Flags have been
cut, trimmed and fixed to their brass flag poles. The dozen on the left are
French and the Imperial flags should be recognizable by the double-headed
eagle. The next step is fixing the flags to their respective bases and here I
have a selection to make.
I mentioned in
an earlier post, that as uniforms were generic I would give flags to half the elements.
By doing so I would have enough elements without flags to fill out a command of
say Bavarian, Saxony, United Provinces or other German State.
The total
number of elements for the French is 42 and the Imperial and Allies are 43
strong. Both have strong numbers of Cuirassiers, Cavalry and some Hussars,
while the infantry, both foot and mounted plus skirmishers number about one
third of the total.
At the moment
there are no plans to expand these, but you never know. I do however, have the
Blue Moon Three Musketeer figures and civilians to paint up, so you can say the
project still lives.
Tomorrow, I
travel to Belgium for a bit of R&R. Tuesday, I shall have time to take
pictures of both armies.
Cheers,
4 opmerkingen:
Really nicely executed standards and guidons there! What sort of paper have you been using? Asian calligraphy paper by chance?
Best Regards,
Stokes
They look great, well done!
Stokes,
I use standard 80 gram paper for printers.
Applying a ground colour, either white or yellow, I do thin my paint. So, to avoid wrinkling afterwards, I lay a second sheet and place a light weight book to keep the drawing flat.
If the pigment is too thick, then the penciled lines are lost.
This does require no more patience than painting a figure.
Phil,
Thanks for the kind words.
Tuesday, I will have photos of both armies in their full glory.
Cheers,
Robert
Very nice!
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