Sunday, 2 December 2018

Prussian Grenadiers Regt. No 1

I launched into my second unit of Prussians to see what I could do. Theses are Prussian Grenadiers. Regt No 1. The sculpts are slightly different so I had to do another test figure, I have found in this scale it is quite hard to see the detail until you actually get some painting done, and my objective is speed to some extent, so I don’t want the extra step of staining before painting.
Here is the Regiment based up πŸ™‚ pretty happy with the result
Thought people might like to see a little closer although hard to take photos ! The sculpts are really good and you could easily add more detail, especially on the cuffs, I might come back to them at some point
A shot from behind mainly to show the rear of their Grenadier caps.

So far so good, the really good news is I pretty much painted the whole unit in 4 hours. It isn’t worth (in my view) spending more time on them as I would be painting detail for the sake of it. The basing took a bit extra, glueing and so on. The nice thing is you feel great completing a Regiment so quickly. Next up I obviously need to try a Prussian Cavalry Regiment πŸ™‚
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22 comments:

  1. Aly Morrison2 December 2018 at 22:18

    They look really good Matt...
    It helps have an unfussy basing style...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Matt Crump3 December 2018 at 07:37

      Thanks Aly πŸ™‚ I keep changing my mind on the bases, but at the moment I am sticking with simple

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  2. Jonathan Freitag2 December 2018 at 23:14

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  3. Jonathan Freitag2 December 2018 at 23:14

    That is a fine looking regiment of Prussian grenadiers, Matt! You are on your way!

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    1. Matt Crump3 December 2018 at 07:37

      Thanks Jonathan...yes the journey has started πŸ˜€

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  4. MartinC2 December 2018 at 23:18

    looking good. I found with my 10mm that it is the odd bits of detail that helps, not the whole work of art. So, as you say, if the cuffs are a bright colour I'd add them. It will stand out, even from afar

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    1. Matt Crump3 December 2018 at 07:38

      Cheers Martin...it is amazing what level of detail the figures have

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  5. Michal DwarfCrypt3 December 2018 at 04:20

    Beautiful work!

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  6. Phil Robinson3 December 2018 at 08:33

    I see no figures. Seriously though you have made a fine job of those, just the right amount of detail accentuated by the simple bases.

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    1. Matt Crump4 December 2018 at 07:34

      Thanks Phil, they are tiny but I am hoping they we look good on mass 🧐

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  7. caveadsum14713 December 2018 at 16:05

    Lovely job at a cracking pace!
    Best Iain

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  8. David4 December 2018 at 06:33

    Not my cup of char of course but if you like them what else matters?

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    1. Matt Crump4 December 2018 at 07:36

      I am hoping they will look impressive when they are seen on mass...but that isn’t going to be for a whileπŸ™‚

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  9. Stew4 December 2018 at 19:52

    I agree that the impact of a smaller scale is more in the ‘massed’ effect: you see the whole battlefield.
    Still that unit looks really good. You are finding your stride. πŸ˜€

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    1. Matt Crump6 December 2018 at 19:55

      Thanks Stew I am going to try some cavalry next

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  10. DeanM5 December 2018 at 13:29

    Really impressive work on these grenadiers, Matt! So much detail packed in there - particularly the distinctive mitre caps.

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    1. Matt Crump6 December 2018 at 19:57

      Thanks Dean, the sculpts are really great at this stage and if I had more skill and or patience you could do a lot more detail but I genuinely don’t think it is worth it as the figures are really designed for massed battles

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  11. Matt Crump6 December 2018 at 19:56

    Thanks Andrew πŸ˜€

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  12. Andrew Bruce7 December 2018 at 09:59

    You are welcome

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  13. Phil7 December 2018 at 15:56

    Impressive and beautiful grenadiers Matt, wonderful job!

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2018 at 17:47

      Thanks Phil they are small but well sculpted, I’m going to try some cavalry next πŸ€”

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