120mm Vistula Infantry Legion Figure, 1812 (x2)

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Tim Marlow

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Fantastic stuff Peter. Really like these. The kit again looks fantastic..
 

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Morning Peter

Lovely work and well done with the sculpted hair too.

Nice save with the stash bag under the coat tails too.

All together they do look very natural and well matched.

Best of luck with a computer repair too.

What next more figures or a bust?

Have a good day with the next victim

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Morning Steve

Glad you like this pair. I had a lot of fun with them, and it's always nice when a Frankenfigure works out. Probably a couple of busts next- I've very much got back into 120mm, but am waiting for an order to arrive.

New laptop should arrive today, then I can stop begging my son for five minutes use of his.
 

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Looks superb, what colours did you use for the 'white' trousers? , if you dont mind me asking :smiling2:
 
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Thanks Steve.

The white is simply mixes of Vallejo Off White and German Camo Black Brown. I usually start by mixing up a pale grey, then highlighting and shading as necessary. The only pure white is on the highlights, the rest, shades of grey. Adding the black brown to the white helps thicken up the pigments.
 

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That yellow Peter had come out really full in depth, how many coats to get it like that ? as I thought it was one of the more difficult colours to paint.
 
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Endless coats John. Adding white to it initially helped thicken it up, but still around 5-6 coats.
 

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Hi Peter

Sorry missed these crossing the finish line. have got to say they have turned out very very nicely indeed. Can't even begin to imagine what it would take to achieve what you have.

A top top job all round.

All the best

Andrew

Ps hope the computer issues are sorted now.
 
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Very kind of you Andrew. I can only see the faults of course and I'm trying to resist the urge to get them out of the cabinet and have another go at them. Part of the problem was that the sculptor had incised very deep lines to define the edges of the cross straps which I wished I'd filled in order to get a more subtle finish. That and some clumsy painting.....

Computer issues solved - typing this on a new laptop.
 

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Quite the project here Peter. Your doggedness has paid off in spades. Certainly one of your best figure works. Lovely to see
 

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A superb pair Peter. (pardon the expression).
John.
 
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