OK, so after two years I've finally given in to having a section of the FORUM specifically set up to discuss painting techniques, display examples, show your latest projects and chat about this vital part of the hobby. Manufacturers please feel free to post up your sculpts, ask questions about what the gamers are after and generally promote your work.. no charge! Painters, please also feel free to post up your work for comment and critique. I can't promise the unreserved adulation characteristic of some other fora but I would hope you'd get constructive and measured comment!
Dour conditions for photos yesterday, with impending darkness, rain, and poor focus on my part. However, I beg leave to present the next installment of my 7th Infantry Division project for 1812: the 1st Bn 11th Jäger Regiment. Same old figures, paints, and basing, as usual; only the yellow shoulder straps denote their status as the 'senior' Jäger Regiment of the Division. To relieve the painting "tedium demons", a few recalcitrant figure types have stuck to the older non-Kiwer shakos; some tirailleurs have refused to give up their tall plumes; and some 'refuseniks' have lost their shako and kept their shapkas (caps) firmly in place. No one can say Jägers don't have "attitude".
Ammunition pouch numbers will be added once I've sorted out how to properly make my own decals that 'scale' correctly, and are still legible.
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Very smart figures mate, the cords on the shakos and drums particularly stand out well.
Pity about the light, you will have to get some stuff to do indoor shots, it could be a long winter.
Dave.
My first attempt at some modest 'conversion' work on these skirmisher stands for the 11th Jägers Regt., recently completed in 'close order' (above). I've head-swapped eight shako-wearing heads for the default shapkas that come with the 8-variants of Perry-sculpted Foundry 28mm figures. Thus the 'orginal' figures are shown in 'caps' below, while those wearing shakos have been disfigured by me. Although learning to 'head-swap' was an interesting 'learning exercise'--I know it's easy-peasy stuff for you veterans--I found all the cutting, hacking, breaking of drills, pinning, & learning to 'greenstuff', etc. quite challenging, and rather frustrating. It's also pretty cost-prohibitive with Foundry figures, as most of the 'donor' figures are now damaged beyond re-use, so it's not an exercise I'll be repeating any time soon. Comments, laughter, and groans welcomed, as ever, and here's hoping Alan & Michael don't see what I've done to their fine sculpts!
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That's a nice clean job you have done with the head swaps, having attempted a few in the past I know how difficult and time consuming it can be which is why I decided to stick with the Foundry chaps in flat caps and added a few Front Rank figures in shakos into the mix which is a lot less stressful.
Cheers
Dave
As always really great work both with the painting and the head swaps. When did you take the photos, we haven't had sunshine like that in Northumberland for about six months
Dave.
