A long week-end of painting

here at Valladolid.... I started to paint my Italians, both Line and Light Infantrt, the First of May day. I used a black painting car can (to retouch car scratchs) as primer .... and here appeared the first trouble: Whereas the hard plastic ESCI 227 French Line Infantry (Light Infantry and Milan Guard) took the paint whitout problems, the soft plastic HAT 8095 1808-1812 French Line Infantry (Line Infantry) needed a longer time (almost one week) to dry.

After drying I painted the basic colours using Vallejo paints
1) Flesh (faces and hands): 981 (orange brown) + 985 (hull red)
2) Light Infantry. Coat: 975 (military green)
3) Milan Guard. Coat: 963 (medium blue) .
4) Line Infantry: Coat: 992 (neutral grey)+ 990 (ligh grey)
5) Breeches for 3) and 4): 992 (neutral grey)+ 990 (ligh grey)
6) Back packs: 982 (cavalry brown) + 950 (black)
7) Musket butts: 940 (saddle brown) + 950 (black)
8) Rolled coats: 992 (neutral grey)
9) Shakos, boots, cartridge boxes: 950 (black) + 992 (neutral grey)
10) Red facings: 982 (cavalry brown)
11) Green facings: 975 (military green) + 953 (flat yellow)
12) Yellow facings: 977 (desert yellow)


And now the lightings (the mixings contain now a greater proportion of the brighter colour than above). For red tones I prefer Citadel colours
1) Flesh (faces and hands) 981 (orange brown) + 955 (flat fresh)
2) Light Infantry. Coat: 975 (military green) + 953 (flat yellow)
3) Milan Guard. Coat: 963 (medium blue) + 951 (white)
4) Line Infantry. Coat: 990 (light grey) + 951 (white)
5) Breeches for 3) and 4) : 990 (light grey) + 951 (white)
6) Back packs: 982 (cavalry brown) + 985 (hull red)
8) Rolled coats: 990 (light grey)
9) Red facings: Citadel 6106 (blood red)
10) Green facings: 975 (military green) + 953 (flat yellow)
11) Yellow facings: 953 (flat yellow)

For the crossbelts I use pure white (951). All colour interfaces were outlined with a black Pilot ball pen (requised at office!).

The figures were then glued onto 2.5 cm (1") square green carboard bases (for Napoleon's Battles mounting) and 'painted' (after dried) with white glue to avoid the deterioration when touching with the fingers during storage or playthe . Lastly a layer of white glue was extended over the bases and green dyed saw-dust was was sprinkled over to finish the ground.

The figures are finished!