1914 Belgium - UD 18/12 - news re German infantry paint scheme

[Silent Invader]

Good to see you are wearing your white latex gloves. You don't want to be leaving fingerprints...

One can never be too careful   

[duivelindoosje]

hope you add some "dogs of war"

[duivelindoosje]

or the live ones

[Silent Invader]

Great photos  . Thanks  

I would like to add a fuller Belgian contingent at some later stage ... Maybe in 2016... And the dog carts are especially distinctive.

General update: I have been short of 'blocks' of hobby time this week but hopefully will be able to make progress with the terrain tomorrow.  

[tin shed gamer]

If you haven't a particular set in mind then I'll be more than happy to sculpt a dog section,as its one of those sets I keep meaning to sculpt anyway.but keep putting on a back burner.
Mark.

[Silent Invader]

That's a kind thought and offer Mark. 

Tbh I haven't made my mind up yet but as much as possible I want to stick to one manufacturer for the minis (I do this with projects, for example Late Medieval and WW2 are almost exclusively Perrys). If I do go down the Belgian route it'll probably be with Brigade, what with their range being as wide as it is. That said, it's also entirely possible that I'll hang on just in case Paul Hicks does something, as Mutton Chop are the main focus of this project.

Please don't let me discourage you though. I'm sure that if you make one there'll be a queue for it! 

[tin shed gamer]

That's fine,I've just finished Frams figure,and have started on a jack Churchill figure.these are just distraction projects to fill the dead time you get when your waiting for work to dry/cure.plus there also fun!
Still interested to see where you go next though.

[Silent Invader]

 

A small update: colours of this snapshot aren't so good but the grass and earth are highlighted, the road is base coated and the first layer of water has been added to the ditches



Tomorrow evening I hope to make and add the poppies and put some washes onto the cobbles; I might also add the clump foliage to the trees

[Silent Invader]

Poppy farm!



A few days behind on plans. What can I say? I got distracted by the arrival of some items for my WW2 project so instead of sticking together fiddly bits of paintbrush fibre and paper circles I've been sticking together fiddly little bits of Perry plastics.  Back on track now tho ! 

[Silent Invader]

The terrain has reached the final sprint to the finish. Yay!

Just the static grass to go onto the boards, some patching with clump foliage of the tree crowns and painting of the tree trunks to go:

[Captain Blood]

Looking very good Steve. Can't wait to see it all together...

[Silent Invader]

I'm rather looking forward to it too! I shall, of course, be taking pics of all 12 tiles laid out   

Then it'll be time to start painting the minis, which is a bit daunting.  .

[Mason]

It is all coming together very nicely.
Another triumph in the offing, I reckon.
 

[Dr DeAth]

Superb!

[Captain Blood]

Then it'll be time to start painting the minis, which is a bit daunting.  .

Ah yes, terrain making is a much more leisurely and enjoyable pursuit than the forced-march slog of having to paint a whole batch of figures you have committed to...
(And I speak as one midway through painting 50 assorted additional cavemen and animals...  )
My answer is to do them in small batches, five or six at a time. The LPL is actually a big help!
If I sat down with 50 miniatures looking at me, I would simply not be able to tackle them. Too much of a mountain to climb.
How people paint entire Napoleonic and ancients armies of 200-300 figures in bulk is beyond me...