Regiments of Foot

[Leslie BT]

Looks like this has turned into an ACW thread!!!!

[Leman (Andy)]

It's showing magic wash on ACW figures because I don't have any of the Civil War in this benighted country..

[Smiley Miley 66]

To be honest ECW you would paint and wash slightly different to ACW to preserve the colours ? But other than that the technique to both is not so dissimilar. Especially the wash ? I would make sure it was a slightly clearer wash on ECW to lowlight the shadows not drown the shadows, so not to drown the colours on figures.
Miles

[Sean Clark]

Look great Leman.

[Radar]

Bringing the thread back to the British Isles

Colonel Richard Holland's RoF



More pictures, history, rationale for coats and flag here: https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/colonel-richard-hollands-regiment-of.html

And in the interest of political balance....

Sir Bernard Astley's RoF



Background etc https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/12/sir-bernard-astleys-regiment-of-foot.html

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice again, and how much more special to have that family link!

[Radar]

Thanks.

If you find something like that out, well you have to paint the regiment up.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Radar - agreed, one can't argue with that!

Maybe the Forum needs a genealogy service to help drive Peter Pig figure sales? 🙂

[Radar]

Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce the Red Regiment of the London Trained Bands.



Usual history, painting notes, more pics on the blog
www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk

[Colonel Kilgore]

Very nice again, Radar.

Are you aiming to do the whole of the ECW at a 1:1 scale before you're done? 

[Sean Clark]

Very nice.

I'm obsessed with how people base figures at the minute...I know you be done a painting guide, but how are you basing them? They look lovely.

[Radar]

Ha, quite possibly 

Next up, finish the RoH that's half done, and it's on to the Marquis of Argyll's lifeguards in their cuirassier form.

Lots of other Regiments completed and waiting to be blogged about before you can see them. Plus a couple of outings for the ECWtravelogue (Daventry and the annual pilgrimage to Nantwich) are in the pipeline.

The blog has been fairly busy - a number of older posts have been updated. Located some more cornets still in existence (taking the total to 9), one of which has an interesting story behind it; I knew that 6 more had existed, but we're apparently lost (they weren't!), found another I didn't know existed. Plus added stuff about Yorkshire Royalist 'trooper Jane' who, according to the story, fought at Marston Moor in full armour, then kept guard with a brace of pistols whilst Cromwell slept in her house.

[Radar]

Very nice.

I'm obsessed with how people base figures at the minute...I know you be done a painting guide, but how are you basing them? They look lovely.

Thanks Sean, basing recipe changes from time to time but current recipe as follows:
Foot - base coat of GW texture Stirland battle mud (the thinner consistency version) - much better consistency for getting into tight corners
Horse - Stirland battlemire (thicker version) - only because I forget which version I have gone to buy at the shops and invariably buy the wrong one

Why use expensive GW texture paint? Consistent base colours. Tried making my own, finished colour never the same. Which led to slightly heart in mouth remedial work.

When dry, heavy wash of Miniature Paint chestnut ink. Takes the very dark brown of the Stirland and gives a reddish tint (similar to the real soil colour around Nantwich - spent too many hours searching fields around there looking for mispers during my time in mountain rescue).

When dry lots of Atenociti's Workshop gamer grass (which I have a feeling is repackaged Noch, identical to GF9 gamer grass too), then prettification with Silur Mininatur short Tufts and flowers etc

[Sean Clark]

Ah...so no drybrushing then? Interesting and noted for future reference.

[Radar]

Far too lazy and cackhanded for dry brushing bases.