Hearts of Oak (well MDF...)

[Last Hussar]

Since photo I have painted the bayonets at the end of the muskets that haven't broken with silver.  Hopefully in the next couple of days I will get the standards on them, the Colonel's on the right hand (left as we look at them) front, regimental on the left - I am working on the basis that this is the correct way round.

I'm also going to put a small label on the base that will protrude past the back of the command base with regiment name, Division and Corps on. These will be hidden by the 'Blucher' layout, but will be there if I ever use them for another set of rules without the trays. I may well not label those with the standard 'all white' Colonels colour, just those with a specific colour. I am using the rather excellent 'Obscure Battles' blogpost.

https://obscurebattles.blogspot.com/search?q=Borodino

[Last Hussar]

Standards on two command stands (the 2 in the photo).

1 more base completed. The grass strips on the on the other 18 strips painted, but not yet based - need to find a place with good light for that. Might be put something on the dining/wargame table to protect it, as the painting table is not in a good place when the sun sets - by the time I finished the painting, it was too dark to base - turns out I need decent light, not so much to see, but more my eyes don't really like the dimness, and my reading light didn't really seem to work. Odd, because that's what I have used to paint by (though some years ago, so maybe it's an age thing).

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Damn and Blast!

Started basing - 7 bases in I noticed that the bits between figures either wasn't painted, or the paint hadn't taken properly. Saturday I am going to try and get them done without removing from the base - the pva seems to take better mdf to mdf than wood to metal (obviously)

 

[Last Hussar]

Now have 24 bases done, enough for 6 units in Blucher, which is the infantry for 2 Corps.

Pause to consider next move.

Options

1) Keep painting infantry until I get bored, then do artillery.
2) Paint one more corps, then paint the artillery for those 3 Corps.
3) Move straight onto the artillery for the 2 Corps already painted.

Any thoughts, gentlemen?

[fred.]

3 go for something playable

[paulr]

Seconded

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"Something playable" is less than a third of an army (90 points). They would be part of an 1813/14 alliance with the Austrians. However it seems a good call for weekday evenings when I get in from work, as my lights are not good enough for painting it turns out, and I'm not really in the mood for mass painting in the evening.

Can I do 12 artillery stands in 5 days?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Can I do 12 artillery stands in 5 days?

Only if you WORK FASTER 

[Last Hussar]

While I have light today have painted the cuffs on 12 strips of infantry when I got home from my parents. Need to paint on another 12 strips to get a complete Corps worth.

Sorted out 3 packs of artillery,  each with 4 guns in. Tomorrow I will open the packs, clip off barrels and paint the guns green. Will also paint some cocktail sticks for barrels.

Does anyone happen to know the barrel colour?

[fred.]

I got one of these lights recently, and then got a second one for my wife's crafting - £19 on Amazon, has the ability to vary the light colour and intensity, and a fairly small footprint too. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08613S3TD/

[fsn]

I got something similar. Fewer modes, but has two arms.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BWXP85LM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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I have a light, but I think it needs charging.

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Today after work.

Painted trousers and finished the cuffs on the rest of VI Corps. If I've counted/arithmetical right I have enough for the whole Corps.

Painted the carriages and wheels for 16 guns green, plus the crews. Need to look at to see if I need to do the rims; am wondering if the laser cut edge will look alright.

Need to do 2 more guns. As there are 4 in a pack,  I'll do all 4, plus a carriage. I use the carriage in place of the 3rd gun on a base to show horse artillery, so this way I'll have a Horse battery ready.

The "fun" bit will be glueing the wheels on; these don't have the peg and hole system of metal. I'm going to see how good I am with my pin vice to make something for the lug to fit into. Doesn't have to be square like the lug, just something for it to sit in while the glue hardens.

I will base all the carriages first, and leave for a day. Then I will add the barrels which will be cut down toothpicks, as per the French and Austrian guns. I cut the barrels off the figure so I can do this- I feel it looks better. The pick I support with a tiny bit of scrap, so it sits more horizontal.

Does anyone know the colour of Russian barrels, I can't find anything either in my books, or on line.

[Ithoriel]

Does anyone know the colour of Russian barrels, I can't find anything either in my books, or on line.

They are bronze - the bright shiny kind not the brownish "antique bronze" type.

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Cheers. Wonder if my paint is OK for that.