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4.  
5. I finished removing the flash and gluing the miniatures to their base. The
6. riders I kept separate for easier painting, and mounted them on cocktail sticks.
7. Into the horses I drilled holes accordingly, so that after painting I can use
8. the cut down cocktail sticks as pins to hold the riders safely in place.
9.  
10. Then I mixed filler with PVA and blended the cast bases of the miniatures with
11. the steel bases. I used decoration sand, small pebbles and larger ones (all from
12. the dollar store) and pressed them into the filler/PVA mix.
13.  
14. I placed a stone with a larger area at the back of each base; on these I plan to
15. paint a number for easy identification during game play.
16.  
17. ![](org/IMG_20201008_145503_680.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
18.  
19. ![](org/IMG_20201008_151601_724.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
20.  
21. ![](org/IMG_20201008_160430_375.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
22.  
23. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_5c87cdd6183e4ca0957802d7355d8137</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:38:10 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>[Chain of Command] Polish Infantry Platoon</title><link>http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_4383a35a3a5045b7a8833c58b2bc5efe</link><description>
24.  
25. I covered the bases of the 3rd section models (where I ran out of bases at the
26. beginning) with filler and placed again some small rocks. To hold them in place
27. and not loose them again, I mixed some PVA into the filler.
28.  
29. ![](org/IMG_20201007_122728_587.jpg "WWII Polish Infantry Platoon")
30.  
31. When that was dry, I covered all bases in PVA and sprinkled on sand.
32.  
33. ![](org/IMG_20201007_143639_580.jpg "WWII Polish Infantry Platoon")
34.  
35. When that coat was dry in turn, I sealed the sand in with a mix of PVA, water,
36. black acrylic paint and washing liquid (to break the surface tension and help
37. the mix to flow into all the nooks and crannies).
38.  
39. ![](org/IMG_20201007_192013_207.jpg "WWII Polish Infantry Platoon")
40.  
41. I have not decided yet how to do the bases for this project, so for the time
42. being, these models are done. After the foto shooting, they got a coat of gloss
43. varnish to protect them from any harm.
44.  
45. Next up are the senior leaders, anti-tank rifle team and light mortar team.
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47.  
48. With a mixture of PVA, flow improver (washing detergent) and black acrylic
49. paint, I sealed the sand on the bases.
50.  
51. ![](org/IMG_20201009_110535_785.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
52.  
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54.  
55. I primed the miniatures with Vallejo black primer applied through the airbrush.
56.  
57. ![](org/IMG_20201010_185445_530.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
58.  
59. Next, I painted the bases. The border and shadow color is Liquitex Burnt Sienna.
60. The whole base was painted with that reddish brown.
61.  
62. ![](org/IMG_20201010_204118_108.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
63.  
64. Over that, the main base color, Liquitex Raw Sienna was painted, not drybrushed,
65. so that really the major color now was the lighter brown.
66.  
67. ![](org/IMG_20201010_211547_033.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
68.  
69. Finally, a drybrush of Schminke Sahara was drybrushed over the base to pick out
70. the raised areas.
71.  
72. ![](org/IMG_20201010_212451_739.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
73.  
74. The border of the base was then cleaned up with Burnt Sienna.
75.  
76. For the rocks, I used Schminke Stone Grey. As a shade I mixed it with black and
77. a touch of yellow, and brown.
78.  
79. ![](org/IMG_20201010_215909_841.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
80.  
81. With these two colors I picked out all the larger stones on the bases.
82.  
83. ![](org/IMG_20201010_220959_768.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
84.  
85. Finally, the rocks where drybrushed with raw Stone Grey.
86.  
87. ![](org/IMG_20201010_222311_935.jpg "Black Brunswickers")
88.  
89.  
90. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_2f1bee306b984d6c9a4eb388ed992c4b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:39:19 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black Brunswickers</title><link>http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_cd388d1700cc4b4db7de976c8a5e386b</link><description>
91.  
92. I started painting the miniatures with the eyes.
93.  
94. ![](org/IMG_20201011_105935_367.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
95. Brunswickers")
96.  
97. Next I painted the skin. I used Vallejo *70.804 Beige Red* as a base color, and
98. mixed random browns into it to make each miniature a bit different.
99.  
100. ![](org/IMG_20201011_111309_532.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
101. Brunswickers")
102.  
103. The first highlight was applied with Beige Red.
104.  
105. ![](org/IMG_20201011_112313_256.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
106. Brunswickers")
107.  
108. A second highlight followed by mixing white or lighter skin colors to the Beige
109. Red; again trying to create some variety.
110.  
111. ![](org/IMG_20201011_113015_457.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
112. Brunswickers")
113.  
114. The hair came next, using random browns I still had on the wet palette.
115.  
116. ![](org/IMG_20201011_113840_475.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
117. Brunswickers")
118.  
119. The rifles were basecoated in a mix of *70.872 Chocolate Brown* and *70.875
120. Beige Brown*.
121.  
122. ![](org/IMG_20201011_115732_994.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
123. Brunswickers")
124.  
125. To imitate woodgrain I painted stripes of *70.875 Beige Brown* along the lenght
126. of the musket.
127.  
128. ![](org/IMG_20201011_120248_496.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
129. Brunswickers")
130.  
131. Smaller stripes of *70.875 Beige Brown* mixed with *70.981 Orange Brown* were
132. applied next. (Not really visible in the photo.)
133.  
134. ![](org/IMG_20201011_120854_099.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
135. Brunswickers")
136.  
137. With *71.065 Steel* and *70.801 Brass* I picket out the metal areas on the
138. muskets.
139.  
140. ![](org/IMG_20201011_124057_197.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
141. Brunswickers")
142.  
143. The steel areas were then washed with thinned *72.094 Blach Ink*, the brass
144. areas with *70.939 Smoke*.
145.  
146. ![](org/IMG_20201011_125122_579.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
147. Brunswickers")
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149.  
150. I started to paint all the blacks.
151.  
152. For the uniform I decided to mix grey into the black:
153.  
154. +   70.950 Black
155. +   2/3 70.950 Black
156.  
157.    &
158.  
159.    1/3 72.748 Sombre Grey
160. +   above mix plus a touch of 70.918 Ivory
161.  
162. For the lacing I added more of the ivory to get a lighter tone.
163.  
164. The pouches and straps and stuff, I added a touch of yellow to get a warmer
165. tone.
166.  
167. +   2/3 70.950 Black
168.  
169.    &
170.  
171.    1/3 72.707 Gold Yellow
172. +   Above mix
173.  
174.    &
175.  
176.    72.704 Elf Skintone
177. +   Above mix
178.  
179.    &
180.  
181.    70.918 Ivory
182.  
183. The leather parts (shoes, shako top, shako bottom, shako shield) I added brown
184. for yet another shade of black.
185.  
186. +   3/4 70.950 Black
187.  
188.    &
189.  
190.    1/4 70.872 Chocolate Brown
191. +   Several steps with more and more 70.918 Ivory added
192.  
193. The emblem on the shako just got a light overbrush of 70.883 silver grey.
194.  
195. The blue parts of the uniform were painted as follows:
196.  
197. +   70.963 Medium Blue
198. +   70.963 Medium Blue
199.  
200.    &
201.  
202.    70.844 Deep Sky Blue added in 2—3 steps
203.  
204. The blue of the water-canteen was also painted in 70.963 Medium Blue. Then I
205. painted the BLJ (Braunschweig Lauenburg'sche Jäger) in 70.883 silver grey. I
206. then mixed the blue and grey for a light drybrush. Finally I applied a very
207. watered down wash of 72.094 Black Ink the bring out the wood texture.
208.  
209. ![](org/IMG_20201015_222902_737.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
210. Brunswickers")
211.  
212. ![](org/IMG_20201015_222920_883.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
213. Brunswickers")
214.  
215. **Bummer!** While reading up on how to actually paint the minis, I noticed that
216. I ordered the wrong miniatures, if I want to have the peninsular Brunswickers.
217. The one's I ordered are more fitting for when they returned from the peninsular
218. to the north. The [Leib Batallion miniatures](https://www.perry-miniatures.com/p
219. roduct_info.php?cPath=23_28_56&products_id=2139&osCsid=d78574d9b7a8c75f8eba9c0fd
220. d7fe8f8) would have been correct; with the tussel thing and the skull on the
221. shako... Well... next time...
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223.  
224. I painted the piping in blue.
225.  
226. ![](org/IMG_20201015_222902_737.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
227. Brunswickers")
228.  
229. After some more reading, I recognized that the piping color is wrong, though.
230. The Brunswickers in the peninsular campaign had the blue piping, but as
231. described in the previous post the miniatures I have are the wrong ones for the
232. setting. The ones I have a are rather for Quatre-Bas or Waterloo. So I repainted
233. the piping to green, making the minis part of the 2nd line batallion.
234.  
235. The line infantry had the pompon in yellow on the bottom and blue on the top
236. (light infantry in reversed order). Colors used:
237.  
238. **Pompon, Yellow**
239.  
240. +   70.883 Silver grey basecoat
241. +   72.707 Gold Yellow
242. +   70.952 Lemon Yellow
243.  
244. **Pompon, Blue**
245.  
246. +   70.963 Medium Blue
247. +   70.963 Medium Blue
248.  
249.    &
250.  
251.    70.844 Deep Sky Blue
252. +   70.963 Medium Blue
253.  
254.    &
255.  
256.    70.844 Deep Sky Blue
257.  
258.    &
259.  
260.    70.918 Ivory
261.  
262. **Greatcoat on top of Backpack**
263.  
264. +   70.886 Green Grey
265. +   70.883 Silver Grey
266.  
267. **Green Piping**
268.  
269. +   70.980 Black Green
270. +   70.980 Black Green
271.  
272.    &
273.  
274.    70.968 Flat Green
275. +   70.980 Black Green
276.  
277.    &
278.  
279.    70.968 Flat Green
280.  
281.    &
282.  
283.    70.918 Ivory
284.  
285. With that, the first three models are done:
286.  
287. ![](org/IMG_20201017_121621_319.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
288. Brunswickers")
289. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_29f7611688b94f689cb70f048b57088b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 18:15:10 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black Brunswickers</title><link>http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_bda8a350714a4c50a2a4985f446dd5f4</link><description>
290.  
291. The line infantry is done. When looking at the models, I am not sure I will
292. stick with the colors I used for the bases. Now looking at the finished models,
293. it seems a bit dark and reddish-brown... Let's see...
294.  
295. ![](org/IMG_20201021_194157_033.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
296. Brunswickers")
297.  
298. Next up is the light infantry.
299. </description><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_bda8a350714a4c50a2a4985f446dd5f4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:34:10 +0200</pubDate></item><item><title>[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black Brunswickers</title><link>http://www.wip.my-wargames-page.net/site/site.php?uid=uid_473a24aa80e5496894a951504e476f77</link><description>
300.  
301. I decided to change the base color. I replaced the *Liquitex Burned Sienna* for
302. *Schminke College Medium Brown* (2 parts) mixed with *Liquitex Raw Sienna* (1
303. part) as the base coat; main and highlight color remain the same.
304.  
305. ![](org/IMG_20201023_142340_805.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
306. Brunswickers")
307.  
308. Here is the light infantry with the new base color (and skin, hair and weapons
309. painted).
310.  
311. ![](org/IMG_20201023_210112_909.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
312. Brunswickers")
313.  
314. Here is a comparison of the old and the new bases. I like the new scheme better,
315. it looks more subdued, the burned sienna is much more vibrant. Also, the overall
316. contrast is less.
317.  
318. ![](org/IMG_20201023_210134_202.jpg "[Song of Drums and Shakos] Black
319. Brunswickers")
320.  
321. Now I need to repaint the line infantry's bases.
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