Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Kurassier Command

To avoid burn out with my painting I'm having a few days off full units for the moment and concentrating on basing/finishing the stuff I've already done. You'll probably be sick of seeing this Kurassier command floating around in 1 shape or form however I am glad to say they are now 100% finished and can join the ranks in battle without embarrassment.
     
I still can hardly see my shading on my pics however it is there somewhere. I'm really happy how the horses came out.
  
I put the French cuirassier to close to the edge of the base so the little tuft on his helmet will be forever being rubbed. Phil if you read this I promise you 1 day you will see French command bases with the odd allied figure being hunted down running for their lives!
   
I have been watching my way through my DVD collection that I very nearly got rid of last year. Thank goodness for movies and my wee men or I would be mad by now. Anyway I am thankful as I know there are plenty of people in a far worse situation than myself. 
    
I've continued on with my commands I showed in the last post in between the rough stuff and this 1 is coming close to an end and will be (hopefully) completed tomorrow again where are the highlights??? I have the 3 shades of Foundry Prussian blues on these 2 and a little Bavarian cornflower blue (shade) added in for the final highlight. Some metal work plus tidying and we are ready to varnish. I have added tiny black eyes from a tip posted on WD3 forum by Tony Barton. I used to add eyes (light grey with deep blue in a corner) before but dropped them as I thought there was no real point in 15mm. I am trying this out on my commands to see how I feel. 
    
I got this a couple of weeks ago and it had a basic hard brown finish. I had to stick it all together which was a little harder than I thought it would be as the buildings angles were pretty off however it came together ok. I stuck it on a base and gave it a new lighter finish plus a wash on the wooden areas. the base is finished minus grass and I'll finish that off tomorrow. So my 1st complete piece of terrain is nearly finished and I'm really happy with it!!!

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16 comments:

  1. John (VonBlucher)30 July 2013 at 17:44

    Paul,
    Great looking commanda!! The horses came out great!! I'm happy that you're working your way through your pile, but sad that you're still layed up.

    I gave up on eyes years go in 15/18mm, But might give it a try again soon.

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  2. Ray Rousell30 July 2013 at 17:48

    Mighty fine work Paul!

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  3. Paulalba30 July 2013 at 18:43

    Thanks John,
    I hope your getting back to your brush now. I'm really glad to be getting through a few figures and also surprised how well the church has came out!

    Thanks Ray,
    And ongrats on the big 500!!!

    I've been stuck at 213 followers for a good wee while now but I am impressed there are that many people who find my blog of some interest especially as it's only 15mm Naps!

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  4. Millsy30 July 2013 at 19:06

    Beautiful as usual. Your stuff is always an inspiration Paul.

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  5. lesfoudresdelaigle30 July 2013 at 23:35

    Du très beau travail, j'adore tes figurines AB miniature ta peinture est toujours très bien réalisé. A bientôt Christian "les foudres de l'aigle"

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  6. Steve h31 July 2013 at 00:26

    That's a great looking command base!
    I'm going to copy it in 28mmm ;0)

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  7. James MacCraggs31 July 2013 at 02:10

    Hard to believe these are 15's! Great job as usual Paul.

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  8. Sgt Steiner31 July 2013 at 03:26

    Super looking as always

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  9. Ken31 July 2013 at 06:36

    Hi Paul,

    Eyes..eyes..the eyes - no I avoid the eyes!

    Cheers

    Ken


    Whats your username on WD3?

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  10. Mike31 July 2013 at 07:36

    Only 15mm Naps? They're beautiful. I normally put the French dead on my Cossack bases...
    The church looks good, just need some priests to give a +1 morale boost to any Russians in contact.

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  11. DeanM31 July 2013 at 08:30

    Fantastic commands. The colors and composition are splendid. That terrain piece is also very nice. Best, Dean

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  12. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)31 July 2013 at 08:34

    Wonderful work on the figures and church really looks good too!

    Christopher

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  13. Ben B.31 July 2013 at 11:47

    These look really great! The AB Prussian series will be nice to try if I ever get into the later Napoleonic period.
    Keep it up!

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  14. The Angry Lurker31 July 2013 at 13:05

    They're the very definition of crisp, fantastic stuff Paul!

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  15. Paulalba31 July 2013 at 15:46

    Thanks for all the kind comments guys I really appreciate them,

    Sorry if I don't respond much at the moment as I'm trying to get some more stuff finished. I've been working through my basing and a wee bit more painting. Mike I plan to do some Russian priest conversions at some point to bless the troops before battle.
    Best
    Paul

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  16. Paulalba1 August 2013 at 18:37

    Hi Ken,
    I've not actually joined the WD3 forum yet. O will soon

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