Microsoft makes blogging easier for us Aussies (language warning)

I was going through my picture files today and found an old favourite. Unfortunately this piece of software didn't make past beta testing, it just wouldn't work, which is why most Aussies prefer Macs or Wii/XBox/PS consoles for our serious computing.

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Paintpig

Standard bearer modification

Well this chap is finished too, obviously, unfortunately the figure is quite a poor sample with some rather bad misalignment so it was probably no coincidence he threw his musket away.

That's our boy on the right. From this point on he will be handed over to the Pigs Might Fly page to be kitted out in his new role of standard bearer Pvt. Braswell who met his fate at Chickamauga, follow the above link for the story. The figure on the left is from previous posts following the gradual steps through to completion of the paint job.

These pics were taken prior to changing camera settings and have been taken emulating Agfa Chrome.

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paint pig

25mm Dixon ACW white undercoat, old school. It's a wrap

Well that is it they are done, gee it only took 9 months, a suspected heart attack, cranking high blood pressure, depression and a diabetes diagnosis. I'll work out some basing, probably a vignette if I can think of something, then send em off to make some bacon ........probably.

The final stages for these two minis, I have been following the painting process in a previous post (link)

Here is my ragged reb all signed, sealed (shiny of course) and delivered. I turned the camera settings back to standard as I have had it set to emulate Agfa Chrome for all the previous posts, the Chrome is a somewhat harsh and very sharp type of film (?), gee I liked using Chrome film back int the day when we had film *LOL*.  These have also been shot under natural light which may make them more acceptable.

.......and finally the grim face of war, the reality of the hardship faced by so many valiant and brave sodjers, brother against brother........ pewter against pewter.......... shiny against matte.

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paint pig

25mm Dixon ACW : finished union troops

THE UNION SHRIEK

Well that is most of the Union troops finished, it went pretty well in the end........ It was the beginning and the middle that had me undone. One more union guy to photograph and the ragged reb, both from the previous post, plus the new standard bearer from the modded reb post.

Had a brain freeze while I was painting the drum, don't ask it would be near impossible to explain. It was like waking up and.... what the....? Did I just paint this....? It will be fixed in the natural course of events.

I realise these wont be to every ones taste and that's fine, personally I like this style of painting and finish but for those that don't those medieval wotsits are nearly done..... These guys have been a real challenge, just about every part of the miniature has been painted using either washes or glazes (smart new techie term lol). I guess the best way to describe it would be like....... painting a water colour, wash over wash?

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paintpig