NW Frontier Anglo-Indian force for T&T/TMWWBK

[Atheling]

Nice work Andy  .

Do you mind me asking where you got the blue sky background? (did you indeed paint it yourself?)

Have you a link?

Darrell.

[guitarheroandy]

Andy, tried Army Painter Strong Tone dip today, delighted with the result. The rest of the collection is going to be done with it... that way I might live long enough to get it completed!

Good to hear it, old bean! I have painted 70+ figures so far this year and all done with 'dip and highlight'. Thats more than I painted in the past 2 years!!! It's the way to go, without a doubt, unless you want close-up magazine article quality stuff like wot 'proper' painters do...

Darrell: the blue sky background is purchased from my local model railway shop 'Trains4U'...
http://www.trains4u.com

They also do other rural background scenes...I have used some in some of my Dark Age stuff on my blog...

[H.M.Stanley]

Top work old son 

[Atheling]

Darrell: the blue sky background is purchased from my local model railway shop 'Trains4U'...
http://www.trains4u.com

They also do other rural background scenes...I have used some in some of my Dark Age stuff on my blog...

Thanks.... next time I'm there..... 

Darrell.

[guitarheroandy]

They do sell 'em online, you know... 

£1.45 plus postage. I bought 2 to give me a longer background and photoshopped out the join...

[Atheling]

They do sell 'em online, you know... 

£1.45 plus postage. I bought 2 to give me a longer background and photoshopped out the join...

I sort of need to see them at first hand..... anyway the local shop is less than half a mile away.

Darrell.

[LordSpode1879]

Stunning work sir! I really like the foundry Gurkha's but the rest of my British/Indian Field Force is predominantly Artizan so I will hold on a little longer in the hope that they produce their own...

[Sir Rodney Ffing]

The British unit is by Empress Miniatures (with a Foundry Officer). They are painted in the '3 highlights on black undercoat' style.

Andy - now I have emptied my drool bowl and put it away until next time, I have a question for you.

Can you tell me what the colour palette you used for the British uniforms is please?  I am hoping if that if I buy the paints you use (presumably a Foundry triad in this case) I will inevitably be able to paint just as well as you! 

[guitarheroandy]

Andy - now I have emptied my drool bowl and put it away until next time, I have a question for you.

Can you tell me what the colour palette you used for the British uniforms is please?  I am hoping if that if I buy the paints you use (presumably a Foundry triad in this case) I will inevitably be able to paint just as well as you! 

I used Foundry Drab triad for the khaki. I can't remember exactly what I used for the webbing - I think it was GW Karak Stone with a Bleached Bone highlight. If dipping (which I did for the Sikhs and Gurkhas) I used the Drab light as a base block colour, applied dip strong tone (with a brush...NEVER actually dip the figures!!), then, once dry I matted it down before rehighlighting with Drab light. FWIW I always use this 'dip & highlight' technique now, as I can no longer see to paint layers on a black undercoat...!!

[Sir Rodney Ffing]

Andy - thanks very much for confirming my guess. I shall order the Drab set right away!

once dry I matted it down before rehighlighting with Drab light. FWIW I always use this 'dip & highlight' technique now, as I can no longer see to paint layers on a black undercoat...!!]

I feel your pain.  But pity then us mere mortals who are attempting to master the technique late in life and with already dodgy eyesight!

[MaleGriffin]

Bravo!

Superbly done!

It's good to see such success with the Army Painter dip applied by brush. It gives me hope my own lead, plastic, resin pile may someday shrink.