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Offline Digits

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #30 on: June 11, 2020, 09:17:56 PM »
I’m almost too embarrassed to say, it’s that easy!

Games Workshop paints

I paint the whole kilt Kantor Blue

Then, I paint three hoops in Warboss Green  (horizontal stripes) around the kilt, always leaving the bottom blue.  Often you wont get the third around the back, but panic not.

Then I go round painting vertical stripes in the same colour. 

I then stick blobs of Moot Green at the intersections where green stripes cross.

Finally, I simple wash it all with Athonian Camoshade

Et voila.

Offline IronDuke596

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #31 on: June 11, 2020, 09:27:39 PM »
Well thank you very much for that. 
Not being familiar with GW paints I am guessing that the colours are dark blue, dark green and medium green?
Is Athonian Camoshade similar to a Army Painter quick shade ?

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #32 on: June 11, 2020, 09:40:11 PM »
Quite possibly...I couldnt tell you the equivalent.

And greens are more like a medium green and a bright light green.  The wash moots it down.

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #33 on: June 13, 2020, 10:50:20 PM »
Hope you don't mind old chap but t I'd like to steal your tartan idea, it is amazingly effective and incredibly simple. I spent this morning looking at tutorials on Utube and felt the same as you! I've just undercoated a. Perry 24 man Black Watch Bn for the AWI, your method has probably saved me a lot of time and swearing!
Stand Fast - Strike Sure -  Carry On - Bydand

Offline Digits

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #34 on: June 13, 2020, 11:15:55 PM »
Fill your boots Wellington!  ;)

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #35 on: June 21, 2020, 09:06:08 AM »
Well, it looks as though I will be doing a few more allied troops than I originally intended.

My opponents have had to slow a little as real life kicks back in, so I will need to supplement their forces.

To that end, Father’s Day has brought me the second battalion of Scots in skirts from my daughter and a box of Perry light Dragoons from my son.  I have half a dozen light Dragoon’s on foot too.

I also have a Front rank 95th to compare with the Perry ones I already have, a warlord one I acquired and hopefully when they arrive, some from Brigade Games.  I also have a lone light infantryman, to practice my highland in trousers and shako.  If I like how he turns out I will order a battalion.

Bit of a distraction from the French but c’est la vie!
« Last Edit: June 21, 2020, 11:57:35 AM by Digits »

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #36 on: June 21, 2020, 10:09:34 PM »
Sounds like you had a rather nice fathers day.  :)
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Offline Digits

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #37 on: June 23, 2020, 06:33:21 PM »
Yes, they understand me!

So, in a departure from figure painting, I have started on what will eventually be the chapel at the heart of our fictitious village.  I will name it when it’s done and dusted. 

Going to take time as I want to do the walls justice. 

Don’t look too closely, you would see I don’t have the ability to keep a straight line anywhere!  I’ve already messed up the upper ridge line around the tower.....I could go back and straighten it...but it will add a little charm to the finished piece I hope!

Besides, are there not lots of tremors in that part of the world or am I a little too West?

I may also make a few houses at the same time as I really want to paint them in one hit.

Work in progress





« Last Edit: June 23, 2020, 06:50:03 PM by Digits »

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #38 on: June 23, 2020, 06:35:09 PM »
Very promising! Good luck to this!
I'll be following with great interest!
Cheers!
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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - 42nd Painted.
« Reply #39 on: June 25, 2020, 09:59:20 PM »
Good start on the church and an interesting design! And a little wiggle here and there just adds more character to it.

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - church build
« Reply #40 on: June 26, 2020, 06:33:55 AM »
Oh...there will be a few wiggles!  ;)

Hope to do the first of the clay moulding this weekend.  Also picked up a set of cheap placemats last night so I can start putting together a few other buildings.  No rush there though.

The most annoying aspect is I ordered a bag of dental powder nearly four weeks ago and it’s still not arrived so I can’t cast the roof tiles yet.

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - church build
« Reply #41 on: June 26, 2020, 08:22:12 AM »
I'm sure someone painted PVA glue into a tile mold,
then (when it was dry) peeled it off & stuck it onto card.
They then used that for the roof. Thinner than a cast roof,
more wargamer resistant too.

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - church build
« Reply #42 on: June 26, 2020, 08:40:18 AM »
Cheers for the tip.  These aren’t too thick though tbh and the dental powder tends to be a little harder wearing than regular plaster. 

I may just order a pack from someone else too, it will always come in!

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - church build
« Reply #43 on: June 26, 2020, 09:21:06 AM »
love seeing it this stage - with bits of the red liner markings etc ... if I was able to do anything like this, think I'd be tempted to leave it at this stage feeling rather chuffed with myself ...

Offline Digits

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Re: Peninsular Scenics & a Highland Brigade - church build
« Reply #44 on: June 26, 2020, 09:50:41 AM »
Have a go yourself!  Honestly, getting to this stage is very simple.  All you need is some foam card (hobbycraft selling four large sheets for £10 right now...this has taken half a sheet.   Some pva glue, a ruler and scalpel.  I use dress pins to stabilise it whilst gluing.

It helps to have an old cork backed place mat to base it on.

Yes, I’m using casted roof tiles, but you can achieve the same with corrugated cardboard or plastic sheet tiling.

Next, you will need a pack of air drying modellers clay, about £3 to cover it with....

 

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