Saturday, my
next entry carries on the Russian Civil War theme. The figures are again 28mm
from the 'Back of Beyond' range from Copplestone Castings. I’ve painted these up
as the Drozdovsky Officer’s Rifle Regiment, another famous coloured unit in the
White Volunteer army in the Don (later moving to Ukraine).
Again, I painted these with a mix of the Drab and Moss triads from Wargames Foundry, but added in an Agrax Earthshade wash after the base colours for some contrast.
As for the Challenge ‘entry fee’, I have sent a donation to the Cancer Research Foundation – Czech Republic; a very worthy charity: https://www.vyzkumrakoviny.cz/
The points summary:
11 x 5 = 55 points for 10 28mm foot miniatures.
Wow Mark, another great little study of the Russian Civil War, I do have to read up on it some time soon, do you have any good books you can reccommend? Anyay your painting is fantastic and I for one cannot wait to see where this project takes you next!
Cheers Sander
Excellent work on these Russians. The red really sets the figures out and is done exceptionally well. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLovely work - I do like Copplestone figures and your painting really makes them shine!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sander. Two books I'd recommend are "Red Victory: A History of the Russian Civil War" by W. Bruce Arnold, and "The 'Russian' Civil Wars" by Jonathan D. Smele. Antony Beevor’s "Russia: Revolution and Civil War" is not bad either for a general history of the war.
ReplyDeleteGreat unit . The red really makes them pop . I will need to get a unit of these
ReplyDeleteGreat looking unit
ReplyDeleteNice looking troops.
ReplyDeleteTerrific work Mark! The red caps really are distinctive. I liked Beevor's work as he made the period a little more approachable and digestible to me.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have this. It's very well written.
DeleteThey look splendid. Always have a soft spot for those colorful russian units
ReplyDeleteI’m enjoying this project. A fine sturdy looking unit. As others have said, the red caps are very natty.
ReplyDeleteFab work, Mark.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ray.
DeleteLovely, you're obviously in cahoots with Dave D trying to show us teh attractiveness of RCW and its working
ReplyDeleteI really like these, the red is so characterful.
ReplyDeleteI love Coppplestone castings. Great brushwork. Books-wise, look for A Nasty Little War by Anna Reid - also a good read.
ReplyDeleteThese are fantastic thanks sharing paint source- triad method works treat here. Caps and rank insignia top it off
ReplyDeleteThanks everybody for your kind comments.
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