Thursday, June 4, 2015

28mm Napoleonic Saxons Part 3

I managed to finished off the Saxon Prinz Clement's Regiment today. No dipping/washes on these figures, straight brush on color tones and some dry brushing here and there as I do with my 15mm ancients...anyway... I'm still waiting for my GMB flags to arrive, used a temp-online printed Prinz Clement's flag to see what the regiment would look like. The figures are on 30mm x 40mm this time as a test, haven't really decided which base sizes to use for my 28mm - 30mm Saxon 1810-13 Napoleonic figures :o)










1st figure on the left I used Army Painter strong tone shade/dip 
2nd figure used ink wash, 3rd figure no dipping/washes


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32 comments:

  1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)June 4, 2015 at 1:28 PM

    They look good! They all look good, but with all the white I prefer the no dips/no washes approach.

    Christopher

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  2. ChasseurJune 4, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    Love them! Must get me some Saxons...

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 10:14 AM

      I like Elite Miniatures as well, a bit pricey though.......

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  3. CyrusJune 4, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Lovely work Phil...I prefer the ink wash not a fan of the black undercoat.

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 10:15 AM

      Thanks Cyrus, got some AP ink washes will experiment on the Saxons soon.....

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  4. GonsalvoJune 4, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    Each works min its own way. Now you need to do one of the regiments in Yellow and one in Dark Red!

    The Saxon Cavalry is an even bigger treat!

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 10:16 AM

      Thanks Peter, I have the Artillery (guns+crews) and cavalry,as you mentioned, to paint as well....

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  5. PhilJune 4, 2015 at 11:32 PM

    Excellent job Phil, they look beautiful and realistic...

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  6. Lawrence HJune 5, 2015 at 4:36 AM

    I like all three in the last photo, but am a little undecided between the left and the right in the picture.

    Personally, I have always enjoyed a black undercoat and building the white up from there.

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 10:17 AM

      Thanks Lawrence for your suggestions and support!

      cheers,

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  7. Jonathan FreitagJune 5, 2015 at 4:52 AM

    Excellent work on your Saxons! The green is vibrant. I like all versions of your painting trials.

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  8. maximexJune 5, 2015 at 5:17 AM

    Great job, good colors.
    I like these Saxons...

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 10:19 AM

      Thanks Maimex!
      I like the Napoleonic Saxons and Westphalian's as well....

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  9. DeanMJune 5, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    Great looking troops, Phil. I think the dipped ones look good too, but these do appear brighter.

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 11:50 AM

      Thanks Dean, :o) perhaps brighter due to the camera flash? :o)

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  10. MontyJune 5, 2015 at 7:34 AM

    White is a difficult color to work with but you've got it! It really rocks with the green. I like your experimentation. In a big project, I think its good to do that, and see what you like best.

    OH, and I like your 3rd mini the best. This from the guy who lives by the wash.

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 11:53 AM

      Hi there Monty, yeah looks like the 3rd figure is the way to go - or perhaps mix the the Saxon Battalions with dark, light AP dipping and plain white painted (no shading) on the figures?......Thanks again Monty!

      cheers,

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  11. PaulalbaJune 5, 2015 at 12:15 PM

    Good man Phil, I've just pulled out my AB Saxons to clean up. Ordered some prefer bundle plates to so it maybe. Serious attempt to paint some! Love the elite figures!

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    1. Phil CJuly 8, 2015 at 11:48 AM

      Thanks Paul, good on you!
      funny though, I have AB Bavarian,Saxon, Russians Napoleonic's miniatures sitting in boxes waiting to be painted up......so many projects...phew...

      cheers,

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    2. PaulalbaJuly 13, 2015 at 3:26 PM

      I'm the same Phil, I'm the same 😳

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    3. Phil CJuly 14, 2015 at 6:49 AM

      We both have something in common after all :o)
      thanks for your support Paul!

      cheers,

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  12. Chris GreggJune 5, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    You've done a great job whichever finish you choose. Personally I prefer the first one, being an advocate of Army Painter quickshade for most things
    Chris
    http://notjustoldschool.blogspot.co.uk/

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  13. Phil CJune 10, 2015 at 7:22 AM

    Thanks Guys! appreciate your thoughts and opinions. I have one more Saxon Line infantry and two grenadier battalions(wearing shako) to paint. Thinking of priming the last Saxon line Regiment white and light yellow on one grenadier battalion and light gray for the second grenadier battalion before starting painting the figures. I will start - continue on this project next week.

    also my apologies to every one of you guys for the delay replying to your post messages - thanks again!

    cheers

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  14. ZakJune 12, 2015 at 3:12 AM

    Nice Saxons Phil!

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  15. RogJune 12, 2015 at 5:27 AM

    Lovely figs, Phil! Like Monty said, white is terrible to paint, but you did it splendidly! Will be back for more :D Cheers!

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  16. Marco OrtaldaJuly 4, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    Nice pictures. Generally I use 4cm x 4cm bases with 4 soldiers each. For Commanders I use round bases to separate standard units with the commanders.

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  17. Phil CJuly 5, 2015 at 6:31 PM

    Thanks Mark for your visit and suggestions!
    I'm still playing around with base frontage, thinking of placing 6 figures per 40mm x 40mm bases (4-6 bases) to make up and look like a battalion size unit?...I agree with you, leaders on round bases is the way to go!...

    cheers,

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