This is the end of the hot summer, time for an update !
Some few progress on my St Basil Cathedral with plexiglass and white PVC, and I’ve also finished the Russian artillery sets, There’s very few difference on uniforms of the line artillery and the guard artillery, mostly black boots for the guard and black shoes for the line, the rest is nearly the same (except Officers or drummers) so they mix together very well for a defensive position.
The drummer has an animal skin between him and the drum, it’s painted Vallejo 70875 brown with stains 70859 black red (unless specified, all colors are Vallejo, or Prince August, it’s the same.)
Drummer of the guard has shoulder pads Red/gold while it’s green/white for the line, the ornaments on the sleeves are gold for the guard and white for the line.
When I’m painting a red or gold color I always paint the details in white first before the red or gold layer. I’m always painting the gold with Laiton 70801
Officers : red 70909/gold shoulder pads, buttons and chest plate in gold.
backpack harness in white +underlined with a thin black line
Waist scarf : white +silver 70997 wash and stripes in Bronze 70998
Rolled coat : London grey 70836 with a drybrush pale grey 70990
Drums :
Laiton 70801. White stripe with 70970 green serration. Cords : 70875 brown beige. Drumsticks 70984 flat brown with Laiton. Membrane : white base + a wash 70876 brown sand + 2 black wash.
Sword and bayonet scabbard : 70876 brown sand (black for officers) and Laiton.
Hilt sword : Laiton 70801 with a silver/white ribbon (Silver wash on white).
Cartridge pouch : black with gold insignia. Water bottle : 70864 Natural steel with white harness.
Bucket : 70875 beige brown + black wash and drybrush, ring around : 70864 natural steel. Tools : 70984 flat brown for wood parts and natural steel for metal. Cords 70875 beige brown with wash and drybrush. Ammos : 70837 pale sand.
For painting faces, see my previous work on others figures, it doesn’t change.
Horses :
Black brown base (Tamiya XF10 base with airbrush)
Drybrush 70872 chocolate
Legs, tail, mane, and eyes : black
White stain on the nose or legs
Hoof : 70987 medium grey
Light brown base (Tamiya XF72 base)
Drybrush 70875 beige brown
Legs, tail, mane, and eyes : black and drybrush
White stain on the nose
Hoof : 70987 medium grey
White horses (Tamiya White base)
Black wash and white Drybrush
Black drybrush on the legs;
Tail and mane : 70819 Iraqi Sand + wash and drybrush.
Hoof tan earth 70874, black eyes and mouth;
Nose : drybrush with Marine grey 70870.
Grey base (tamiya XF 24 + white)
Drybrush sky grey 70989
White stains by drybrush
Black wash on legs, tail, mane + white drybrush
Hoof : 70874 tan earth
Nose : Balast grey 70869, black for eyes and mouth.
Equipments on horses
Rolled coat behind the saddle : (Up) Base 70940 Saddle brown, and drybrush Tan earth 70874, (down) base London grey 70836 and drybrush 70990 pale grey. Horse harness : all in black including saddle. Saddle blanket : 70876 brown sand
Cords : 70875 brown beige + wash and drybrush; wather bottle : natural steel. Bags on each side of the saddle : 70940 saddle brown.
Cannons and waggons
Black wash on base Tamiya XF5 green
Drybrush 70924 russian uniform
Inside ammos wagons : 70876 brown sand + wash and drybrush
Tube of the cannons : Bronze 70998 + a black wash on everything, and another black wash only around rings and details; metal parts on wood : 70864 natural steel, underlined with black by a thin brush (5/0).
Italeri battlefields accessories
Wall : Base dark grey and a black wash
First drybrush with 70870 marine grey
Second drybrush with 70989 sky grey
Third drybrush with 70883 silvergray
Wood : any kind of brown and a black wash
First drybrush with 70875 brown beige
Second drybrush with 70876 brown sand
Third drybrush with 70819 Iraqi sand
Fourth : only on tower and harrows : a wash with 70822 black brown
Earth : First drybrush on a medium brown base of any kind with 70874 than earth, second drybrush with the same but mixed this time with 50% of white.
Wicker basket :
On any kind of brown : first drybrush with 70977 desert yellow
Second drybrush with 70977 mixed with 50% of white
Wash with 70822 German cam black brown.
French Infantry : 497
French artillery (cannons) : 28
French cavalry : 0
Others French (gunners, staff, crew, headquarter, bridge builders and anything else) : 193 gunners, 33 limbers, wagons and ambulance, 92 horses.
Russian Infantry : 319
Russian artillery (cannons) : 28
Russian cavalry : 0
Others Russian (gunners, staff, crew, headquarter and anything else) : 160 gunners, 15 wagons and limbers, 24 horses