 AM »
A friend introduced me to Sharp Practice last year and I really enjoyed the mechanics. Firstly, though a confession, I know very little about warfare during the black powder era so despite enjoying the game I grappled with the idea of getting into a new period, reading about it and collecting the figures.  I think it was Matthew Spring's book "With zeal and with bayonets only" that convinced me that the American Revolution opened up a rich vein of military history with lots of interest.

So I've taken the plunge and started putting together a British and Continental force.  Here's the first batch and there's a bit more about it on my blog if that's of interest https://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/the-redcoats-are-coming.html





« Last Edit: September 16, 2022, 05:31:58 AM by TacticalPainter »

Offline OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 27708
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2018, 10:44:45 AM »
They look great  :)
cheers

James

https://www.oshiromodels.co.uk/

Twitter account -     @OSHIROmodels
Instagram account - oshiromodels

http://redplanetminiatures.blogspot.co.uk/
http://jimbibblyblog.blogspot.com/

Offline SABOT

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Mastermind
  • *
  • Posts: 1664
  • " Keep Loading !"
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2018, 08:40:56 PM »
Lovely job.

Offline Jeff965

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2637
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2018, 08:53:32 PM »
Nice clean painting style 👍

Offline Anderson Collection

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 746
    • The Anderson Collection
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2018, 09:21:26 PM »
Very nice👍

Offline Arthur

  • Scatterbrained Genius
  • Posts: 2185
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2018, 09:53:47 PM »
Indeed. Those reds and blues are quite vibrant.

Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2018, 11:30:33 PM »
Indeed. Those reds and blues are quite vibrant.

Actually they are not that vibrant, I used the 'enhance' feature in iPhoto and it has made the colours more saturated than they actually are, particularly the blue.  While the feature does a good job of brightening up pictures, it can over do the colours some times, as happened here.

This picture is without the enhance feature:




Offline Baron von Wreckedoften

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 860
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2018, 08:26:57 AM »
Blue can be a very difficult colour to photograph and rarely comes out the way it is on the actual figure.  Very nice job, though.
No plan survives first contact with the dice.

Offline Jabba

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 540
    • Jabba's Wargaming
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2018, 11:25:53 AM »
Great looking figures. I'm supposed to be doing something similar when the other projects are "finished".

Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
Re: First foray into the American Revolution
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2018, 04:18:20 AM »
Some groups of light infantry now very close to completion, mostly just needing their bases properly flocked.  All figures are Foundry Perry sculpts, except for the casualties which are Perry plastics from their AWI box set.  Odd really, but I'm finding I'm painting these figures quicker than 20mm WWII, must be something to do with the size.  No complaints, painting quickly has to be a good thing!










Online FifteensAway

  • Galactic Brain
  • Posts: 4608
Re: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 10 05 18
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2018, 04:44:35 AM »
Did those casualties flunk out of the Potsdam Grenadiers?  Look large.  But fine painting.

Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
Re: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 10 05 18
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2018, 06:26:01 AM »
They are not as big as they look, the lens has distorted them.  If anything the Perry plastics are slimmer than their Foundry metals.  Same height, but slightly less bulky.  To the naked eye they all blend well together though, the differences are marginal.

Offline OSHIROmodels

  • Supporting Adventurer
  • Elder God
  • *
  • Posts: 27708
  • Custom terrain a speciality.
    • Oshiro modelterrain
Re: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 10 05 18
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2018, 06:30:02 AM »
Splendid  :)

Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
Re: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 10 05 18
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2018, 07:30:02 AM »
Bases all flocked and finished and the same done for the sabot bases I intend to use.  A big thanks to Brendan Morrissey (aka Baron von Wreckedoften) for pointing out that my light infantry in uncocked hats and roundabouts would not have been seen at the same time as those in helmets (and doing it without shooting me down publicly!).  I was hoping to use the former as my skirmishers and the latter as my lights in line (and to be honest, I will just to get these on the table), but will sort this out in due course.   I've also made up a few markers for casualties, shock etc.  There's a bit more on my blog if you're interested https://thetacticalpainter.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/sharp-practice-awi-british-progress.html









Offline TacticalPainter

  • Mad Scientist
  • Posts: 590
    • The Tactical Painter
Re: First foray into the American Revolution Updated 13 05 18
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2018, 10:41:08 AM »
Working on the Americans now and trying to come to terms with painting blue uniforms.  I'd heard it was tricky, but this has been a nightmare.  I was aware the blue on my British facings was on the bright side, so tried ways to mute this for my Continentals.  In the end I've settled for a base of Vallejo Dark Prussian Blue with a highlight of Prussian Blue.  In photographs this still tends to come out on the bright side, not nearly so bad to the naked eye however.





Here are the same figures just with natural light and more how they look to the naked eye:



Here they are at the head of the queue with more of the half painted groups behind them. 



A Perry 6 pounder and crew on the way to join my British force:



The Warbases water and ammunition carts:



Last but not least some of the very lovely Perry skirmishers.  The muted colours are a nice change after the more decorative formal uniforms:


 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
7 Replies
3385 Views
Last post November 18, 2009, 06:46:14 PM
by Helen
2 Replies
1520 Views
Last post August 09, 2011, 10:25:42 PM
by Arthur
3 Replies
1639 Views
Last post September 24, 2014, 05:46:48 PM
by rumacara
0 Replies
910 Views
Last post October 07, 2014, 08:24:32 AM
by nevermore
90 Replies
17240 Views
Last post August 28, 2023, 01:46:44 PM
by Metternich