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Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Napoleonic Austrian Pioneers (FINISHED!!)

Finally..they are all finished. HUZZAH! HUZZAH!!
The last 30 were painted in the last couple of days..and then...........the one´s that had previously been painted were, one by one,  re-inspected.
Missing bits and pieces were filled in.
Epaulettes,  buttons  and chinstraps added.
Faces and hands re-painted.
I´d painted all their drink bottles as wood, with a white belt..but then it turns out some are wood with a brownleather belt or Aluminium coloured with a white belt.
The drummers got a white edging added to thier collars, birdsnests and the drums repainted.
The officers had their Cummerbunds changed from gold to yellow.
My photos aren´t that good.. The camera has developed a "ghost" in the lens but they will soon get a new home on the Croeburn 1813 diorama and better photos will be taken.


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19 comments:

  1. Ian21 August 2012 at 05:00

    They look nice Paul, good output as well

    Ian

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  2. Thanos21 August 2012 at 05:13

    Fantastic work Paul!
    Well done to you and your patience! :-)

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  3. Michael Awdry21 August 2012 at 06:47

    What a fantastic achievement Paul, brilliant stuff.

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  4. Mike21 August 2012 at 06:48

    These look great. You've inspired me to paint some in 15mm.

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  5. Schrumpfkopf21 August 2012 at 07:00

    Very glad to see there's more progress with Croebern. The sheer mass of everything involved is just breathtaking.



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  6. Phil21 August 2012 at 07:04

    Looking very nice! Congrats!

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  7. Lonewolf21 August 2012 at 07:20

    The work has paid off. Very nice figures.

    Regards
    Bruno

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  8. Jay21 August 2012 at 08:32

    Beautiful array of troops.

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  9. quidamcorvus21 August 2012 at 11:05

    You're doing a great job here!

    And thank you for the welcome and greet!

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 August 2012 at 00:22

      Thanks :-D
      No problem and you really do have some incredible buildings!! Very inspirational.
      Cheers
      paul

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  10. Mad Padre21 August 2012 at 11:59

    Nice work Paul. I especially like the sitting figures, the most natural pose for soldiers in my experience. :)
    What scale and make of figure?

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 August 2012 at 00:19

      Thanks :-D
      They are 1/72nd scale and all originals..there is only one of each in the whole world. Each one is a conversion from the napoleonic range (mainly Austrians with headswops) here;
      http://www.schmaeling.de/
      All I did was to paint them.
      Cheers
      paul

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  11. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn21 August 2012 at 15:36

    THERE ARE SO MANY!!!!!! if you have not made an army of them, I do not know what that is!

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    1. Paul´s Bods22 August 2012 at 00:21

      Compared to how many have allready been painted for the dio this is like a drop of water on a hot stone..but for me it felt like a lot of work..generally I don´t like painting Napoleonic bods..to much of the "same thing" over and over again.

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  12. michigentilesmicroworld22 August 2012 at 00:04

    impressive 'n great work Paul!!!

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  13. The Angry Lurker22 August 2012 at 01:18

    Love the sitting versions especially, nice white work Paul!

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  14. Doc Smith22 August 2012 at 13:58

    Great figures and a terrific paint job Paul. The Austrian 'off-white' may be simple but its actually difficult to get a convincing and historically accurate finish. A very worthy contribution to the Croebern diorama.

    Cheers,
    Doc

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  15. Dr. Willett's Workshop27 August 2012 at 10:46

    Massive group, I guess that's what you need for that period. Good job!

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  16. David Cooke28 August 2012 at 19:37

    impressive work Paul. You've inspired me to try and make some pioneers for my 18mm Austrians.

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