Porterberg's Fox and Hound
WWII, AWI, NAPOLEONIC Miniatures Painting
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
French 33rd Light Infantry
The 33rd Light Regiment was in the 4th Division of Davout's First Army Corps.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
French 7th Light Infantry Regiment
Brig Gerard's 7th Light Infantry Regiment were in the 3rd Division of Marshal Davout's First Army Corps.
These miniatures are 3D printed from Lucus' Piano Wargame Miniatures. I reduced them to 60%. Which got them to the 18mm height.
They are painted with Speed Paint and other Contrast style paints. Plus highlights with acrylic paint.
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Basing, part 4
For the basing I like square 1.5 inch bases from www.litko.net GMB109H. After the miniatures dry from glueing them with pva. I use School Elmers to attach grout sand to the whole base. I think I paid $5 for a one pound bag 10 years ago. The beauty of the grout sand is how fine it is right out of the bag. There's no sifting required.
When that drys I make a wash of brown craft paint. The paint gets absorbed into the sand and wood.
Then after that drys I get the school glue out again to fasten the static grass from Woodland Scenics and Gail Force 9. My recipe is to first put a dark green grass down and then a spring mix on top. The dark green gives a little shadow and the spring mix pops. The next step is to add the coconut grit.
The final step is to paint the rim of the base Wedgewood green. And I'm done.
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Varnished and ready for mounting, part 3
I used some Scale 75 Instant Colors for the back pack, bed roll and water bottle. And I did some highlights with some acrylics. Then finished with a matte varnish. Next I'll mount them to their stands and finish them.