Yes used the creosote
on these. I used the strong shade and painted on not dipped.
The gun looks a lot better now that I have sprayed it with dull coat.
If I had the time it would be about 3-4 hours straight painting and that includes the bases. It is easier for the french foot as less buttons.
Advantage for me is that it works better on a white undercoat which means it is easier on my eyes than painting on a black undercoat. There is no shading at all. just block painting. However I do have cans of army painter blue and grey undercoat. so I might try the grey on some dutch figures, the blue worked very well on some union figures.
I will keep trying with the camera and see if I can do some better photos. I have painted a War of the Roses army this way and now do my DAK tanks.
One of the advantages is that if you want to add something afterwards like the fronts of the grenadiers hats, then you can do that no problem.
I like to play with my toys and not see them sitting unpainted in a box. This method means that I can build armies quickly and then get the odd unit to paint every now and then.