Guard Bodyguard

I eventually got the L’espirit du Gard finished. I know I go on a bit about favourite figures, but this lot have to be one of my favourite units in the Flintloque range.

I have a mounted unit of these too, I will eventually get around to painting them.

One thing I am pleased about is that I am managing to get a bit of painting done each night. As I have said before. The painting helps me chill out and the blog kind of keeps me motivated to get more painting done.

Tomorrow I am going to get the undead gunners finished. Having had a quick look at them I need to paint the ramrod and put a wash on a beard. I think I might manage to get a few more figures started too. I will also have to get the gun done as well.

Having had a look in the boxes, I must get the re-animator and the Ferach hospital set done too.

So many figures so little time. 😱😱😱

Lady Boniface Part II

Her ladyship loses face.

As the gallant doctor rushed to support her ladyship he very quickly realised that to her ladyship losing face had a whole new meaning.

I do like her ladyship the figure is really good with her either removing or putting back her face.

I need to get a glaze on the smooth out the contrast of the flesh tones.

I am not too sure about the yellow dress. Because it is an ancient yellow wash it has gone a bit shiny. Because it is a wash it has caused me problems where it meets the purple wash. I think a repaint may be in order.

I managed to get a bit more done on these two:

Still a fair bit to go, but I am getting there.

Finally another lady…

Madame Pompaboom and her manservant.

I bought this duo as I thought it was a fun little set. The manservant is employed to hold up Madame’s hair… complete with a bomb in the top.

I would have liked to have got more done, but it has been a busy day. We were tiling the floor under the cooker until about half eight this evening. I hope to crack on tomorrow evening but rumour has it we will be redecorating the kitchen!

Getting There

I managed to do a bit more painting tonight.

I think I have found another favourite character. I have always liked this figure. He is an officer of the quasi 6th Hussars. Whereas with the zombies, I went through a phase of hating them, I have enjoyed painting him from start to finish. I still have a bit to go on him but he is getting close.

The Golem whom I have named Egor is getting there too. The highlight is too light on the grey so I will either redo it or put a glaze over it, similarly with his head.

The doctor is just about finished too. I forgot to photograph him.

Madame Boniface is making progress…

I am not sure how I am going to do her dress. I did consider simply using a wash and if so… what colour?

Still a lot to do on her, hopefully she will be finished tomorrow.

The two cavalry are lagging a bit behind, simply because the blue and red I used on the others is in work.

My unpainted pile of Flintloque is growing again. I still have stuff on top of these from Christmas to paint. I still have to finish my undead artillery, they have sat like this since 8th December.

Not to mention everything else I have bought recently. My Bier and Bones figures to start with and I did order some more Finkelstein ogres and the resin Savant zombies, well there was free postage 🤣.

I am really enjoying getting back into the swing of painting every day, there are a lot more talented figure painters out there it is true. But this is about enjoyment of accomplishment.

I have been contemplating the way I disliked painting the zombies. I am beginning to wonder if it was a combination of oldish paint that didn’t flow that well (more like tar than paint) and trying to squeeze a bit of painting into a short session which is normally interspersed with telephone calls. Funnily enough I got them finished at home and that Was when I felt happier with them too.

Lady Boniface Et Al

I managed to get a bit done on these.

From left to right…

Egor, Lady Boniface, Officer 6th Hussars, a gentleman doctor and a couple of Guard cavalrymen at the back.

I am hoping to get the front four finished soon. Most of the males have most of the base colours blocked in so I might get them done tomorrow night.

Airbrushm

After nearly 5 weeks I switched on my airbrush for the first time.

Here we have a couple more Guard cavalry and a Ferach surgeon and a hussar Officer as well as Madame Boniface and Egor (they say he is a golem, but to me he is an Egor.

I purchased the airbrush primarily to undercoat figures and terrain. To be honest it took a little working out. For example you have to lift the dial to change pressure before turning it however the instructions don’t say that the name it and say turn to alter the pressure.

The back nut on the airbrush needed loosening a bit to get the paint to flow properly. But to be honest it took about 5 minutes to work everything out.

I deliberately purchased airbrush paint as I wanted to reduce the number of variables that I needed to work with straight off. There are loads of YouTube sessions showing how to make your own airbrush ready paint.

The temperature today is about 1.5 degrees and blowing a gale. Not good spray painting weather. The thing I loved about this airbrush was the control of it. I painted each one whilst holding onto the base. Yeah my glove got a bit of paint on it, but compared to a spray can? Hardly any at all!

The paint layer on the figures looks really smooth. So all in all I am a very happy person.

This is the one I bought. It isn’t a Badger or any of the other ‘top’ makes but it does what I want it to do and that is good enough for me.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMPRESSOR-KIT-AIRBRUSHES-AIR-BRUSH-COMPRESSOR-AIRBRUSH-COMPRESSOR-KIT-132-128/370268372610?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Painting….eventually

Well I managed to pick up a paint brush again.

My Ferach Elite cavalry are nearly finished. Just some highlights and tidying up to do.

I have also managed to finish the civilians. Four dwarves and a Trollkin.

The camera has certainly done weird things with the colours..a definite yellow tinge…

I still have these two to finish (well start to be totally honest) to complete the dismounted cavalry of The Esprit du Garde.

I am not sure where to go to next. I might get this officer done as he fits in well with the elite cavalry (I suppose one day I should paint up their mounted equivalents).

Then onto my Ferach field hospital and Undead reanimator….

Lots to do. I keep finding models I had forgotten all about.

Ladies at the Ball

I managed to get the ladies almost finished.

Reminds me of Cinderella…. two in posh frocks and one in ragged clothes.

The iridescent colours look good on the models but don’t seem to work on the photograph.

I also managed to finish off my Jäger

Jägerhund

Nearly there with the Jäger.

Basically only the hat plate and ironwork to do plus the base.

I also based up some of the figures the kids got me for Christmas. I am doing the Ferach ladies next. These are now undercoated white to get some more vibrant colours. I might even give the iridescent colours a go on the ballgown.

Bedtime Voltigeurs

These are taking for ever.

Still the muskets to do, highlights on all of the black, button on the shako, cuff and epaulettes- not to mention all of the tidying up.

I tried using a glaze on the blue, but I think I am going to have to get a wash onto it especially in the creases.