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  • 30/11/2021 at 14:29 #165455
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    Danzig Burgermilitar using 20mm Zvezda plastic figures and a Revell figure for the mounted officer,  Flags and uniforms painted using a bit of artistic licence.

    Print I got the idea from

    30/11/2021 at 14:33 #165456
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    20mm Zvezda Swedish dragoons painted as French Dauphin dismounted dragoons.

     

    08/12/2021 at 12:15 #165777
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    Finished 3 battalions of 20mm plastic infantry this week using Zvezda and Revell figures.
    All 3 together, Reich army Ferntheil infantry, French Militia and 2nd battalion Burkelly Irish in French service.

    Burkelly

     

    French militia.

     

    Ferntheil Reich army.

    08/12/2021 at 12:56 #165783
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    Beautiful work as always but I really liked the way you’d gone about producing the Danzig Burgermilitar

    https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

    08/12/2021 at 13:11 #165784
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    Cheers for you kind comment Jim, I am going to do a couple more city militia as I like the flexibility in the choice of uniforms as I can make them up.

    08/12/2021 at 13:35 #165785
    Avatar photoJim Webster
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    It’s not made up, it’s research.  Ancient armies have had army lists produced with far less evidence than you’ve got for Danzig Burgermilitar

    (Trust me, I’m probably as guilty as anybody 🙂   )

     

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    08/12/2021 at 16:30 #165794
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    I really don’t know anything about this period. However your brush work is outstanding. I’ve enjoyed looking at your painted miniatures. Thank you for sharing.

    Tally-Ho! Check out my blog at…..
    http://steelcitywargaming.wordpress.com/

    08/12/2021 at 17:03 #165796
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    Cheers Ian, I seem to be on a roll with these figures I find them quick and easy to paint and I am glad you enjoy looking at them.

    10/12/2021 at 17:21 #165867
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    David at “Not by Appointment” blog sent me some excellent flags this morning, so I retrofitted both Irish battalions with new flags.

     

     

     

     

    10/12/2021 at 18:31 #165869
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    They do look nice

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    11/12/2021 at 13:58 #165891
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    Cheers for you kind comment Jim.

    Here is todays effort, Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg Infantry using Zvezda 20mm GNW plastic figures.  Not a perfect match but near enough for me.

     

    11/12/2021 at 14:20 #165892
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    You’re a painting machine 🙂

    Love the output

    https://jimssfnovelsandwargamerules.wordpress.com/

    11/12/2021 at 20:30 #165904
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    Cheers Jim, here’s some more Royal Marine 2nd battalion.

    11/12/2021 at 20:33 #165905
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    All you need now is the big campaign to use them all 🙂
    They’re stunning!

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    30/12/2021 at 12:49 #166520
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    Thanks Jim.

    04/01/2022 at 15:42 #166693
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    Schaumburg-Lippe grenadier battalion, 20mm Zvedva plastic figures.  Uniforms are my imagination and artistic licence.

     

    Schaumburg-Lippe infantry brigade, 1st and 2nd  infantry battalions plus grenadier battalion.

     

    Revell Prussians painted as 2nd regiment Frie corps light infantry.

     

     

    Rot Wurzburg Hat miniatures, flags from David at “Not by Appointment”.

    04/01/2022 at 21:37 #166703
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    It’s only the knowledge that I couldn’t paint to anything like this standard stops me dashing out and buying the figures 🙂

    Gorgeous

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    05/01/2022 at 10:09 #166723
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    Jim Webster wrote:

    It’s only the knowledge that I couldn’t paint to anything like this standard stops me dashing out and buying the figures 🙂 Gorgeous

    Thanks Jim for your kind comment and support, go and buy yourself some of the Hat figures.   As they have raised detail they are easy to paint, the Rot Wurzburg battalion was painted with white undercoat, then washed with a linen acrylic paint, ink earthshade and contrast technical mix.  After that it was just adding the details.

    05/01/2022 at 10:54 #166724
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    Worth a try 🙂

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    08/01/2022 at 14:56 #166831
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    Finished these today, Volunteers Royal French light infantry C1750, using Zvezda 20mm GNW Swedish infantry.  Flags from David from “Not by Appointment”.

    01/02/2022 at 12:52 #167899
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    Finished these over the past week.  Prussian reserve battalion no 1 Von Luck.  Revell 20mm plastic. “Flags by David at Not by Appointment”.

     

    Finished these on Saturday Légion Britannique 2nd battalion using Hat 20mm plastic SYW Austrians.

     

    Prussian battalion guns and horse artillery.

    01/02/2022 at 15:40 #167905
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    We are not worthy 🙂
    Beautiful as usual

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    01/02/2022 at 15:50 #167908
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    More lovely stuff.  If I had stayed with 1/72, I would have loved to have a collection like this.

    01/02/2022 at 17:30 #167917
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    Jim Webster wrote:

    We are not worthy 🙂 Beautiful as usual

    Cheers Jim, of course you are worthy😁.  Your posts are fun to look at and read, full of inspiration.

    01/02/2022 at 17:33 #167918
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    Whirlwind wrote:

    More lovely stuff. If I had stayed with 1/72, I would have loved to have a collection like this.

    Cheers Whirlwind, treat yourself and buy a load of Hat / Zvezda and Revell figures. less than £100 would get a decent couple of armies.

    01/02/2022 at 21:45 #167926
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    More amazing brush work. Do you do any special preparation on the figures first before painting?

    Tally-Ho! Check out my blog at…..
    http://steelcitywargaming.wordpress.com/

    02/02/2022 at 00:54 #167930
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    ian pillay wrote:

    More amazing brush work. Do you do any special preparation on the figures first before painting?

    Cheers for your kind comment ian, I coat them with PVA wood glue and after that has dried for at least 24 hours I spray with black or grey car primmer.

    02/02/2022 at 06:18 #167934
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    Thanks willz. I’ve heard that before but I’ve never had much success. My figures tend to be spongy underneath. It might be the brand of PVA I have. I might look to get some specific pva wood glue rather than the cheaper pva craft glue.

    Tally-Ho! Check out my blog at…..
    http://steelcitywargaming.wordpress.com/

    02/02/2022 at 13:24 #167952
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    ian pillay wrote:

    Thanks willz. I’ve heard that before but I’ve never had much success. My figures tend to be spongy underneath. It might be the brand of PVA I have. I might look to get some specific pva wood glue rather than the cheaper pva craft glue.

    I never had that problem Ian, I wash my figures in water and washing up liquid to de grease.  Then paint on PVA wood glue ( I use Pound land PVA cheap and cheerful) watered down 50/50.

    16/02/2022 at 15:19 #168604
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    Finished these off last week 2nd battalion Prussian 5th line using Revell SYW grenadiers, given a head swap using Zvezda musketeer hats.  Flags by David at “Not by appointment”.

     

     

    Finished today 2nd battalion using mainly Hat Austrians painted as Prussians, some of the command figures are Revell figures.  Battalion gun conversion from Imex figures.

     

     

    Both battalions together.

    16/02/2022 at 15:30 #168605
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    Beautiful work as always 🙂
    I’ve lost count of how big a force you have now in the period!

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    16/02/2022 at 20:53 #168614
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    Jim Webster wrote:

    Beautiful work as always 🙂 I’ve lost count of how big a force you have now in the period!

    1300 Infantry, 16 cannons and sadly 60 cavalry.

    17/02/2022 at 09:34 #168647
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    What figures do you use for cavalry?

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    17/02/2022 at 11:31 #168654
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    Ether Airfix, Zvezda or Revell.

    28/05/2022 at 17:15 #173741
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    Please keep sharing pictures of  your collection! Your figures look amazing!

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