One of my goals for the challenge was to get my American Civil War Unionists done for Sharp Practice. They were built a little while ago, and full of enthusiasm, using the airbrush to get the base blue down, followed by washes and highlights. And then I stuck. They sat on the desk, mocking me, and I couldn't seem to get on and get them done. So I decided that if I could get ONE group done, it would be easier. And it was. I now feel like I have a grip on how I am going to paint them, and should be able to drive through over the next few days.
So without further ado, my first group of Union Infantry.
There are another 32 of these with trousers and coats already painted, plus skirmishers (and officers I've yet to buy or build!). But for now, this should be
8x28mm Infantry = 40 points
These are lovely, as it's Gentleman's plus Tamsin's and Ray's rules I will take it that these were only primed prior to the challenge starting
Nice work Dave.
ReplyDeleteNicely done Dave :)
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify these were built and primed, but unpainted before the challenge. In fact, they sat on a shelf taunting me daily while I waited for the challenge to start. I did all of the jackets and trousers in one go as almost the first thing I did post start, and then they sat there, with me suffering a complete mental block on them, until I decided that smaller groups would encourage success....
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to wish I'd done the same. Thing is, I *love* painting miniatures but cleaning, glueing and priming don't lend themselves to the zen state I achieve when painting lol
DeleteNever doubted it for a minute
DeleteNearly forgot! Really lovely work Dave and i look forward to seeing the rest of the regiment! :)
ReplyDeleteNice looking feds! I am a firm believer in drips and drabs, and build my 24 man battalions in three groups of eight, sometimes having two groups running simultaneously in different stages.
ReplyDeleteThat sense of mockery from primed-but-not-painted figures is aggravating...great work getting them going - as you say, now that the ball is rolling, the momentum should be easier to continue!
ReplyDeleteExcellent looking Bluebellies. I think many of us can sympathize with your primed-but-I'm-not-ready block. I had to wean myself off 'Borderlands 3' before the Challenge so I know where you're coming from. ;)
ReplyDeleteA lovely looking group, hopefully you can get on with the rest easily, now that you've made a start.
ReplyDeleteGood colours Dave!
ReplyDeleteLovely looking Union troops!I have whole units of partially painted troops!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Looking good!
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