The League of Augsburg

Colin Napier - Maybe it’s a reflection of my personality, perhaps a result of a childhood spent under the leaden skies of Western Scotland, but I’ve always felt an affinity with grey. Just as well when it comes to Huguenots as that’s the primary shade of their coats.

3 squadrons charge whilst another regiment awaits orders

Although my interest in the Great Northern War started in 1991 when I was introduced to the period through the collection of a gaming friend, never in the intervening time have I felt that games played in the period had enough Horse.

The new officer figure looks well as an unhorsed cornet

Those early games were played with Prince August style...

3 squadron Abo och Bjorneborgs in action in Poland

Toggy, Gerry and I had a conversation recently about painting miniatures and our attitudes to the task. A visit to various fora focusing on the subject will tell the story in full. At one end of the scale you have the block paint and dip brigade who just want to get the figures on the table. At the other end of the continuum are the artists who...

Jim Masson - For those of us who collect, paint and ‘game with miniature figures there are as many styles and techniques of painting as there are painters…

The vast majority of us spend an inordinate amount of time researching the correct colours for uniforms, flags and equipment before committing brush to metal (or plastic), a process which, if like me you choose obscure periods or theatres, can...

Clarence Harrison - So here he is, ready to lead the Danish brigade...



A couple more notes. I don't normally paint eyes on 28mm historical models. It's not because I can't - I just feel like the effect is more realistic leaving the darkest flesh tone. You can't see the detail of a person's eyes from a distance in real life, so they shouldn't stand out on the model from across the table! On the...

Clarence Harrison - Welcome back! It's time to talk about the final steps and I will try to go into some detail. Talking about painting is like dancing about cooking, but I'll give it a go.

Everything except the black areas will get a third highlight, but I try to keep these small and sharp. The colors used at this stage are Kislev Flesh for the face, Squig Orange for the coat and saddle cloth, and...

Clarence Harrison - After the base coats and washes, it's time to start building up the highlights. In general, I use a layer technique where the goal is to paint on successively lighter shades while making sure the colors below still show in the recesses and shadows.

The main colors I used for this stage are Cadian Fleshtone for the face, Wazdakka Red for the coat and saddle cloth, Gehenna's Gold...

Clarence Harrison - Welcome back! My next few posts will follow along as I paint a mounted Warfare Miniatures officer for my Williamite army - not every brush stroke, but I will discuss the various techniques I use. Although this is a personality model of St. Ruhe, it will serve admirably for me as the Duke of Wurttemberg who commanded the Danish brigade of King William III's in Ireland during...