No, not those British!
The British marching forth in today's parade are for the SYW/WAS/Jacobite Rebellion. These fellas come on in hot pursuit of the Highlanders that have recently mustered out from the painting desk.
Figures are Blue Moon infantry led by a Eureka mounted colonel. These lads muster out as the 6th Regiment of Foot and are the last of Blue Moon British lingering in The Lead Pile. No worries. There remain bags and bags of British infantry to paint and field but the next batch will be Old Glory figures. Nice figures but harder to see the detail to paint than Old Glory. Gosh, my eyes seem to be going even more downhill. On the gaming front, Monday saw a third playing of the Montebello battle. This time Ray and Lee faced off across the remote gaming table. Ray commanded the French Army while Lee took charge of the Austrian Army. The photo above shows Chamberlhac attacking the defenders of Casteggio, one of the objectives for the French. Did they succeed in taking the town from the enemy to win the day? And, did Lannes manage to survive this battle having fallen in the previous two? This is a tale for another day.
Jonathan, a "bloody back" is a "bloody back"! ☺
ReplyDeleteI'm still able to paint 15mm. I think you just have to "get your eye in" - I note you flit between 28mm and 15mm. It's taken me a while to readjust to 15s....
Notice Google gave me the birthday present of letting me sign in on the tablet! Hooray!
Neil
Hoorah for the Google login success! I agree with your assessment that flitting between the different figure scales does take some time to refocus and readjust my eyes.
DeleteWhen I still made models for design a design company, you did have to adjust an awful lot when moving from say a 105mm howitzer or moped, down to a blood glucose meter or even smaller. Aside from getting you eyes in on smaller projects, you has to get the hands used to minute details again!
DeleteI suppose it is better to stick to one scale rather than jumping around. I notice a bigger difference if I have not picked up a brush in a few days. Takes a session or two to get everything working smoothly again.
DeleteExcellent work on those Jon:). I too find my eyes cannot pick up (or maybe I don't worry so much?) all the detail on figures, even in 10mm. As long as they look good once on the table, then I'm a happy bunny!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve! I am needing stronger lighting to paint. Growing old is not for the faint of heart.
DeleteLOL.
DeleteThey look great Jon and you are doing OK it would seem, noting the details on the grenadiers mitre caps!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing how Ray and Lee got on.
Thanks, Keith! Well, Ray and Lee got on, alright!
DeleteNow that's got me humming the Lillibulero! Good detail on the grenadiers, as Keith says.
ReplyDeleteGlad you approve, Chris! I look forward to see how you handle Montebello.
DeleteNothing wrong with your eye, Jonathan. They look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAs a spectator I saw the result unfold but look forward to your report to reveal all. Hopefully, Ray and/or Lee will report their versions soon too.
Thanks, Richard! My eyes are not what they used to be, but I keep them in practice painting figures. I think painting actually helps keep aging eyes more exercised. I am working through a batch of AB FRW Austrians that are taking forever to get the motivation to finish.
DeleteI am running way behind on the BatRep. I only downloaded to photos from Monday's game this morning. Maybe I can carve out some time on Friday to begin writing up the account?
Your eyes must have adjusted nicely because they look great. I find painting the first batch of 28mm after a run of 15mm very easy as the figures seem huge. I'm always happy with the first couple of units until the effect wears off, and then I find it quite difficult when I have to go back to 15/18mm.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the boost of confidence, Lawrence! My painting situation is much like yours. Painting 15s after painting 28s takes a short period of readjustment as my eyes and focus has to recalibrate to the smaller figure.
DeleteSplendid work on those Jonathan. I did contemplate a 15mm project but quickly thought no, I invariably find my self using magnifying glasses even on 28mm figures these days.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil! I am not to the glasses-while-painting stage yet whether magnified or not.
DeleteFor eyesight starting to go awry, these British look excellent Jon. I am considering a magnifying glass for my paint station.... how humbling.
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Dai! I have yet to try a magnifying glass for painting.
DeleteLooking at those British in their white leggings conjures up images of that classic scene of the British advance on the French line in Barry Lyndon. I think your eyesight is holding up just fine as far as painting goes.
ReplyDeleteThe white leggings make these SYW/WAS armies 'pop' don't they? Your encouragement is reassuring. Thank you!
DeleteWonderful work there Jonathan. Your eyes are fine as long as you are painting them on your 15mm minis. 😁
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ben!
DeleteGreat work on the Brits. You have my sympathy on eyesight. I've just started to wear glasses now for painting, especially for 15mm.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Neil! I may be forced to glasses while painting at some point. Not yet!
DeleteVery nice indeed Jon, they look super, I like the style of the Blue Moon marching figure, they look great, lovely detailing on the grenadiers mitres.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie! The sculpts are nice, for sure.
DeleteThey look very nice indeed to me.. I've been wearing reading glasses to paint for a few years now, I find them very helpful.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Being near-sighted, I have been able to avoid wearing glasses while painting. We will see how long I hold out.
DeleteExcellent work, Jon (as ever !!!). 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
ReplyDelete+ add me to the ‘strong reading glasses while painting’ list. Without them some of my results can be ‘interesting’, to say the least.
Much appreciated, Martin! I am beginning to see a consensus here...
DeleteJonathan, still great with the brush. Nice units. Still too small for me. 28mm is the only scale I can comfortably paint. But yours are the most consistent in quality.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe!
DeleteGreat work Jonathan 👏
ReplyDeleteIf only I could paint like you!
DeleteVery nice looking unit. Looking forward to that battle report.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Writing BatReps can be a time-consuming venture. I should get cracking on it.
DeleteVery nice unit Jonathan. I have just returned to painting after a hiatus and have noted a significant loss jn my ability to pick out fine detail, even with bifocals. I have resorted to using an additional set of lenses over the top of my glasses...probably should go and get new glasses.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark. Report back if your vision improves once you are back into the swing of painting.
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