Warlord Games Saker based and done?

Okay so I had painted this bunch up last year but had not based them up nice nor dipped them etc.  I just got all that done thanks to Saxon Dog for his basing tutorial and also his help with dipping. Okay so I "think" this is done...

Need of Assistance

I am finding it very difficult finding any info on 1813-1815 Prussian Cuirassier uniforms and or facings. Does anyone have any plates or links to plates and maybe a list of facings for each unit?  I am desperate for these so any help would be great.


Cheers...

Army Painter Anti-shine Matt Varnish question?

I just ran across a can of this in my stuff, have any of you used it or heard of whether it is any good or not?

Any feed back on this would be very welcomed as I do not want to try it before hearing if it is any good.  I will be using it to get rid of the shine after dipping in the Army Painter dip's...


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1813-1815 AB Prussians Update #2

Well these guys painted up well.  I have finished them well mostly there are a little bit of touch ups to do.I have mounted them on metal magnetic bases that I make from strip magnets and Wargame Accessories metal base stands.  Again these are mounted up for playing Lasalle or even Age of Eagles. Both of which I have.   Next I will be working on 2 Minifigs Prussian Kurrasier units of 12 again they do not have command so those will need to be purchased and painted up.  I will start painting them today.

Cheers for now...

1813-1815 Prussian Commison Update #1

Okay so here goes, I got these guys in a trade with a mate of mine last year, but they were Late war Prussians and I was/am doing Jena Prussians so they just wouldn't work for my army.  Anyway I have given them to FLGS store owner for his later period Prussians.  I do not have command for them, so he will need to get some.  They are AB miniatures and as usual are fabulous to paint.  They are being painted up as the 2nd West Prussian's. They are not done yet but I thought that I would put an update up for my friend to see the progress.  This unit and plus the one I had posted last year and several others still to go will make up the start of his army.  They will be based so as to be compatible with Lasalle.  Anyway here they are... Enjoy Gary...they are coming along slowly, I am finding the muscle memory for painting is starting to come back to me now after 7-8 months of not painting.

Cheers...

Warlord Games ECW Comparison as requested...

Okay it was requested to post a before dip and after dip
picture of the Warlord Games ECW Dragoon dismount
figures.  The figures are identical save the hats which are
different.  They are also from the same unit, hence they
are painted identically.  Here is the pic.

On the Left is the dipped one and on the right side is the one not yet dipped.

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Army Painter dipping experiment

Okay so I have been looking over one of my favorite blogs Saxon Dog and he dips most if not all of his ECW figures.  I have army painter Quick Shade which I believe he uses.  I have both Soft Tone and Dark Tone but no Strong Tone(which he uses).  Anyway so I dipped one of the Warlord Dragoons with the Dark Tone I have an here it is, I have not flat coated it yet nor done any touch ups paint wise.  I actually like it, now as long as testors dull coat does not attack the dip when coated I may be golden for these guys!  I think I do like it anyway what do you think?

Cheers...

New Camera...etc

Okay everyone, sorry I have been away but was having technical difficulties for a while, but I am back painting again and should be posting pics, reviews etc soon...  The camera I got as a replacement is a Nikon L22 Coolpix 12mp.  Not that I will be using 12mp on the blog but it is a pretty nice inexpensive camera that should work well for taking pics of minis...

Cheers for now...

Just so you know...

I just wanted to let you all know that I have not posted for a while as my camera has decided to not work, like 99% of the time.  I am still painting and as soon as I can borrow or buy a new camera I will be back in business.  Thanks and cheers...

It's been awhile... but I thought I would talk of brush cleaners

As most if not all of you have noticed over time brushes tend to split and or tip curl after "water cleaning".  Well after getting exceptionally tired of buying new brushes every other week due to tip curling issues I finally got some brush cleaners and conditioners from a local art supply store.  The ones that were available at the store were of several different types and manufacturers, the few that I chose were B&J "The Masters" brush cleaner and preserver and another one called "Pink Soap".  The B&J type is in a sealed screw lid type container and kind of like a cake the other "Pink Soap" is a liquid in a dropper bottle.  The are not very expensive with both being under $5.00 USD and considering what they do for your brushes a great buy!  You can search the internet or you tube on videos on how to clean your brushes but I will give you a couple of tips.

1st.  When cleaning the brush either on a cake type or in your hand with a liquid type always draw the brush away from the tip, NEVER push the brush into the cleaner.

2nd.  When using the cake type cleaners, after you get the majority of the paint off in your brush water, take the brush with a good amount of water still on it and work the the brush over the cake to make kind of a mushy paste of the cleaner on the brush and continue to work the brush through the cleaner until no more paint comes out then rinse it and then get some more cleaner conditioner on the brush and drawing to a tip, put the brush a away, yes with some conditioner still on it.  I use the liquid type(Pink Soap) for this step.  Anyway I hope this is understandable, if not like I said earlier look for videos on youtube about cleaning brushes and you will get the idea.  I just started doing this but I am told it will help eliminate the brush tips from curling or splitting.